Thanks for wreath sale | Letter

Published 3:28 pm Tuesday, January 21, 2014

The Orcas Montessori School families would like to thank everyone who supported our holiday wreath sale.  We sold approximately 450 wreaths this year. Wreaths were shipped as far as Hawaii and Manhattan (and everywhere in between.)  The money we raised from this sale will benefit the school in a multitude of ways – from helping to improve facilities to covering operational expenses.

Several generous islanders and businesses deserve special acknowledgement.  Orcas Freight made two trips to Everett to pick up and deliver wreaths to the school.  San Juan Sanitation generously donated the use of a storage pod for the duration of the sale to store the wreaths. Island Market donated supplies, and allowed us to sell wreaths outside of the market on a (very cold) Saturday in December.   Marlace and Rick Hughes, Tricia Erly and the whole staff at Ray’s Pharmacy helped us tremendously by selling wreaths at the pharmacy.  John and Marilyn Erly displayed our sandwich sign out in front of their house, and the folks at the Sounder helped us to spread the word about the sale. A big thank you also goes to Grindstone Ink and the Office Cupboard for printing the mailers, and to Christopher Peacock at Rosario for helping us with printing costs.

Thank you to everyone who supported us during this very important fundraiser. The wonderful people of Orcas have done it again, leaving the Montessori school better able to serve the children of our community.

The Orcas Montessori School Families and Staff