8th Grade DC Night - HELP NEEDED!!!

Hi all,

 I will have a more detailed reminder to send out for our DC Night which I will send out to you early next week. I did want to let you know about the DC Night Bake Sale Fundraiser that will be held on DC Night Wednesday June 7th starting at 7PM

  Over the past 7 years we have held a bake sale fundraiser for the Matthew Pucino Memorial Foundation. As many of you may know from your child's DC Trip, Matthew was a soldier from Plymouth, MA who was killed in Afghanistan in 2009. The 8th grade house has formed a close bond with the Pucino family since his death and we pay our respects to Matthew at Arlington National Cemetery while on the trip.

Through Matthew's family's willingness to share their fallen hero's story with our students we have been able to teach them the importance of honoring and remembering the sacrifices that our men and women in uniform make as they serve our country. We have also been able to share with them the importance of paying respect to our nation's fallen soldiers as well. While in D.C. we were all honored to visit Matthew at Arlington National Cemetery.

 The bake sale fundraiser we hold at DC Night is the last service piece that the 8th grade class will be doing here at the middle school. All of the proceeds we raise from the fundraiser at DC Night will got to Matthew's foundation and be presented to the family when they come to visit in May.


   The Matthew Pucino Memorial Foundation was created by Matthew's two sisters. The purpose of the foundation is to raise money to provide for the needs of wounded soldiers and veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan.Over the past six years the 8th grade house has been able to raise through our fundraiser more than $6000.00 and we hope to continue this support this year as well. More information about the Foundation can be found by clicking on the link at the start of the paragraph. 

We are looking for parents and kids to volunteer to bake items to contribute to our bake sale fundraiser. If you are able to contribute a baked good for the bake sale it is greatly appreciated by the 8th grade house and also Matthew's family. Baked items can be brought to school to Mr. Battaglia or the main office the day of DC Night or be brought that night to the bake sale tables which will be set up in the main lobby. We ask that you avoid bringing in any baked goods with nuts in them.

If you and your child are willing to help with this fundraiser by bringing in a baked item please email me at:

At the bake sale we will also be selling "Blackbeard" t-shirts from the foundation for $10 each.

richard_battaglia@wayland.k12.ma.us

Many thanks in advance for your time and generosity!