The Turf Field is in the works! We have met our fundraising goal thanks to the generosity of this entire community. Thank you all! This was a huge effort and we appreciate everyone’s hard work.

On June 14th, the Board of Education gave the green light to the construction phase, and all necessary permits have been secured. We hope to have approval from the County Council in July, which would allow construction to begin later that month.  We will be sending out status updates throughout the summer. We hope that construction will be underway when our kids return to school in the fall. We don’t yet know what the logistics will be during the construction phase so please watch for email communications from the Somerset listserv for more information.* If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to email [email protected]. This email will be monitored by the Somerset Foundation and the PTA. We will answer questions as quickly as possible.

We look forward to sending you updates and information, and to having a brand new field soon!

Sincerely,

Somerset Elementary School Foundation       &         Somerset PTA

www.Somerset-Foundation.org                                  www.SomersetPTA.org

*If you are a Somerset Elementary parent and not on the Somerset school listserv and wish to be added, please email [email protected].

The Spring  Fiesta brought together over 140 Somerset ES parents and school staff on May 21st to enjoy a fun evening of light appetizers, cool drinks and festive music!   Not only was a good time had by all, but the event raised over $13k for our school foundation!

Thank you to all who attended and contributed to the success, with special thanks to:

• Anna Deeny and Greg Locraft, who were incredibly gracious hosts and shared their stunning home.
• Nancy Kadowitz who led the party planning effort and all members of the team: Liz O’Donnell, Elaine Akst, Anna Deeny, and Anne Hawkins.
• Liz O’Donnell and Tracy Jeffcott who organized the silent auction, as well as all of the teachers and parents who were so generous in donating the auction items, and all the parents who bid on the items.  The auction alone raised close to $6k!
• Phyllis and Jonathan Wiesenfelder, Long & Foster Real Estate who were the lead sponsors of the party.
• The team of Westland Middle School students who helped throughout the evening.
• And all the members of the Somerset Foundation Board who contributed the sangria, beer & wine and together co-hosted the evening.

On November 20, 2015, Katherine Coleman, Co-Chair of the Play It Forward Field Campaign, handed over a check to Seth Adams, Director, Division of Construction, Depart of Facilities Management at MCPS, thus officially commencing the design phase for a new turf field at Somerset Elementary. During the last few months, a team including members from MCPS, the Somerset Foundation, and the Somerset PTA worked together to select Nobis Engineering, Inc. to conduct this work, which will begin with a survey/basesheet development and a geotechnical investigation. The design phase is funded by the Somerset PTA’s allocation of reserves to the field campaign. Fundraising for the construction phase has strong momentum and is ongoing. Every dollar counts and your support will make a very tangible difference!