View the 2013 56-page PDF here - Friends School Plant Sale

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May 10–12, 2013 • Friends School Plant Sale 3
Little School, Big Sale
As a Friends School student, I thank you for supporting our plant
sale. By doing this, you are helping raise money for scholarships.
If you are new to the plant sale, or wondering why we put so
much time and energy into this large-scale fundraiser, here are some
things you should know. The Friends School Plant Sale is
made possible by volunteers at the school in order to raise
money for need-based tuition aid for our students.
Friends School of Minnesota is an independent Quaker
school located in the Saint Paul Midway area. It was founded
in 1988. It has a strong base in academics as well as the
Quaker values of peace, justice, simplicity and community.
Like many of the 85 Friends Schools nationwide, we are a
progressive education school, meaning that it is based
strongly on the beliefs that children learn best through
active, hands-on learning. Friends School also values environmental
education, conflict resolution skills,
and the arts.
I experience this method of teaching every
day, and I appreciate the value of being taught in
a way that simultaneously teaches us to work
both independently and in groups, as well as
showing us how what we are learning applies to
the real world.
Friends School of Minnesota
prepares children to embrace
life, learning and community
with hope, skill, understanding
and creativity.
We are committed to the
Quaker values of peace, justice,
simplicity and integrity.
If you’d like to find out more about Friends School of Minnesota,
please visit our website at www.fsmn.org, or talk with any of the student
or parent volunteers at the sale.
The Friends School Plant Sale raises half of the tuition aid given to
over 30 percent of our students. It is made possible by
the thousands of hours volunteered by friends, family,
students, and alumni of the Friends School of
Minnesota. We take pride in the fact that the vast majority
of Friends School families participate in and volunteer
at the sale. We think that it is a great reflection of
our commitment to equality, diversity, and accessibility.
As a member of the student body, I see first-hand
what a difference the Friends School Plant Sale makes in
allowing children of diverse socioeconomic backgrounds
access to the community and academics offered at our
school. Many of my classmates receive up to 90
percent tuition aid.
Thank you for supporting the Friends School
Plant Sale and making it possibile for my
friends’ names to be marked present during
attendance every morning. Our school really
would not be the same without your support.
—Emilia, 7th grade student
Thanks!
The Friends School
Plant Sale is put
together by hundreds
of volunteers.
This catalog is
brought to you by:
Annamary Herther
Bonnie Blodgett
Carol Herman
Chris Dart
Colleen Fitzpatrick
Dan Nordley
Emilia Topp-Johnson
Gretchen Hovan
Henry Fieldseth
Huong Nguyen
Joan Floren
Judy MacManus
Lili Herbert
LoRene Leikind
Mary Maguire Lerman
Mary Schwartzbauer
Nancy Scherer
Pat Rose
Pat Thompson
Patricia Ohmans
Ryan Hogan
Sara Barsel
Tina Hammer
Toria Erhart
Friends School
of Minnesota
1365 Englewood Ave.
Saint Paul, Minn.
55104
651–917–0636
info@FriendsSchool
PlantSale.com
www.FriendsSchool
PlantSale.com
On the cover
Coneflower, Echinacea
‘Flame Thrower’ in
perennials, P135
on page 13.
Photo by Jenn Lanz
Check our website for answers to frequently asked questions: www.friendsschoolplantsale.com/faq
Or email questions to info@friendsschoolplantsale.com
How to Do the Sale continued from page 2
return to pick them up with your car. (If you
used one of our shopping carts you cannot take
the cart to your car.) Volunteers will help at the
curb. You will receive a number to differentiate
your plants from others’.
How can I get more involved
in the sale?
Sign up to volunteer for four hours
(www.volunteer.friendsschoolplantsale.com)
and qualify to buy your plants at the
volunteer-only pre-sale on Thursday evening.
If you have ideas for plants or other ways
to improve the sale, please email
info@friendsschoolplantsale.com.
Everyone is a volunteer
This is a school fundraising event put on
entirely by donated efforts. Take a moment to
look around and realize that everyone working
is freely giving his/her time and abilities. Let’s
celebrate what a group of people can create with
a great idea, a ton of elbow grease, and a little
luck!
You can create an online shopping list
Your online list shows each plant’s catalog number
and price. You can update the quantity for each plant
to get an idea of how much your total will be.
It’s easy to remove plants if you change your mind.
Catalog # Name Price Qty Subtotal
A221 Hibiscus, Maple Sugar $5 3 $15
N083 Virginia Blue Bells $5 3 $15
C038 Bill MacKenzie (clematis) $8 1 $8
P540 Pinks, Baths, Fire Witch $1.50 5 $7.50
Or download a PDF of our blank shopping sheet at
www.friendsschoolplantsale.com/doing
You can also use the website to
find more information on the
plants. Each of the 2,300+
plants has its own page, and
most of the pages include one
or more photos of the plant to help you when our
written catalog descriptions are just not enough.
www.FriendsSchoolPlantSale.com