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 #37 - March 3, 2012
Over 50 volunteers will participate in a Marshall Road Clean Up Day in March and will be supported by Vienna Parks and Recreation.
Project #36 - May 2012
Team with other Vienna Elementary Schools and collect 50 bicycles for Wheels to Africa. http://www.wheels-to-africa.org/
Project #35 - May 2012
Over 50 students will participate in the first annual National Bike/Walk 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 “Valentines Cheer Bags” and given to a local seniors’ facility and rehabilitation center.
Project #33 - February 2012
Over 50 students will participate in our first annual Readathon, promoting a love of reading and raising funds for our art appreciation and outreach programs.
Project #32 - February 17, 2012
As part of our International Night outreach, to raise over $50 for Bridging the Gap Africa and help build bridges in Africa so that people may have safe access to medical care and education. http://www.bridgingthegapafrica.org/
Project #31 - March 1 - May 15
Team with other Vienna Elementary Schools and collect 500 pairs (50 X 10) of tennis shoes for a Nike ReUSE-A-SHOE group project. http://www.nikereuseashoe.com/the-impact/in-the-community
Project #30 - through March 1, 2012
Over 50 children books will be collected and then summaries written by Marshall Road students. The books, personal summaries and bookmarks will be donated to the INOVA Children’s Hospital. This effort will be led and organized by the Mrs. Ratzenberger’s class.
Project #29 - upcoming
Over 50 care packages will be assembled and sent to U.S. troops overseas as part of “An All-American Care Packages” effort. This effort will be led and organized by the 6th grade.
Project #28 – April 2012
As part of Earth Day awareness, over 50 recyclable items will be sorted and recycled. Additionally, Mrs. Liu’s kindergarten class will learn, educate and become environmental stewards and save natural resources.
Project #27 - May 2012
Over 50 walkers will participate in a locally organized Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation walk on May 22nd to support one of our 3rd grade Marshall Road students and others with diabetes. This effort will be 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 - upcoming
Over 50 cans of cat or dog food will be collected and donated to the Fairfax County Animal Shelter. This effort will be led and organized by Ms. Lynn’s kindergarten class.
Project #24 – 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 – upcoming
Over 50 cards, poems and books will be created and sent to Veterans at the Walter Reed Hospital in honor and recognition of their sacrifice for our country as led and organized by Mrs. Flesch’s 2nd grade class.
Project #20 - ongoing
Over 50 musical instruments will be collected and distributed to children in the Philippines through the Daniel Fissell Music Foundation. All donations of working instruments would be appreciated (including drums, guitars, recorders, etc.) and can be dropped off in the Marshall Road school office.
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 will be 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 almost $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 a little 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.
