http://30th.smesnews.org Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:30:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en South Orange County residents can purchase low-cost, high-quality food options once a month at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church through its new partnership with Angel Food Ministries. A variety of predesigned boxes of healthy and nutritious food, ranging from the Signature Box including meats, dairy, vegetables, fruits and pasta, for a ... http://30th.smesnews.org/2010/04/st-margarets-episcopal-church-offers-%e2%80%9cangel%e2%80%9d-food-assistance-program-to-local-families-needing-help/ By Ashley Short, Grade 11 Read more about Lemon Fest and view a photo gallery. Read The Orange County Register article about Lemon Fest. Lemon-Fest grew out of as discussion about the possibility of a talent show to raise funds to assist the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. I don’t think anyone ... http://30th.smesnews.org/2010/03/student-perspective-lemon-fest-a-community-service-success-story/ By Darla Magaña, Director of the Library and Media Center Last week the St. Margaret’s community donated just under 5,000 books! Wow! This is a great benefit to others as well as to the environment: Every one of the donated books will stay out of landfills and will be used for ... http://30th.smesnews.org/2010/03/st-margaret%e2%80%99s-donates-nearly-5000-books/ Name: Nicholas Jacome Grade: Lower School Organization: Orangewood Children's Home Hours: 1 Nicholas just celebrated his 7th birthday and decided the best way to share his good fortune would be to ask party guests to bring new toys, clothes and DVDs to donate to the Orangewood Children's Home rather than gifts. On March 10, ... http://30th.smesnews.org/2010/03/new-toys-for-orangewood-childrens-home/ Name: Quinn Novick Grade: Lower School Organization: Haiti Hours: 25 Four first graders: Jamie and Hailey McKay, Mitchell Frye, and Quinn Novick planned, researched, held a lemonade stand in Laguna Beach and raised $104.50 for the Episcopal Church in Haiti! http://30th.smesnews.org/2010/03/first-graders-sell-lemonade-for-haiti/ Name: Nicholas, Francine & Martha Jacome Grade: Lower School Organization: OC Animal Care Hours: 6 On March 10, a sunny afternoon, our family traveled to OC Animal Care in the city of Orange to volunteer for the "Give A Day. Get a Disney Day" program. Nicholas (1st grade), his Nana and I spent the ... http://30th.smesnews.org/2010/03/give-a-day-get-a-day/ Soon after the Haiti Earthquake, the Lower School Student Council created a plan to raise money for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. The plan included a two-week strategy of selling lemonade during lunch, selling Valentine Grams for Valentine's Day, T-shirt sales, and Friday bake sales after school. Proceeds ... http://30th.smesnews.org/2010/03/lower-school-films-lemon-aid-relief-plan/ As part of an outreach program providing service and leadership opportunities, St. Margaret’s wrestling team members shared their wrestling expertise with local Middle School students through the San Juan Capistrano Boys & Girls Club. In February, led by Head Varsity Wrestling Coach Jason Leneau, 10 Upper School wrestling team members ... http://30th.smesnews.org/2010/03/service-through-the-grapevine-wrestlers-share-skills-with-local-youth/ Name:Tristan Walters, Austin Hall Grade: Middle School Organization:Silverado Senior Living Hours: 57 On February 12, students in St. Margaret’s Middle School made flower bouquets for the elderly of Silverado Senior Living. The flowers were brought in that morning by the students. Many students participated in this project, and we ended up making 85 flower ... http://30th.smesnews.org/2010/02/middle-school-brings-valentine-wishes-to-seniors/ Name: Anne Mack Grade: Lower School Organization: local homeless Hours: 9 On February 6, our family and my sister's family, the Dehesas, made hot oatmeal and hard boiled eggs for St. Margaret's Episcopal Church's Saturday meal program for the homeless in our local community. Following Mrs. Lora Allison's easy directions to prepare 35 individual ... http://30th.smesnews.org/2010/02/oatmeal-warms-rainy-cold-morning/