If they wont, I will

The first time I called Cayuga Lumber they said that they would call me on Monday to give me my total. Well Monday rolled around….no call so I called them and asked them if they figured out a price range for my panel, and they replied that they will call me back in an hour. Well more than an hour rolled around and no call. So I called and finally they connected me to John who is the guy that helped Mary Beth when she needed a panel.

He told me that the panel that I need (that is approved my school district) is a fire retartent , and  formaldehyde free panel which costs $93. It will arrive in about a week so when that gets in my hands I have to start right away. Time is very limited!

Ms. M

Just like every Tuesday I have to put in a little extra effort to get out of bed to attend my weekly mentor meeting. I forgot my coffee today so that set my day off on the wrong foot. But after my mentor meeting it made my day a little better. Infect that’s why I love my mentor, she know exactly what to say to make me feel better and she is always cracking jokes.  I told Ms. M where I am with the panel and the paint…which are both being ordered at the moment. We talked about a future fundraiser for extra money and she said the sooner the better, so that is one of my goals to get done before the panel and paint arrive. So that’s pretty much it. I need to get a little more money to afford both the paint and the panel….but no worries I can get it doneJ

Woops!!

As I was checking my email today I saw that I had a conformed order for my paint. And good thing I checked it because I forgot to order yellow! This was a huge concern for my project because I am want to include my school colors in my mural which are red and gold. Well there was no “gold” color in the catalog and the closest to gold is yellow. So I got on the phone again to add to my order which now brings my total to $53.11….and the panel is around 90ish dollars so I need to look into getting more money to afford both paint and the panel.

This is a mistake I made in my project, which I knew I was going to at some point, good thing it wasn’t a threatening mistake to my project! PHEW!

Approved!!!!!!

 When I went into the main office today I was able to pick up my sketch of the mural and I was very relieved to see that it was approved!!!!! After I got the wonderful news I went home to order paint from a company called BLICK art materials and I was able to get a catalog from my art teacher Judy. She said that this type of paint would be good for murals and she used it when she did a mural a few years back.

The types of colors I got were, Blackout White, Mars Black, Bright Red, Burnt Sienna, and Fluorescent Yellow. I got these in all Quart Size Jugs and my art teacher said that would be more than enough.

So in order to pay for these I’m going to have to hold another fundraiser YAYYYY! :/ I was thinking popsicles after school outside sometime soon. Also I met with my class officers and they said that they will match what I make (up to $50) and then I could raise even more money to maybe pay for some new brushes!!!! 

Bake Sale Success

After working on no sleep this weekend and with the help of my boyfriends mom i managed to make $115.52 in sales!!! I am very pleased with my success of this bake sale and i know see that you have to work for what you want in order to get it. Over Easter break i will find out a rounded out estimate of what everything will be and see if i need to write a grant and or hold another bake sale.

Cupcakes!!!!!!!!!!

During todays bake sale my cupcakes sold like hotcakes!!!!!!! i had to run to the store and get more cupcake mix and make 24 more cupcakes for tomorrows sale!!!!!! thats AMAZINGGGG!!!!!!

LONG DAY!!!!!!

Over the past few months i have been stage managing the spring musical "The WIZ"...and what a stressful time that was for my life and my project. today was the last performance so i am allowed to breathe now;). while i was stage managing the show i asked my boyfriends mom (who is an AMAZING baker) to help me out during my time of need. She was very excited when i asked her to be apart of my project. When i went back to her house she taught me how to frost cupcakes and turns out I'm kinda good at it. I added red sprinkles for some school spirit and made a sign with the cost of the bake goods and what the bake sale is for.

• cookies 50
• brownies 27
• muffins 24
• cupcakes 48-But now there is now only 47 cupcakes because we decided to split one because they looked yummy....and they were!!!!!!

So tomorrow i will set up my bake sale starting second period which means i need to get out of bed before i normally do...but no big deal right??? And i will sell 3rd and 6th period and my boyfriend is willing to help me during 4th and 5th when i have classes. i will report back tomorrow on what a sell and how much i make, WISH ME LUCK!!!

This is bad...

I STILL NEED BAKE SALE DATES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is bad. there is no reason why this is caring out for so long. i missed the women i need to talk to to set dates today because she is only here in the morning, and i only have afternoon classes so tomorrow i need to get my ass out of bed and meet her in her office so i can set bake sale dates. This will make Ms. M happy that i can cross it off the list we made. I need money for paint. depending on how much money i make i should also look into writing a grant for other supplies that i wouldn't be able to purchase, like better paint/ brushes.

Money Doesnt Grow on Trees

(3/3/11)
After considering my principals suggestion about platforms that would hang in our senior courtyard for seniors to paint their graduating year, I would have to strongly consider looking into raising money, or seeking out a grant. If I were to go along with this idea, I would not only have to purchase a platform for my class, but three more after that for the next classes to come. This is where I question if this idea will work. because after the four panels have been purchased, who will buy the next four? The murals would have to be a routine, which might not work out as planned.
 For me to get started on gathering supplies I need to reasearch how much it would be for the total price of my mural. I will need to look at the price of paint and brushes that will be needed for this project. And if i were to go with the platform idea how much would that cost me. So my next mentor meeting i will come up with a list of ways to be able to raise money for this class mural.