Minutes
Woolwich PTA
Meeting October 11, 2012
Meeting called to order at 6:02PM
OLD BUSINESS
Field trip to Bowdoin for grades 4-5 was $61.82
over. They had under-estimated transportation cost.
VOTE to pay overage: all in favor: Approved
NEW BUSINESS
Box Tops- 1800 have been counted.
Stacey will ask Betsy to do announcement of the
top three classes to get the kids excited to bring them in.
Bath Sweet Shop Candy Fundraiser- Jennifer talked
to the owner about a fundraiser that Bath PTA participates in that has been
very successful.
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They discussed doing a
February candy sale but the owner suggested Easter as a better time especially
for parents buying Easter goodies.
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The PTA gets a 50% profit
from sales. Bath PTA made $2000 last year.
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They reviewed the order
form. It can be adjusted to fit what we
want on the form and our school logo can be put on the wrappers.
Jennifer, Danielle & Karen will meet with Tom
this month to get the stamp of approval. We will revisit at next month’s
meeting.
Shop ‘Til You Drop Craft Fair
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Karen has secured 40 8ft
tables through Dave Richards at the RSU 1 which will save money. We can also
utilize the cafeteria tables at Woolwich.
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Karen has 25 crafters
confirmed and paid and has many more lined up.
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We will have a goodie walk
and possibly add chowder and hotdogs.
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Stacey mentioned that other
fairs are going on the same day. She
thought we could offer a coffee punch card for customers who are traveling from
fair to fair to get them interested in coming.
Merchandise- Orders are coming in for the
following items;
-Translucent Blue 26oz water bottles
-Embroidered shirts and sweatshirts from Mainely
Embroidery
-Fleece Stadium blankets with straps
Karen stated that we will plan on placing orders
every other month depending on interest.
2011 T-shirts
Beth Whitney wrote the PTA to let us know that
she has 23 assorted size t-shirts left from last year. She wanted our help selling them at $8 each
to make money to go towards an electronic sign for in front of school. We will
sell them at Shop Till You Drop.
Pure Art
Need Volunteers to tally orders as well as to put
Genevieve fundraiser packets together.
Jen or Danielle will post a sign-up sheet online.
Genevieve
The
catalogs are set to go home with students on Oct. 19. Jennifer will put the packets together and
deliver to the classroom teachers. The
order forms need to be returned by Nov. 2.
Funding Requests-
Mrs. Pols and Mrs. Vice have requested $300 for
the Chewonki Bugmobile. (request to parents also went out asking for donations)
VOTE: all in favor: Approved
Southern Maine Math League-The 7-8th grade math
team has requested $250 to cover registration for four math meets.
Discussion:
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Do we have a policy for
extra-curricular activity funding?
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There are not many academic
extra-curricular activities.
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Can we ask the parents of
math team participants to contribute what they can to offset some of the cost.
VOTE: all in favor: Approved (stipulating that
parents will be asked to make a small donation if possible)
Pasta Fundraiser
Jennifer brought some samples for us to look at
for a pasta fundraiser to be held tentativeley for January or February. The profit is 40-50% based on the size of
the order. They have every imaginable
shape of pasta including sports teams. They also have some soup starters as
well as gluten free options.
Wellness Committee
Lorna updated us on Wellness committee news.
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Walk to school day with
field day to follow. Volunteers needed.
Audit- We need two volunteers to review
treasurer’s book-keeping. Lisa and Lorna volunteered.
Meeting adjourned 7:08PM
