OIEF’s CUSTOMER #101251

The Orcas Island Education Foundation is sponsoring a wrapping paper fundraiser, set to kick-off the week of September 10, 2012.

As you may have heard, because of dwindling funding from the state, the Orcas Island School District has had to make cuts to this year’s budget — including closing the library. The OIEF Board has decided to donate all proceeds of this year’s sale to help re-open the public school library. (50% of all wrapping paper sales goes to OIEF.) It will cost $43,000 to bring back our librarian and the library aide for the rest of the year.

OIEF has partnered with Innisbrook, a company that shares the islands’ community sense of environmental awareness. All standard gift wrap is printed on premium recycled paper, inks are 100% water-soluble, and no cardboard cores are included to minimize waste.

OIEF will award the top-selling class a pizza party. The top-selling student will receive a $50 gift certificate from Darvill’s and be invited to participate in the unwrapping ceremony.

If you would like to buy paper on-line, you can go directly to: www.innisbrook.com , click on ‘Family & Friends Support a Fundraiser’, and then shop using OIEF’s CUSTOMER #101251.

Tell your family, friends, neighbors — the more great paper we sell — the sooner we can “un-wrap” the school library. For more information contact Janna Carter at janna45999@yahoo.com or Michelle Reed at mareed@rockisland.com.

(The public can also donate to keep the library open by clicking on the sidebar photo “Keep School Library Open” above the Question of the Week on the home page of “Orcas Issues” https://theorcasonian.com/keep-school-library-open)

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