Cottage Grove Kid's Park

If you haven't heard, the Cottage Grove Kid's Park is participating in the Pepsi Refresh Project. While the original contest ended on July 31st, the Cottage Grove Kid's Park was given one more month to rally enough votes for the big $25,000 prize. Here is the information on how to vote:

1. ) Sign up to get daily reminders through the Cottage Grove Kids Park Facebook page: http://bit.ly/Join-CG-Park-on-FB

2. ) Text 100296 to Pepsi (73774)

3. ) Vote online at http://www.refresheverything.com/cgkidspark
*iphone users can search "cottage grove" at http://www.refresheverything.com

-- Vote once by using your Facebook account
-- (then sign out), then by signing in with multiple email accounts

You can easily vote 2 to 4 times a day (Every Day).

Hopefully, you can help make a difference. To get the grant, the submitted project must finish in the top 10, so keep voting!!!!

It's Salsa Time!

So, I asked my 10 year old son whether or not I should enter the Salsa Contest that the Cottage Grove Kid's Park is sponsoring on August 15th. He looked at me kind of funny and said, "Well, what kind of salsa? You're not going to dance, are you?" Isn't he just the funny one....

Well, I am going to enter the contest with my oh-so-awesome salsa (n. A spicy sauce of chopped, usually uncooked vegetables or fruit, especially tomatoes, onions, and chili peppers, used as a condiment) so stop on by and check it out! The event will be on August 15th from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm at Fireman's Park. Tasting kits, which include chips, each salsa entered in the contest and a ballot, will be available for $5. Enjoy some great local recipes and help raise money for the Cottage Grove Kid's Park. This is clearly a win-win folks!!

See you on the 15th!!

The Little Engine That Could....

The Cottage Grove PTO has a goal. We want to put SMART Boards in our classrooms. Today, we came a little closer to our goal. I had the extreme pleasure of dropping off two checks today - one for Taylor Prairie and one for Cottage Grove School. Needless to say, I was received whole-heartedly by both schools. It was definitely the highlight of my day!

We are well on our way to our goal, but we have far to go. And just how do we plan on raising the money? A big part of it will be our annual Fall Festival. This year, the Festival will be held at Taylor Prairie on October 2 from 10-4. Mark your calendars!! If you want to be a part of this, feel free to contact me at cgrovepto@gmail.com. We will need a lot of people to help us make this happen, but I know we can do it! So join in the fun and help us attain our goal!!