Spring Clothing Drive is March 26th

Drop off location is the Cummings School Loop located on Pauline Street (Across from the Fire Station). On Tuesday March 26th from 7:30am to 10am.

We'll take: 

• Clothes
• Shoes
• Curtains
• Bed linens
• Stuffed animals
• 
  

All proceeds to benefit the Gorman Fort Banks and the Cummings PTOs.   

If you would like to volunteer, please email FortBanksPTO[insert at symbol]gmail.com

PTO Meeting Agenda for 3/13

Gorman Fort Banks PTO

Meeting Agenda for March 13, 2013 8:30 AM

·      Welcome

·      Introduction of the Executive Board

·      Principal’s Report (Mrs. Pearson)

·      Treasurer’s Report (Dawn Sullivan)

·      PTO Events Update

o   Literacy Night and Community Readers report (Christa Shea)

o   Playground Surfacing Update (Dawn Manning)

·      Fundraising Efforts

o   Spring Clothes Drive, Cummings Loop, March 26^th 7:30 am – 10am (Linda Straccia) – need volunteers.

o   Calendar fundraiser (Dawn Sullivan)

o   Gorman Giving to benefit Cradles to Crayons (Jodi Rice)

·      General Business

o   Bookflix Renewal – VOTE

o   Classroom Grant Proposal – VOTE

o   Executive Board 2013-2014 – We have seats to fill (Alicyn Thompson)

o   Is there PTO membership interest in having another Summer Kickoff?

·      Volunteer Update (Mariana Babine)

o   Drop-off a.k.a. The Loop (Carolyn Gagnon/Linda Straccia)

o   Absence Hotline and Room Parents (Linda Straccia)

o   Library (Dawn Hurley)

o   Recess and lunch (Marci Campo)

·      Affiliate Programs

o   Stop & Shop A+ Rewards

o   Target RedCard (see the blog)

o   Labels for Education

o   Recycle Rewards rrewards.com

·      In School Enrichment Activities (Linda Straccia)

o   March Activity

o   April Activity

·      Open Forum

Literacy Night March 1st

If you would like to help and volunteer, please contact Christa Shea.

Meeting Agenda for Tonight

We are meeting tonight at 6:30 pm. Below is our anticipated agenda.

Gorman Fort Banks PTO

Meeting Agenda for February 13, 2013 6:30 PM

·      Welcome

·      Introduction of the Executive Board

·      Principal’s Report (Mrs. Grimes)

·      Treasurer’s Report (Dawn Sullivan)

·      PTO Events Update (Marcie Moline)

o   Family Skate Party – Jan. 13^th– Went well. Boston University donated skates for our use

o   Literacy Night (Christa Shea) - Need committee volunteers

§  Fliers were distributed today

§  We still need volunteers

§  Contact cdancets[insert ampersand symbol here]aol.com

·      Fundraising Efforts

o   Calendar fundraiser (Dawn Sullivan)

·      Volunteer Update (Mariana Babine)

o   Drop-off (Carolyn Gagnon)

o   Absence Hotline and Room Parents (Linda Straccia)

o   Library (Dawn Hurley)

o   Recess and lunch (Marci Campo)

·      Affiliate Programs

o   Send in those Box Tops! We have a spring collection deadline of 2/25.

o   Stop & Shop A+ Rewards

o   Target RedCard (see the blog)

o   Labels for Education

o   Recycle Rewards rrewards.com

·      In School Enrichment Activities (Linda Straccia and Marcie Moline)

o   February enrichment program – Kid Power an environment presentation

o   March Activity

·      PTO Meeting Attendance incentive will be awarded twice more

·      Open Forum

Executive Board Birth

Congratulations to our PTO Co-Vice President, Christa Shea. She delivered a healthy baby boy at 1:48 am today, February 11th. Our best wishes to go her and her family. And thank you for keeping the William P. Gorman Fort Banks Elementary family growing!