Trivia Night Fundraiser

 

SAVE THE DATE

Wednesday November 27th, 2024

Charles Dickens PAC is hosting our second trivia night fundraiser to support our inclusive playground initiative. This night is guaranteed to be a fun night out connecting with our school community and raising funds for a great cause! 

Tickets are $40 each and can be purchased here

See more details on the poster below

Holiday Hamper 2024

In the spirit of the season, the Charles Dickens PAC is asking for your support in helping to create holiday hampers for the families and individuals living in our community who could use a boost at this time of year.

The need this year is significant; all our partner agencies are seeing an increase in the number of requests for support they receive, and the reality is that nothing ever gets less expensive as time passes.

If you’re able to help this year, know that your gift will make a HUGE difference to someone living right here in your community.

There are two ways you can support our Holiday Hamper program:

1. Donate gift cards! Visit your local grocer or retailer and purchase gift card(s) and then send the card(s) to school with your kid(s). Classroom teachers will collect the gift cards on our behalf. We’ve been hearing from our partners that the gift cards that provide recipients with the most flexibility are ideal. Gift card ideas include:

• Grocery cards - Save On Foods, Buy Low, Safeway, Superstore, Walmart, Nesters or other local grocers

• Clothing gift cards - Old Navy, Gap, Walmart, Joe Fresh, Carters, Mark’s Work Warehouse, Sport Chek, etc.

• Flexible gift cards for retailers with a variety of merchandise choices: Amazon, Indigo, Toys R Us, Walmart, Best Buy, The Bay, Walmart, Sephora, London Drugs, Shoppers Drug Mart, etc.

2. Donate cash through your SchoolCashOnline.com account: 

• The link above is a direct link to the Charles Dickens PAC donation page. If you sign into your schoolcashonline account, once you’ve selected the “Make A Donation” option, be sure to select E-Charles Dickens PAC as your Fund Destination (this works for gifts from both Dickens Main and the Annex).

• When you make your gift, please let us know that it is for the Holiday Hampers by making a note in the Message box. Gifts of $10 or more are eligible for charitable receipts, which are issued automatically by the VSB.

This year’s hampers will be distributed beginning the week of December 2nd, so please be sure to drop off your donations to your classroom or office by Monday, December 2nd, 2024. 

If you have any questions, please email us at charlesdickensholidayhampers@gmail.com

Purdy’s Winter Fundraiser

The Charles Dickens PAC Winter Holiday Fundraiser with Purdy's Chocolates is back, by popular demand!  Now is the time to let your inner chocoholic out, as this fundraiser will only be offered once this entire year.

This tasty fundraiser will raise money to support school activities funded by the PAC at both Charles Dickens Annex and Main school. The schools will receive 25% of the money spent, back to support enriching activities for all students! Last year we aimed to sell $10,000 and smashed that goal, selling over $11,000 – which raised more than $3,000 for our schools 😊

To view the items and make a purchase, please visit this link:   

https://fundraising.purdys.com/1418326-122042

Once you are at the website, 

• Enter your email address
• Create an account
• Click on “shop online” (at the top of the next page)
• Select the "Market place" button (this allows you to see images of all the chocolate for sale) 

Submit your chocolate order to the Purdy’s website by Monday December 2nd, 2024.

Pick-up your chocolates on Friday December 13th, between 2pm-6pm, at 

945 East 21st Ave, blue house on the north side of the street

Check it out, and consider buying treats for teachers, friends and family through this school fundraising campaign. Feel free to share the link with friends.  A little chocolate goes a long way to warming someone's heart!

Thank you in advance. We are wishing you a sweet holiday season.

 The School Travel Planning Program

Please join us on November 20th @ 7PM at the main Dickens Library

Charles Dickens and Dickens Annex have been invited to take part in a really exciting initiative called the School Travel Planning Program. This is a partnership between the City of Vancouver, the school, and the PAC to improve the safety of the streets around the schools for children. This project has the potential to make significant changes that will directly impact our children, such as improving the safety of the Kingsway crossing, among others. But we need your help!

This is a three phase project and the first phase includes gathering feedback from parents about what their concerns are and what changes they would like made. The City of Vancouver is coming to the main Dickens library on November 20th at 7pm to meet with parents. They will be conducting a virtual walking tour, using Google Street View to look at the intersections and blocks right next to both schools, and allow parents to share particular safety concerns. They will then address Windsor/Kingsway intersection, and possibly other locations, if there is time. 

Find out more about this programs HERE

 Dickens PAC Parent Education committee is looking for your feedback

The PAC is planning to host 1-2 education sessions for parents this year.  For example, a 60-90 min talk and discussion from someone in the field. We are a small group of volunteer parents and would love to get your feedback!

Survey Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17BK518aCg2IYtOhxOz2Ik8w01G9Se7GjKQRRfSnPULs/edit

Please respond by OCT 31.

Dickens School Lunch Program

The Charles Dickens Elementary PAC runs a weekly Hot Lunch Fundraiser.  This optional program provides our children with a variety of lunch options and gives you a break from packing lunches once a week!  The PAC aims to offer healthy lunch options throughout the year.  All proceeds from this program will benefit classroom and student programs at school.

Thank you in advance for your support! We hope you will enjoy the delicious and healthy lunches provided by Bittersweet Kitchen.  

Very Important Notes:

• The deadline to order is every Wednesday at 11:59pm for the following week’s lunch service. For example: For our first lunch delivery this year on Thursday, October 3rd, your order will need to be placed by Wednesday, September 25th at 11:59pm. The site is open and ready to accept orders for the 2024-25 school year.

• New parent registration can be found at https://munchalunch.com/register 

• Returning parents can login at https://munchalunch.com/login

• Be sure to supply re-usable cutlery to your child(ren) as it is not provided by the school or food vendor

Our hot lunch program has always been well-received, and we thank you in advance for your continued support!  Please feel free to email any comments or suggestions to the Hot Lunch Coordinator at dickenspac.hotlunch@gmail.com 

Thank You!