We had our annual Ice Cream Social this past Saturday. It is a fun day for our families to gather together to play, eat, enjoy some fun entertainment, create, bid – in general just have a great time. This year we did all that and more! Here are a few pictures that capture some of the activities.
I was going to rearrange the pictures by activity but seeing them all mixed up gives you a feel for how it was. All areas were busy and active. Kids and parents were trying all experiences with equal enthusiasm.
We owe a HUGE thank you to our Preschool Board members for their work gathering items for our silent auction and preparing the ice cream and bake sale. Thank you to our families and staff for all the yummy baked goods. They were so cute AND delicious! Thank you to the leadership team of boy scout Troop 315 for building the incredibly fun tunnel from boxes and then helping us serve and clean up. Thank you to Shelly Todd and all of our staff for the fun activities. Thank you to Mad Science for some great entertainment (and learning).
This event is also our largest fund raising project of the year. We use fund raising money for all those “extras.” Our budget mainly covers our day to day expenses so having a cushion to replace carpet, add or replace fun and innovative toys and manipulatives, provide good cameras so we can take quality pictures of “our” kids, etc. is invaluable. This year we are adding additional security measures on some exterior doors and more camera monitors as part of our upgrades.
Of course our sponsors and businesses that contribute are so greatly appreciated. We send a huge THANK YOU to the following families and businesses. Please consider these businesses first if you are needing any of these types of services or goods.
| 3 Women and an Oven |
| 360 Gymnastics |
| American Heartland Theater |
| American Girl Corporation |
| AMF |
| Armor Creek Dental |
| Ball Foods |
| Barry & Leslee Nelson Family |
| Beauty Brands |
| Bella Nails |
| Black Bob Pet Hospital |
| Bretano & Williams Realty Team (sponsor) |
| Bret’s Autoworks |
| Chick-Fil-A |
| City Museum |
| Cosmic Mini Golf |
| Coterie Theatre |
| Crown Center |
| Culvers |
| Cyndi Mawhiney |
| Dana Tracy |
| Debbie Howards Gym |
| Family Eye Care Center |
| Fenney’s Hallmark |
| First Watch |
| Frit’s |
| Garmin |
| Harvest Moon Natural Foods |
| Here We Grow AgainHome Sweet Home (sponsor) |
| Houseworth Family (sponsor) |
| I-9 Sports |
| Jenkins & LeBlanc (sponsor) |
| Jennifer Mellick |
| Julie Music Briosco |
| KC Royals |
| KC Zoo |
| Kelci Marie Photography |
| KLG Design/Kassi Brown |
| Lil’ Kickers |
| Lutz Plumbing (sponsor) |
| Mad Science |
| Magic House |
| Maloney Family |
| Michelle Loe |
| Midwest Aquatics |
| Mission Bowl, Olathe |
| Monkey Bizness |
| Music with Mar/Beth Welland |
| New Day Yoga Studio |
| Oliver Beckett Photography |
| Olympic Car Wash |
| Omaha Zoo |
| Paint, Glaze & Fire |
| Papa Murphy’s |
| Paradise Park |
| Perfectly Packaged Parties/Jennifer Duxbury |
| Pure Aesthetics |
| Raytown Parks & Recreation |
| Sara Willis |
| Shelly Todd |
| Silver Dollar City |
| Smiley’s Golf Complex |
| Spin Pizza |
| Sports Clips |
| Stanford and Sons |
| Stephanie Inglehart/Oragami Owl |
| Surewest |
| Susan Kupfer |
| T-Bones |
| Texas Road House |
| The Bristol |
| The College Basketball Experience |
| The Fieldhouse of KC |
| The Hairem |
| The Learning Tree |
| The Mommy Shop |
| Trendz |
| T-Rex Cafe |
| True Star Health/Heather Beveridge |
| Two Chic Blvd |
| Union Station |
| Walt Disney World |
| Waterway Carwash |
| Wonderscope |
| YMCA |
We appreciate everyone’s support financially. The money raised is a reality of what needs to happen however, as Terri Hatch, our preschool Board Chairman said, ” The best part about this event was seeing all our kids having such a great time.”
Aldersgate Preschool 
March 11, 2013 at 2:48 am
Hi, I just ran across a dozen or so baby food jars….are you in need if them? Thanks, Diana
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