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Sports Equipment Sale:
Takes place in September on a Saturday morning.
Donated used (but good condition) sports equipment is sold on campus. This is a great opportunity to clean out your garage, and to pick up some inexpensive gear for P.E. and upper school sports.
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Mara & Rob Grant
Chairpersons |
maramgrant@aol.com |
610-347-0230 |
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Paper Chase:
Takes place at the end of September.
An Equestrian event held in the beautiful Laurels preserve. Riders from all ability levels cross terrain and finish for prizes. Jumps optional and young rider course available. Volunteers needed, riding experience not necessary to help at event.
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Phoebe Fisher |
fishspine@aol.com |
610-486-0110 |
DD Matz |
ddamatz@aol.com |
610-383-4742 |
Katie Walker |
ktwalker@verizon.net |
610-347-2211 |
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Halloween Celebration:
Takes place in late October.
Includes overseeing and gathering supplies for the decorating of campus, which is done by the 8th grade and lower school, and purchasing of pumpkins for 9th grade jack-o-lantern alley. Oversees another volunteer who plans for the lower school party and sets up games and students pumpkin display.
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Ghost Making & Guessing Games
Monika Applebaum |
jakesam@comcast.net |
302-235-7282 |
Lower School Party
Missy Nolan |
joplan@netscape.net |
610-444-0755 |
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Innisbrook Wrapping Paper and Chocolates Fundraiser:
Takes place September – October.
Work with company representative to set dates for event, oversee sending home of catalogs, tally orders, and coordinate order distribution to families.
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Barbara DiSabatino |
bdisab@gmail.com |
610-388-1461 |
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Parent Coffees:
Take place in October, January, and April.
Informal gatherings with a variety of speakers on topics of interest. Light refreshments served. Volunteer needed to gather input from parents and school leaders to determine topics and speakers.
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Becky Mountain |
rcmountain@aol.com |
610-857-4387 |
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Breakfast with Someone Special:
Takes place in November and April.
The UPA holds a breakfast in the student center before school. Students are encouraged to bring a parent, grandparent or special friend.
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Pattie Miller |
sylvaniafarm@comcast.net |
610-268-1508 |
| Mara Grant |
maramgrant@aol.com |
610-347-0230 |
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Holiday Gift Shoppe:
Takes place end of November.
Local artisans and craft people selling products. Adult only preview party in the evening, followed by two full days of holiday shopping, and Santa’s workshop where the kids can shop for inexpensive gifts.
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Beth Lindsay |
blindsay@danbylumber.com |
610-358-2574 |
Mini Young |
poniesandpucks@comcast.net |
610-444-4653 |
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Auction:
Takes place in February.
This is our biggest fundraiser, and is held every other year (even years). Many volunteers are needed to share the work (and the fun!) Chair is responsible for organizing many different groups and co-chairs, i.e. securing donation of items for auction, maintaining paper trail of donations, sending invitations, planning decorations, and following through on thank you notes to our donors.
Auction Donor Form
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Natalie Jenks
Event Chair |
arborgreen@comcast.net |
610-274-8727 |
Faith Finaly
Computer Co-Chair |
fcfinaly@aol.com |
610-388-1559 |
Sharon Phillips
Basket Co-Chair |
sharonphillips07@yahoo.com |
610-444-3284 |
Tara Toocheck
Donations Co-Chair |
tooch4@verizon.net |
610-793-1175 |
VOLUNTEER NEEDED
Ballroom Co-Chair |
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Faculty Appreciation Breakfast:
Takes place in May.
The UPA hosts an appreciation breakfast in the Barn for Upland faculty and administration. Event chair coordinates set up, food donation and serving, with the help of volunteers.
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Gigi Slattery |
gigislattery@comcast.net |
610-388-6722 |
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Field Day:
Takes place in May.
The UPA provides lunch after students participate in field competition. Event chair coordinates purchase of supplies, volunteers to donate and prepare food.
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Newsletter:
Published monthly.
Editor calls for submission of articles related to UPA activities. This is an excellent vehicle for event chairs to advertise need for volunteers, and keeps the school community current on upcoming UPA events.
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Charmaine Wishart |
cwishart@comcast.net |
856-874-1766 |
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Mailbag:
Takes place the third Thursday of every month.
Group gathers to stuff mailbags with important information to go home with the youngest member in each family.
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Sharon Phillips |
sharonphillips07@yahoo.com |
610-444-3284 |
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Lunch Program:
Ongoing throughout the year.
The lunch program, totally run by volunteer parents, was established to offer our children fresh, healthy, and hot lunch options. In addition to accomplishing this primary objective it also serves as a fundraiser for the school. Based on feedback received from parents and kids, we continue to revise and improve the lunch offerings. The lead parent volunteer administers the lunch program and oversees monthly online ordering, coordinates with the chef and liaisons with the Parents' Association. Other volunteer positions include volunteer coordinator (making sure there are parent volunteers each day to serve lunch), Payment Coordinator (manages charging credit cards for the lunches) and Supplies Coordinator (makes sure there is always enough ketchup, napkins and utensils).
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Laurie Handley-Greaves |
laurieabrown67@hotmail.com |
610-486-0533 |
Natalie Jenks-Volunteers |
arborgreen@comcast.net |
610-274-8727 |
Faith Finaly-Charges |
fcfinaly@aol.com |
610-388-1559 |
Jackie Wood-supplies |
jacbob1115@att.net |
610-918-0589 |
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Bookstore:
Ongoing throughout the year.
UPA provides school apparel and merchandise year round in the business office on the second floor of the farmhouse. Coordinator responsible for ordering Upland apparel and logo items.
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Pam DiFilippo |
psd705@aol.com |
610-436-0291 |
Mary Pat Fralick |
mpfralick@getvitalized.com |
610-793-6760 |
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Boxtops for Education:
Ongoing throughout the year.
Students bring in “boxtops” from General Mills products, and school receives monetary compensation from General Mills. Chairperson occasionally runs competition and reward for homeroom with largest boxtops donation. Chairperson counts and mails in boxtops twice a year.
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Sharon Phillips |
sharonphillips07@yahoo.com |
610-444-3284 |
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SchoolPop:
Ongoing throughout the year.
UPA is a member of the Schoolpop network. Schoolpop is a web portal where you register. When you shop with any of their 500 registered retailers (i.e. Lands’ End and L.L. Bean,) a portion of your purchases are returned to Upland in cash. The administrator of the Upland/Schoolpop partnership does the administrative tasks online at the Schoolpop site and occasionally reminds the Upland community to register. The best way to get involved or support this project is to go to www.schoolpop.com and register with Upland Country Day as your school. Any purchases you make online will automatically be credited to our school.
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Jackie Boatwright |
jboatwright@wlgore.com |
610-932-0662/443-553-1006 |
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Art Stamp Fundraiser:
Takes place sometime during the school year.
Organizes an art project with lower school teachers. Parents can buy stamps or note cards with their child’s artwork on them.
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Dawn Karwath |
karwath@comcast.net |
610-274-3082 |
