OHCHS French Club plans fundraisers for Montreal trip

OXFORD HILLS — Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School French classes are raising funds for a trip to Montreal, Canada. They are planning on 27 to 30 participating French class students. The estimated cost is $505 per student.

The French Club is hoping to raise $9,000 to make the trip affordable for all students who want to go. Anyone wishing to donate can send a check or money order to Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, c/o French Club Montreal Trip, 256 Main Street, South Paris, ME 04281.

Fundraisers the French Club has planned include a raffle for a pair of tickets for grandstand seats in Fenway Park for a 2011 Red Sox game. The tickets are $5 each or three for $10. The winner will be drawn on February 12. Tickets can be bought at various fundraising events, from French class members and teachers.

Students are also selling retailer discount cards for $10 each. Local businesses you can use the cards at include: Books 'n Things, 25% percent discount; Beltone; Pizza Hut, 10 percent discount; Dunkin' Donuts, Bridgton; Tom's Homestead 1821 Restaurant, Bridgton; Wilson's Leather, Auburn; Domino's Pizza, Lewiston; Taco Bell, Lewiston and Sears, Lewiston. The cards also can be used for many nationwide stores as well as for on-line shopping.

The club has a bottle drive happening now through February 11 at Don’s Redemption on Main Street in Norway.

On January 29, they are holding a Scrapbooking/Crop Fest at the First Universalist Church in Norway from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The cost is $10 for a day full of cropping activities, break-out sessions to learn new techniques, a raffle for scrapbooking supplies, a scrapbooking catalogue sale and more. Refreshments will be on sale.

Watch for upcoming events including a Baked Bean and Chili Cook-Off on February 5, Chartres Labyrinth on February 12 and a Franco-American Dinner on February 19.

For more information or to help with fundraising activities call Rita LeBlanc-Durgin at 739-0291 or Joanie Jacobs at 539-9969.