Impacting our future. Together.
February 2018
Congratulations 2018 Apple Awards Representatives!
The Foundation is excited to be hosting the 13th Annual Apple Awards, celebrating the excellence and dedication of the amazing educators and staff of the Douglas County School District.

This year, we received over 5000 nominations! It now comes down to 190 School and Department Representatives who have an opportunity to become one of the finalists, and ultimately, one of four winners. 

The Awards ceremony will take place at the Douglas County Events Center on April 21st, 2018. Cocktails and hor d'ouevres will start at 6:00 p.m. with the program beginning at 7:00 p.m., followed by dancing. To RSVP or purchase tickets, contact the Foundation at 303.387.0504 or email Ashley Sommers.

For those interested in becoming an Apple Awards sponsor  click here or contact Ashley.



Did You Know...?
For every purchase made through  AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase to a charity. Please activate this program and select " The Douglas County Educational Foundation." It is an easy way to support projects and educational programs just for our District, and could result in tens of thousands of dollars each year for our students!
It's simple!  Click here, sign in and proceed to follow the below steps:
1. Click on Accounts & Lists
2. Scroll to Your AmazonSmile
3. Choose your charity:  Douglas County Educational Foundation
4. Bookmark www.smile.amazon.com 
 
Remember,  every time you log into Amazon be sure to start from  www.smile.amazon.com to receive our donation. AmazonSmile functions exactly the same way as your standard Amazon account, with the same selection and Amazon Prime benefits. Save the link to your favorites.

Partner Highlight - Minuteman Press
The mission of Minuteman Press of Castle Rock and Parker 
is to make it easy for their customers to do business with them, and they know that convenience is of utmost importance. Some clients prefer to speak to a live person when planning their next project, while others prefer to communicate via email. But more and more, they realize that we've grown accustomed to going online to get what we need.

With convenience and speed in mind, Minuteman has developed a printing portal for foundation chapters. Now, when you need to get a banner for the band, a sign for the volleyball team, or flyers for the PTO meeting, you can go online at any time, order what you need, and know that you will get it on time and at a grea t price.
 
We hope you will give the new portal a try! Just click here to create an account. Or if you pref er, call their Castle Rock store at 303. 688-5692 or th eir Park er sto re at 303.841.8127,  or email them at Castl e Rock Store or Parker Store.
 

DCSD Community Day with the Colorado Avalanche

Sunday, March 4 at 1 pm
Tickets starting at $25 and a portion of the proceeds go back to the DC School of your choice! Purchase tickets here.

Back up game Friday, March 16. Find tickets here.


DCSD Community Day with the Colorado Rapids

Saturday, April 14 at 7 pm
Tickets are only $20 and a portion of the proceeds go back to the DC School of your choice! Purchase tickets here.

Back up game Sunday, April 29 at 2 pm. Find tickets here.

SAVE THE DATES:

  

2018
Days
 June 1 - 3

    Community Day
Saturday, June 9


Visit our website for

more information and links
to purchase Community Event tickets as they become available. 

for Treasurers
Is your chapter having an event? You need to request event insurance for all of your chapter events.  Please contact Ashley Sommers for this.
Lakota Wicoti~Lakota Drummers Live at Cherokee Ranch & Castle
Thursday, March 1 at 7:15 pm.
Click on the flyer above to find out more and to purchase tickets.

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