{"id":4556,"date":"2014-03-04T22:11:55","date_gmt":"2014-03-05T05:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4556"},"modified":"2014-03-04T22:11:55","modified_gmt":"2014-03-05T05:11:55","slug":"stapleton-bake-sale-to-help-pay-for-high-school-groundbreaking-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4556","title":{"rendered":"Stapleton Bake Sale to Help Pay for High School Groundbreaking Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"bake<\/a>When DPS announced the budget shortfall for the soon to be built high school in Stapleton, the ripples spread quickly through the community. It wasn\u2019t long before community members were demanding meetings and looking for solutions. \u201cWe live in a very proactive community,\u201d said Kimberly Gaies. \u201cPlus, people here want to be very involved in their children\u2019s educations. It\u2019s only natural that when DPS drops a bombshell like this people, get up in arms.\u201d\nStapleton residents are already organizing and working towards next steps to figure out a solution. \u201cIt\u2019s great how quickly people in this community come together,\u201d said Gaies. \u201cWith the efforts and energy of the people here, something will be figured out before the school is slated to open. What concerns me is that there is a more urgent issue falling through the cracks. The school isn\u2019t supposed to be completed for a year, but the groundbreaking is in one month. Where are they getting the money for the groundbreaking ceremony? It needs to be done right. It is, after all, the first sign of the new school.\u201d\n\nDPS officials admitted that the groundbreaking ceremony is short on money as well. \u201cWe kind of underestimated our needs for the opening ceremony so to speak,\u201d said DPS official Mike Farrell. \u201cWe had to use some of that budget for another ceremony, and now, we are short about $3500.\u201d Farrell said that most people don\u2019t understand that these fancy ceremonies come with a price tag. \u201cThere are permits for closing streets off, paying off-duty police officers, coffee, bagels, donuts, giant ribbon, seating, shade tents, work crew, and even a new shovel. These things all cost money, and right now, Stapleton is not set to get the kind of groundbreaking ceremony it deserves.\u201d\nGaies decided this was not acceptable. \u201cI want this to be the best DPS groundbreaking ever,\u201d said Gaies. \u201cAnything less will not be tolerated.\u201d Gaies has mobilized a group of residents to fill the budget gap to make sure the ceremony is successful. \u201cWe are essentially having a big bake sale March 12th and 13th at the MCA community room. We are encouraging people to come out and buy some locally baked<\/a> items to help support our fundraising efforts.\u201d If residents have an interest in baking an item, they can contact Gaies as well. Gaies expects the sale will close the $3500 budget gap. \u201cWe are expecting to go above and beyond the money needed for the ceremony,\u201d said Gaies. \u201cBut, that is expected. We are Stapleton, and that\u2019s what we do. Go above and beyond.\u201d\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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