Dear Common Ground Community,

We hope that you have enjoyed the extra hour that our center has been open! We think it has worked out really well with the time change!

A reminder - this Saturday is ‘Spring Clean Saturday’ at Common Ground! That means that we are open for care from 9:30-2:30. Please make sure to REGISTER HERE.

Common Ground’s birthday is right around the corner! We were founded on April 6, 1972 and to celebrate our 49th anniversary, we have a BIG GOAL to raise $10,000 to go into a fund for staff education! While our staff have all been trained by working in the classroom and apprenticing with our legacy staff members, there are some formal certifications that we would like to help our younger staff achieve. The funds raised in this cycle will go towards providing tuition assistance to our staff and will start the ‘kitty’ for a future scholarship fund that any Early Childhood Educator could apply for!

We have several fundraising events coming up in April, and many of them involve our dear friends at Scrawl Books. You can read about all of the wonderful things we have done with them over the years in our “Friends of CG Fridays” post below! In the meantime, make sure to Save the Date for the week of April12th-April19th because we will be hosting a BOOK FAIR with them! There will also be a Spring Stuffy Sleepover, since the last one got such rave reviews, so keep your eyes peeled for that announcement as well.

While you are spring cleaning your house, be sure to save up your old clothes, accessories, books, and small household items! Our June fundraiser involves helping YOU get rid of unwanted stuff, putting it in the hands of others who need it, reducing our community’s carbon footprint, and earning money for us! It’s a win-win-win-win! Read more about it below.

Finally, don’t forget to wear green tomorrow! Though we don’t support pinching, we always love a chance to celebrate!

Love,

The Common Ground Team