Pharley's Honor Roll
Viejo Elementary School
Mission Viejo, CA
 
KICKOFF CAMPAIGNViejo Elementary School Principal Jayne Martin, right, introduces Barbara Saltzman, The Jester's Mom, to kick off a month-long Literacy for Life campaign to raise funds for a Jester & Pharley Smile Cart for Mission Viejo Medical Center in Southern California.
CHOC CHEERLeslie Brubaker, Leadership Giving Associate for the CHOC Foundation for Children, tells students at Viejo Elementary how important their efforts are for young patients. "Your help in bringing smiles to our patients makes an important difference in their outlook, and helps them get better," she says.
 
SCHOOL SUPPORTViejo Elementary begins its campaign to bring a Jester & Pharley Smile Cart to Mission Viejo Medical Center with the leadership of, from left, Leslie Brubaker of the CHOC Foundation for Children; PTA President Julie Redmond; Barbara Saltzman, The Jester's Mom; Principal Jayne Martin; and PTA Secretary Michelle Yancy.
 
BIG YELLOW JUG The Jester jumps with joy as Melyssa from Mrs. Bruce's Viejo Elementary class drops in coins to bring The Jester & Pharley to children at Mission Viejo Medical Center.
 
HELPING HANDS Every little bit adds up as students in Mrs. Olson's second grade class fill the Jester jug with coins, hoping to bring a Smile Cart to their local hospital. Not only are these second graders and other students dropping in loose change, they're also reading to give - for every 100 pages of extracurricular reading they do in one month, they receive pledges of $1 to help in the Jester drive.
 
MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONA baker's dozen of Viejo Elementary School students in grades K-5 proudly display their "Jester Jingle" certificates for reading the most pages and being the top fund-raisers in their grade levels in a month-long Jester & Pharley Literacy for Life drive. They and other students at the civic-minded Orange County, CA, elementary school helped raise $6,000 for Jester & Pharley books and dolls to bring smiles to children in Mission Viejo Medical Center and Children's Hospital of Orange County, CA.
 
VIEJO VISIT— On May 17, 2002, the top K-5 students represented Viejo Elementary in a very special trip to visit the patients at CHOC at Mission Hospital.
 
DESERVED ACKNOWLEDGMENT — Principal Jayne Martin, right, and PTA Secretary Michelle Yancey reveal the special bookplates placed on each book donated to the hospital, acknowledging the hard work of Viejo students during their Penny Drive and Jester & Pharley Read-a-Thon.
 
PHUND THANKS On behalf of The Jester & Pharley Phund, Program Manager Carrie Fisher-Pascual expresses appreciation to Viejo students for their tremendous fundraising efforts and explains how far those efforts will go in bringing joy to the patients being treated at the hospital.
 
SPECIAL DELIVERY — Through Viejo Elementary's fundraising efforts and the support of the local community, the students raised a total of $7,500 sponsoring 100 copies of The Jester Has Lost His Jingle, 100 Jester & Pharley Dolls and a Jester & Pharley Smile Cart to be donated at a later date.
 
PHILANTHROPIC PHUNDERS Viejo's top readers and Penny Drive fund-raisers pose with (,from left, back row), Jayne Martin, Michelle Yancey, CHOCO the Bear, Phund Program Manager Carrie-Fisher Pascual and (,front row, right), Child Life Specialist Wendy Reynolds.
 
BEARY APPRECIATIVECHOCO the Bear and Marketing Coordinator Kelly Russell offer their thanks and a wave to the Viejo students as a young patient looks on in admiration.
   
PHUND PHAREWELLPrincipal Martin and the victorious Viejo students pause for one last photo opportunity before returning to school to share the experiences with their fellow schoolmates.
   

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