Hi and welcome to Miss Anita's "Memorial Bench" GoFundMe page!

February 2022 update:
I have ordered the benches and they will be shipped on June 7, 2022.  I hope they arrive before school ends so everyone can see them!  We are a bit short of our goal so I have made up the difference for now.  I am hoping we can get there:)  Check out the picture below to see what the main bench will look like!

Miss Anita (Anita Warmack) was a dear friend in the community whom taught preschool through SCUSD's parent participation pre-school program for 32 years.  She always said her students were the participating adults as well as the children.  Having been one of her "parent" students for three years, I was able to see how she helped families build a strong foundation.  Hearing from past students at school board meetings validated what I had come to understand.  Her impact was large and she will be missed by many.

 

We are looking to raise $2,700 for two benches in her name at David Lubin Elementary School.  The first will be a custom red bench (her favorite color) that reads "Miss Anita" across the back and placed near the playground where she played with her students. The second will be a backless red bench and placed near her classroom.  I am hoping to raise enough to place a plaque in front of it that reads "Catch them being good ~ Miss Anita".

Anything over the donation threshold will go toward garden beautification.

Donating via cash, check, or Venmo can be arranged and will in-fact save us fees from using this platform.  Oversight of the money collected will be by myself and the David Lubin Librarian Jeannie Kane. I will be responsible for installing the benches and uploading photos to this site once complete.  Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions:)

Also, please share a story or any special thanks to this amazing woman whom had an impact on so many lives.

Links:

Parent Participation Pre-School
https://www.scusd.edu/parent-participation-preschool

Anita Warmack Obituary
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sacbee/name/anita-warmack-obituary?id=2083354

This is the first (main) bench to be placed in the pre-school / kinder playground area:



Example of second bench to be placed near her classroom (it will be red):