Greetings Alliance Friends:

On November 1st, at Cadillac of Greenwich, First Selectman Fred Camillo proclaimed the month of November as the Greenwich Alliance for Education's Turkey Trot Fitness Challenge Month. Read more here.

I joined some friends for a casual “boot camp” workout last weekend wearing my Turkey Trot t-shirt. I was so happy to see everyone's bright blue shirts with the masked turkey jumping around on the grass. This is what Turkey Trot Fitness Challenge is all about - stepping away from the computer and getting active all month long! 

Post pictures to #GreenwichAllianceTurkeyTrot2020 to win awesome prizes!  We have Garden Catering gift cards, dozens of bagels from Upper Crust, Vineyard Vines merchandise and gift card, Athleta gift cards, and The Ginger Man gift cards - all you have to do is register here and POST! 

Saturday, November 28th is TURKEY TROT DAY! We want to see Turkey Trotters all over town. Wearing your Turkey Trot t-shirt, venture outside with your family or friends (following COVID safety protocols) and go for a run, walk or bike ride - anywhere! And say “hey” to Turkey Trotters you pass along the way.    

Thanks to our generous prize donors, our incredible sponsors, and our wonderful community of education supporters for helping the Alliance during this very challenging year! 

A couple of special SHOUT OUTS:

Michael Manning - grant champion Developing Artist - is moving the Funky Turkey’s all over town for all of us to enjoy. Check out on FB and Instagram.

And to PTA Council President Brian Peldunus who pledged to exercise every day this month to improve his health and to raise $2000 along the way for the Alliance. 

Have a safe and very HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

EAT IN OR TAKE OUT TO BENEFIT THE ALLIANCE!

Just mention the Turkey Trot when you are ordering and proceeds from your meal will be donated to the Alliance:

Thursday, Nov.19 - Little Pub (Greenwich)
Saturday, Nov. 21 - The Cos Cobber

ALLIANCE INLAB INVESTMENT TOTALS $450,000+ 

Launched in Fall 2015, GHS Innovation Lab offers students an educational platform to dive deeper into learning through student directed interdisciplinary projects.

Humanities Update - two InLab juniors (brothers - Junior and Julien) are creating public service announcements (PSA) and op-ed pieces as part of their humanities projects. Junior's project is about social emotional learning and its impact on educational outcomes while Julien's examines education reform through the lens of project-based learning. As Julien observes "I have become quite aware of how amazing [project-based learning] is. There is constant skill-building which preps one for college, university, and the workplace; I have found a place that is not only informative but enjoyable".

STEM Update - eight InLab seniors are part of the science research class and are delving into their year-long projects. The Alliance helps with funds needed for these projects. One student, interested in phytoremediation, is examining use of white rot fungus filter bags to remove a compound commonly found in herbicides from runoff

FOLLOW THE GPS BUDGET PROCESS 

On Nov. 5th, the GPS Superintendent announced a $169 million budget for the 2021-2022 school year. As education supporters, we will be closely following the budget process. Read about the budget announcement here.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

Help Others During The Holidays:

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Family Centers Annual Turkey Drive: Click Here
YWCA Gift Card Fund:  Click Here
Kids in Crisis Amazon Holiday Wish List: Click Here
Greenwich Department of Human Services Holiday Aid Programs; contact alison.brush@greenwichct.org or 203-622-3715

Upcoming Events:

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Little Pub Turkey Trot Fundraiser: Thurs. November 19
Cos Cobber Turkey Trot Fundraiser: Sat. November 21
Turkey Trot Celebration Day: Sat. November 28
Greenwich Student Identity - A Community Conversation on Diversity at GHS: Thurs. December 3, 7:00 pm via Zoom. Register Here
BOE GPS Budget Discussion: Thurs. December 3, 7:00 pm

Questions about the Greenwich Alliance for Education? Want to share your ideas on how to spread the word?

Contact me at julie@greenwichalliance.org.

Sincerely,

Julie Faryniarz, Executive Director
203.340.2323 
julie@greenwichalliance.org
www.greenwichalliance.org
https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie.faryniarz

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