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Welcome to May! Updated! Quick Dates for this month:Date Event Time

5/12 Small Schools Prom 7:30pm5/15 Hamilton Singers 6:30pm5/16 Yearbook Individual Page submissions email Zan5/17 Parent Club Meeting (new date) 2pm5/23 Community Council Meeting 1pm5/25 Beach Bonfire [details] 6-10pm6/2 AFE Celebration and Potluck 6-8pm6/8 High School Graduation/8th Promotion 3pm

This month at AFESmall Schools PromHigh school students from AFE, Ark, Costanoa, Cypress, and

Delta are invited to attend.  If you plan on bringing a guest

from another school, please pick up a dance guest application

that needs to be signed by your guest's high school

administrator before prom night.

Friday, May12th 7:30-11pmTheme: Starry Night

Ticket prices: $20/each or $40/pair

Portuguese Hall, Evergreen St., Santa Cruz

For more info contact Joanne Brown  

Table ofContents

This month atAFESave the DateAFECommunityNewsEnrichmentClassesAFECommunityClassesYearbookGuidelinesAround TownAFE ParentClubNewslettersubmissions

Communicationat AFE:- Staff directory - Calendar - Class information - Online BulletinBoard

Parent ClubSupport AFE! Visit theParent Club box at the

Tickets are available now in the main office on our campus(second floor of the big building). You are welcome to addsong suggestions to the song list posted in the RC!  

Hamilton Singers

The AFE Hamilton Singers are ready to show you their stuff!Please join us for an evening of dessert theater complete withyummy desserts and entertainment by the Hamilton Singers.This is a family friendly event, and it is FREE. Don’t throwaway your shot! Come see these wonderful students perform.Donations will gladly be accepted and will go to the AFEParent Club to help fund more amazing opportunities for ourstudents next year. Date: Monday, May 15th Time: 6:30 pm Location: BSSC Multipurpose Room

AFE Yearbook

It is yearbook time again! Remember every student can makea page of photos and/or text for the yearbook. Click here fordetailed instructions. If you need help, or want to offer helpplease email Zan.   

Parent Club Meeting

Wednesday, May 17 at 2:00pm—We hope you can join us!  

AFE Community Council

Our AFE Community Council meets monthly as anopportunity for parents, students and staff to meet to discussstudent needs, organize family efforts in support of AFE, andbrainstorm about anything you bring to the meeting. Our

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regular monthly meeting are the 4th Tuesday of every monthin Palazzo Studio from 1-2 pm - Tuesday, May 23. Allstudents and family members are welcome! Contact Nancy Aylsworth if you have questions at 429-3898x334.  

Beach BonfireThursday, May 25 6-10 pm. Please join us for a Beach Bonfire to celebrate the end ofanother great year of homeschooling. Everyone is invited!Weʼll meet at Twin Lakes Beach at the end of 7th Avenue.Bring finger food or snacks to share. Iʼll take skewers ifanyone wants to take things to cook on the fire. Bring:firewood, beach toys, shovels, instruments, warm clothes,chairs and blankets, or whatever else you think would makefor a really fun evening.     Thank you to parents for committing to be at the beach allday to get us a fire pit!!  Please let Nancy know if you havesome firewood you can share with us.     Questions - email Nancy.  

Save the DateAFE Celebration and PotluckSave the Date!  Friday, June 2nd 6:00-8:00  Though homeschooling doesn't "end" at the end of the schoolyear on June 8th, it is a great time to acknowledge andcelebrate both our individual and shared homeschooling Thisyear our homeschool celebration event for all students willtake place at the Friendship Garden Picnic Area at the far endof Harvey West Park (drive past Costco and the pool to getthere).     At this event we have the tradition of sharing food andappreciation as we gather to celebrate a year of growth in allof us. POTLUCK*: Please look at the list below and use yourchild’s last name to determine what to bring. (This orderrotates throughout the years). Please plan to bring enough toserve at least 12 people. • A-G Desserts • H-R Main Dish • S-‐Z Salad     Green Reminder for all: Please bring our own washabledishes so that we minimize our homeschool community’simpact on the earth’s resources and landfills! Thank you!  

AFE High School Graduation and 8th

Grade Promotion

Thursday, June 8th 3:00pm-5:00pm

Congratulations to our graduates! Graduation takes place in

our Multipurpose Room on June 8th, the last day of school.

Seniors plan to arrive by 2:15, 8th graders by 2:30. Given our

large graduating classes, seating is limited and families of the

graduates have preferential seating.

Fall Campout

For those of you who like to plan ahead...

Be sure to save September 15-17, 2017 for our fall AFE

CAMPOUT!! It's fun, so tell your friends!!!

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AFE Community NewsJSA Convention Success!AFE high schoolers Jacqui Chavez and Aidan

Brekka (pictured) won their elections to represent the

Golden Gate Region of Junior State of America (JSA) as

senators. AFE high schooler Hayley Kintz was elected

Golden Gate Region Mayor. Congratulations to

everyone! Here Aidan and Jacqui are pictured with

outgoing co-presidents Jesse Steshenko and Abe

Jellinek, who also held the roles of Director of Debate

and Technical Director in the Northern CA State chapter.

AFE Survey ResultsWe are thrilled to have received a record-breaking 121

survey responses this year and learn that families are

overwhelmingly happy at AFE! 64% of the responses

were from parents while 36% were from students. Click

here to view the survey results in detail!

News from the RCWe have a lot of “Life of Fred” books on the math

books shelf (opposite the math games). We also have

additional “Story of the World” books, activity and test books, and audio CDs. They are all in the

middle of the the DVDs shelves.

Big applause for awesome library volunteers Mollie, Isaac, Jonah P., Liv, Lucy, and Julie (Drew

and Morgan’s grandma)! They keep the library running smoothly, and I couldn’t do without them.

When you check out materials, please make sure to write the student’s name on the check-out

card, and also write the date and name in the book. It helps us a lot. I will soon send out emails with all the materials you have checked out, so you can return thembefore summer vacation - just over a month! Amazing! Also please return any Common Coremath texts (CPM math) and Beast Academy Guides that didn't have check-out cards yet. Thankyou!

Love, Dorothee [email]

Fashion ClubCongratulations to the Fashion Club participants who designed, made and modeled their outfitsat Teen Fashion Show at the Civic last Friday night. WOW!! Such creativity and talent in design,and then beauty and poise in modeling on a runway in front of hundreds of people. AudreyLamascus, Isabella Yarme, Aliya Glatt, Lucy Ludington, and Rowyn Cook. Sophia Alexander-Sidhom modeled one of Audrey's creations as well. I am so impressed with you all!!!  You will allget to see these at the Talent Sharing on Friday too. Thank you to Laura Lamascus for creating this club, for the weekly support and inspiration, andfor the amazing hairdos they all had for the show.   

Wanted: New Newsletter Editor‐in‐TrainingDue to changing circumstances, AFE's newsletter editor Suki Wessling will be stepping down at theend of this school year. If you would like an opportunity to make an important contribution to theAFE community without ever having to leave your own home or spend any money, this is a greatone! Suki will mentor you and teach you all the skills you'll need to keep this vital piece of AFEcommunication running. As long as you are a decent proofreader and not afraid of learning newtechnology, you have all the skills you need! Please contact Suki if you are interested in learningmore.  

BSSC Library & Book SaleHello AFE! The following are a couple of reminders: 1. ALL BSSC Library Books and Textbooks are due no later than Friday, May 26th. Please returnmaterials as soon as possible prior to this date. 2. The annual, fabulous BSSC Used Book Sale will happen starting Monday, May 22nd!  Thank you for another fabulous year in the BSSC Library! Sincerely, Jolene & Annie  

AFE Info EveningsAFE Info Evenings in May If you know someone who is interested in homeschooling next year, let them know that we arehaving an informational evening coming up in May. To find out more, interested parents should fillout our AFE inquiry form online at http://bssc.sccs.net/schools/afe or contact Jasmin at 429-3898ext 328.  

WE WANT YOU TO JOIN PARENT CLUB!

The Parent Club is expanding.

We are looking for people from our community to fill our new positions.

Parent Club is our non-profit organization that supports activities like sports, clay and theater. We

meet once a month.

Please contact Meridith Cook at (831)239-9065, or by email for more information. [Read more

below.]

IMPORTANT REMINDERPlease make sure that all foods brought on the AFE campus and to all AFE events are peanut and

peanut oil free. This includes lunches, snacks, food projects, bake sale items and all potluck

dishes. Thanks so much for your cooperation. We strive to make all of our AFE events accessible

to everyone.

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Enrichment ClassesK‐2 Learning CircleKindergarten-Second Grade

Thérèse Johannesson [email] 

In April we continued our Run for Fun, chalking up more miles. We

planted and tended our garden. The students gave mini lessons about plants from their own home

study. Topics included succulents, carnivorous plants, witches butter and how plants communicate

with each other through a special fungus. We also made fairy habitats in the AFE meadow. Each

habitat included shelter, camouflage, a water source and a food source using only natural

materials. Our designers were very resourceful!

We will be sharing our Spanish language songs at the Talent Sharing.

In May we will take a field trip to one of two places, Penny Ice Creamery or the Recycling Center.

We will also have a little ceremony for our 2nd graders who will be moving to the next grade level in

AFE's enrichment classes!

Mindfulness: We practice mindfulness and breathing with guided visualizations. We are learning to

be comfortable with calm, so that we can better express ourselves and be present to others.  

Physics for FunGrades 3-5

Wednesdays 10-12:30 at the Palazzo Studio

Mark Thomas [email]

Around the World in 84 DaysGrades 6-8

Jasmin Gerer [email]

Tuesdays 10:00-12:30 in classroom 2 

April was a busy month traveling through Eastern Europe and Russia into Asia. Thank you to

Jesse Steshenko for teaching students the Cyrillic alphabet and some Russian phrases! Thank

you also to Rena Dubin for showing us just how fun and challenging Russian Cossack dancing is! 

We also appreciate Janet Herman who came to share artifacts, instruments, music, and stories

from her travel to Bhutan (see photos). Besides learning about thevarious regions we "traveled" to, students designed clues for a mysterycountry in Eastern Europe and stamps for a South Asian country, kepttheir travel journals, took weekly map challenges, and shared theircountry reports on Ireland, Poland, Georgia, Iraq, and India.  This month, May, we'll complete our journey and take the Grand WorldMap Challenge to see just how much we've learned. At our culminatingInternational Foods Luncheon on May 23rd, students will share theirresearch reports and travel journals, and foods from around the world. Interested guests are invited.  If you are not part of the class, please also bring food to share andRSVP to Jasmin.   

Ancient CivilizationsGrades 6-8 Tuesdays 10:00-12:30, Palazzo Studio Nancy Aylsworth [email] We have completed our brief study of a few of the ancient civilizations in Mesoamerica.     We enjoyed some chocolate and popcorn in honor of these popular food items cultivated wayback in ancient times by our Mesoamerican neighbors. Did you notice the potato drawings on theart board last week? Those came out of our exploration of the Inca's favorite food - the potato. Theyhad so many handy uses for potatoes, from carrying them around in your pocket to treat aches andpains to rubbing them on your face to clear up blemishes. Whatever the use, potatoes werecertainly treasured.     This final month will involve looking at the best known civilizations of Greece and Rome, andhearing student presentations of the researched topic of their choice in our final class on May 23rd.     Happy Spring everyone, enjoy the sunshine that finally arrived!  

EconomicsHigh School

Thursdays 1-3pm AFE Room 2, starting on 2/3 Peter Deutsch [email] We have now covered info about banking, money, jobs and education. Everyone is continuing withthe hands-on trading stock and mutual funds in an online contest for our class. This month we willcontinue to investigate banking, personal finance, work and training/education, and bring closure toour studies with a self-employed parent speaker panel with Q&A time on 5/25/17. On that final daywe will have our class meet at 1:00, the parent speakers at 2:00 and a course celebration potluckof appetizers and treats at about 3:00.  

HealthHigh School Joanne Brown [email] Thursdays, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Health students researched topics of  personal interest and presented three minute Lightning Talksduring class. Subjects included the benefits of yoga & meditation, the history of mental illness,herbalism as an alternative to traditional medicine, equestrian therapy, the history of the HIV &

AIDS epidemic, anxiety, genetic disorders, Obamacare vs. the GOP plan, aspirin, dreams & sleep,music & health, the relation of nature to health & the brain, cancer, depression, bipolar disorder,environmental justice, agnosia, mental health, blood, mental health rights, organized space &health, the heart and angels of death!     We had an informational presentation by Conan Mycroft, from Suicide Prevention of the CentralCoast, shared valuable information on suicide prevention.    Conan's presentation included the following information:

Suicide is the second leading cause of death for young adults.There are 800,000 deaths by suicide worldwide each yearA discussion of some of the stigmas and myths related to suicideHealthy coping strategies/ideas for self-care when dealing with stress, including fitness,nutrition, sleep, relaxation, etc.

   The suicide crisis hotline is confidential & available to anyone. Crisis Hotline # 1-877-663-5433(1-800-ONE-LIFE). Their services are multilingual and available in 150 languages.    Presenters from Monarch Services shared information on the important topic of human trafficking,emphasizing how it affects our local community. They shared the differences/similarities betweensex trafficking and labor trafficking, as well as the reasons why people become victims of humantrafficking.     600-800,000 people are trafficked worldwide every year. 14,800-17,500 people are trafficked intothe United States annually. The average age of females being trafficked is 12-14 and the averageage of males is 10-11. The Bay Area is the largest area in the United States where youth are beingtrafficked. Human trafficking is a major problem in Santa Cruz County as well.    If you or someone you know has experienced human trafficking or is in a potential humantrafficking situation, call this hotline for help and services. 1.888.3737.888    This week we will welcome the Triangle Speakers from the Santa Cruz Diversity Center. TheTriangle Speakers "work to eliminate fear, prejudice, and hatred towards LGBTQ+ people so that ahealthy environment exists where all members of our community can thrive and live full and healthylives."  We look forward to their panel discussion.     PARENTS, we need drivers for our Field Trip to Henry Cowell Redwoods on May 18    Please let Joanne know if you will be able to drive that day.  We'll leave AFE at 9:15 & return toAFE by 12:30. Thanks!  

BasketballAll 6th to 12th graders girls and boys are welcome to join our team. We practice Mondays &Wednesdays from 3:15 to 4:30 at AFE and have league games every Friday between 10-2. Wehave had a great turnout this year and have an excited and fun squad. If interested please contactMark 566-0631.  

AFE SoccerOur AFE Spring Soccer Season has begun!  ⚽  Thanks and see you soon!  Peter and Therese

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AFE Community ClassesHigh School Classes Next Autumn!Just a heads-up for Fall 2017: I am planning on teaching a US history class for high schoolers,

meeting weekly for 2 hours at AFE. I am also considering teaching a companion US literature

class, studying classics such as The Grapes of Wrath. The literature class would meet once or

twice a month, with sizable reading assignments. Please email me if y'all might be interested in the

literature portion next semester, as it will help me see if there are enough students to warrant a

class! ~Rena, Levi and Aliya's mom [email]

TheaterWe are at the end of another fun year of theater for every age group at AFE! Theater is one of the

biggest budget items for the AFE Parent Club and we are hoping to get some feedback to help us

serve the community better.

Survey—Sometime in the first week of May we will be sending out a survey link via email to

everyone who participated in theater this year. Please take the time to fill it out.

Theater Meeting Thursday, May 18th at 12:30 pm

Palazzo studio

We hope to have survey summaries and offer a chance to discuss our theater program for next

year. Please contact Zan or Jasmin with any questions.

Clay StudioTuesdays from 1-3pm through May 23. Come one come all!

Kathleen

Music at AFE

Hamilton Singers

The AFE Hamilton Singers are ready to show you their stuff! Please join

us for an evening of dessert theater complete with yummy desserts and

entertainment by the Hamilton Singers. This is a family friendly event,

and it is FREE. Don’t throw away your shot! Come see these wonderful

students perform. Donations will gladly be accepted and will go to the

AFE Parent Club to help fund more amazing opportunities for our students next year.

Date: Monday, May 15th

Time: 6:30 pm

Location: BSSC Multipurpose Room

Bluegrass/Celtic Band

Having presented at Talent Sharing, the Bluegrass and Celtic Band will

no longer be rehearsing weekly. Look for another similar group in the

Fall!

CREATE Space/Open Art StudioFridays 12 to 2 in the Palazzo Studio CREATE Space/Open Art Studio is continuing through the secondsemester. Chris Baker is the new person in charge of the studio onFridays. Come join her for all your creative endeavors from noon until 2every Friday in the Palazzo Studio. Chris is an accomplished knitter andhas a wealth of knowledge and experience to share with anyone wanting to learn or improve theirknitting skills. All of the other usual art supplies will still be available for everyone to use. Come outand get creative, whether it be fiber arts, drawing, painting, Shrinky Dinks, or whatever else mightmove you.  

Global Environmental Challenges10th-12th Grade Monday/Wednesdays 1:00-2:15pm  Taught by AFE alum Barak Wouk How might climate change affect you? What could it mean for society? How might society respondto this kind of challenge? In this class we will explore these types of questions using the latestscience. Barak studied Sustainable Development at Columbia University and Ecological Design atPrescott College. Contact him at [email protected].  

Reasoning and LogicReasoning and Logic for middle and high school students is held 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.Mondays. For info, please email Elizabeth Andrews directly: [email protected].  

JSAJSA (Junior State of America) is a student-run organization focused on politics and current events,and AFE students can participate! Our chapter meets every Wednesday at 2:30-4:00 pm in Room2, with a variety of activities such as debates, thought talks, and crisis scenarios. JSA ispredominantly a high school club, but interested eighth graders are welcome to attend!  

Fashion ClubTuesdays from 1-2:30pm in the Palazzo. If you have questions, please let meknow! Email Laura.  

Water the Weeds Teen ImprovHey folks. Collaborative spontaneous unscripted plays are back. Come explore thisway of being a human.  Love and blessings, Joya. 831-426-2935. Call to register.  

Games & Puzzles GroupCome over to Classroom 2 every Friday from noon to three (or whatever part of those threehours work for you) for good times with friends old and new, and AFE's very large collection ofaward-winning and classic games for all ages! Bring your own games and/or snacks to share as

well!  The youngest among us can often be found sitting in the middle ofthe room playing with Lego or blocks, or outside playing tag, in additionto the games, and parents can usually be found socializing, knitting, etc.while playing games, so there is truly something for everyone!  There isalso a group of young artists who like to come and sketch and show eachother their artwork in addition to playing games.  

Native American Pow Wow Workout and Parenting Classes

FREE at BSSC  Join us in the MPR for a family workout. Stay for parenting classes.Tuesdays 6:00-8:00

Pow Wow Workout 6:00- 6:45

Parenting class 6:45-8:00 Contact Bianca Crowbear for more information. (Her group performed at our campus-wide Día de los Niños celebration lastApril.)

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Yearbook GuidelinesPhotos—if you have photos you would like to contribute to the yearbook, please transfer them tothe iMac in the textbook room. (Detailed instructions are posted next to the computer.) If it is difficultfor you to transfer photos in person, please email Zan to arrange another method.

Groups/events—if you led or are leading a group or event that hopes to have a page in theyearbook, please email Zan by April 25th. 

Individual pages—Every student has the opportunity to create a page of pictures and text tocommemorate their year. See the submission guidelines and email Zan if you need help!

Orders—you may order and pay for your yearbook in the RC (cash or check only). Orders must bereceived and paid for by May 24th.

Submission GuidelinesPage size: 8.5 x 11 inches Orientation: portraitWhite border/margin: at least 1/4 in. on all sides.File Format: JPEG (max. quality) or PDFResolution: 300 dpiSubmit as email attachment to [email protected] 

Individual pages

Every student has the opportunity to create a page of pictures and text to commemorate their year!

Follow all the guidelines above plus:

File name: Lastname_firstname_YB17.extension (i.e. John Smith's JPEG file would be

Smith_John_YB17.jpg

Deadline: Tuesday, May 16th

Events/classes pages

If you are submitting a page for an event/class please follow all the general guidelines above plus:

File name: Event/class_YB17.extension (i.e. the Soccer file name would be

Soccer_YB17.jpg)

Deadline for events or classes completed prior to April 1: Monday, May 1stDeadline for events or classes completed after April 1: Tuesday, May 16th

Around TownOutrigger Santa Cruz Keiki Race ProgramGreetings Outrigger Santa Cruz Keiki Racing Team (or those considering it),

The team will hold practice every Sunday starting on the 23rd of April. 11am. Practice will run to

1pm.

The season will run through the last race, the Aloha Festival here in SC, on August 20.

Please contact Tai Boutell directly, at this email, or my phone/text 831-419-6931.

Don’t feel like you need to attend all practices, or all races, it will be pretty loose. But I will need to

know who will be at each practice.

You can find more info about Outrigger Santa Cruz on our website.

You can find the page about this program.

You can register for this program here.

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AFE Parent ClubWhat's the Parent Club?The AFE Parent Club financially supports the AFE community. In the

past, we have provided funds to enable or enhance programs,

activities, and events. We also help with supplies and resources.

Some of the things that have been supported by the AFE Parent

Club in the past few years include: Theater for all ages, sports teams

for grades 6-12, Clay Studio, Games Group, Economics class for high schoolers, Orff music

for elementary students, family poetry workshops, field trips, staffing for the resource center.

We also have donated supplies for Family Art Night; resources—books, games, audio CDs,

DVDs—for the resource center; classroom supplies for teacher-led classes; art supplies for

the Palazzo Studio; and lots more.

The Parent Club relies on donations and fundraising in order to offer support for all these

things. Without fundraising, these programs, classes, activities, and resources will no longer

be available at AFE. Please take the time to see how you can help by reading and following

the Everyday Fundraising Checklist below that will help you help the Parent Club with as little

hassle as possible.

Thank you for supporting the AFE Parent Club. We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit!

—The Parent Club Board  

AFE’s Everyday Fundraiser ChecklistOur ongoing fundraisers are all ways to make money for AFE doing the things you already

do! We believe that if everyone at AFE participates in and encourages their friends and family

to participate in these easy programs, it will go a long way towards our fundraising needs.

eScrip and eScrip Online Shopping Mall:

Register online so that a portion of your purchases is donated to AFE. Seedetails below.

Staff of Life Scrip:

Use Staff of Life Scrip whenever you shop there. See details below.

New Leaf eCard:

Purchase a New Leaf eCard. See details below.

Ask your friends and family to purchase Staff Scrip or eCards from AFE.

Whole Foods Gift Cards:

Buy $100 gift cards to pay for groceries

ScripNOW Electronic gift cards:

Use or gift these electronic gift cards to raise money for AFE. See details below.

More information about these and other fundraisers is available on the AFE Website’s

Fundraising page.

EscripEscrip is an easy way to donate to AFE. Follow these instructions to get registered:

eScrip:

Register your credit, debit, and grocery cards so that a portion of your

purchases is donated to AFE. Go to www.escrip.com to register your cards. The

AFE Parent Club’s group # is 500007112.

Ask your friends and family to register their cards for AFE.

eScrip Online Shopping Mall:

Sign up and go through the eScrip online portal whenever you shop online and

up to 16% of purchases will be donated to AFE. You can also sign up for Auto

Earn so you don’t have to go through the Mall every time.

Ask your friends and family to use the Online Shopping Mall portal for AFE.

Staff of Life ScripPlease contact Sadie Reynolds to buy Staff of Life Scrip: Use the contact info on the rosterfor Rowan H. or send email. I am happy to answer any questions and explain how you cancontribute to AFE fundraising just by using scrip to buy anything from Staff. There is NO costto you, the donation to AFE comes from Staff of Life when you use scrip for your purchases!  New Leaf eCards

Every time you order or fill a card, New Leaf Markets donates 5% ofthe order value to AFE (on orders of $100 or more). That means ifyou order a $100 card, you get $100 worth of groceries and AFEgets $5 from New Leaf. It's like free money! And if lots of us do it, itadds up!

So if you ever shop at New Leaf, please order a Gift Card! 

The cards can be used just like debit cards at Westside, Downtown,Capitola, and Half Moon Bay New Leaf Markets.

New Leaf is currently only processing orders once a week, so for these next couple ofmonths, I will be putting the orders in on the 3rd Monday of each month. But, to make it easy,you can drop a post-dated check into the New Leaf Gift Card envelope by Dorothee's deskanytime before noon on Monday, April 17th for the April order, or Monday, May 15th for theMay order.

So, if you would like to purchase a new gift card OR add value to a card you already have,please bring a check into the AFE Resource Center by noon on Monday, April 17th.  

Dollar Amount: $100, $250, or $500 denominations to get 5% for the school, or $50denomination to get 4% for the school.

Payable to:  AFE Parent Club

To Credit Your New Leaf Card #: please write NEW CARD on the memo line of your checkif you are purchasing a new card OR write the last 6 digits of your current Gift Card if you arere-loading your card.

Thanks for supporting our school! And feel free to contact me if you have any questions. 

Linda Handley [email] Whole Foods Gift CardsThe Parent Club sells Whole Foods gift cards for $100 each. The value on the card is $100so there is no additional cost to the buyer for supporting AFE. Use the card to pay for any ofyour purchases at any of their stores. Please keep the card and load more money onto it witha check or on-line transfer, up to $400 at a time.   AFE gets 3% of the money our community members pay for gift cards and loading them. If

you shop at Whole Foods, this is a great way that you can contribute to AFE. Contact Ruthie.

ScripNOW! Electronic Gift Cards

INSTRUCTIONS to sign up & shop the GLSC retailer fundraiser: Click here for a list of businesses that offer electronic gift cards & the percentage of your

purchase that will go to AFE.

How to:

Set up your Family Account so that you can get started with this program:

1. Go to www.ShopWithScrip.com and click ‘Register', then click 'Join a Scrip Program'.

2. Enter our enrollment code (7L9B8E8F45328). By entering this code, your account will

be associated with our non-profit organization so you can begin earning kickback

percentage for AFE!

3. Fill in brief personal information (there is no financial information asked) and click ‘I

Accept.’ 

4. Choose two security challenge questions from the list and provide answers.

5. If you want to pay with a check to the AFE Parent Club then you are done with the

enrollment process and you can start shopping (see instructions below).  If you want to

pay online for faster access to your electronic gift cards, sign up for “Presto Pay”.

How to:

Shop for electronic gift cards “ScripNow”:

1. Click here for a list of businesses that offer ELECTRONIC gift cards. 

DO NOT ORDER PHYSICAL GIFT CARDS!  Physical gift cards come with an

additional fee to AFE.  (If you want a physical gift card to Whole Foods, see above.)  At

some point in the future AFE may make a large order of physical cards from other

businesses if we have a high enough interest to justify the cost.  For now it is ONLY

electronic gift cards “ScripNow” that you can order for yourself online.  If you do want a

physical gift card for Whole Foods, buy that directly from AFE, NOT online.

2. Open another tab and go to www.ShopWithScrip.com. Click on ‘Shop' at the top of the

page & the alphabet will appear across the top. Clicking on any letter will take you to

the page with all the businesses that start with that letter.  (There are hundreds &

hundreds of retailers in this program but only about 150 of them offer electronic gift

cards, so you want the list mentioned above handy when browsing!)

3. Scroll over the business you’re interested in and click on the exclamation point to start

your order for an electronic gift card from that business. (If the exclamation point is

grey it means that business does not offer electronic gift cards - refer to the link of

businesses that do offer them).  Add the $ amount you want to buy from that business

and click on 'Add to Cart'.  Keep shopping and adding gift cards to your cart until you

have all that you want for now.

4. When you’re done shopping, go to your cart by clicking on it at the top of the screen.

 For Payment Options, if you don’t have a Presto Pay account click 'Check' on the tab

above the 'Order Summary' then click 'Submit Order'.  When I get your check I’ll

approve the order and an email will be sent to you with confirmation your electronic gift

certificates are available.

THANK YOU ALL FOR HELPING TO SUPPORT THE WONDERFUL PROGRAMS THAT WE LOVE AT AFE!

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