Last year Rock Creek Forest Elementary School opened our new state-of-the-art facility! The students, staff, parents, volunteers, and PTA of RCFES are working very hard to make sure our new school has everything it needs to make it a world-class school for our students. This includes mobile computer labs, Promethean Boards in every classroom, cultural arts programs, innovation lab, preserving our nature trail, and more!
This has been a huge undertaking, and we need your help to realize some of the tremendous opportunities our diverse school community could take advantage of with additional funds. There are several ways you can help. Our 12th annual silent auction gala will be held February 27th at Temple Shalom. We'd like to ask you to donate an item or a gift certificate to the live or silent auction, make a financial contribution to help underwrite the event, or your business can make an in-kind donation of food and/or beverages or supplies for the event.
This new building has provided a wonderful opportunity to revitalize our community. The green designs build upon our proximity to Rock Creek Park and the goals set forth by Montgomery County to offer a technology-rich environment. However, rising construction costs may limit our ability to fully realize our architects’ and school community’s vision.
For that reason, the parents of Rock Creek Forest are using this auction as a galvanizing point. As you may be aware, Rock Creek Forest Elementary School hosts children from throughout the county as a result of the highly competitive Spanish Immersion lottery system. These students from all over Montgomery County join students from local Chevy Chase and Silver Spring neighborhoods to make up the incredible range of backgrounds represented at Rock Creek Forest.
We are targeting goals that are both infrastructure, technology, and academically-based. Your donation, no matter what size, will have an important impact. Learn what we can do if we raise the following amount:
- $6,000 will allow the school to purchase Chromebooks for an entire classroom.
- $2,500 will aid the school in securing LEED Silver status with curriculum-based materials to be used with the green roof, geothermal system installed in the ground and other materials-based lessons.
- $1,000 will help ensure that the school sees its aesthetic identity realized with interior and exterior elements offering a teaching environment underscoring a sense of place and community.
- $500 will enable a class of Rock Creek Forest students to receive highly rated, intensive writing instruction after school at a significantly reduced price.
- $250 will enable three children to attend Rock Creek Forest’s Homework Club annually for free.
- $100 will help supplement one class’s attendance at an in-school cultural arts program.
The silent auction is also a tremendous community builder for the school and supporting businesses. Your support will be recognized in the manner commensurate with the amount contributed, indicated on the donation form.
We thank you for your help in creating the most successful environment for our students and event for our community!
Sincerely,
Jessy Smith and The RCF Silent Auction Committee
