Kudos: Bijou Community School's NEW PLAYGROUND

The Bijou Community Playground represents a community effort and shows what we can do when we all come together and each do a little. "Many hands make for light work" is a true phenomenon here at Bijou School. Since 2007, with the inception of the Two Way Immersion program, and our forced volunteering program, the parents, staff and community members have consistently been spending time, funds, and those blood, sweat and tears we always talk about at this school. The new playground, as well as the field and park behind it, is a tangible representation of the volunteer force here at Bijou. I am so proud to be a part of such a caring community and of a group of people who ALL step up to do their part. We are teaching our children to be personally responsible for change and action, we are teaching our children how cooperation really works when everyone steps up, and we are teaching our children how to be a part of an active community.

I don't think we appreciate each other enough...and the little ribbon cutting ceremony last week is hardly adequate, but from the bottom of my heart, I want to thank each and every parent, community member, teacher , staff member, and child who has contributed to this playground and this school. Furthermore, I would like to thank all the folks: the businesses, the foundations, the service organizations, the families, and individuals who have helped raise the funds for this beautiful playground. So, let's start with the biggest donors of all...the Bijou Students who raised over $36000 at the walkathon and jumpstarted this project!!! Thank you parents and staff who of course helped the children!

The Bijou PTA would also like to put a special thanks out to the following:

Harrah's/Harveys Lake Tahoe
Edgewood Co.
American Century
Vail Resorts (ECHO)
Salesforce
Lake Tahoe Educational Foundation
June Taylor & Family
Marcus Ashley Galleries
Jon & Kelary Hetherton, Farmers Insurance
Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel
El Dorado Community Foundation
Tahoe Douglas Rotary Club
Village Center Shopping Center
Wulstein Financial Services and Company
The Dameral Family
South Lake Tahoe Optimist Club
Biospirit Day Spa
Rotary Club of South Lake Tahoe
Environmental Incentives
Jim & Paula Gansinger
Environmental Inspection & Construction
The Bridge Language Academy
Brian & Michelle Hogan
Corporate Nevada
Winters Electric
Rotary E-club One
John McDougall
Tahoe Pool Services
Riva Homes
CTL Forest Management Inc.
David & Terri Jinkens
Lakeside Inn
Cardinale Way Toyota
Signs of Tahoe
Dooley Riva- G + W Engineers
The Hickman Family
South Tahoe Crossfit
Alpine Carpet One
Blue Angel Cafe
Boulder Exterminators

For those of you who have not stopped by and seen the new playground, I welcome you to come visit. Come join our community...the playground and field of dreams are open for all to use after school hours and on weekends!