What is Project Graduation?
Plainville High School/YMCA Project Graduation 2020 is an
all-night drug and alcohol-free celebration held at the Wheeler YMCA for PHS Seniors
on graduation night. It is the last
event that your child will spend together with all of the graduating peers
before they head off to post graduate endeavors.
Planning this exciting event
takes lots of volunteers (adults and students) to make this night a
success. It’s a fun-filled night for the
seniors that is full of fun activities and entertainment, including casino
room, caricaturist, hypnotist, game show mania, inflatables and much much
more. We raffle over $5,000 in prizes throughout the night
and award $1,000 grand prize to one
lucky senior, chosen at the end of the night.
Our Project Grad committee organizes events and fundraisers all year
long to fund this great event which costs
approximately $20,000.
We ask for you, and your student,
to consider donating your time in support of this graduation party. You can give as little or as much time as you
can. You can attend our monthly meetings,
organize and participate in our fundraisers and events, join our numerous sub-committees,
volunteer the night of the party, and much more. Any time that you can give would be greatly
appreciated. There’s something for
everyone, so please consider joining us to help make this year’s event exciting
and safe for our graduates. It is especially
important for senior parents to take part in Project Grad because the party is
held for your children but equally important for underclassman parents to volunteer
as well so they know what to expect for their children’s party when they graduate,
in the next few years to come.
Please pass the word on to anyone
you think would be interested in volunteering. If you can’t make the meetings
but still want to get involved, please contact Christine at 860-869-3209 or avon_christine@yahoo.com or Stevie
at iamstevie@hotmail.com. We will
add you to our distribution list to keep you informed of our planned events. Our monthly meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month, (*with
exception of Sept & January, see below) at 7pm, at the YMCA. Hope to see you all at our events.
Upcoming Project Graduation Events:
(dates and activities subject to change)
December: meeting
12/4, Spirit Wear Sales, Downtown Tree Lighting, Clothing Drive
January 2020: meeting 1/8, Comedy Night, Clothing Drive, Spirit
Wear sales
February: meeting 2/5, Dodgeball, Clothing Drive, Decorating
Committee, Spirit Wear Sales
March: meeting 3/4, Mr. PHS/Bake Sale, Paint Night,
Clothing Drive, Decorating Committee, Spirit Wear Sales
April: meeting 4/1, Flamingo Flocking, Zumba-thon,
Clothing Drive, Spirit Wear sales, Food, Decorating & Volunteer Committees,
Family Photography
May: meeting
5/6, Flamingo Flocking, Mother’s Day Flower Sale, Laughter Yoga, Clothing Drive,
Spirit Wear sales, Food, Decorating, Volunteer & Casino Committees
June: meeting 6/3, Food, Decorating &
Volunteer Committees, Project Grad Night
(tentatively 6/12)
Revised 12/2019