Fundraising to date...

Dinner and Silent Auction @ Rylie's Cattle Barn  April 2012 

In April 2012 we held a dinner and silent auction at Rylie's Cattle Barn.  The night was sold out as the people of Okotoks rallied together to make this event a success.  The support form local businesses was overwhelming, a complete list of sponsors can be viewed at westmountschool.@fsd38.ab.ca.  Thanks to these businesses and  the support of the people in the community we were able to raise a little over $10,000 and had tones of fun doing it.

Mother's Day Flower Basket fundraiser April/May 2012 

Before the doors were even opened at Westmount School we set out on our second fundraising venture which proved to be quite successful considering we hadn't even really come together as a school community yet.  By selling flower baskets, bedding plants, herbs and tomatoe plants we were able to raise just over $2000 towards the playground.  the plants were very good quality, delivered to us from Devry Greenhouses.  This is definitely a fundraiser we would consider doing again.

Home Based Business Fair May 2012
At the open house in May 2012, parents and community members who have home based businesses gathertogather to raise funds for the playground.  Those businesses together raised $1800.00. A big thank you to everone who supported them and thank you to the businesses that particpated.

BBQ at Nutters June 2012  

June 2012 we were contacted by Eagle Radio saying the Nutters wanted to have a charity BBQ at their anniversary celebration and were looking for a cause to donate the money too.  We were more than happy to oblige and organized a group of volunteers to work at the BBQ for the afternoon.  We raised $312, not bad for an impromptu fundraising event.

BBQ at Westmount School Sept 2012

A big thank you to he teacher's of Westmount School that held a charity BBQ the opening week of school, and a big thank you to the volunteers that help make this a success.  Through the BBQ and donations it proved to be a profitable afternoon.

Miscellaneous  Donations  

We have received various donations since forming the society.  Big Rock School graciously donated $5000 to Westmount for the Playground, Danielle Smith from the Wild Rose party presented Westmount School with a check as well. Through all the fundraising we have done and various donations we have a total of $24,000 that we can use towards a matching grant as well as an additional $46, 000 in trust with the Foothills School Division that has been donated by various donors who have chosen to donate through this route in order to receive a charitable donation tax receipt.  The support in the community has been overwhelming.