Thornapple PTO Weekly Update
Week of March 23, 2020
The Apple Seed - Event Information
AppleSeed PNO Update
In light of recent events, we will be postponing the PNO event to next fall. We are still working out details and will let everyone know as soon as we have more to share. PNO is our biggest fundraiser for the year and an important event for gathering the Thornapple community (which we feel will be especially appreciated after this summer!). Stay tuned – we hope your families stay safe, healthy and sane during these trying times. If you have any questions, please contact the Kristina Tanner (kristinaltanner@gmail.com).
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Volunteer Opportunities!
2019-2020 Painless Fundraising Chair
We are looking for a new volunteer(s) to step up and run our painless fundraising.
Maybe it sounds like a big job? It could be...but it really is meant to be, well, painless! A lot of it can be done from home!
What does painless fundraising at Thornapple look like?
Dine Out Nights: We schedule approx. 1 dine out night per school month at local restaurants. Responsibilities for these includes contacting restaurants to schedule the event and providing the PTO secretary with promotional information provided for the weekly emails. Volunteer would follow-up with restaurant to make sure donation is received. Occasionally, volunteers may need to be recruited for the event, but not often.
Box Tops: This person would sort, count and mail the physical box tops. Also, this person would ideally help promote the box top program and the new Box Top app by providing occasional blurbs to the PTO Secretary to send.
Family Focused Events: We schedule a few family focused events like Chuckie Cheese and GRG. Responsibilities for these includes contacting businesses to schedule the event and providing the PTO secretary with promotional information provided for the weekly emails. Occasionally, volunteers may need to be recruited for the event, but not often.
Paper Gator: This person would help promote the Paper Gator program by providing occasional blurbs to the PTO Secretary to send.
Online Programs and Apps: This person would help promote the online apps we have, like Shoparoo and Amazon Smile by providing occasional blurbs to the PTO Secretary to send.
PureVida Bracelets: We still have some bracelets to sell once school events resume. We need a volunteer to help promote and sell the bracelets. This responsibility does include payment coordination and collection.
Store Reward Programs: This person would help promote the store programs we have, like D&W Rewards by providing occasional blurbs to the PTO Secretary to send.
Ideal volunteer(s) would be provided guidance from the outgoing Painless Chair (Katey Pell) this year.
If you are interested in this position, please email the PTO Board at thornappleptoshare@gmail.com
2020-2021 Apple Seed PNO Committee!
We are looking for Committee Chairs for the PNO next year. The "good news" is that the PNO is essentially planned, we will just need to reschedule it in the fall.
With the current committee's assistance, the new Chair(s) will help coordinate a committee, reschedule and promote this event.
If you are interested, please email the PTO Board at thornappleptoshare@gmail.com
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Upcoming Events
FHPS - School Resumes (We Hope!) - Monday, April 13, 2020
FHPS Foundation Luncheon - Thursday, May 7, 2020
Thornapple Elementary PTO
Email: thornappleptoshare@gmail.com
Website: www.thornappleelementarypto.com