The San Juan Public Schools Foundation will hold its annual Phone-A-Thon on Monday, Oct. 12,  and Tuesday, Oct. 13, from 4 to 8 p.m. During this time, volunteer students, parents, faculty and members of the community will be calling to ask for your support.

The foundation is a group of volunteer parents, educators, business leaders, and community sponsors who raise money to make a difference in the classrooms of our school children.

They work year-round on projects that put 100 percent of the proceeds from the Phone-A-Thon, the Knowledge Bowl, the Business Partnership Program and other activities back into the classrooms at the public elementary, middle and high schools. Last year we gave over $100,000 back to your students.

Did you know: high school girls and boys varsity soccer teams were 2015 Academic State Champions? And the middle school placed first in the 2015 Pacific Northwest remotely operated underwater vehicle competition again, engineering an underwater robot to perform several tasks related to marine exploration and conservation! All in part from your support of our schools!

Anyone wanting to support our program can send a donation to the San Juan Public Schools Foundation, P.O. Box 1452, Friday Harbor, WA 98250.

If you would like to volunteer at the Phone-A-Thon, call Nancy at 317-1755 for info.