Join Us for the Fifth Annual "Build a Bunny Bag Bee!"

We will have the FIFTH ANNUAL Build a Bunny Bag Bee at AES on April 5th  at 3:52 p.m. in the AES Music Room!   We will have activities available for everyone to help create our Read and Sing to Your Bunny Bags for the newborn babies at Atchison Hospital.  We have distributed up to 541 Bunny Bags to newborn families during the past five years!!

In case you weren't aware of the project, any child born at Atchison Hospital receives a wonderful bag that includes the fantastic book, "Read To Your Bunny," that is provided by a collaborative grant with USD 409,  ANEA and KNEA!  The newborns also receive a hand-crafted bunny created by the Atchison Hospital Auxiliary, AAARSP, Meadowlark 4-H Club, First Christian Church, USD 409 employees, and an amazing CD of recorded songs and poems performed by AES students and staff.  

It is our hope that this collaborative community effort will instill in families the importance of developing early literacy skills, through reading and music, from the very beginning of their lives together. Our project also crosses all backgrounds, giving EVERY child born at Atchison Hospital a wonderful opportunity for academic success.  

Depending on how many "Bunny Volunteers" attend, we have often been able to complete most of the work for the year within 30 to 45 minutes at most.

Here are some of the different activities that you can assist with:

Folding informational flyers

Placing labels on bags

Filling up the bags with all the materials

Copying CD's, cutting out CD inserts, writing on the CD's

Etc...

As you can tell, there is an activity just for YOU!!! 

To help with planning, please let me know of your attendance at your earliest convenience.  You may attend the activity for however long you have time available.

This program is a collaborative community project that includes the support of the Atchison National Education Association, AES CARE's Cadre, Atchison "DREAM Team," Atchison First Christian Church, Atchison High School Honor Society, Atchison Hospital Auxiliary, Atchison Kiwanis, Atchison Area Association of Retired School Personnel, BOOK (Believing in Opportunities for Our Kids) Project, Farmerette FCE Club, Kansas National Education Association,  Meadowlark 4-H Club and the Unified School District 409.  What an AMAZING TEAM!!!

Enjoy your day and thank you for your consideration...  We "hop" to see you on April 5th!