We have a lot of good news to report.  The Raskob Social and subsequent fundraising effort have raised more than $7,000 and donations are still coming in.  At the RPA meeting Wednesday, we were able to combine this money with additional RPA funds generated from dues, See's Candy, and other fundraising activities to authorize the purchase of 15 Chromebooks, 5 Kindles, a $100 iTunes account for the Kindles and 10 lunch tables.  A Chromebook cart will also be purchased with funds that were set aside last year.  Thank you to everyone who has made donations, paid dues, bought candy, signed up for eScrip and used our Amazon link to purchase items on Amazon in support of Raskob.  Thank you especially to our VP of Fundraising, Lisa Crawford, to Anne Schreiner who hosted the Social and to Dayna Broussard who is in charge of See's, eScrip and Box Tops.

More than 40 parents attended the Raskob parent education presentation by Dr. Michael Tompkins on anxiety in children with learning differences.  This was a wonderful event as Dr. Tompkins really concentrated on the Raskob population and provided some useful insights.  Thank you to Marjorie Stamper-Kurn for organizing such an informative event.

Speaking of events, a less formal discussion regarding higher education and students with learning differences will be held onTuesday, April 29 at Mills College.  The discussion will be led by Raskob parent, Gabriella Tempestoso, who is an expert in this area.  More information will be available soon.

Our next quarterly coffee and RPA meeting will be on Wednesday, May 7, from 8:30-10am in the California Room.  Raskob's Director, Edee Ben Ari, will be the featured speaker and provide a summary of the recent WASC accreditation report. 

Best Regards,

Marianne