St. John Lutheran School invites you to become a permanent part of our newly engineered playground area project by purchasing a commemorative brick and/or bench for the new SAINTS PATIO. This outside eating area for our students will be installed in the current grassy area behind the middle school building and adjacent to Grace Place. The SAINTS PATIO will give our students the opportunity to eat outside during lunch as well as provide a place to eat and socialize during baseball games. We hope to have the SAINTS PATIO in place by the spring of 2016. Purchasing a SAINTS PATIO brick or bench is an easy way to leave a lasting legacy on the St. John Lutheran campus while helping to fund the new playground area project. There are many options for you to engrave on your custom brick or bench. These include:

• Student or Alumni’s Name and Graduating Class

• Anniversaries                       

• Favorite Scripture Verse                   

• Business Name                    

• Favorite Teacher                 

• Someone Special                

• Special Occasions

• Honor a Classmate, Family Member or Influential Person in Your Life

• Teacher Dedication

• Baptism Date

• Organization Name

• School Club

•  Sunday School Class

• Family Name

• Wedding

If you would like to contribute but just can’t think of anything to say on your brick or bench, an easy GO SAINTS or GOD BLESS works too! We are also encouraging Sunday School classes, Committees, School Clubs and Sports Teams to go in together to purchase an 8” x 8” brick or bench.

SAINTS PATIO bricks are available in two sizes, 4”x 8”: maximum 3 lines and 8” x 8”:  maximum 6 lines. Please make sure to use no more than 21 characters per line; 18 characters per line is recommended. In addition, concrete benches are available and permit a maximum of 35 characters per line and a maximum of 4 lines. Please make sure to use all CAPITAL LETTERS when filling out your brick or bench order form.

A large Saint John logo will be located in the middle of the patio. We are seeking a single sponsor for this. With this sponsorship, your family or business name will be included by the logo.

The deadline for ordering bricks and benches is December 17, 2015. Donations for the SAINTS PATIO bricks and benches are tax-deductible.

OUR CAMPUS RECREATION PROJECT has been organized and planned to make important improvements to our outside recreational areas. Included in this plan is the replacement of our current playground equipment for the K3-Kindergarten students. The current structure is not age appropriate for our young students and poses safety hazards. We are also improving the upper playground by adding a new free standing structure as well as creating a designated tetherball and volleyball area. All of the play area has a large drainage problem that needs to be addressed before we can make any of these improvements.

We have a five phase plan in place to make the essential improvements with a target date of December 17^th for brick and bench orders to be received. By purchasing a brick and/or bench this will allow us fund these improvements in addition to the SAINTS PATIO.