Get out your calendars, folks, there are two fundraisers for New Westminster Secondary School’s dry grad planned in the coming months.
The first is on Saturday, April 22 from 6 to 10 p.m. There is a pub night at the Castle Neighbourhood Grill, 319 Governor’s Ct. Tickets are $20 and you get a burger, fries and a drink. There will also be a 50/50 draw, a toonie toss and more than $5,000 worth of silent auction items to bid on.
This event is for adults only.
On Saturday, June 3 the dry grad committee and Key West Ford are teaming up for a Drive One 4UR School fundraiser at New Westminster Secondary School.
Between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. folks can take a test drive in one of six Ford vehicles that will be available on site, including a Ford Mustang. For every test drive, Key West Ford will donate $20 to the dry grad committee. Test drives are open to drivers with either an N or class 5 licence.
The event also includes a by-donation car wash, so you can have your ride washed while you’re out on your test drive. The students will be set up in the parking lot at Eighth Street and 10th Avenue.
Money raised at both events will go towards the high school’s dry grad event. The party is meant to give students an alternative to celebrations that include alcohol.
“We really try hard to make this event great for the kids, so they stay away from house parties with drinking and potential problems,” Petrina Bosiak wrote in an email to the Record.
Spring fair returns to River Market
Parents at F.W. Howay Elementary School are hoping the community will who its support and come out to its second annual spring fair.
The event is planned for Saturday, April 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at River Market, 810 Quayside Dr.
Local artists, vendors and crafty parents and students will be there selling homemade goods and wares to raise money for the school’s parent advisory council (PAC). There will also be craft and colouring tables for visitors to check out.
The money is pooled with proceeds from other fundraisers to pay for events and programs for kids at the school, including in-school karate instruction, Fun Day, pancake breakfast and holiday crafts. Some of the money is also donated to the school library to buy new books, according to Garry Self, co-chair of the PAC.
Last year’s spring fair raised just over $700.
