Family Fun Night is SATURDAY

 5:00-7:00 this Saturday night!  

Pizza, caesar salad and cookies

Jason the Entertainer performs at 5:30

Silent Auction

Items include:

Framed classroom artwork

Classroom themed baskets

SU Football/Basketball tickets

SU Apparel

Gift certificates and so much more!

50/50 raffle

Bring your checkbooks!

You won't want to miss it!

March Board Meeting Minutes

Attendees: Jodi Howe, Jamelle Merriam, Lisa Quimby, Lucy Mink Covello, Daria Webber, Jennifer Kekis, Tenesha Murphy

Treasurer’s Report

Checking acct. balance: $823.38 Two new families received scholarships

Spring Semester Fundraiser Silent Auction, Saturday April 2, 2011, 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Timeline:

5:00 Pizza 5:30-6:30 Jason the Entertainer performs 6:45 Auction closes/Winners announced 7:00 Close event

Food:

Campus Food Services

Plain & Pepperoni pizzas, choc. chip & sugar cookies

Donations for Silent Auction:

Everson Museum Art Class gift cert. Bruegger’s Bagels gift certificates Landscaping Service Gift Basket with GPS

Hoffmann’s Hot Dogs & Sausages 3 Handmade totes S.U. Basketball clothing Paintings by Lucy Mink Covello (thank you Lucy!!)

Donations Still Pending:

Jewelry by Michelle DaRin? Saratoga Steaks gift cert.? Topps gift cert.? A La Mode gift cert.?

My Gym gift cert.?

Layout of Event: Auction – Middle Room with overflow in Blue Room Check-out – Blue Room Face Painting/Tattoos/Crafts – Red Room Games (Bowling, Ring & Bean Bag Toss) – Yellow Room Jason the Entertainer – Middle area across from Kitchen Pizza/Salad/Cookies – Art Ed.

End of Semester Evening Literacy Workshop for Parents

Literacy/Summer Programs discussed End of April – Date/Details T.B.D.

Next meeting Tuesday, April 26th, 7:00 p.m. at BMW

Submitted by Jamelle Merriam-Secretary

Next Board Meeting on March 21st

Join us on at BMW MONDAY, MARCH 21st at 7:00pm  for our next parent board meeting.  This will also serve as the final planning meeting for FAMILY FUN NIGHT!  

February Board Meeting Minutes

Attendees:  Michela Hugo, Daria Webber, TeNesha Murphy, Kelly Wichmann, Jodi Howe, Giao Williams, Lisa Quimby

Treasurer’s Report/Status of Checking

Report distributed

2nd semester scholarships total $600 (added addtl. $300 on 2/25)

Teacher Wishlist Money-$1200 ($400/classroom)

 Applebee’s Flapjack Fundraiser

$780.00 profit

Scheduled another breakfast for 9/24/11 but will move to a date in October to allow more time for ticket sales

Spring Fundraiser

Silent Auction and Pizza Party-Saturday, April 2, 2011 from 5:00-7:00p

Plates are fired and ready (Profit from plate sale is $433.00 so far; still have unpaid-for plates)

Silent Auction

Jodi will notify room parents to develop basket themes for classrooms-room parents will need to notify parents in each classroom of the theme and begin collecting items in a bin/basket outside of each classroom.  Room parents will also arrange the themed baskets to be auctioned at the fundraiser

“Call for donations” letter needs to go out-Lisa will distribute

Layout

Pizza/Salad/Dessert-Art Ed.

Silent Auction-Blue Room/Middle Room

Games-Yellow Room

Crafts-Red Room

Auction Checkout-Blue Room

Magicians-Back Room

Food

Daria will get pricing from Campus Food Service for pizza and cookies (chocolate chip and sugar varieties)

Michela will check with Topps re: donating pizza and cookies

Sign-up sheet for people who will donate bagged romaine lettuce, iced tea, lemonade etc. will be posted the week of March 7th.

Items already accounted for:  

-100 plastic cups-TeNesha

-Juice Boxes-Jodi and Kelly

-Croutons-Jodi

-Tablecloths-Michela

-Estimating Jar-Michela

Entertainment

Michela contacted Twin Magicians for entertainment--performance at 6:00

Volunteers

Volunteers needed for the following:

50/50 raffle (2 volunteers-1 per hour)

Games(2 volunteers to set up and clean up games in Yellow Room)

Crafts (2 volunteers to set up and clean up crafts in the Red Room)

Event Set-up (4 volunteers)

Event Clean-up (4 volunteers)

Parent Workshops

Daria will look at late April to plan an evening workshop/seminar for parents on early literacy w/SU School of Ed. Doctoral Student

Will look at planning monthly/seasonal workshops/seminars for next year on a variety of parenting topics.

Children’s yard sale (Spring 2011) DATE TBD

NEXT MEETING--MONDAY, MARCH 21st @ 7:00

--FINAL PLANNING FOR SILENT AUCTION--

PLEASE ATTEND!

A HUGE Thank You!

Thanks so much to all of the families and teachers who have participated in our fundraising efforts so far this year!  Because of you, we have been able to significantly increase our scholarship funds.  We are assisting more families than ever before and we have distributed $1300 in assistance this year.  We have also been able to give more to the classrooms this year.  We gave a total of $1200! ($400 per classroom)  Our fundraising success also allows us to continue to bring in Mr. Jeff from MY GYM once a month.

None of this would be possible without the participation of so many BMW families and faculty members.  The board thanks you for your continued support and we hope to see everyone at the upcoming "Family Fun Night" on Saturday, April 2nd.

Volunteers Needed

If you are able, please sign up to assist for Family Fun Night on Saturday, April 2nd.  We need help before, during and after the event.  Your valuable time is greatly appreciated!  We also need families to bring in food and beverage items for the event.  The sign-up sheets are posted in the entryway.

Family Fun Night is April 2nd

Family Fun Night is Saturday, April 2nd from 5-7pm.  There will be food, entertainment, games and crafts but the main event of the evening is our Silent Auction.  This is our primary fundraiser for the year.    We count on BMW families to seek out donors for the auction and every year it is a huge success!  Parents typically have lots of success when they ask businesses they are most loyal to.  Lisa has additional copies of the tax letters you received with the flyer.  If you need more, just ask.

Pizza, salad and dessert will be served and the children will receive their beautiful plates to eat their dinner on if they wish.  Jason the Entertainer will provide us with a little music and an exciting magic show!  There will be games and crafts and fun for all!  It's an event that shouldn't be missed!