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Meadowbrook PTO Committees |
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Art Show | ||
Chair: | Molly Mackey | |
Description: | This Spring family event brings the entire Meadowbrook community together to celebrate the end of the school year in May. The Art Fair offers a variety of artistic activities, and student artwork is on display. It is also combined with the Ice Cream Social/Family Picnic! |
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Back to School | ||
Chair: | Chairs Needed | |
Description: | Before the start of school, this committee solicits/coordinates bus volunteers for the first two days of school. You will also order supplies and make buttons for new students, kindergarteners, new teachers and volunteers, organize a welcome mailing for new students and kindergarteners and contact 5th graders who assist new students. Time Commitment: This role requires several hours of planning and organizing over the summer. Your job is done after the first two days of school. |
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Birthday Signs | ||
Chair: | Laura Jaeger and Kelly Lee | |
Description: | Join a team of more than a dozen volunteers dedicated to making children's birthdays extra special. Your commitment would be delivering, assembling and picking up signs on front lawns of students’ homes within your neighborhood about 1-2 times per month on average for 12 months, from August 2022 through July 2023.
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Book Fair | ||
Chair: | Jackie Drengenberg | |
Description: | Organize and run the Fall and Spring Book Fairs. |
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Fall Fest | ||
Chair: | TBD | |
Description: | Plan a family event to kick off the school year. |
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Fifth Grade Breakfast, Awards & Celebration | ||
Chair: | Emily Hoesly | |
Description: | Plan and organize the June breakfast for Meadowbrook’s 5th grade graduating class. Plan and organize the June awards assembly with school administration and 5th grade teachers. |
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Fifth Grade Yearbook & Slideshow | ||
Chair: | Alissa Ausmann | |
Description: | Work with publisher to organize and print the 5th grade yearbook. The yearbook is exclusive to the 5th grade class, and as such, a special and unique keepsake. |
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Food & Allergy Committee | ||
Chair: | Debby Beerman | |
Description: | The Food & Allergy Committee will serve as a source of information for families with children with allergies and will be a liaison between the school and these families. |
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General Volunteer Pool | ||
Chair: | TBD | |
Description: | Want to be helpful? Join the General Volunteer Pool. The Chair will reach out to this group whenever volunteer opportunities are available throughout the school year. |
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Grant | ||
Chair: | Debby Beerman, Lorena Stevenson, Donna Sabin, Allie Gray | |
Description: | Gather information from teachers and staff to determine a "wish list" and create a spending plan for excess PTO funds. Time Commitment: this committee will meet several times a year, generally during the day when meetings with teachers and staff are necessary. |
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HOH 5k Walk/Run and Fun Run | ||
Chair: | Chairs Needed | |
Description: | Attend HOH 5K District meetings and help plan and facilitate the annual Homer O. Harvey 5K walk/run to raise money for the HOH scholarship Fund. |
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Hospitality | ||
Chair: | Kerry Green | |
Description: | Organize PTO special events including: Staff/Room Parent Luncheon, Holiday Staff Lunch, Field Day and dinner for teachers during conferences. (Cooking is not required.) |
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Ice Cream Social & Family Picnic | ||
Chair: | Sara Giannoulias, Paige Wenk | |
Description: | The Ice Cream Social & Family Picnic is a fun-filled evening for families to purchase ice cream and dinner items from a local vendor and picnic with friends on the Meadowbrook lawn. The event also features an ice cream sundae stand, DJ, dancing and games for all! This event is combined witht the Art Show. |
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International Night | ||
Chair: | Shirley Singh, Anne Marie Adams and Isabel Long | |
Description: | International Night
An evening to share and celebrate the diverse cultures that make up the Meadowbrook Community. Families can host tables that include food & drinks from around the world, games & crafts, artwork, music, traditional clothing and more. Attendees will receive a "passport" that is stamped at each country visited. Song, dance and other cultural performances throughout the night. |
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Marla's Lunch | ||
Chair: | Laura Jaeger | |
Description: | Each volunteer would be trained to help a Marla’s Lunch staff member set-up and sort lunches 1-2 days per month from about 10:45-11:45am. They would also help support the Meadowbrook office staff and PTO with special lunch communication as needed. Marla and the PTO Committee Chair will identify dates for volunteers to sign up for time slots in advance. Help is most needed at the beginning of each month and for sorting the more complicated lunch orders from certain vendors. We need 8 volunteers to form a new Marla’s Lunch Committee for January-May, 2023.
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Meadowbrooklet | ||
Chair: | Kristine Lewis | |
Description: | The Meadowbrooklet Chair works with the PTO President to produce the back-to-school newsletter, The Meadowbrooklet. (It can be produced by one person or the job can be split into two, an editor & designer.) |
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New Family Liaisons | ||
Chair: | Shirley Singh | |
Description: | Contact and welcome families to Meadowbrook, and connect them with relevant PTO committees and contacts. Organize volunteers to help distribute and pick up welcome signs in front yards of new Meadowbrook students. |
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Parents Night Out | ||
Chair: | Laura Jaeger and Emily Hoesly | |
Description: | Sign up to help plan and execute an entertaining Meadowbrook Parents Night Out at a local venue tentatively in late February. The last one had a “Casino Night” theme and was a great success!
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PIZZA | ||
Chair: | Hilary Deutsch | |
Description: | The 2 Chairpersons for this committee will be responsible for planning and executing Pizza Lunches and coordinating Marla's Lunch with the vendor. |
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PTO Store/Spirit Wear | ||
Chair: | Devon Henninger and Kerry Green | |
Description: | Coordinate, order, and sell Meadowbrook school clothing & accessories at events throughout the school year. |
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Project RED | ||
Chair: | Regina Aniolowski and Karyn Tefka | |
Description: | Project RED is a year-long effort to teach students to "Respect Everyone's Differences." In the past, activities included signing the RED Pledge, painting Kindness Rocks with buddy classes, and a special presentation in the spring. |
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School Supplies | ||
Chair: | Alexandra Delis and Hayley Gladstone | |
Description: | Pre-assembled school supplies kits are ordered in the Spring for the following school year and are delivered to classrooms for “Meet Your Teacher Day” in the Fall. The Chair of this committee spends time in the Spring creating school supplies lists with the teachers, sending out information to families about placing orders and inputting the orders. In the Fall, you will need 2-5 hours to help deliver the school supplies to the classrooms. Time Commitment: This role requires half a day in the Fall and approximately 10 hours throughout the Spring. |
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Science Fair | ||
Chair: | Megan Watters | |
Description: | Support the science department in organizing and promoting the Science Fair, a one-day event, held on a Wednesday evening in March. No specific science expertise is required of volunteers. |
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Showcase | ||
Chair: | TBD | |
Description: | Schedule and coordinate displays with PTO committees and school staff for the main hall showcase throughout the school year. The showcase is used to publicize upcoming events, highlight existing programs and school/classroom activities. |
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Story Reader | ||
Chair: | Maureen Guziec | |
Description: | Coordinate parent volunteers in the Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 2nd Grade classrooms to read to the children for 20 minutes in the afternoon. |
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Teacher Appreciation Week | ||
Chair: | Donna Sabin | |
Description: | Plan and organize the teacher and staff breakfast and luncheon in May. |
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Website Manager | ||
Chair: | Donna Sabin | |
Description: | Manage the PTO Website throughout the school year. This includes updating events, setting alerts, adding items to the calendar, setting up "items for sale" and more. Time Commitment: This position requires your time throughout the school year. |
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Cheers to 28-Parent Night Out | ||
Chair: | Chairs Needed | |
Description: | Organize and plan a night out for parents in District 28 in April 2022. |
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D 28 Board of Education | ||
Chair: | Board President Tracy Katz Muhl, Vice President Tony Forchetti, Carol Currie, Lou Gross, Jennifer Gallinson, Michael Gilmor, Michelle Kohler and Superintendent Dr. Larry Hewitt, who serves as Secretary | |
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