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Welcome to your child’s senior year!
Ayear from now you will be busy
packing your child for college!
Until then, you should enjoy what will be one of the most memorable years of
your child’s life. The PHS GradNite 2009 Committee has already begun work planning
and dreaming of ways to make your child’s GradNite experience the culminating
event of their senior year, a night they will never forget and always cherish.
GradNite is a drug and alcohol
free event held annually at PHS for ALL graduating seniors. Nearly 95% of PHS
graduates attend this all-night celebration following graduation. At GradNite, the food is abundant, the games
are big, the music is blaring, the prizes are many, the gift bags are
overflowing, the laughter is contagious, and wonderful memories are made each
and every moment.
Why do we do this? Studies have shown that post-graduation
events such as GradNite save lives by providing a fun, cool and safe
alternative. This is not just a
celebration; it is a safety device.
A group of dedicated parents tirelessly (and clandestinely) work all
year long in hopes of enticing each and every graduate to their very own special
and spectacular GradNite! We can’t,
however, do this alone. Each year, local
businesses and community organizations generously support GradNite. Their financial contributions, however,
generally account for only half of the $25,000
cash needed for this event. We must depend on you, the seniors’
parents, for the remainder of the needed funds. This is one investment opportunity you
will not regret.
Please consider making a
tax-deductible contribution of $50 or
more. Many of our plans require deposits
and partial payments early so we ask
that you send in your gift at your
earliest convenience. Every dollar helps! Please send all donations to PHS GradNite at PHS GradNite 09, 234 Judd Rd, Southbury,
CT 06488.
One of the other memories that
GradNite creates is an individualized photo keepsake of each graduate. We’ll
need 50 to 75 photos to create your graduate’s special montage so start
perusing those photo albums and picture CDs now.
Thank you in advance for your generous and continued
support of GradNite 2009. Please know
that it is our greatest hope that your child has a successful and safe senior
year: from beginning to end. If you
should have any questions concerning GradNite, or if you would like to be a
part of the fun and exciting GradNite team, please do not hesitate to contact us
at phsgradnite09@yahoo.com. If you would like a peek into GradNites past, please
be a guest at our new website, www.phsgradnite.org and click on pictures.
Bookmark our site so you can refer to it all year for timely GradNite
information and forms.
Sincerely,
Maria Papiro and Karen Suter
Co-Chairs, GradNite 2009