There pictures show some of the preparation and then Saturday at the Market. We had some quality control going on--adding fringe. Others are working on scarves. Signs were made by the group that would be at the market. They spent the early part of the week reviewing notes from the visit of Trina and Randi.
All the kids that signed up showed up. So we had half the crew for this market. Once the table was set up, then they realized they would be talking about all they had learned and what they were collecting for. It was a very good learning experience.
Coasters are being made and sold in groups of three. This was Emma S.'s wonderful idea!
A lot of discussion about what to put on the signs. First brainstorming, then getting the message clear and legible. They were also given only a few sheets of paper to think before they created.
All of them jumped in to help and speak to people about the Humane Society. They were nervous, but kept trying. After paying for the spot which was $10.00 and deducting the cost of the umbrellas I bought that morning, the kids raised a bit over $150 dollars.
Thank you Ms. Berkana and Ms. DePhelps for the table and chairs. Thanks Sam for bringing one of the clothes racks.
Displaying the scarves on the clothes rack. Signs were attached to the individual whiteboards I made this summer.
Our daughter brought the family dog, Rex, who is from the Humane Society. He enjoyed the day and several people tried to adopt him!!
We figured out how much the Shelter needs per day to make their annual budget.
The information that about how many cats would be born in two years that we tabulated at school was really appreciated by people.
Sorry for the blurry picture, but the snow was coming down and my hands were wet!!
We had lots of snow!! Thank you to Mr. Tonnemaker for his tent!! He is an organic farmer from Royal City, Washington that has come to the Farmers' Market since the 1980s. We would have been soaked otherwise.
Milo stayed up late on Friday night to finish his first scarf and it sold very quickly!!
We will work the March 3 Market and have lots of work to do to have merchandise. We have only 15 scarves left!
