Reading Elementary PTO Minutes

November 10

, 2009Meeting begins at 6:40In attendance: Rayna Bishop, Crystal Millard, Amy Harkins, Danielle Singleton, Shiri Macri, Heather Evans,Diane Moore, Jane Blanchard and Lisa KaijaThank you for coming to the meeting tonight, we accomplished a lot!!!

SECRETARY REPORT:

Thank you notes for the awesome help that we received for the Fall Breakfast weresent to: Diane Moore and Gale Cross (for amazing cooking and preparation), the 5

and 6

grade class for their participation and smiles, to Koreen & Jake Henne of the Green Mountain Smokehouse (for donating the mostdelicious bacon!!!), Bill Shaugnessy of the country store in town (for the scrumptious homemade sausage), Jim& Sue Mulder (for the donation of their locally made maple syrup). I also want to thank all of the volunteerswho pitched in to set up and wash dishes, wipe counters, cleaning tables, all of the donated food, and best of allthe laughter and pure enjoyment of eating breakfast with our fellow neighbors and community members!!!Acknowledgment letters were sent out to folks who gave cash donations that were triggered by the Believefundraiser.A request for $25.00 towards the purchase of ink cartridges for my home printer, which is used to print themajority of PTO business, was approved. Thank You.

TREASURER REPORT:

Checking balance is $5,897.88, this balance includes as of today $1613.00 from theBelieve fundraiser, and this amount will vary based on internet sales that will be coming in., $235.00 in cashdonations. The fall breakfast profit was $434.29; we had 57 adults and 24 kiddos. A better turn out than lastyear!!! Thank you.And $2,500 is projected for the ski/board program which is due December 4

.The PTO board members will be instituting a bounced check policy in our bylaws.

FUNDRASING UPDATES:A)BELIEVE FUNDRAISER:

Yielded better sales that the fall bulb sales last year however aconsensus was that if given a choice between the two, fall bulb fundraiser would be thewinner. We fear the products of the Believe fundraiser are not the quality we had hoped for.This will prove to be seen when we receive the shipment next week. And the bulbs keep ongiving year after year (unless you have a critter) and it’s a Vermont product. We will discussother fall fundraisers for next year. Any and all ideas are encouraged and welcome!!!!

B)FALL BREAKFAST:

A source not mentioned said that the kitchen was the cleanest it hasever been left. A wonderful turnout of people, a great blend of ages, Great local food, andgood spirits all around. A community member was so moved he wanted to have this breakfast every month. We did discuss that it would not be possible every month but maybemore meals throughout the year would be a good possibility. Another suggestion seen atanother school in Vermont was to have an “open cafeteria” for the public to have a real breakfast spot right here in town, in our school cafeteria. Great idea to explore more.

C)BAKE SALE:

Baking pies with the kiddos at the school will be on Friday Nov. 20

at12:30. A sign up is in the foyer of the school. However if you can’t sign up you can justcome to the school on the 20

at 12:30 and we’ll put you to work with the kids. Selling the baked goods will be at the town hall between 9am-12pm with the famous Chris Titus and theGang. We will be serving hot cups of mulled cider at the bake sale for $1.00 and all proceedsfor the cider will go to the Giving Project.

D)RAFFLE:

The Recreation Commission has purchased a 52” LCD Flat Screen Full HDTVwhich retails at $1548.00, to raffle off by Dec. 19

. The Rec. approached the PTO becausethe ski/board program is a program that fits right into their mission. So we will try and sell