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Marlow
PTA
John
D. Perkins, Sr. Elementary School
919
NH Rt. 10
Marlow,
NH 03456
PTA
Meeting Minutes - September 11, 2007
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John D. Perkins, Sr. Elementary School
The meeting was called to order at 3:15
pm with 6 members and 1 staff present.
Treasurer’s
Report:
The treasurer’s report will be
presented at the October meeting.
Election
of Officers:
New officers for the 2007/2006 school
year were elected. The officers are listed below:
| President:
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Nancy Tomasko
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| Vice President:
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Sarah Henderson
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| Secretary:
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Stephanie Tickner
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| Treasurer:
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Treasurer: Beth LaFreniere
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PTA
Dues:
Dues are $3.50 this year. Members
should pay this to Beth. We will also do a sign up for members at the
October open house.
Open
House:
The date has not yet been set for this,
but it is usually in October. Traditionally we have had a sign up
inviting people to join the PTA, even if they cannot attend meetings.
Nancy suggested we make a poster for the open house. Susan offered to do
this. Nancy will be in touch with her about what to include on the
poster.
Fundraising:
Helping Hands
Our idea for fundraising from last spring was a “helping
hands” theme, where we could use the die cut machine to make hand
shaped cut-outs to mark donations from people. Nancy suggested posting
notices around town for possible town support. The PTA needs about $1000
for the operating budget. Nancy projected we might get $500 from a
helping hands fundraiser. Then we could hold another type of fundraiser
in the spring to make up the difference, such as selling flower bulbs or
calendars. If we do get enough from the helping hands fundraiser, we
would not need to do another one. Nancy is concerned about the amount of
work this fundraiser might require. She will look into using the die-cut
machine. She will also do a notice to go home with students announcing
an October 1 kickoff.
Campbell’s Soup Labels and General
Mills Box Tops
We will be collecting these again this
year. Nancy will send out a reminder notice. The collection box will be
in the hallway. Beth will check with Bonnie at the store to see if we
can put a box there as well.
Hannaford’s
This fundraiser is also taking place
again this year. Last year $99 was earned for the school from people
putting the special register receipts from buying certain items into the
slot for Perkins School. Nancy suggested that if people bring the
receipts to the school instead of putting them in the store collection
area, they should be put in the PTA mailbox and she will bring them to
the store. Nancy will send out an announcement about this fundraiser as
well.
Upcoming
Events:
Thanksgiving Dinner
Nancy said that we should start putting
together the letters to stores asking for donations for this event. Last
year we received quite a bit. We will also have to let the new food
service staff person know about this event. The date will be Monday,
November 12.
Christmas Craft Workshop
We need a chair to organize this event.
We should also begin asking around if there are other parents or staff
who would be interested in helping. Mrs. Peterson will ask the staff at
their next meeting and get back to Nancy. The date will be Thursday,
December 6 after school.
Maps
with Historical Society and Conservation Commission:
Nancy mentioned that she was approached
by Jen Brown of the Conservation Commission asking if the PTA would be
interested in joining these other town groups in updating town trail
maps that the Historical Society has. They would like people to walk the
trails and make updates. Jen Brown will get us copies of the maps so we
can look at them and decide how to proceed. Beth also suggested that
this might be a good project for local Boy Scouts.
Playground
Fund:
We have about $1200 in the fund. Beth
and Nancy will get the current number for the next meeting. The swing
set idea has not been forgotten, but since the grounds were not ready
for a new swing set last year, it made no sense to purchase it.
Hopefully this can happen this year.
Towels/Potholders
for Kitchen:
Mrs. Scharf asked if the PTA would be
interested in buying towels and potholders for the school kitchen. Mrs.
Peterson will check to see if there is money for this in the regular
school budget. Nancy suggested that if people have extras of these at
home, donations could be made as well. No one was against the idea of
the PTA buying new items if still needed.
T-Shirts:
We sold
80 t-shirts last spring. They were created and sold for school
spirit rather than for a fundraiser. The PTA made less than $2 per
shirt. Nancy wondered with cold weather coming if it would be a good
idea to do school sweatshirts. She suggested that Sarah’s sister could
draw another version of her polar bear reading a book or working at a
computer (more scholarly than last spring’s sports theme). Discussion
followed on sweatshirts vs. long sleeved shirts, and whether or not to
include a date. It was decided that we should keep the date for
nostalgia and that we should offer a choice of either sweatshirts or
long sleeve t-shirts, or people could order both. Sarah will check into
prices. Nancy suggested we should keep with the same color. Nancy and
Sarah will work together to get this started.
Meeting
Schedule:
PTA meetings will be the first Monday
of the month at 3:00 pm unless otherwise indicated. The following
schedule was confirmed through January:
Spring dates will be set later.
Baby
Shower:
Nancy asked if there will be a baby
shower for Mrs. Giles. Mrs. Peterson said there is great interest in
this but a date has not been set yet. The PTA cannot buy gifts for
teachers with PTA funds, but PTA members can donate items for a gift
basket. Mrs. Peterson will let Nancy know of the date.
Walk
New Hampshire:
Beth asked if we should participate in
the Walk NH program again this year. She said that participation was way
down last year. Beth said she would still log the student miles. She
said she would ask the 3/4 class if they would be interested in drawing
a NH map since they are currently doing map studies. It was agreed that
this is a good program and we should participate. Beth will send home
the mileage forms next week.
Next
Meeting
Monday, October 1, 2007, 3:00 pm
Meeting was adjourned at 3:55 pm.
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