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In this Issue:
- Vaping Information Session
- Food for Neighbors Collection
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Dates to Remember:
February 17 - No School for Students
February 18 - Vaping Awareness Parent Session (see below)
March 3 - No School for Students
March 7 - Food for Neighbors Collection
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Graham Road Elementary School has invited the Falls Church High School Pyramid Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist, Anna Teeter, to speak with our 6th grade students about the dangers of vaping. We are taking this preventative measure due to the significant increase in the number of youth involved with e-cigarettes and vape devices, along with associated health concerns. This presentation will happen on Friday, February 21 during school hours.
On Tuesday, February 18, Ms. Teeter will also deliver a similar presentation for parents at Knox Presbyterian Church at 7:00 pm. This presentation is for parents only so adults can learn how to support children in making healthy choices!
Food for Neighbors Collection
The next Food For Neighbors Red Bag collection event is coming up on Saturday, March 7th.
At our January 11th collection event, we collected food (Red Bags) from 80 donors! Over 40 volunteers either drove to pick up those Red Bags or they sorted all of the food in the Jackson cafeteria. All of the contributions from the January event stayed within the LJMS community.
For our next event on March 7th, our goal is to have 200 committed Red Bag donors. We are currently about 50 donors away from meeting that goal. The more Red Bags we collect, the more food we will have to help support our school community. Two hundred committed donors would make a very big impact on families in our community facing food insecurity.
You can find more information on the Food For Neighbors Red Bag program, how to volunteer to support our goal, and how we implement the program at Luther Jackson at these links:
https://jacksonms.fcps.edu/announcements/weekend-snack-program
https://ljmspta.org/
https://www.foodforneighbors.org/red-bag-program/
If you have more questions about the program or want to get involved, reach out to our local FFN Event Coordinator, Terri Radziewski at tradzi@outlook.com.
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Your Partners in Education
At Graham Road, our mission is to empower students, staff, and families. With you, we will collaborate to provide equitable education so that we can all strive to reach our fullest potential as members of society. Please let us know when there is a question, concern or feedback to help us do better.
Lauren Badini, Principal lebadini@fcps.edu
Patty Hibner, Asst. Principal pjhibner@fcps.edu
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Helpful Links
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Be Informed, Stay Involved!
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