Family Picnic - Spring Fundraiser

Parents at the Booster Club meeting held on February 22, 2012 voted to have an All School Family Picnic on campus for our spring fundraiser, which will be raising money for our Lower School gymnastics room, indoor P.E. area and the Elementary/Middle School recreation room. The date for the picnic has not yet been set, but is likely to be in late April or early May.

Parent volunteers are needed to help organize various aspects of the picnic in a variety of categories such as:

• Picnic Menu & Food Service 
• Snacks & Refreshment Booths: popcorn, snow cones, lemonade, cotton candy, etc.
• Game Booths & Prizes
• Attractions: Bounce House, Giant Slide, Rock Climbing Wall, Sumo Suits, etc.
• Silent Auction
• Entertainment: magician, music, performances, etc.

The more helpers we have, the more of these picnic ideas can be realized for a spectacular social event! Sign up in the office today to give the gift of a fun, family fundraiser for our school!

We're raising money for the following kinds of items:

Lower School Gymnastics 

Outdoor P.E. equipment:

Form 3-5 Rec Room Games:

eScrip – Sign up with eScrip and earn $150 annually for Delphi Academy through everyday purchases

eScrip works with merchant partners to contribute to non-profits groups like Delphi Academy each time you shop - at no cost to you!

Simply register your grocery club, Macy's, credit, debit and ATM cards at www.escrip.com by clicking on "Sign Up" and then choosing Delphi Academy to receive contributions.

Delphi Academy's Group ID # is 500004862.

Once cards are entered on the secure eScrip site, a percentage of each purchase is donated to Delphi every time the card is used at a participating eScrip merchant. If every parent signs up, these percentages can add up to a significant amount for Delphi Academy each year.

Safeway, Office Max, Macy's, Whole Foods and Linens & Things are just some of the stores that will give back 1-6% of your purchase to Delphi Academy. A full list of participating merchants in Northern California can be seen in this pdf file.

We also encourage you to tell your family and friends about this obligation-free opportunity. Each person signed up contributes to make a difference, simply by shopping as usual.

Scholastic Book Fair 

Build your home library while helping your school! Twice yearly, in the fall and spring, a bookstore is set up in the Activities Room for one week where students and parents can purchase brand new books at all reading levels. Many are offered at reduced prices and Delphi Academy gets a percentage of the sales.

Students tour the store for a preview with their classes and the bookstore is open every afternoon after school for families to browse and buy. It's a great place to purchase holiday or birthday gifts or simply to build on to a home library.

The bookstore typically generates over a thousand dollars for Delphi that are spent on school upgrades.

Visit Delphi's Scholastic Book Fair home page here!

Walk/Bike-a-thon at Baylands Park - Fall Fundraiser

In the 2011-12 school year, our Walk & Bike-a-thon occurs on Saturday, October 8 from 9 am to noon, followed by a fun family barbeque until 1:30 pm.  This fun, social event is our largest fundraiser of the year and generally our most successful and productive.

Students collect pledges beforehand (either per mile or simply a straight donation) and then gather to walk or bike the marked routes on large, safe paths with their friends.

Delphi Academy faculty station themselves along the routes to encourage the riders and supervise the event. Snacks, drinks, bike repair and first aid are available at the start/finish line. Parents are welcome to bike, jog or walk along with their children and enjoy the fresh air and exercise. Sometimes parents will even bring guitars and provide entertainment!

Everyone enjoys nature, exercise and friendship in a beautiful, outdoor setting. In past years, with two successful Bike-a-thon fundraisers, a new school bus was purchased for the students to use on their weekly field trips. Other Bike-a-thons have sponsored items such as new playground equipment, new computers, building improvements and more.

Our goal is $26,000 so we can make major site improvements and purchase exciting new science laboratory and computer laboratory equipment. If each student raises $200, this goal is quite reachable!