Tippecanoe Valley High School and Tippecanoe Valley Middle School libraries are currently selling Pura Vida handmade Valley-themed bracelets to help raise money to meet a matching grant from the Dekko Foundation.

The $20,000 Dekko Foundation grant will help transform the school libraries into collaborative learning centers. The project will offer students different types of collaborative learning areas to complement the books and standard tables the libraries currently have. Students will be able to choose from small group areas that vary by size and function. Large technology screens will offer opportunities for students to work on group PowerPoints. White boards will create areas for brainstorming class project ideas and tall tables will be available for students working on art homework or poster boards for class assignments. Soft seating options are also included for individual/paired reading spaces, too.

The Fulton County Community Foundation has also joined in helping to support the project by awarding the school corporation a $10,000 grant to help reach the $20,000 matching Dekko Foundation grant goal. Aside from the Pura Vida bracelets, the libraries are planning other fundraisers throughout the school year. A dance was already held at the middle school to help raise money. The bracelets are $5, with 50% from each purchase going to the TVHS and TVMS library projects.

 

A total of 100 bracelets will be for sale in each Tippecanoe Valley school. A second style will arrive in early October with 100 additional bracelets per building. The goal is to raise a total of $1,000. Bracelets can be purchased in the library.