Community Supports Outdoor Classroom At Roswell North Elementary

ROSWELL, GA — The Roswell North Elementary School Foundation raised a record $71,562 during the 2019 Annual Campaign, which ran from Oct. 24 to Dec. 31, 2019. All categories of giving broke records, including family giving, staff giving, and business sponsorships.

Now in its 10th year, Roswell North Elementary School Foundation is the sole source of funding for the Licata Science Lab, Life Science Extension (Chef’s Lab), and the RNE Garden - including the salary of full-time science and garden teacher, Liz Rains, Roswell North Elementary School Foundation raises money by asking parents, staff, and local businesses to donate during the Annual Campaign. They also host a yearly Spring Soiree and Auction to be held on May 1 at Ivy Hall.

In addition to the labs and garden, this year Roswell North Elementary School Foundation will fund the construction and of a new, fully-covered outdoor classroom. Project planning is already underway with Southeastern Engineering Inc. and Wendel Companies donating time and expertise to the cause. The project plan will be submitted for review next month.

“We are so grateful to the Roswell North community for their overwhelming support of the science labs and garden,” said Roswell North Elementary School Foundation President Lyndsay Slocum. “And now, thanks to the success of the Annual Campaign, along with our business sponsorships and a generous grant from the Roswell Wine Festival, the dream of an outdoor classroom is becoming a reality.”

Money raised during the 2019-2020 school year will fund the following projects:

• FULLY support the Licata Science Lab, Life Science Extension, and Roswell North Elementary Garden, including lab teacher salary and supplies.
• Monarchs Across Georgia Program: Training and supplies to implement this program across all grades. Supplies include Milkweed for school garden, butterfly larvae, colored pencils, cardstock, supplies to create butterfly houses, supplies for butterfly games, and butterfly wings/antennae.
• Dissection supplies for every grade level including sharks, frogs, owl pellets, and worms.
• Scholarships for 5th grade field trip to Jekyll Island.
• Construction of a new, fully-covered outdoor classroom.

Business owners should go to https://rnefoundation.com/sponsors/ to learn more about the benefits of sponsorship and sponsorship levels, beginning at $500.

The Roswell North Elementary Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization formed in 2009 to enrich and support the academic experience of the students at Roswell North Elementary School. The Foundation annually funds all the costs of the Licata Science Lab, one of only two elementary school-level science labs in North Fulton County, as well as additional programs, improvements, or initiatives consistent with the school’s strategic plan. For more information, visit https://rnefoundation.com/.