Our playschool receives funds from two sources: fees and fundraising. The funds are used for salaries, rent, supplies, fieldtrips, up to date toys, books, and equipment. The fees you pay for your child each month do not cover the costs needed to maintain the playschool program. The fees contribute to a portion of the revenue needed and the rest of the revenue comes from fundraising.
Therefore, each year the WECP board runs a few in-school fundraisers, and every second year one major fundraising event; a volunteer operated casino.
Casino
The WECP Parent Advisory Board is a non-profit organization, thus enabling us to apply for a casino gaming licence. Alberta Gaming requires us to fill all volunteer positions in order for us to maintain our casino licence every two years. Profits raised in the past have exceeded $60,000. Obviously, this is a worthwhile fundraising event!
Each time we are granted a casino, we are required to provide 40-50 volunteers over two days to cover both daytime and nighttime shifts, lasting about 8 hours long. These volunteers are recruited from the families that belong to our playschool, and no previous training or knowledge of casino games is needed.
Families are required to provide a $250 refundable, not dated cheque that will be returned once a volunteer form has been completed a the assigned shift worked.
Please note that the assigning of shifts and casino positions
will be done in the order of volunteer forms received!
In-School Fundraising Events
During the 2012-2013 school year the fundraising efforts will include;
Oliver’s Labels (throughout the year)
Durable, beautiful full colour personalized labels that will keep your items out of the lost and found. Now you can label everything from clothing to school supplies to household items and toys. Oliver’s Labels is unique in that it offers a free online lost and found system called Found-it. Recover your lost items without making public your contact information!
Browse and order online at www.oliverslabels.com/wecp and have the labels shipped directly to your door. Share the website with your family and friends!
CAPS Coffee Roasters (September and March)
Enjoy small batch coffee, locally roasted in Edmonton. Providing customers with the finest and freshest coffee, CAPS Coffee offers both single origin and coffee blends that use only organic, Arabica beans. Order by the pound, and choose coffee beans or ground.
WECP Plaza (February 2012)
Our version of an "I've Out Grown It Sale" with other tables providing child and family friendly services/products.
Holiday/Christmas Cards (November)
Your child’s artwork will be professionally printed onto Holiday/Christmas cards and made available for you to order in packages. Wow your family and friends by sending them a treasured keepsake!
Westend Community Playschool
