October PTO Meeting Minutes

Donlin Drive PTO October Meeting
Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at 6pm

Dunkin Donuts

Meeting called to order:  6:06pm (Mark Cardone)

Secretary Report/Minutes will be posted and available on website (Laura Crandall)

Treasurer’s Report (Chrissy Guilfoil, DDE PTO Treasurer)
-Checking:  $1,552.74

-PTO Savings:  $25.10

-Payments:

               -Back to School Picnic:  expenses $686; profit $139

               -Switch prize for Walk-A-Thon:  $325

               -Folders for students:  $1,029

Committee Reports
-Walk-A-Thon/Merchandise: 

Friday, October 13^th

-Awesome Prizes, Nintendo Switch, 32” smart flat screen TV, and Chromebook

-Water bottles, draw string bags, t-shirts

-Makes up 90% of the PTO Budget

-Can donate also through the GoFundMe but note the student name under Notes section
-Trunk or Treat:  Thursday, October 19th, 6:30-7:30pm

-Hosted by North Central Church, not PTO

-Movie Night:  Friday, October 27^th at 6pm, ScoobyDoo Meets Batman and Robin

               -Volunteers needed for concessions, email Laura Crandall at lauradcrandall@gmail.com (Joyce Cardone, Jill Esposito)

-Roller Skating:  November 17^th, 3:45 to approximately 8pm, by grade level/age, volunteers will be needed to help with concessions, more details will come on flyer

-DDE Dinners:

               -Tully’s last week, big turnout

               -Moes Cicero Location:  Wednesday, October 25^th

-Dance Program:  starts up next week, Wednesday, October 11^th

               -Volunteers are needed

-Shopping Programs Reminder!  A flyer will go home with all of this summarized

               -Shoparoo

               -BoxTops

               -Amazon Smile

               -Price Chopper through your card

               -Tops through your card

New Business

Dollars for Scholars (Theresa Vasla)

Every senior can apply for a scholarship in Liverpool through Scholarship America.  This year we gave out 189 and 225 applied.  Program has been around since 1970 with 3 major fundraisers:  phone-a-thon, golf tournament, and a bowl-a-thon (February 4^th, 2018 from 11am-2pm)

Bricks4Kids:  6-weeks program on STEM (Soule Road did it) (Jecenia Bresett/Joyce Cardone)

-2 parent volunteers, send home fliers, sign out sheets, for $65 for the 6-week program

-10-24 students in total

-Thursdays might be the best night (late bus is for 4^th, 5^th, 6^th grades)

Another request for a Mother/Son Event (Mummy-Son Dance for future idea…)

-Any ideas, pass them along to Mark Cardone

-Decorate your bike (Hike or Tryke); Winter Warrior Wipe Out (Sledding), Hiking or Fishing or Camping Trip

Inflatable Movie Screen Idea, 315 Rocks Trend, Warrior Gear in School Store/at DDE Dinners Out. Skate downtown in Clinton Square?

Chess Program is huge this year.  Maxed out this year at 48 students.

Adjourn Meeting at 6:50pm