Box Tops Submission Deadline Approaching

Box Tops for Education allows you to support Bhaktivedanta Academy without finding extra money in your budget. Remove box tops from some of the groceries you purchase and use them to generate cash for the school. Each box top collected is worth 10 cents. 

Here is how it works: 

• Watch for the Box Tops for Education label on the tops of food containers you buy. The labels are often found on cereals, facial tissue and cake mixes, among others.

• Take the top off of the product once you get it home. You can cut the Box Tops for Education label off the box, or just tear it off.

• Deliver the box tops you have collected to the school.  We have a beautiful collection container produced by one of our parents, Adi Gopi Kohair, in the office.

November 1st is our first submission deadline, so please bring in whatever box tops you have by Monday, October 31st.

Thank You!

Si usted tiene alguna pregunta y necesita ayuda en español,  puede solicitarla llamando al 386-462-2886 (oficina).

Alachua County Fire Rescue Visit

Special thanks to Scott, Brad, and Brandon from Alachua County Fire Rescue station 21 for visiting Bhaktivedanta Academy.  They spoke about fire safety, gave a tour of the fire truck, and answered many questions from their eager audience.

Harvest Festival/Govardhana Puja Volunteers Needed

Bhaktivedanta Academy's annual Harvest Festival will be on Thursday, October 27th.  All students come to school dressed as their favorite character from Krishna's pastimes and participate in a variety of fun activities, such as ox cart rides, apple bobbing, crafts, etc.

This year our festival falls on Govardhana Puja, which gives us a special opportunity to celebrate.  In addition to the usual activities, the students in Madhurya Bhavan will lead the construction of our own Govardhana Hill with edible items brought by all students.  We invite everyone to come celebrate with us at 1:30 p.m. as we circumambulate the hill and distribute the preparations.  This should be a great event.

We are in need of parent volunteers to help with the various activities from 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.  Please sign-up online to volunteer.

With your help we will be able to put on a fun-filled celebration for everyone.

Thank you!

Si usted tiene alguna pregunta y necesita ayuda en español,  puede solicitarla llamando al 386-462-2886 (oficina).

Vedic Arts Studio Registrations Due

The next series of after school vedic arts studio classes in sanskrit and music start on Wednesday.  Please return your registration form to the school office by Tuesday morning along with payment if you plan on having your K-5th grade child participate.

Thank you

Bhaktivedanta Academy Featured in ISKCON News

ISKCON News has just published a feature article about Bhaktivedanta Academy. It is a great story about the school that I think you will enjoy reading:

It’s 8:30am when I arrive at the Bhaktivedanta Academy, a private elementary school located on a leafy five-acre plot at ISKCON’s New Raman Reti farm in Alachua, Florida. It’s August 31st, and school has been back in for about a week.

The quiet, peaceful group of mobile home buildings, with its blue and yellow sign depicting a glowing open book with a lotus flower rising out of it, is amongst only a handful of ISKCON schools left in North America. And with fifty-four students, it’s easily the largest...

Read more: http://news.iskcon.com/node/3874/2011-09-03/bhaktivedanta_academy_inspiring_excellence_in_krishna_s_children#ixzz1WwtW0A1W