On-going fundraisers add enthusiasm to our cause!

In addition to donations from member-partners, Elsberry's students have participated in many fundraisers.

October's fundraisers include the gathering of loose change.  The annual event has become known as "The Penny Wars."  Students in first hour classes, grades 7-12, as well as self-contained classes in grades 5 and 6, contribute coins and dollar bills as a way of competing and showing their desire for improvements in the print and non-print selections made available through the Secondary Library. 
Total collected from both events typically rounds to approximately $1000.  Amazing!

Prior to the Holiday Shopping Scholastic Book Fair, community members are asked to purchase Half-a-Buck Book Tags as displayed in area businesses.  Proceeds from the Book Tag sales generally net $200.  When the Book Fair arrives, the funds are spent on new books for the library.  Along with the profits from the Book Fair, the proceeds provide $1300 worth of both fiction and non-fiction books.

With Christmas fast approaching, students and their families are often interested in purchasing holiday greetings in the form of Santa-Grams - jolly messages delivered students and staff with candy canes attached.  Total sales typically reach $125.

Individuals are often memorialized and honored through contributions to F.O.E.L. made in their names, with designated books being purchased and inscribed with honorarium messages posted in each volume.

We have miles to go before we reach our annual goals, but thanks to the generosity of our school personnel, students, and community, we are experiencing progress.  We welcome any contributions which can be made on behalf of Elsberry's local readers.

Friends of Elsberry Literacy, 178 Tomahawk Drive, Elsberry, MO 63343