Harvest+Festival

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The mission of the **//Rye Junior High Community//** **//Garden//** is to teach lifelong skills, an appreciation for how food is grown and the importance of the healthy and sustainable practices that gardening fosters. The garden provides a classroom, art studio, science laboratory, kitchen garden and attractive place for reflection. ===

** // Harvest Festival 2011 // ** ** Thursday, October 27th **** 6:30–8:30pm at Rye Jr. High **   ** The Festival Will Feature: ** ** Homemade Soups and Bread ** ** Refreshing Cider & Desserts ** ** Student Artwork and Projects ** ** Music & Performance by Students ** ** Star & Moon Gazing ** ** Pumpkin Decorating ** ** A Community Contra Dance ** ** Called by Dudley Laufman ** ** Accompanied by Ramona Connelly ** ** A Raffle of 3 Fabulous Prizes **


 * ===**Thank you to the volunteers, staff and students for th 16 gallons of cider that is all ready for Harvest Fest.**===
 * ===**Harvest Soup - Volunteer to pick up a soup kit from RJH and make a crockpot of soup (18 volunteers) - Week of October 24 - 27**===
 * ===**Baked goods for dessert table (unlimited) - Week of October 24 - 27.**===
 * ===Ugly Mug Drive - send in those ugly mugs! We are setting an example of sustainability and will not use any disposable dishes.===
 * ===Displaying student art and writing. This will be a few days before the event during or after school (12 volunteers) date TBA.===
 * ===Selling Harvest Fest Raffle tickets - October 3 - October 27 (two people to sell the night of the Harvest Fest).===
 * ===Raffle tickets and 3 raffle prizes (6 volunteers).- Set up on Oct. 27th (8 volunteers).===
 * ===Kitchen help during the event (10 volunteers).===
 * ===Various Harvest Fest activities (8 volunteers).===
 * ===Clean up at 8:30pm (12 volunteers).===

=**Please contact Heidi Coscia at hcoscia@comcast.net or Gianna Alden at mgalden@comcast.netand let us know how you would like to help with this community-wide event.**=