The preschool is beginning efforts to raise approximately $31,000 to purchase and install a new playground structure. The preschool committee has devised a series of fundraising efforts to help us reach our goal.

On November 21 we will have a special shopping day at Paper Lantern a gift store in North Naples. Twenty percent of your purchase price of each item sold to someone who does so in the name of our preschool will be donated to the preschool. Paper Lantern is located in the shopping center on the SE corner of Immokalee and Airport-Pulling (behind Sam’s Club), stop in to preview the items that would make lovely teacher’s gifts or Christmas presents for your family members or yourself.
On December 13 we will be heading to Barnes and Noble in Waterside Shops for our annual book fundraiser. It is a wonderful way to encourage literacy while supporting the preschool. A portion of the sale of each item in the store—CD’s and coffee included—will be given back to the preschool.
In addition to these simple efforts, we will have our ongoing Boxtops 4 Education effort. To participate you may clip Boxtops symbols off of participating products. Each Boxtop symbol is worth $.10 to the school. This is an easy way to bring money to the school by clipping symbols off products that you are already purchasing.
Visit the Panda Express in Coastland Center mall in January (date to be determined). Two preschool families, the Wus and the Zhaos, operate the Panda Express and offered this fundraiser as a means of supporting the preschool. Each preschool family will receive several vouchers for Panda Express that they may give to friends, neighbors, etc. A portion of the purchase price of each item sold will be donated to the preschool when the buyer presents one of our vouchers. Please plan to hit the mall that day for lunch or supper in support of the preschool. Why not make a playdate with one of your child’s favorite friends?

If anyone has any other fundraising ideas or would like to help with our fundraising efforts, please contact Nicole Lombillo, Preschool Committee Chair at or Lee Walsh in the preschool office.

239.262.8315
E-mail: leew@fpcnaples.org