Caledonia Education Foundation

Thank you to our CALAPALOOZA Caledonia Gameday Event Committee, who met and volunteered year-round to plan, secure sponsorships & food trucks, marketing, lining up entertainment and so much more!

2024 CALAPALOOZA Committee:
💜 Jessica Webster Huizen
💛 Kiley Thaler Radel
💜 Shannon Schram
💛 Rachael Fountain
💜 Denise Blunk
💛 Justin Heyboer

Would YOU like to be a part of the 2025 CALAPALOOZA Event Committee? We start meetings in January and would welcome your helping hands, talents, ideas & energy on our team! 👫 🍎

Send us a message!

Yes they do! ❤️ And we love our Cal Teachers, too! ❤️

🚗 Here’s the parking map for CALAPALOOZA Caledonia Gameday tomorrow!

Please note the Holy Family Lot will open after the parade at 5:30p for general parking!

What's for lunch/dinner tomorrow?

Come hungry, because we've got you covered with 11 different food trucks open and ready to serve you and the kids when they get out of school!

CALAPALOOZA Caledonia Gameday Food Trucks will be open 2:45-7:00p!

Featuring:
Butcher Block Social
Cheezy Duz-it Food Truck
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Family Thyme Food Truck
Kona Ice
Ms. Tracy’s Cookie Co.
Rossana’s Table
Semi-Fredo Ice Cream
Sugar Momma's Bakery and Cafe
S&S Bailey's Concessions
Wagz Dogs

Announcing your 2024 CALAPALOOZA Caledonia Gameday Show Hosts: Justin Heyboer & Mallory Walsh!

Justin & Mal will be up on the Gameday Stage (and Big Screen!) keeping the crowd hyped and informed of all of the awesome activities, contests & announcements happening throughout the event, as well as welcoming the following special guests to the stage for LIVE INTERVIEWS:

3:15p - Jim Crawley, CEF President 🍎

3:45p - Alena Olsen, Caledonia Olympian 🏅

4:15p - Coach Derek Pennington (Cal Varsity Football) & Fred Townsend, CCS Director of Athletics 🏈

6:30p - Mr. Dirk Weeldreyer CCS Superintendent 🏫

*times are approximate


Caledonia Education Foundation

If you have any time available this Friday between 2:30-7:30p we have a few volunteer shifts still open that we'd LOVE to have your help with!

Bonus: All volunteers get really soft and cute (IMO) t-shirt for helping us out!

Please consider signing up today if you're able!: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084EAEAC2FA3F5C61-50994867-calapalooza?fbclid=IwY2xjawFf5s5leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHYGYDWAWeGzkQQwKItgU9rgAJUPyT8Q4ziWiRM4MeXZnYmrk8H-Ux-Xx4w_aem_uChf89xx3LlYTpyK-aLd-g #/

Thank you for supporting the Caledonia Education Foundation!

CALAPALOOZA Caledonia Gameday is just 10 days away! 🎉 Here’s the general lineup of events to help you plan your afternoon with us!

🎟️ FREE ADMISSION
🏈 Sponsored games/activities/giveaways
💦 Dunk Tank (lineup announcement soon!)
✨ Hair Tinsel & Face-Painting
💰 50/50
🎤 Gameday Broadcast w/ Local Favorites
🍔 Many, many food trucks
🎶 Music
🇺🇸 Parade… and more!

You don’t want to miss Caledonia’s biggest community party benefitting the Caledonia Education Foundation!

See you September 27th!

Want to be a part of the CALAPALOOZA Caledonia Gameday experience? We'd love (and quite humbly need ☺️) your help in pulling off the biggest annual party in Caledonia!

Shifts are a couple hours and available between 1:30-7:30p for a variety of tasks from face paint supervision, groundskeeping to parking!

Grab a couple friends and sign up here!:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084EAEAC2FA3F5C61-50994867-calapalooza #/

And check out the awesome t-shirts every volunteer will receive, generously donated by our friends & Calapalooza Bronze Sponsor, Grand Rapids Graphix!

Thank you! 🤩

Caledonia Education Foundation

Congratulations to Mr. Gerald M. Kayser, our Caledonia Education Foundation Honored Alumnus 2024! A life long farmer, Gerald has lived in Caledonia for all of his 98 years. Read his story and join us at CALAPALOOZA on Sept 27th where he will be featured in the homecoming parade, at half-time, and will be presented with an award. https://www.caledoniacef.org/uploads/6/5/7/0/65703653/honored_alum_story_-_gerald_kayser_2024_.pdf

Looking for ways to help our students in need? The Caledonia Education Foundation (CEF) has set up the Essentials Fund to provide vital support for Caledonia students, offering assistance with food, clothing, school supplies, and more. 🍎✏️ Join us in making a difference—learn how you can help at caledoniacef.org/essentials-fund.html. Caledonia Education Foundation

We're kicking off the year with a CEF grant!
CEF wishes all of our staff and students a great year and we hope you make lasting memories!
https://www.caledoniacef.org/

🎉 You did it again, Caledonia! 🎉

Thank you to our 2023 CALAPALOOZA Sponsors, Cal 100 Club and the community for your $60,000 donation to the Caledonia Education Foundation!

This money significantly and directly impacts our local students and teachers throughout the Caledonia School District by allowing grant requests to be fulfilled to enhance our schools' programming.🍎📚

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! We hope you had so much fun at CALAPALOOZA, and we look forward to seeing you next year!

"We wanted to extend a HUGE thank you to the Caledonia Eduation Foundation for supporting the need of our sensory room at Kettle Lake Elementary School. With so many kids requiring that extra bit of help on a daily basis, your approval of our grant for a swing and a landing pad has made a significant difference in their ability to regulate and be ready to learn. Thank you, thank you for all that you do for all of the kids in our district!" - Marcy Torres, Speech- Language Pathologist.

Thanks to everyone who came out to CALAPALOOZA! What a great day it was! Thanks to our volunteers and sponsors for supporting us!

We are so excited to recognize Bryan Harrison as our 2023 CEF Honored Alumnus! Bryan has contributed so much to Caledonia as Township Supervisor including the Caledonia Community Green Space and the new splashpad! Read more about him and then come to CALAPALOOZA on Friday, Sept 22nd at 5:45 when he will be recognized! https://www.caledoniacef.org/uploads/6/5/7/0/65703653/_honored_alum._bryan_harrison_story_2023.pdf

There are still a few volunteer spots open! Let's fill these! We really need some sanitation specialists! Help keep our event space clean!
Also, we are looking for 1 adult to supervise face painting at 2:30 to 4:30 and 4:30 to 6:30. If you are interested in this, email Denise at [email protected]. Thanks for your help!

CALAPALOOZA Caledonia Gameday Volunteer Spots are open for signups! It's a longer event this year (11:30-7:00p) so we've broken it into shorter shifts so you can both Volunteer and still have time enjoy and experience the event!

Please consider Signing-Up for a shift today! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c084eaeac2fa3f5c61-calapalooza?fbclid=IwAR2oU6fp9_04CXSpf1oUfAiU25fWRjadjN7p_GS_tYXdhVCZ7VRrC7Sd210 #/

A special shout out to Grand Rapids Graphix for printing and donating the awesome T-Shirts each volunteer receives!

CALAPALOOZA Caledonia Gameday Volunteer Spots are open for signups! It's a longer event this year (11:30-7:00p) so we've broken it into shorter shifts so you can both Volunteer and still have time enjoy and experience the event!

Please consider Signing-Up for a shift today! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c084eaeac2fa3f5c61-calapalooza?fbclid=IwAR2oU6fp9_04CXSpf1oUfAiU25fWRjadjN7p_GS_tYXdhVCZ7VRrC7Sd210 #/

A special shout out to Grand Rapids Graphix for printing and donating the awesome T-Shirts each volunteer receives!

Sept. 22nd - We need you to help make our event a success! Sign up NOW!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084EAEAC2FA3F5C61-calapalooza

The deadline for CALAPALOOZA Sponsorships is fast approaching! There are some spots still available from $500 - $5000. Don't delay in securing a spot to a be a partner with us at CAL homecoming, Sept 22nd. Check out the benefits to your business/organization!
https://calapalooza.com/sponsorships/

2023 Calapalooza Sponsorship Opportunites Now Available - Calapalooza Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 11:30am - 7:00pm Caledonia Football Stadium

We are busy planning for CALAPALOOZA this fall and are inviting sponsors to partner with us! Be a part of the biggest party in Caledonia while helping raise money to support our teachers and students! Check out our sponsorship opportunities!
https://calapalooza.com/

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