Don't forget the FUN-raiser!

Another reminder, our last fundraising event will be Sunday, November 4th at 1pm at AMF Sky Lanes on OBT. For just $10 you get two hours of all-you-can-bowl with shoes included! A great deal for a great cause!

Bake Sale!

We held a bake sale at the 7-11 (owned by Deepti's parents) on Jetport Drive near the 528 Expressway. We had plenty of delicious cupcakes, cookies and rice krispy treats to go around!

Don't those look good?

Another happy customer supporting his community!

Bowling FUN-raiser!

This is our final fundraiser so come out and show your support!

Workin' at the Car Wash, Yeah!

Sunday morning bright and early the JA Knights met up to hold a fundraising car wash. Although our original location fell through, we tried a few other business and thankfully met Ms. Martinez, the General Manager at Arby's (2420 West Oak Ridge Road). She was excited to have us and offered access for our water hoses, ice, a stack of coupons to offer to donors, and good student coupons to give to our JA teachers. Thanks to Arby's for being such a team player in the community!

 

For buying a  car wash or giving a donation, they recieved ice cold water and a sheet of Arby's coupons. 

Keyanna and Deepti getting out of the sun.

A table in the shade and plenty of space to wash.

Laquita, Keyanna, Sonja and Deepti with two happy customers.

Laquita, Sonja, Keyanna, the wonderful Ms. Martinez, Deepti and Hector.

Knights hard at work.

Hector bringing in the business . 

Sonja and Hector putting the finishing touches on another clean car.

 

Right before our planned wrap-up time we managed to meet our goal of $150! Thanks to everyone for the support and we can't wait for our next fundraising event! 

Thank you AMF Sky Lanes!

Let's give a big thanks to Rosemary Corrao at AMF Sky Lanes on South Orange Blossom Trail for donating some excellent raffle prizes. She has given us four party vouchers. Each voucher allows up to 40 people to bowl for 2 hours (shoes included)! Wow! Four lucky Palmetto Staff members will enjoying their holiday season bowling with friends and family. What a great donation!

http://amf.com/skylanes

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It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.

-Albert Einstein

Our Goal

 Here are some images that represent what we envision for an ideal Staff Appreciation Day.

 

Nice fall-themed decor...

 a delicious,bountiful lunch buffet....

raffle prizes and goody bags...

 

and, of course, plenty of personalized touches to really make the day special!

 

Helpful Donations

We want to make this Staff Appreciation Day special. Since we are hosting the event for 120 people, we will need plenty of food and beverages. We are also going to decorate the lounge in fall-themed decor and raffle off prizes for the staff over the morning announcements.

This list is just a sample of the items we will be looking to acquire for the event. If you have another idea as to how you would like to contribute, or if you would like to make a monetary donation, please feel free to contact us.

We will update this list as donations come in. Thank you to everyone who has already generously contributed.

Any Food/Food Service Items (buffet-style for 120 staff members)

- Entrées

-Sides

-Desserts

-Finger foods

-Soft drinks

-Water

-Coffee

-Cups - donated!

-Napkins - donated!

-Plates - donated!

-Utensils - donated!

-Serving bowls/dishes

 Decorations (autumn colors: red, orange, yellow, brown, etc. or fall themed)

-Garland/ hanging decorations

-Streamers

-Components for centerpieces

-Small decorations (mini pumpkins/gourds, leaves, straw, etc.)

-Flowers (real or silk)

-Ribbons

-Baskets

-Poster boards

-Markers

-Craft Paper

-Glue

-Flameless tea candles
-Large round tablecloths

-Long rectangular tablecloths

Raffle/Goody Bags (a few nice items to raffle and goody bags for 120 staff)

-Gift cards

-Gift certificates

-Event tickets

- Gift baskets

- Goody bags

- Small goody bag items

 

JA Knights open a bank account

Thanks to Nancy Lyle at Chase Bank on Kirkman Rd, we were able to open a bank account for our monetary donations. Checks can be made out to JA Knights

Hector and Keyanna at Chase Bank

Keyanna with our FIRST deposit receipt. Thanks for your donation, Orlando Freightliner!

Sonja with our Chase Bank account info. Thanks Nancy!

Palmetto Elementary

Palmetto Elementary School. Panther Pride!

 Teachers' Lounge where we will host our fall-themed Staff Appreciation Lunch on November 16th.

Meet the team!

Clockwise from front left: Laquita, Deepti, Hector, Eric, Sonja, Keyanna.

Welcome!

We created this blog to give you some insight into our experiences and share our progress towards our goal.

First of all, let us introduce ourselves. JA Knights is comprised of six UCF Cornerstone students;

Keyanna Fountain, Hector Perez, Deepti Kumar, Sonja Bohmer, Laquita Ford, and Eric Luna.

We are the JA Knights and as a team we are working with Junior Achievement of Central Florida in conjunction with Palmetto Elementary School of Orange County this Fall. Our goal as JA Knights is to work as a team to show appreciation to the 120 instructors at Palmetto Elementary School which can often be overlooked. By showing our appreciation, this will be a way for us to give back to our community because the instructors play a massive role in the development of our next generation. Through communication, knowledge and planning as a team we are going to work hard to raise over $1,000 to support the staff of Palmetto, by providing them with a lasting and unforgettable event!