Committees

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If you would be interested in volunteering your time to help with one of the committees listed below, please print out and complete the Committee Volunteer FORM and return it to your child’s teacher, the school office or the PTA mailbox.  THANKS!

For those committee members who need to request reimbursement for, or request a vendor be paid directly for a PTA approved purchase, please complete the Request for Reimbursement or Vendor Check FORM and return it to PTA Treasurer Lisa Witt ( lisa.witt@yahoo.com ).  THANKS!

2009-10 Committee Chairperson Roles and Responsibilities
Tresurer's Tips

PRINT List of 2009-2010 Committees and Contacts

ADOPT A STAFF MEMBER
Contact:  Shelby Evans
This is a great way to say “Thank You” to a MAES or Parr’s Ridge staff member. Upon request, you can be assigned a staff member to send small mementos throughout the school year. This is our version of a Secret Pal. Watch for more information the beginning of the school year.  [More information on Adopt A Staff]

AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS
Contact: 
An effort is being made to expand our After School Clubs for the students. If you have a special interest in geography, art, science, reading, etc., please let us know and we will assist in making that a club for our students.

BRIDGE THE GAP BOOKS
Contact:  Karen Freed
Bridge the Gap Books are grade appropriate summer workbooks. The books are designed to introduce some of the curriculum for the following school year. The books are a fun tool for students to review over the summer. [More information on Bridge the Gap]

MARKET DAY
Contact: Kathy Semour and Virginia John
Market Day is a fund-raiser for the schools that runs throughout the school year. It is a food service company that provides restaurant quality foods from companies such as Tyson's, Kraft and Campbell's. Families will have an opportunity to order food items each month beginning in September. Our schools earn a minimum of 10% of your Market Day Purchase. This is an easy way for parents to support our schools and purchase quality food for their family!  [More information on Market Days]

MEMBERSHIP
Contact: Carrie Morris (Co-chair needed!)
Our Membership Committee organizes our annual PTA membership drive beginning at Back to School Night. This committee also produces our Directory of PTA members, published in November.

NEWSLETTER
Editor: Cheryl Pickard
The MAP is a monthly publication from the PTA. It keeps parents, teachers and students informed of current PTA events, community activities, helpful hints and legislative issues at the local, state and national levels.

TESTING TREATS
Contact: Kathy Seymour
A committee that treats our kids to delicious cookies and juice boxes after MSA state testing in March. We need lots of parents to help bake cookies.

READING INCENTIVE PROGRAM
Contact: Terri Warehime and Sue Askeland
To encourage students to become better readers, a six-month program allows students to earn “points” for reading. Points can be used at our Book Store to purchase books and school supplies. Volunteers are needed to help tally reading calendars, issue Pizza Hut coupons and work in the Book Store once a month. [More information on the Reading Incentive Program]

LABELS & BOX TOPS/CORPORATE SPONSORS
Contact: Kelly Magee, Scott Magee and Tracey Bracalente
Receipts from grocery stores, Target, AT&T points, Campbell’s Soup labels and GM Box Tops are collected, counted and mailed to the appropriate company for cash or educational equipment. They can always use help in cutting and counting those soup labels and box tops! [More information on GM Box Tops/Safeway/Giant/Campbells]

MORNING RUNNING PROGRAM
Contact: MAES-Leslie Stipcak and Angela Strope; PARRS-Kelly Vasquenza and Danielle Usilton
The physical well being of our students is also a priority at Mt. Airy and Parr’s Ridge. This program is currently active for all students at MAES and second graders at Parr’s Ridge. It allows students to run/walk the track two mornings a week. Laps are tallied and students can earn T-shirts. [More information on Morning Running: Parrs]

SCIENCE FAIR
Contact: Suzanne Himmelberg
This is our most popular academic after school event. Held after the winter break, the science fair encourages students and families to express their love and interest for science in a non-competitive environment. All students as well as class projects are invited to participate in the science fair. Help is needed with publicity, setup and cleanup, poster contest, and trivia questions.

SOCIAL COMMITTEES
Contacts: Ice Cream Social-Christine Carstens; Fall Social- OPEN; Bingo Night-Cheryl Pickard
Our Social Committee sponsors fun events for the entire family. They usually begin our school year with an Ice Cream Social for the families of MAES, Parr’s Ridge and Mt. Airy Middle School. Other fun events have included a Fall Social, Family Bingo Night and Luau Night.

DINNER AUCTION
Contact:  Wendy Collins
The Dinner Auction is the PTA’s largest fundraiser of the year and is usually held in December. The dinner auction committee orchestrates a delicious dinner, silent and live auction. The items up for donation are amazing! It is always an enjoyable evening for all who attend. This committee has many opportunities to help in various ways, with different levels of time commitment.  [More information on the Dinner Auction]

GIFT WRAP
Contact:  Kira Lewis
Second only to the dinner auction, the fall gift wrap sale raises substantial funds for your PTA. Family and friends can order high quality gift wrap and other items during the fall sale - or year round on the Sally Foster web site. Look for more information during the first week of school. Volunteers are usually needed to help with distribution of orders when they arrive.  NOTE:  Remember you can shop the Sally Foster web site all year long (School Name:  Mt. Airy-Parr’s PTA, School code: 618769.)

SUNSHINE CLUB
Contact: PTA Executive Board
The Sunshine Club is the PTA’s way of sharing the faculty and staff’s moments of joy and sadness. We provide an appropriate gift, donation or card at that time.

TEACHER APPRECIATION
Contact: Allison Brickey and Joyce Anderson
Each May, our schools honor our teachers with a week-long celebration. We host a sweet treats day and a faculty luncheon. Daily drawings as well as special “goodies” are provided for the teachers throughout the week. Families are encouraged to contribute for the sweet treats and the luncheon.

PARENT INVOLVEMENT
Contact:  Positions OPEN for both MAES and Parrs!
Our Parent Involvement Committee is responsible for planning the various Parent/student functions. This includes “Muffins with Mom” and “Donuts with Dad” on a school morning at MAES.

PLAY DAY
Contact:  Lisa Skelton

SPIRIT WEAR
Contact:  Lee Piccolo and Kelly Watson

HOLIDAY SHOP
Contact:  Julie Sadler

KIDS ARTWORK
Contact:  Sharleene Kutrumbis

READING WITH THE PRINCIPAL
Contact:  Jen Keller

VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
Contact:  Chris Bloch

YEARBOOK
Contact:  Carin Hawkins and Lee Ann Asher

GREEN TEAM
Contact:  Erin Tunkel and Carrie Morris

LEGISLATIVE LIAISON
Contact:  Rita Misra and Lee Ann Leshko-Lindsay

FOOD ALLERGY AWARENESS
Contact:  Chris Bloch

PTA WEBSITE
Contact:  Chris Barker