Parents and friends are the backbone of our school community. Whether it's offering time to chaperone or assist with social functions, clipping boxtops ( did you know we get 10 cents PER boxtop?), donating your used shoes/clothes/ink cartridges/electronics, we couldn't do it without YOU!
You can also make a monetary donation by clicking on the link below!
TIME If you are able to donate your TIME, we are always in need of chaperones for dances, help with theatre productions, class trips and socials, committees to plan special events, new IACA board members and assisting teachers with everyday things like photocopying. Please visit our VOLUNTEER page for a list of all of the events/activities that need your support!
BOXTOPS Boxtops are like gold! We collect them throughout the year and at 10 cents per boxtop, we can buy lots of supplies for our school! Please send in your clipped boxtops ( bagged in sets of 50). Your child can give them to their teacher or you can drop them off at the main office. Browse through this website to see all the different ways you can use/cut/donate boxtops- and see how much we've earned so far! https://www.boxtops4education.com/earnings?schoolid=320371 Occasionally we'll run contests to see who can bring in the most boxtops. Look out for these alerts on ourBOXTOPS page!
BOOKS Our school library is always accepting donations of books- either for the library itself or for our Donate Books fundraiser. If you would like to donate books to the school library, you may donate them at any time. Any early elementary or books that you sense are not appropriate for either the Middle or High School section of our library can be dropped directly into the bin which is located on the High School side, next to the school. The bin accepts used books, CDs, DVDs & records. Got Books pays us for these donations! Please note that the librarian is not able to access the bin, so if your intention is to donate books to the school, please be sure to bring the books to the library.
INK CARTRIDGES/PRINTER CARTRIDGES IACS has partnered with the FUNDING FACTORY, a company that recycles your ink cartridges and printer-toner cartridges. If you have any questions after reading the info below, please contact Nancy Therrien at [email protected]
It is easy, has no obligation and no deadline. It only changes the way you recycle your unwanted items. After you register at www.FundingFactory.com, you can order FREE prepaid shipping labels or print them online. You can fill up the boxes with collected ink and laser cartridges, laptops, IPODS, GPS’s and cell phones, apply a FREE prepaid shipping labels and leave them for a UPS driver. You can register simply by picking register a business, IACA's non profit ID is 10133 as the organization you wish to support. That’s us!
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Bring them to school! We have a collection box for your unwanted items.Funding Factory will accept Inkjet Cartridges, Toner Cartridges, Turn your unwanted recyclable items into dollars for IACS! In addition to the MS lobby, we have a new location to drop off items: Chelmsford Storage Solutions, 296 Littleton Road in Chelmsford. See Karen Lowry.
What is the final result? IACA uses the money to fund student programs at a local charter school, Innovation Academy. Last year we bought two LEGO MindStorm robotics kits for the Robotics Club. The kids were so excited!
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SHOES and CLOTHING That's right. We'll take your used shoes AND clothes! You can drop off your gently used shoes ANYTIME at school in our "Shoebox Recycling" boxes. For every 40 pounds of shoes, we get $20! That's a lot of shoes AND a lot of money! For more information, contact Bernadette Baird at [email protected]
We also accept used clothing donations during our special Bag2School Drive which happens twice a year. (Please do not bring in used clothing until you receive flyers about this special event!!!)
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LOCAL BUSINESSES If you or someone you know owns a local business, we'd love to hear from you! We accept gift cards and gift certificates from local businesses to use as awards for contests and raffles. We are also looking for local vendors to supply gift baskets or items for our raffle baskets during our EMBRACE WINTER SOCIAL. This year, we will be putting together a coupon booklet to sell as a fundraiser. If you'd like your business to be listed in the booklet and can supply a coupon/free item/discount, please contact ( info forthcoming)
LOCAL SHOPPING
HANNAFORD
Do you shop at Hannaford? Did you know they'll donate money to our school when you purchase selected items? Check out our "Hannaford Fundraiser" Page for more info!