BLOOD DRIVE + FIREWORKS JULY 9TH!
JULY 9TH IS THE END OF OUR CELEBRATIONS WEEK AT CAMP.
Our camp will be doing different holiday celebrations all week, but we are reserving 4th of July for Friday! How are we celebrating?
We are co-hosting a blood drive with St. Anne’s Episcopal Church! Sign up HERE and use Sponsor Code 8604.
It goes from 12-7PM so schedule your appointment any time. SHARE THIS FLYER with anyone you think would like to help save a life!
There will be fireworks!
Officially, WE CLOSE ON TIME ON FRIDAY, JULY 9TH. But you don’t have to leave! We will have a food truck, the playground, and a moon bounce for anyone who wants to stay and play! PLEASE NOTE that this is not an event where teachers will be on duty! We would like to celebrate with you!
Wear your Tie-Dye if you Got it!
All of our campers will be wearing their tie-dye shirts today! We encourage you to come out in your Tie-Dyed Best! Dressed to the multi-colored nines! We want pictures of our color-splashed CG fam <3
THERE WILL BE A DRAWING FOR FABULOUS PRIZES FOR DONORS!
Donating blood is worth five tickets! Otherwise, tickets are $5.00 each! We will have prizes available including:
Common Ground Tie Dye Tote Bag! Hand-made by your campers!!
Common Ground Water Bottle!
Common Ground Coffee Mugs!
A night of babysitting FREE from your very own Mr. Josh!
STAY TUNED FOR MORE PARTY ANNOUNCEMENTS! We have more surprises in store!
We LOVE to SWIM!
Outdoor swimming is synonymous with summer! And our campers have been having a BLAST visiting both the Herndon Swim Club and Reston Association’s Uplands Pool!
To be honest, I knew that we (Miss Liz, Miss LJ, and our Summer Counselors) could successfully take the kids safely to the pool, but it has exceeded my expectations! Our kids have been AMAZING listeners, BRAVE while trying new things, and EXCITED about improving!
And KUDOS really go to our summer camp staff who are ENGAGING and INCREDIBLE with our campers!
Swimming is such a great, relatively (covid) safe activity to do this summer, so if you’re looking for a pool to join, here’s some information about the two pools that we swim at:
Herndon Swim Club: This little pool is the BEST KEPT SECRET in Herndon! This little pool in the woods has memberships available to anyone, without any boundary limitations! In fact, after coaching their NVSL summer swim team, I purchased a membership for myself because it’s such a great pool, even though I’m also an RA member! They were actually the FIRST pool in the area to open last year during COVID. http://herndonswims.com
Reston Association: Hopefully you know how amazing Reston’s 15 pools are if you live within the association, but did you know that ANYONE can purchase RA pool passes? Non Member passes are a great value for the number of pools there are in Reston! RA passes can be purchased here: https://web1.myvscloud.com/wbwsc/varestonhoawt.wsc/splash.html
FUNdraiser: Little Caesar's Pizza Kit
Our next fundraiser helps you plan your next movie night!!
We are partnering with Little Caesar’s to sell pizza kits from JUNE 7TH to JULY 7TH. I honestly think this is the most family-friendly food fundraiser we have done yet.
Kids can help you create your perfect pizza! They can spread the sauce, sprinkle the cheese, add the ingredients. Did you know that kids are more likely to try foods they help prepare? You can reward them with a scrumptious cookie they also baked themselves!
These are frozen! They keep for any occasion. Movie nights! Birthdays! Rainy days when you don’t feel like cooking. Rough days when you want to see a smile. Have a perfect memory stored away for when you need it most.
Anyone can buy them and support us! Share THIS LINK or THIS FLYER on your social media, with your office, with your fam! Anyone who buys a mouth-watering pizza, breadsticks, cheese bread, or cookie kit with our link earns us money!
This fundraiser is completely online and runs 24/7! The Pizza Kits get delivered right to your door, so it’s simple, easy, perfect. I will personally be trying out the personal combo kit. Six tiny perfect pizzas for 20 bucks is almost too good to be true, and it means we can have grandparents over one sunny Saturday afternoon.
Thank you so much for supporting our school every day. We have a lot of fun and try to make these fundraisers a win for everyone. But we couldn’t do all we do (and have a blast doing it!) without your love.
Have any questions? Email LJ DONNELL!
- Your CG Family
Friends of CG Fridays: Kona Ice of North Fairfax!
Kona Ice of North Fairfax Facebook Page
Order “Kurbside” from Steve and Natalia of North Fairfax
Booking Requests for Kona Ice in Fairfax County
We do not have enough nice things to say about our Local Kona Ice Truck heroes, Steve and Natalia Hammond. Whenever we need them to make an event more magical (or just a hot day cooler) they show up ready to help us celebrate. Natalia even drives the truck herself over to see us in our parking lot to make sure we get the best care!
What is Kona Ice?
Kona Ice is a MOBILE DESSERT FOOD TRUCK that serves shaved ice in a variety of technicolor flavors! You can find them at events, you can invite them to YOUR event, and you can order curbside deliciousness from your local truck! We cannot get enough of it over here.
We have a lot of children and teachers with varying allergies, and Kona Ice makes sure we can include EVERYONE! They are Gluten-Free, Fat-Free, Nut-Free, Dairy-Free, Lactose-Free. No GMO’s, No HFC’s. You can even get sugar-free if you need to! It really makes everyone smile, which is our goal here at Common Ground, and why we treasure Steve and Natalia’s steadfast commitment to customer joy!
We are writing about them TODAY specifically because, on this first truly warm Friday of Spring here at Common Ground, they came to celebrate with us!! They helped us make sure every and teacher got a tasty treat and did not break the bank! If there is a better way to ring in Spring break, I haven’t seen it yet… We hope to have them over many times this summer to make our camp days extra special.
Natalia, you are an absolute gem, we loved having you today and so appreciate all you and Steve do for us!
Help us support them! Look into booking a Kona-Ice truck for any of your socially distant activities, and recommend them to anyone around who could use a treat with a smile-guarantee.
Love Love Love,
Your CG Family
