PTO

 

Exciting News for the New Year!

Text Box: September   2008

Text Box: “Built on Faith,  Bound for      success”

Text Box: PTO MEETING DATES MONDAY EVENINGS 7:00      October 6 November 10 December 15 January 5 February 2 March 2 April 6 May 4 June 1  

Text Box: DID YOU KNOW? The PTO organizes all the social events for the children and families: the open house social, the Halloween snacks, Holiday Shoppe and Santa’s visit, dances, movie nights , the Spring Fling evening, May Crowning social and the graduation social, etc. Thanks to the great efforts of our past boards, the PTO has raised funds to purchase or offset the costs of things such as Music and Spanish books, technology items like the LCD screen and the new hand held remotes, computers, security cameras, fans and much more! The PTO also funds fieldtrips for each grade. And so much more!    GOOD JOB!!            PTO SUGGESTION BOX Thanks to Katie Bennethum for making a PTO Suggestion Box for the office. Any Ideas or suggestions drop them in the box. We are always looking for and welcome  new ideas!

Text Box: ·          Sunday, October 26-Vera Bradley Bingo, St. Anthony’s ·          November 12– Nut Roll Sale begins ·          Week of December 8 to 12-Holiday Shoppe ·          Sunday, January 25-Catholic School Week Breakfast ·          Sat, April 4 and Sun. April 5-Egg Show   BOARD MEMBERS-Suzie Pienta, president; Katie Bennethum, vice-president; Elaine Butto, treasurer; Diane Rollins, fundraising; Sue Yoder and Dee Schuetz, social; Joan Campbell, secretary

Text Box: Vera Bradley Bingo  We  are looking forward to another great Vera Bingo on Sunday, October 26th at1:00! This year it will take place in St. Anthony’s Parish Hall. Tickets are $20.00 in advance and $25.00 at the door. Tickets can be purchased in the office. Anyone looking to help out or to sponsor a purse, please contact Diane Rollins at 610-378-1298. This is a fun event to help out with! Thank you in advance! Super Savers and Scrip  Thank you to all the parents who utilize the Super Savers program and to Kelly Coyle who has been doing a fabulous job running the program! Thanks to participants, $8000.00 was raised using the Super Savers Program: $3500.00 went back to parents for tuition, $1740.00 to the school, and $2800.00 to the PTO. WOW!! We are setting up an on-line Scrip Program which the parents can also use to raise money towards tuition. www.shopwithscrip.com

Text Box: TWO NEW COMMITTEES  The PTO has formed two new committees this year to help out with some of our big events! One committee will be in charge of organizing a  couple of children/ family events. The second committee will be organizing our parents’ events. The PTO is looking forward to all the new ideas and we were thrilled to see so many faces at our first PTO meeting!! Anyone interested in joining one of these new committees, call Suzie Pienta,. 610-796-1598. VOLUNTEER RAFFLE  The PTO is starting a quarterly raffle to     reward all the great volunteers at our school! Any and all volunteers will be included. Anytime you come to help in the library, the cafeteria, in the classrooms, at any PTO event , you are eligible to enter the drawing. The raffle bucket is in the office; when you sign in, fill out a slip and drop in the bucket. Sign in when you help at an event. The first prize is a $25.00 WaWa gift card! .