Message from the Principal:

On May 10, 2019 from 7-10 PM, McCall Home and School Association will host the   school’s largest fundraiser of the year: the McCall Gala. Thank you to all the volunteers who have been working hard to organize this McCall tradition.

We are excited to recognize Michael Solomonov, McCall parent and our first Community Partner Awardee, for his leadership in advancing our school’s mission. When Michael learned of this award, he said, “I truly believe that it takes a village to raise a child, and we’re lucky to have had the village that is the community of McCall to help raise my two boys.” 

The McCall village is truly what makes our school so special. This year’s Gala will be a celebration of community. It will take place at Reading Terminal Market (51 N 12th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107.) The HSA has purchased a mobile bidding software to enable those who can’t attend the Gala to bid on items. For a modest fee, Kids on 12th will host a special party, including after school pickup, for families attending the Gala.

If you cannot attend the Gala, I hope you will consider making a donation of any amount to help our school reach its $100,000 fundraising goal. Our school needs the funds raised by the HSA and through the Gala in order to provide EducationWorks next year, and to pay for renovations to provide a STEM Lab. Every dollar counts. To donate an item for the auction, to purchase a ticket, or to simply make a donation, please visit : www.one.bidpal.net/mccallgala. Thank you for supporting our school!

Sincerely,

Stephanie McKenna
Principal

亲爱的麦考尔家族，

麦考尔年度女性职业日取得了巨大成功！识字教师Leslie Greenberg女士和Joanna Bottaro女士每周与McCall学生组织者会面，参加Red Envelopes筹款活动，招募演讲者，组织和准备学生和教室，并在活动当天监督后勤工作。学校辅导员Jennifer Beebe Poulos女士与Federal Donuts，Starbucks和McCall HSA志愿者合作，为女性职业日早餐和午餐会组织捐款，为学校图书馆的40多名志愿者提供食物。图书管理员Kathy Phillips女士将图书馆设置为主持人和志愿者的“家庭基地”。艺术老师Erica Mandell女士在学生们的美丽欢迎横幅和可爱的感谢折纸笔记上工作。感谢所有让这一天让学生难忘的人。

如果你错过了，上周五，校长McKenna与家人，教师和工作人员分享了一个特别的信息：

在2019年5月10日下午7点至10点，麦考尔家庭和学校协会将举办学校年度最大的筹款活动：McCall Gala。感谢所有一直努力组织麦考尔传统的志愿者。我们很高兴认识到Michael Solomonov，McCall的父母以及我们的第一位社区合作伙伴Awardee，他们帮助我们的学校进一步完成了使命。当迈克尔得知这个奖项时，他说，“我真的相信需要一个村庄来抚养一个孩子，我们很幸运能够拥有麦考尔社区的村庄帮助养育我的两个男孩。”

麦考尔村真的是让我们学校如此特别的原因。今年的庆祝活动将是对社区的庆祝。它将在雷丁终端市场（51 N 12th St，Philadelphia，PA 19107）举行.HSA购买了一个移动投标软件，使那些无法参加晚会的人能够对项目进行投标。 12岁的儿童将收取适当的费用，为参加晚会的家庭举办特别派对，包括放学后。

如果你不能参加晚会，我希望你会考虑捐款，以帮助我们的学校达到10万美元的筹款目标。我们学校需要HSA和Gala提供的资金，以便明年提供EducationWorks，并支付翻修费用以提供STEM实验室。每一美元都很重要要捐赠拍卖物品，购买机票或简单捐款，请访问：www.one.bidpal.net/mccallgala。感谢您支持我们的学校！

此致

斯蒂芬妮麦肯纳
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The McCall Gala will take place at Reading Terminal Market on Friday, May 10, 2019. Our event includes all-you-can-eat grazing dinner with select Reading Terminal Market merchants, open bar with a selection of beer and wine at Molly Malloy’s, live music, a huge silent auction, and more.

This event is our school’s largest fundraiser of the year. In 2018, we raised over $57,000. This adult-only community event unites parents, teachers, and neighbors as we all celebrate and support McCall.

Visit http://www.one.bidpal.net/mccallgala to purchase tickets, donate an item for our auction, sponsor the event, or to make a donation to help us reach our $100,000 goal.

To make this event a success, we need help collecting silent auction items and securing event sponsors. Our Silent Auction includes a range of items including restaurant gift certificates, theme park admission, sporting event tickets, kids’ programs, and salon packages. Securing the donations is easier than you would think, and fun, too. Just keep the forms handy and whenever you frequent a neighborhood establishment in the coming weeks, ask them if they would please support your child’s Philadelphia public school’s upcoming silent auction. CLICK HERE to sign up to volunteer.

When gathering your donations, please use direct donors to http://www.one.bidpal.net/mccallgala, or use these donation forms:

• 2019 McCall Gala & Auction Letter (English) or the 2019年McCall Gala信息普通话
• 2019 McCall HSA Donation Form (English) or the 2019年麦考尔晚宴捐赠表格 (中文版)

Thank you for your commitment to quality public education and to McCall!

Anna Perng, President, McCall HSA                        Principal Stephanie McKenna

Francine Sandrow and Kevin Hoekzema, 2019 McCall Gala Co-chairs

Host Committee:

 Cari Akula, Marla Axelrod, Peggy Banaszek, Jessica Beers, Alison Bozic, Bob Caplan, Jessica Downes, LaShayah Edgefield, Lisa Widowsky Hallowell, Chloe Harris, Grace Hopper, Harvey Hurdle, Jessica Mosur Joseph, Nancy Lin, Priscilla Lo, Jenny Meassick, David and Jackie Raible, Brian Schwartz, Lindsay Williams, and Paige Wolf.

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McCall Gala将于2019年5月10日星期五在Reading Terminal Market举行。

McCall庆祝活动将于2019年5月10日星期五在雷丁车站市场举行。我们的活动包括与精选的阅读终端市场商人一起享用无限量的放牧晚餐，在Molly Malloy’s享用包含各种啤酒和葡萄酒的开放式酒吧，现场音乐，巨大的无声拍卖等等。
这项活动是我们学校今年最大的筹款活动。在2018年，我们筹集了超过57,000美元。这个仅限成人的社区活动将父母，老师和邻居团结起来，因为我们都在庆祝和支持麦考尔。

请访问www.one.bidpal.net/mccallgala购买门票，为拍卖捐赠物品，赞助活动或捐款以帮助我们达到100,000美元的目标。

为了使此活动取得成功，我们需要帮助收集无声拍卖物品并确保活动赞助商的安全。我们的无声拍卖包括一系列物品，包括餐厅礼券，主题公园门票，体育赛事门票，儿童节目和沙龙套餐。保护捐款比您想象的更容易，也很有趣。只需保留表格方便，并在未来几周频繁出现社区，请询问他们是否愿意支持您孩子的费城公立学校即将举行的无声拍卖。点击这里注册志愿者。

在收集捐款时，请使用直接捐赠者到www.one.bidpal.net/mccallgala，或使用这些捐款表格：

• 2019 McCall Gala Auction Letter (English) or the 2019年McCall Gala信息普通话
• 2019 McCall HSA Donation Form (English) or the 2019年麦考尔晚宴捐赠表格 (中文版)

感谢您帮助我们继续成为费城顶尖的学校！

彭安娜,McCall家庭和学校协会主席      Stephanie McKenna, 校长

Francine Sandrow and Kevin Hoekzma

2019 McCall Gala Co-chairs

Host Committee:

 Cari Akula, Marla Axelrod, Peggy Banaszek, Jessica Beers, Alison Bozic, Bob Caplan, Jessica Downes, LaShayah Edgefield, Lisa Hallowell, Chloe Harris, Grace Hopper, Harvey Hurdle, Jessica Mosur Joseph, Nancy Lin, Priscilla Lo, Jenny Meassick, Marissa Nolan Post, David and Jackie Raible, Brian Schwartz, Lindsay Williams, and Paige Wolf.

In support of the 2019 McCall Gala, two local summer camps donated two pre-gala raffles. The raffles were drawn at the HSA meeting on February 7 by Sheri Feinberg and Laura Sepe. Congratulations to Lisa Hallowell, winner of the Liberty Lake Day Camp prize, and Priscilla Lo, winner of Tall Pines gift certificate.

Missed your chance at these fabulous prizes? Attend our May 10th Gala. Liberty Lake Day Camp raffle another free two weeks of camp (June 24 – July 5) for a first time family! This gift is valued at $1,395. Liberty Lake is doing a bus route for children in Philadelphia now: the camp is located in Bordentown, NJ. For more info, CLICK HERE. At the Gala, Tall Pines will offer a gift certificate toward a picnic!

UPDATE- Questions potential customers may have:

How are the camps with kids with food allergies or medication needs?

• Liberty Lake has two RNs on site at all times, and a dedicated “Dietician Mom” who works between the health center, camp leaders and parents to ensure that all dietary needs and allergies are dealt with accordingly. Liberty Lake does not serve any food with any kind of nuts. PB&J sandwiches are Soynutbutter & Jelly sandwiches- so there’s no special table for peanut eaters- and the kids are great with it. There are dozens of gluten free, dairy free, and kosher kids. Most of them eat from the main menu, as well as the multitude of options, like the restaurant style salad bar, pasta bar, sandwiches, yogurts, etc. Video about lunch, snacks, allergies-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYIu8Mi45JM

How does Liberty Lake Day Camp support kids who may have learning disabilities, like ADHD?

• Liberty Lake has over 130 campers each summer that get added support through their acclaimed inclusion program. ADHD, ASD, you name it, LLDC works with all families. Families have an official “in-take” meeting with the inclusion team to learn about the camper’s needs and set up a summer success plan that ensures that their experience will be just as wonderful (if not more) than all the kids.https://libertylakedaycamp.com/inclusion-program/

Are the campers diverse?

• Great question, as most camps are not very diverse. Liberty Lake is proud to be the most diverse camp that director Andy Pritikin has ever seen, and as the past president of the American Camp Association, he has seen over 100. Liberty Lake services children from five NJ counties, Philly and Lower Bucks, and is an upper-middle class camp full of kids whose parents simply want what is best for their kids. That cuts across all cultures. LLDC also started a foundation www.libertylakefoundation.org that supports kids from less fortunate financial situations to enjoy the camp experience as well. $30,000 in “camperships” have been awarded each of the past 5 years. In addition, the Liberty Lake staff is a very diverse, multi-cultural group of talented individuals from all kinds of cultural backgrounds.

What are the camp staff like? Do they have any background in education?

• The Liberty Lake staff is 1/3 teachers, 1/3 college students and 1/3 high school students (11th/12thgraders). Now in their 18th summer, half of the staff are also former campers looking to “pay it forward,” having gone through their nationally recognized 2-season Teen Leadership Program for entering 9th and 10th graders. So of course, the teachers are teachers (and most are parents themselves), many of the college students are in school to be teachers, psychologists, social workers, etc- but really, some of the best college students are non-education majors who have a tremendous zest and spirit for the camp experience!

If I have a shy kiddo, what will the camp do to help me child be a part of the camp community?

• Another great question- Liberty Lake prides itself on how it assimilates new campers. Since campers attend anywhere between 2-10 weeks, EVERY MONDAY is the first day of camp for many kids, and every Friday the last. So the beginnings of every week are very intentional in how groups integrate in new campers, through added time in their schedule to play name-games, teambuilding, etc. Middle management “division leaders” call every new parent before the summer to get their advice on their children, and monitor how it goes- checking back with the parents as much as needed during the summer, like a camp concierge. If things get tough, Liberty Lake is the only camp around to have a full-time social worker on staff to support the counselors, division leaders and parents with their challenging situations.