Community Strength

The Power of the Houlton Community

For those of you that were able to be a part of yesterday's Houlton Bazaar, 

you will know what I'm talking about...

The Houlton Community was in it's finest state yesterday, where all members came together for an amazing outcome.

Thank you to the many staff members that came to help, whether it was punch card sales, kitchen, classroom baskets, games, pet adoption, playground fundraising, set up, clean up - it was great to have your help, and even greater to see the kids' excitement in seeing you there!

Thank you to Dan and Jodi - I'm not sure who got the "better deal"... Jodi was there for set up, running to get everything ready, and Dan was there for clean up, trying to get classrooms back in shape for Monday.  What a great team!

Thank you to the office staff for their help with raffle tickets and other "organizational help"!  It's a busy week for them as they help to get everything ready!

Thank you to the Houlton students who returned to help!  We had a lot of alumni, excited to be back to see their teachers and to be back in the Houlton community.  We had a great turnout from NHS volunteers as well.

Thank you to the River Community Church who donated all of the food, so the sales were 100% profit for Houlton.

Thank you to the countless families and parents who helped in ways they could - organizing, helping, creating, publicizing, setting up, cleaning up - all for the benefit of Houlton Elementary School.

Even though this is an event intended to provide fun and entertainment for our students, I wanted you to know about some of them...

• Mary Prescott set up her entire classroom for Mr. Sahli.
• Micah Rambo made muffins to sell for MDA, to fundraise for his friend Logan.
• Kate Likness, the Skwira girls, and the Schmucker boys made and donated crafts to sell for the playground.
• The Alms girls were there Friday to set up, and for a long day on Saturday to set up and clean up.

There are many other contributors that I'm sure I have forgotten - but it is my intention to praise and give thanks to our amazing Houlton community!

Have a great, calmer week -
Sue