TLA Newsletter: Sept. 25, 2020
Walk-a-thon October 8, 2020; Special Covid-19 measures
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Walk-A-Thon, 2020!
We are back at Mackin Park this year, October 8, for our annual school walk-a-thon, but with a few twists to accommodate the Covid-19 regulations for social distancing and the separation of learning groups/cohorts.
This is our major TLA fund raiser, reaching over $40,000.00 in recent years. Our students have excelled in this effort, and their contribution to the school in this way is considerable.
Although this year families may shy away from door to door pledge collection due to the current concerns around Covid-19, we encourage all families to explore other ways of making the event a success. Students are encouraged to contact friends and relatives by telephone, email, and the like to increase their totals.
Students will arrive at TLA at the regular time on the day, and will proceed with their homeroom teachers to the park as part of the 10km/15km walk. Elementary students will be dismissed from the park to parents and drivers beginning at 11:30 AM. High school students will be dismissed by checking in with their home room teachers once they have finished the walk, beginning at 11:30 AM. All students must leave the park by 12:00 Noon. Students will take all belongings which they need for the long weekend home with them on Wednesday night, or they may carry belongings to Mackin Park on Thursday morning.
As in former years, there will be incentives for the students and for their class groups, and these will be awarded at the end of the pledge collecting season, Monday, October 26. More information about prizes will be forthcoming!
This year’s Walk-A-Thon will be markedly different in several ways, but still an event to remember!
(Professional Day Friday, Oct. 9 – School not in session)
