For 50 years, our community has supported Marshall Road Elementary School. Now we want to celebrate those 50 years by giving back to the community that has done so much for us.
To honor our 50th anniversary, we will complete 50 community service projects. Students, teachers, parents, alumni, family, friends – everyone will have a chance to be involved.
We need your thoughts, your ideas and your participation to honor the Marshall Road community. In doing so, we will make OUR world a better place.
50 times better.
Project #50 - Completed but still ongoing
Humankind Water – Over 150 bottles of Humankind Water have been sold at Marshall Road raising money to provide cleaning drinking water for all. http://main.humankindwater.org/?q=node/12
Project #49 - Completed
Earth Day: Almost 500 recyclable paper bags were decorated by students and used to promote environmentally friendly choices at a local grocery store.
Project #48 - Completed
Girl Scout Car Wash: 52 cars were washed by Girl Scouts and Brownies of Marshall Road Elementary and $555 was raised for Heifer International and SHARE (the Girl Scouts income-based scholarship program).
Project #47 - Completed
Teaming with Girls on the Run Northern Virginia, over 3200 pounds of food were collected and donated to local food pantries.
Project #46 - Completed but donations still being accepted
Over $100 was raised for the Congenital Heart Walk held on Saturday, May 5th at George Mason University.
Project #45 - Completed
Mmm Mmm Good: 54 “pop-open” soups were collected and donated to Our Daily Bread pantry which supports the Vienna Community and our Food for Thought program. http://marshallroadpta.org/programs/food-for-thought-program/
Project #44 - ongoing
Crazy Crayons: Over 50 broken, rejected or unwanted crayons will be collected and donated to the Crazy Crayon Recycle program for recycling. http://www.crazycrayons.com/recycle_program.html
Project #43 - Completed
Stationary for Service Men: 110 patriotic cards were created and sent to soldiers overseas to be used as stationary for letters home. This effort was led and organized by Mrs. Hudner’s kindergarten class.
Project #42 - Completed
Color a Smile: Over 160 crayon drawings were created by students, collected and given to the Color A Smile organization who will distribute them to nursing homes, meals on wheels programs and individuals across the country. http://www.colorasmile.org/ This effort was being led by Ms. Kinsey and Mr. Woodard and our Marshall Road Art department.
Project #41 – Completed
The Lorax Project: During Dr. Seuss Night, 50 families took a pledge to plant and care for a tree seedling. 50 tree seedlings were donated by FairfaxReLeaf organization and planted by Marshall Road families.
Project #40 - Completed but ongoing
Over 200 students have teamed with elementary schools across Vienna to participate in the Vienna Bike/Walk Challenge Week from May 14-18.
Project #39 - Completed
Pop-Pop-Popcorn week: 186 packets of popcorn were collected and donated to our Food for Thought program. http://marshallroadpta.org/programs/food-for-thought-program/
Project #38 - Completed
Teamed with the Lions Clubs of Northern Virginia and collected 60 pairs of used eyeglasses or sunglasses. The eyeglasses will be recycled and donated to eye care clinics in Fairfax County and across the globe to increase vision of those worldwide.
Project #37 - Completed
Over 75 volunteers (parents and students) participated in a Marshall Road and Creek Clean Up Day on Friday, April 20th as part of our Earth Day celebrations and were supported by Town of Vienna Parks and Recreation.
Project #36 - through June 2012
Team with our community and other Vienna Elementary Schools and help collect 50 bicycles for Wheels to Africa. http://www.wheels-to-africa.org/
Project #35 - Completed
More than 53 Marshall Road cyclists participated in the first annual National Bike to School Day on May 9, 2012.
Project #34 - Completed
Over 700 cookies and baked treats were donated by our Marshall Road families and brought to school where they were assembled into “Valentine’s Cheer Bags” and given to a local seniors’ facility and rehabilitation center.
Project #33 - Completed
Over 200 students participated in our first annual Readathon, promoting a love of reading and raising over $6000 for our art appreciation and outreach programs.
Project #32 – Completed
As part of our International Night outreach, over $100 was raised for Bridging the Gap Africa to help build bridges in Africa so that people may have safe access to medical care and education. http://www.bridgingthegapafrica.org/
Project #31 - Completed
Teamed with other Vienna Elementary Schools including Wolftrap, Vienna, Cunningham Park and Flint Hill to collect over 750 pairs of athletic shoes for the Nike ReUSE-A-SHOE group project and additionally donated 100 pairs of shoes to local families in need. http://www.nikereuseashoe.com/the-impact/in-the-community
Project #30 - Completed
82 children books and bookmarks were collected by Marshall Road students. The books, personal summaries and bookmarks were donated to the INOVA Children’s Hospital. This effort was led and organized by Mrs. Ratzenberger’s 5th grade class.
Project #29 - Completed
Over 50 flowers, vases and cards were assembled and sent to the Walter Reed Hospital. This effort was led and organized by the 6th grade.
Project #28 – Completed
As part of Earth Day, 55 recyclable items were sorted and recycled. Additionally, Mrs. Liu’s kindergarten class raised over $50 for the World Wildlife Fund as part of their preparation for the kindergarten field trip to the National Zoo.
Project #27 - Completed but donations still being accepted
Over 65 walkers participated in a locally organized Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation walk on May 4th to support one of our 3rd grade Marshall Road students and others with diabetes – and over $1000 was raised. This effort was led and organized by our 3rd grade classes.
Project #26 - Completed
Over $150 was raised through a Bake Sale and 75 items donated for an organization that rescues and cares for dogs and cats. This effort was led and organized by Mrs. Welsh-Ardoin’s class.
Project #25 - Completed
Over $78 was collected and donated to the Fairfax County Animal Shelter. This effort will be led and organized by Ms. Lynn’s kindergarten class.
Project #24 – through June 2012
Sweet School Supplies: over 50 school supplies (pencils, papers, erasers, etc.) will be collected and donated to Marshall Road students in need for 2012-2013 school year. This effort will be led and organized by Mr. Wilford’s class.
Project #23 – Completed
The first grade collected over $400 worth of games, puzzles, arts and craft supplies, coloring books and toys and donated them to the Inova Fairfax Children’s Hospital in time for the Holidays.
Project #22 – Completed
50 children’s care bags were assembled by Mrs. Thomas’ first grade class and Daisy Troop #6910 for use at a homeless shelter in Reston. Additional donations of child soap, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, books and bath toys were also given.
Project #21 – Completed
102 cards, poems and books were created and sent to Veterans at the Walter Reed Hospital and soldiers in the military in honor and recognition of their sacrifice for our country. This effort was led and organized by the 2nd grade class.
Project #20 - Completed
Almost 70 musical instruments and songbooks were collected and distributed to children in the Philippines through the Daniel Fissell Music Foundation.
Project #19 – Completed
67 Holiday cards were created and sent to Military Men and Women overseas through the Holiday Mail for Heroes programas led and organized by Mrs. Snead’s class.
Project #18 – Completed
258 new and gently used children books were collected and donated to the Embry Rucker Shelter in Reston as part of the 2nd Grade Gift from the Heart Day.
Project #17 – Completed
Snowman Village, organized by Marshall Road teachers and staff, collected over $800 and provided over 50 gifts to families in need during the holidays.
Project #16 - Completed
180 holiday and get well cards (and 3 giant snowflake sculptures) were created by Marshall Road students and were sent to children in the hospital through the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Project #15 - Completed
142 new or gently used books were collected from Marshall Road teachers and staff from December 2nd-December 7th and donated to the Vienna Women’s Shelter organized by Mrs. Kate Kalish, teacher, and Mrs. Heather Hazard, administration.
Project #14 – Completed
$200 was raised for the DC Help the Homeless Walkathon – the Marshall Road team was organized by Mrs. Maura Connolly, 6th grade teacher.
Project #13 – Completed but still ongoing
Over 2000 aluminum drink pouches were collected and recycled as part of the Drink Pouch Brigade Project. The Terracycle company will take our used drink pouches and upcycle them into bags, pencil holders, etc. or recycle them into things like fences and trash cans. We plan to continue to collect drink pouches for the remainder of the school year.
Project #12 - Completed
Mrs. Arslan’s 4th grade class planted 50 tulip bulbs on Monday, November 14th to beautify our outdoor garden and the school grounds.
Project #11 - Completed
We held “Trotting for a Track” Marshall Road Runathon on November 18th to raise money for a track at Marshall Road Elementary. Over 600 students participated in our Runathon and collectively raised over $25,000 to build a track at Marshall Road.
Project #10 - Completed
Our Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive sponsored by the SCA was held November 2nd – 17th. Almost 750 pounds of nonperishable, canned or boxed food items were collected. All donations were given to Food For Others and provided over 200 people with food for their Thanksgiving dinner.
Project #9 - Completed
We collected 624 new or gently used Winter Clothing items for those in need. We gave coats, hats, scarves, gloves, mittens and boots to the Committee for Helping Others in Vienna, Graham Road ES in Falls Church, the Volunteers of America Residential Program Center in Arlington and families in our own MRES community.
Project # 8 - Completed
We received 134 items for less fortunate animals as part of the “PAWS-itively Drug Free” Supply Drive for the Fairfax County Animal Shelter.
Project #7 - Completed
We received over $250 in donations for One for Books, almost tripling what we have collected in the past. Our donations enabled 50 students at Marshall Road to select a book that might not otherwise be able to buy one. Additionally, for every dollar that Marshall Road contributed, Scholastic donated a book to the National Center for Family Literacy, Kids in Distressed Situations or Marine Corps Toys for Tots.
Project #6 - Completed
We had over 75 volunteers participate in the annual Vienna Town Clean Up on November 5th in an effort to make our town more beautiful.
Project # 5 - Completed
Our 5th and 6th graders participated in the King Arthur Bread’s Life Skills Bread Baking program and learned to bake healthy bread. Almost 100 loaves of bread were baked by our 5th and 6th graders and donated the bread to a local food pantry, “Food for Others”.
Project #4 – Completed
60 used cell phones were donated to the Fairfax County Commission for Women to help victims of domestic violence. A bin is still located in the Marshall Road office for any additional donations.
Project #3 - Completed
We received 138 handwritten notes from Marshall Road students and sent the letters with care packages to the troops in Afghanistan.
Project #2 - Completed
Over 200 Marshall Road students participated in International Walk to School Day on Oct. 5, promoting a healthy lifestyle and environmentally friendly choices.
Project #1 - Completed
In an effort to fight childhood cancer, we have raised over $400 for Team in Training Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The generosity of Marshall Road will make a difference in a child’s life.
