The Foundation's next big event is the Silent Auction, scheduled for May 22 during Open House. The Foundation is looking for items to be donated and auctioned at this event. Last year's auction raised more than $8,400. A flyer with more information went home in the Thursday folders, or contact Kathy Ranek, 248-9073, for more information. Your donation is tax-deductible.

Buy Raffle Tickets to Help Fund Shade Structures!
Feel like a winner? The latest fundraiser to help purchase shade structures for our playground involves raffle tickets! Beginning the week of May 5, a foundation representative will be selling tickets after school on each Tuesday and Friday. Tickets are just $1 each, with numerous drawings and prizes scheduled. Multiple ticket discounts are available. You can also purchase tickets by filling out this form and sending a check to school with your child. For more information, contact Amy Taylor at (818) 542-3003.

Celebrate the End of School Year at Foundation's Dinner/Dance
The Lincoln Foundation invites you to help celebrate the end of the school year with an adults-only Dinner/Dance on Friday, June 13, 7 pm at The Ambrosia in Glendale. Principal Card's band will rock the house and all proceeds will go toward purchasing shade structures for the playground. Lincoln parents and their guests, Lincoln teachers and staff, and all alumni parents are welcome. Save the date!

Playground Shade Structures
The first of many fundraisers, “Shades of Love,“ raised $1,025 toward the purchase of shade structures for our campus playground. Thank you to all those who supported this wonderful cause and a special thanks to Lisa and Lissa at Dream Dinners for donating all the dinners for free. Additional fundraising efforts for shade structures are grants, club cards and www.escrip.com. Ask friends, neighbors or relatives to join us in getting shade for our kids. It only takes minutes to ask for a life time of shade.

Please take some time to review these sun-safety strategies.

Escrip Program
Do you clip coupons for your trip to the grocery store? Check out eScrip “Coupons for Kids” where you can download and print coupons from major manufacturers. The Foundation earns 5¢ for each coupon used at participating eScrip merchants. Please visit www.escrip.com and click on “Coupons for Kids” to get the coupons. Additional information will in send home in Thursday folder.

Foundation Notes
The Foundation will hold its next recycle contest in May. Save those old cell phones, ink/laser and toner cartridges, and old laptops and ipods. Two lucky classes will earn an ice cream party

While striving for fun activities, the foundation retains its main goal of raising funds to help Lincoln be the best it can be. Last year’s events raised money to help pay for numerous improvements around campus, including 

• $10,500 for installation of grass and irrigation to enlarge the existing grass area on the playground and add a second grass area
• $12,500 to pay salaries for the computer lab specialist and the primary music teacher
• $1,800 grant to purchase glaze for clay projects
• $1,500 grant to the Garden Club
• $540 grant to send teachers to Kindergarten Conference
• $500 to purchase tools for the janitorial staff
• $150 school supply grant for each teacher

The foundation encourages all parents to attend its monthly meetings and provide input on how best to help Lincoln this year. We meet the second Thursday of every month at 7 pm in the Lincoln Library. For more information, email Mark Pappas or Ronnie Tucker.