common ground montgomery news and updates

cgmlife and localize montgomery

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If you live in Montgomery and are looking for a coupon book, you can get one AND support Common Ground Montgomery. 

As an additional fundraiser, we partnered with Localize Montgomery to help them reach more people.

The coupon books are $20, have over $200 in coupons, and we get $11 for every book sold!  But in order for us to get the $11, you have to buy the book and choose CGM as organization receiving the money.

So head on over to CGM's Localize Montgomery page and get some deals while helping us out! 

after school program supply needs for fall 2013

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If you would like to help donate items to the After School Program - as some like to know specific things - here is our current list: 

List of Elementary supply needs

  • Copy paper
  • Clorox wipes
  • Paper towels
  • Tissues
  • Ink pens
  • Office Depot or Walmart gift cards (no amount is too small)

List of Middle school supply needs

  • 20 water bottles
  • 20 books (Think Big by Ben Carson)
  • 1 large plastic bin
  • sand
  • canola oil
  • 5 Leaf rakes
  • 5 Metal rakes
  • 5 Digging forks
  • 5 Pointed end shovels
  • 5 Hula hoes
  • compost (need 6" of soil/compost in 10 4' x 8' beds) - (James Borden will
    give us a deal and great compost!)
  • soil
  • sign posts
  • large tarps
  • irrigation items (t-tape, polytubing, connections, pvc, and valves)
  • seeds
  • outdoor food prep and cooking supplies
  • two burner camping
  • stove or grill

 

volunteer needs for after school program

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Current Fall 2013 Volunteer Needs

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• Mon-Thu 3:30-5 PM Academic Tutoring
{A teacher and/or CGM staff will be in the class to provide instruction}
• Fri 3:30-6 PM Friday Fun Day Help
{This is a fun day with our kids! Bring your own kids along to hang out; contact our staff to actually plan a fun party for the kids- get creative!}
• Tue/Thu 5-6 PM elective leaders 
{Electives can be anything! Come once a week to teach a small group of kids a specific skill like cooking, gymnastics, crafting, painting, etc}

If you would like to help out, please use our volunteer contact form!

fall semester begins!

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The Fall Semester has started and that means the After School Program is in full swing! 

First day of the ASP was on Monday. If you've stopped by during the ASP we're sure you've noticed a few changes, but probably the most noticeable is that we have a receptionist out in the main hall to meet and greet all visitors and answer any questions. 

We're also slightly changing the dynamic of the groupings of the kids, but we'll share more on that in a future post. 

If you have a second, swing by our picture gallery: First Day of ASP Fall 2013