Old Town Academy 8th Graders, concerned about the thousands of East Coast families left homeless or without power/heat in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, have started a campaign to help the relief effort. Below is their post from the 8th Grade Blog. Thank you to Julie Holladay for helping with this community service project.
In the East, Hurricane Sandy has struck with all its force. The hurricane has left many people homeless and without power for more than a week. Continue reading
OTA students have been running laps in the morning to help Mr. Greg Lehr’s raise money for the Wounded Warriors Project. Thank You to Kat Calvin and her volunteers for setting up the course and tracking miles run. Click here to learn more about how students can help.
See below for an update on Mr. Lehr’s progress!
The first seven days, 840 miles, 30,00 feet of climbing, 3 states, 8 hotels and two trips to the ER (only 1 for me) are done!!For those of you who have contributed, THANK YOU VERY MUCH! We have raised over $13,500 for Wounded Warriors! Here is the link for anyone else that would like to donate directly to the Wounded Warrior Project (501 3C).Read the daily blog if you are interested in some of the fun details. Continue reading
Greg Lehr addressing OTA students yesterday at the Biking for Brains Rally.
OTA students will rally on the field Thur, April 12 at 10:30 to help kick off Greg Lehr’s 2904 mile ride across America to raise money for Traumatic Brain Injury research and the Wounded Warrior Project. Greg is already a generous donor to Wounded Warrior Project and OTA students will be working to support his latest fundraiser by matching his miles with their own runs and bike rides– all to raise awareness and resources for these two great causes. Greg’s story is below. Please come out to show your support for Greg and his sponsors.
Support Greg Lehr’s “Biking for Brains” Ride and The Wounded Warrior Project
Mr. Greg Lehr, husband to OTA’s fabulous fifth grade teacher, Jill, would like to invite OTA students and families to join other supporters of his Biking for Brains projects by logging biking and running miles to match his ride across the USA. OTA teacher Mr. Zach Jones will be speaking to OTA students next week about how they can participate. See more details below.
Press Release. Carlsbad, Calif. –March 19, 2012– Oceanside Glasstile and Old Town Academy are pairing up to support one man’s vision to bike across the United States. Greg Lehr, Chief Operations Officer at Oceanside Glasstile, has a strong passion for fitness as well as a strong passion to spread the word about Traumatic Brain Injury. It is because of these two passions that he has created the biggest challenge of his lifetime, to bike 2,904 miles across the United States and raise $30,000 towards the awareness of Traumatic Brain Injury through the Wounded Warrior Project.
Here’s Greg’s story:
On Saturday, July 27th of 2009, I had a fall while wake boarding. The fall was no big deal; in fact, I continued to wakeboard and compete in the Solana Beach Sprint triathlon on Sunday. Continue reading
We have three volunteers and…. this weekend we got the soil in. Thank You!
The OTA field is built on the old law school parking lot. During construction the borders were run over and knocked about as driveways and walls were removed, and turf and fences were put in. The result is some raw piles of dirt, uneven ground, damaged plants and even weed-choked beds. Think of it as a blank canvas.
We need weekend help from parents with a green thumb and an eye for design to turn the playground and turf field into something worthy of the neighborhood. Ornamentals, Vegetables inside the fence, Xeriscaping–we’re open to any solution that works for OTA and the neighborhood. Please contact the office if you’d like to help.
Katie Gluck, who coordinated the Food Drive for Rescue Mission writes in:
Dear OTA Parents, Guardians, and Students,
Thank you to all OTA students and families who donated; and thank you to Katie for organizing and collecting the food. OTA will use the first proceeds from our First Annual Jog-a-Thon to host a pizza party for the second grade class to recognize their great community service in collecting the most food.
Food Drive ENDS FRIDAY! Thank you for your generous donations so far. Please drop off final contributions by Friday.
OTA’s cooking class has been hosting a food drive for the Rescue Mission, a local non-profit that helps struggling or homeless families in San Diego. Please donate canned goods, and or any unopened pasta, peanut butter, cereal, rice, and other non-perishable items.
Collection bins are located by the elevator entrances and throughout the school!
Food Drive ENDS FRIDAY! OTA’s cooking class is hosting a food drive for the Rescue Mission, a local non-profit that helps struggling or homeless families in San Diego. Please donate canned goods, and or any unopened pasta, peanut butter, cereal, rice, and other non-perishable items.
Collection bins are located by the elevator entrances as well as the teachers lounge.
