Author: Kari Dean

The Prairie Spirit Schools Foundation was created to encourage and facilitate community and corporate support and involvement in public education. The funds raised through this charitable Foundation are used to enhance learning opportunities and support innovation for the students of Prairie Spirit School Division. Make a real IMPACT on learning in our community and show your support for our students by becoming a sponsor of our Annual Golf Classic!

2023 Prairie Spirit Schools Foundation 6^th Annual Golf Classic

Tuesday, June 6^th, 2023

The Legends Golf and Country Club, Warman

12pm Registration and Lunch

1pm Texas Scramble Shotgun Start, 18 holes of golf with a cart

6pm Steak or Chicken Dinner with Short Program, Auction & Prizes

ONE Complimentary Golf Pass* included with each golf registration.

*18 holes walking round; 7 days a week; valid for 2023 golf season. The Golf Pass will be provided at the tournament registration table.

We invite you to check out our 2023 Golf Classic Opportunities Overview & Sponsorship information HERE and/or review our opportunities below!

2023 Golf Classic Sponsorship Opportunities

1. Title & Presenting Sponsor $5,000 (One Opportunity) – SOLD

• Registration for eight (8) golfers
• Recognition on PSSF website for one year
• Opportunity for on-site pop-up banner (provided by sponsor) at registration table and reception
• Corporate Logo/Business Name & Company bio in event program – FULL PAGE
• Verbal, logo and signage recognition at dinner, throughout event and on promotional material
• Opportunity to speak at the reception
• Opportunity to distribute promotional items (provided by sponsor) in welcome bags (100 qty)
• Reserved seating & business name printed to acknowledge table
• First right of refusal for 2024
  

2. Invest in Education (Reception Sponsor) $3,000 (One Opportunity)      SOLD

• Registration for four (4) golfers
• Recognition on PSSF website for one year
• registration table and reception
• Corporate Logo/Business Name & Company bio in event program – 1/2 PAGE
• Verbal, logo and signage recognition at dinner, throughout event and on promotional material
• Opportunity to provide promotional items (provided by sponsor) in welcome bags &/or at reception (100 qty)
• Reserved seating & business name printed to acknowledge table
• Opportunity to provide a display table at the reception
• First right of refusal for 2024

3. ‘Drive’ Student Innovation (Cart Sponsor) $2,500      ONE OPPORTUNITY LEFT!

• Registration for two (2) golfers
• Recognition on PSSF website for one year
• Printed logo/company name recognition as cart sponsor during golf tournament

• Verbal, logo and signage recognition at reception, throughout event and on promotional material
• Opportunity to provide promotional items (provided by sponsor) in each golf cart (100 qty)
• First right of refusal for 2024

4. Make an ‘Impact’ on Education $2,000 (Six Opportunities)

• Registration for four (4) golfers
• Recognition on PSSF website for one year
• Opportunity for on-site pop-up banner (provided by sponsor) at registration area
• Corporate Logo/Business Name & Company bio in event program – ¼ PAGE
• Verbal, logo and signage recognition at reception, throughout event and on promotional material
• Opportunity to provide promotional items (provided by sponsor) (100 qty)

5. ‘Fore’ the ‘Love’ of Literacy $1,000 (Endless Opportunities!)

• Registration for one (1) golfer
• Recognition on PSSF website for one year
• Recognition as a Prairie Spirit Schools Foundation Division-wide Literacy Program classroom partner
• Verbal and Business Name recognition at reception and throughout the golf event
• Corporate Logo/Business Name listed in event program
• Opportunity to provide promotional items (provided by sponsor) in welcome bags (100 qty)

6. Green AND Tee Sponsor – REGULAR HOLES, PRIZE HOLES, & HOLE-IN-ONE

  A. REGULAR HOLES: $500 (11 opportunities)

  B. PRIZE HOLES: $600 with the donation of a prize valued at $100 or more (6 opportunities)

  C. HOLE-IN-ONE PRIZE HOLE: $750 (1 opportunity)

• Business Logo displayed on professional signs at the sponsored hole(s) (Green AND Tee)
• Business Name listed in the event program
• Business Name recognized when prizes are distributed during the program

7. Prizes, Silent and Live Auction Donations (unlimited opportunities!)

We are also very appreciative to receive:

• Prize donations for the event
• Silent auction items
• Live auction items

Donors will be recognized verbally at the event and individual/business name listed in the event program.

We are happy to make arrangements to pick up donated items! Thank you!

We appreciate your consideration in participating in our fundraising golf tournament. If you would like to join us as a sponsor you can also submit your sponsorship and payment online here 2023 Golf Tournament Sponsorship. Thank you for supporting Prairie Spirit Schools Foundation!

Prairie Spirit Schools Foundation extends a ‘note’ of thanks and is proud to announce funding from Affinity Credit Union to support the Prairie Spirit music program Resonate.

Resonate is designed to be an inclusive approach to music programming in the Division and involves a number of channels or outlets, including a student music conference, teacher professional development, performances and other events.

The support provided by Affinity Credit Union will help to create opportunities for members of the Resonate team to rejuvenate a passion for music in students and staff, re-engage in building relationships and making connections, and build awareness and opportunities to support student wellness through music.

To view our official media release click HERE.

Photo (Left to Right):

Bruce Mellesmoen, Coordinator, Arts Education, PSSD

Spencer Krips, Strategic Facilitator, Arts Education, PSSD

Will Martin, Strategic Facilitator, Arts Education, PSSD

Tiffany Werboweski, Small & Medium Enterprise Specialist, Affinity Credit Union

Debbie McGuire, North Member Council, Affinity Credit Union

Michael Collins, Acting Board Chair, Prairie Spirit Schools Foundation

Darryl Bazylak, Director of Education, PSSD

Kari Dean, Executive Director, Prairie Spirit Schools Foundation

Dave Carter, Arts Education, Superintendent, PSSD

Special thanks to Rachel G., artist, musician and Martensville High School student, for creating a beautiful piece of artwork to present to Affinity Credit Union on behalf of Prairie Spirit Schools Foundation.

YOU can help support enhanced, enriched and engaged learning opportunities for students in Prairie Spirit School Division just by purchasing tickets to a 2022 Saskatchewan Rattlers basketball game! By using the promotional code below a small portion will go back to Prairie Spirit Schools Foundation to help students in our Division!

This code is valid from now until July 1st, 2022 so be sure to get your tickets early! The home opener is on May 25th!

Click HERE for the Foundation’s promotional code, copy and paste the code below into your browser OR click on the QR Code – it’s that easy!

https://am.ticketmaster.com/saskrattlers/promotional-page?filterType=NDE=

For more information on the Rattlers visit their website at: www.therattlers.ca.

Thank you for your support!

This giveaway will be awarded by a random draw from all nominated Prairie Spirit School Division 2022 Graduate entries.

The contest is open to nominated Prairie Spirit School Division students who will graduate from high school in 2022.

Nominations can be sent in by email to psfoundation@spiritsd.ca by providing the following prior to the deadline:

SUBJECT LINE: 2022 Graduate Giveaway

1. Nominator’s name
2. Nominator’s email address
3. 2022 Prairie Spirit School Division Graduate Nominee’s full name
4. Prairie Spirit School Nominee attends
5. Briefly explain how has the graduate inspired you to nominate them &/or why you would like them to have this memorable keepsake

No purchase is required to enter.  

The winner of the giveaway must sign a release allowing the images taken to be published by Prairie Spirit Schools Foundation and/or Sonmor Photography on their website and social media accounts, if the winner is under the age of 18, this release must be signed by a legal parent or guardian.  

Personal information collected during the giveaway will be used only to provide contact information in order to contact the winner and will not be stored after the contest has finished.  

There is no purchase requirement to enter or win this giveaway. The giveaway will open at 12:00:00PM MST on 11-May-2022, and end 07-June-2022 at 11:59:59PM MST.

All entries will be entered into a random draw and announced on 08-June-2022.

Should a winner be unable to collect their prize, or unwilling to sign a release, another nominee will be drawn randomly.  

The prize consists of one 30-minute ‘mini’ photography session for one 2022 Prairie Spirit School Division graduate (randomly selected from the nominations), with two (2) digital images provided to the graduate following the session.

The winner will receive two (2) fully-edited digital copies for their personal use and distribution following the session.

The images will be photographed and edited by Sonmor Photography, and requests for re-editing images in a different style will not be honored.

Printed images are not provided.

Hair, makeup, and wardrobe services are not included in the giveaway.

The prize is valued at an approximate value of $150 CAD.

Print products are not included in the giveaway.  

The prize must be accepted as awarded with no substitutions, and may not be transferred.

In the event the prize may not be utilized by the nominee within the timeframe listed, compensation will not be provided in any form and a new winner will randomly be selected from the nominations originally provided.

The photography session will be held within 25km of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Travel is not included in the prize package.

Travel outside of 25km of Saskatoon will incur a mileage charge.

Date, time and location to be mutually agreed to between graduate and Sonmor Photography.

The session must be scheduled and photographed before August 31, 2022.  

In the event that the winner is under the age of 18, a parent or legal guardian must sign an image release, be included in all communication regarding session planning, and accompany the winner during their photography session.  

This contest is open to Prairie Spirit School Division 2022 Graduates only.

Prairie Spirit Schools Foundation and Sonmor Photography reserves the right to cancel this contest in the event of dissolution of the company, any emergency suffered by the company, or in the event that pandemic protocols are re-established and photographing the winner is prohibited or presents risks to the photographers or to the winner of the giveaway.  

Images taken during the winner’s session remain the intellectual property of Sonmor Photography.

Digital images must not be displayed on the winner’s social media accounts or online with any additional editing or filters applied.

Prairie Spirit Schools Foundation and Sonmor Photography reserves the right to display images (online or otherwise) of the winner, along with the nominator’s written text (and/or any of the other nominations submitted) explaining their reason for their nomination and/or use in the future for promotion of this initiative and/or future initiatives.

Prairie Spirit Schools Foundation and Sonmor Photography are not liable for any injury or harm that may be sustained as a result of participating in this giveaway.

The winner will be required to sign a liability waiver holding Prairie Spirit Schools Foundation and Sonmor Photography harmless of any and all claims, including damages to personal property, liabilities and costs, attorney’s fees, and any events incidental to this giveaway.  

Nominators are not eligible to win or receive a prize or any other form of compensation in this contest.

This contest is not affiliated with Facebook, Twitter, and/or Instagram.

Special thank you to Candace Sonmor (Sonmor Photography) & Myrna Dalgliesh (retired educator & PSSD grandparent) for their kind donation!

** 2022 CONTEST COMPLETE ** PRAIRIE SPIRIT SCHOOLS FOUNDATION ‘MINI’ PHOTOGRAPHY 2022 PRAIRIE SPIRIT SCHOOL DIVISION GRADUATE SESSION GIVEAWAY!

Nominate a Prairie Spirit School Division 2022 Graduate!

Prairie Spirit Schools Foundation wants to celebrate this years’ high school graduates who have made a difference in the life of someone around them – through an act of kindness, by volunteering, by leading change in their community, or by empowering someone.

Nominate an amazing 2022 graduate in the Prairie Spirit School Division (PSSD) from now until June 7, 2022 for their chance to win ONE 30-minute ‘Mini’ Photography Session with Sonmor Photography. Prize kindly donated to the Foundation by both local photographer, Candace Sonmor, Sonmor Photography and retired educator and grandma to PSSD students, Myrna Dalgliesh.

One (1) winner will be randomly selected and announced on June 8, 2022.

PRAIRIE SPIRIT SCHOOLS FOUNDATION ‘MINI’ PHOTOGRAPHY 2022 PRAIRIE SPIRIT SCHOOL DIVISION GRADUATE SESSION GIVEAWAY

There is no purchase requirement to enter or win this giveaway.

The giveaway will open at 12:00:00PM MST on 11-May-2022, and end on 07-June-2022 at 11:59:59PM MST. All entries will be entered into a random draw and announced on 08-June-2022.

The contest is open to nominated Prairie Spirit School Division students who will graduate from high school in 2022.

Nominations can be sent in by email to psfoundation@spiritsd.ca by providing the following prior to the deadline:

SUBJECT LINE: 2022 Graduate Giveaway

1. Nominator’s name

2. Nominator’s email address

3. 2022 Prairie Spirit School Division Graduate Nominee’s full name

4. Prairie Spirit School Nominee attends

5. Briefly share how the graduate inspired you to nominate them &/or why you would like them to have this memorable keepsake

The winner of the giveaway must sign a liability waiver and an image release prior to their session, in the event that the winner is under 18 years of age, a parent or legal guardian must sign both the liability waiver and the image release, and accompany the winner during the session.  

Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible nominees received. ONE (1) winner will be chosen.

The prize consists of one 30-minute ‘mini’ photography session for one 2022 Prairie Spirit School Division graduate (randomly selected from the nominations).

Two (2) digital images will be provided to the graduate following the session.

Printed images are not provided.

The photography session will take place within 25km of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Travel is not included in the prize package.

Approximate value of this prize is $150 CAD.

For the complete and full set of rules for the above giveaway please click HERE.

Join us for our next Facebook ‘Fun’-raising Online Silent Auction March 23 – 30! Our next auction will have games, puzzles and books – fun items you can bid on to enjoy individually or as a family over the Spring Break in April!

Donations gladly accepted! If you have new or next-to-new games, puzzles or books you are able to donate we would greatly appreciate it and would love to include it in our auction! Please email us at psfoundation@spiritsd.ca and we will make arrangements for pick-up right away!

Join the auction! To join our Online Silent Auction Facebook Group click HERE and you’ll be ready when the auction items are posted and the bidding begins!

Prairie Spirit Schools Foundation is excited to announce The Learning Project! We have created one MAIN Project Based Learning approach initiative and have combined and created a collaboration of both our Annual Student Learning Grants and our Da Vinci Project. With the use of our Project Based Learning approach, schools/classrooms throughout the Prairie Spirit School Division will submit learning initiatives that will enable them to further engage with their communities and meet curricular outcomes through their rigorous, collaborative projects and initiatives.   

As we blend both projects into one all encompassing, learning project, we know we will be able to obtain an even greater reach, participation level and impact among the students and educators in our Division. 

The Learning Project will support Prairie Spirit Learners to reach curricular outcomes and aspirational goals by connecting to and engaging with authentic, real-world questions, challenges, and problems.  

The Prairie Spirit Schools Foundation will accept applications for The Learning Project for schools/classrooms in the Prairie Spirit School Division that are interested in participating in a Project Based Learning experience until February 25, 2021.  Applications will be reviewed and successful recipients will be notified on March 2, 2021 by email. Grants will be awarded for projects that follow a Project Based Learning model and the degree to which the project: 

• Connects students to communities 
• Develops competencies, skills, and curricular knowledge 
• Fosters learning with specific tools and technologies. 

Please click HERE for additional information on The Learning Project as well as the application form. 

Note: If you are an educator in the Prairie Spirit School Division and have a learning initiative that meets The Learning Project criteria/application and was initiated and began in the 2020/21 school calendar year and has been completed; or is currently underway/will be underway shortly please know you ARE able to submit an application and apply for a possible grant through The Learning Project. 

The Foundation is excited to share The Learning Project and we are happy to assist with any additional questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. All applicants must complete the application provided to be considered. A word version of the application is also available (as it may be easier to complete) – just send us a quick email to psfoundation@spiritsd.ca and we will be happy to send it your way!