Okay so we have officially been introduced to our elementary school, PTO and fundraising. We are selling three things :) If you are interested please let us know (don't worry those of you family member who we are seeing for the holidays, Ian will hit you up, poor Esther was already heckled into purchasing). Ian learned all about the gifts you can win with your sales, how important it is to the school and how to beg daddy to take it to work - all thanks to a PTO rep. Soooo... here we go.
1.) We are selling the entertainment books. $20.00 for most cities. I know some of you are needing these as we speak. Maybe you are looking for a chance to go out, you just moved and want to find new places to eat, you are vacationing somewhere, you are just cheap (see my case )
2.) We are selling magazine subscriptions. You name it and we are probably selling them. Just to name a few - Better Homes and Gardens, Cosmo, Time, Sports Illustrated (and kids), Family Fun, Golf, Dog Fancy, Money, Men's Health, National Geographic, People, Family Handyman, Disney, Parents, Popular Science, Real simple, Ranger Rick, Oh the list goes on. Do you need a subscription? Do you need to renew a subscription, then we have a deal for you :)
3.) Finally... Sally Foster. Do you want candy (just name the kind), Do you need wrapping paper, thank you notes, fun kids activities, candles, picture frames, tools, cooking utensils, etc. I can give you more specifics if you give me a category but most everything is $10 or less.
So I have been promised this is about it as far as fundraisers, so we shouldn't be hitting you up the rest of the year (well until Alex's school does something- if they do) I am trying to keep from having to walk door to door. For my sanity please support the cause as Ian is determined to make a "ton of money"
Otherwise things are good. They are getting into the swing of things. Alex's teachers have asked him to keep a secret from me (which it turns out is that they made us a card). But when we had the noone is allowed to touch your private parts and it isn't okay for them to tell you to keep secrets from us talk last year, it sunk in with Ian sooooo... I was told that I needed to have a talk with Alex's teachers :) How do you explain that most secrets are not okay but those are? No shades of gray to a 5 year old.
Alex is having fun. They had "arts alive" and had a pajama party today. That was quite exciting. They start their art and theatre lessons this weekend along with Sunday school. All very exciting stuff.
Today Daniel got put in his first time out, I know a one year old sitting in the crib screaming is pathetic. But after Alex spilled his soup everywhere and Daniel wouldn't sit down in the highchair I had had it, so he was put in his crib. If any of you have witnessed him mad- He was really REALLY mad. But you know he is one, we have to lay down the law now :)
Darren had a short phone conversation with the people in Europe and he has an in person interview scheduled for the week of October 10th. He is hoping to wow them. I keep asking if he is going to shave his beard for it. Keep your fingers crossed for him.
So that is all our news.
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Lots of interesting news. Keep us posted about the Europe opportunities.
Fundraising gets really old really fast. I HATE asking people to buy things because then they feel obligated, so, if you've noticed I almost never ask any of you to buy anything. :) Between school and sports, our kids have sold all that stuff - entertainment books, candy bars, Sally Foster, See's Candy, cookie dough, etc. The only one we haven't sold is magazines.
When I started as PTA president of our school three years ago, the first thing we did was a survey about fundraising. We asked the parents if they wanted to sell things throughout the year to raise the funds necessary to do all the things we do as a PTA (which is a LOT - we sponsor art, music, science enrichment, cultural assemblies, pay for our health clerk, pay for our computer administrator, etc. etc. our annual budget is over $100,000, which is HUGE for a PTA.) So we asked if they wanted to sell stuff all year or just write a check at the beginning of the year and not have to fundraise and that way 100 percent of their money goes to the school, not just a portion of it. Parent loved the idea, so we send out a "financial committment" form at the beginning of the year asking for $150 per student for PTA programs, $20 per family for our school supply fund to buy classroom supplies, and $5 per family for PTA membership dues. $175 and they're done. We make it clear that it's optional but helps us fund our programs that we'd need to cut if we don't get the money. We say that any amount is welcomed and appreciated if they don't feel they can give the $175 and many people do donate less, like $50 or whatever. Most people do the $150. Almost everyone participates. We just finished calculating the amt for this year and we raised $72,000. The only other fundraiser we do is our spring World Fair which raises a lot of money thru the silent auction but which is also a big school community event as well, so it serves that purpose too.
Anyway, just food for thought for when you get involved in running your PTA. :)
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