South Park PTO Spotlight
January 19, 2018
IN THIS ISSUE
1. Portillo's Restaurant Fundraiser
2. Save the Date! Mom's Night Out
3. Cradles to Crayons Volunteer Event
4. Winter/Spring Lunch Volunteers Needed
5. Bingo Night- Registration Open, Teacher Raffle, and Volunteers Needed
6. Project Linus- Volunteers Needed
Portillo's Restaurant Fundraiser
Join us for the first 2018 Restaurant Fundraiser at PORTILLO'S RESTAURANT on
Thursday, February 1st from 5-8pm.
Portillo's in Deerfield will donate 20% of the proceeds directly to South Park. Dine-in and Drive-thru orders (please tell the first order-taker) all count as long as you show the flyer that will be found on http://www.southparkpto.org. Spread the word, bring your friends and don't forget the Portillo's Chocolate Cake Shake!
Save the Date! Moms' Night Out!
SAVE THE DATE - THURSDAY FEB 22
Put the kids to bed and come meet up with other South Park Moms for our annual SOUTH PARK MOMS’ NIGHT OUT!
We have secured the entire lounge area at Warehouse to meet, hang out and have a fun night! Plus, there will be our awesome, annual South Park Moms’ Night Out Raffle with amazing prizes and giveaways….
This is a great opportunity to meet the other moms in your child’s class(es) and put names to other familiar faces you see around the building too.
Thursday, February 22
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Warehouse Deerfield
$15 in advance and $20 at the door
All proceeds will support the South Park PTO
Link to sign up and RSVP to come in the next few weeks!
We hope to see you there!
Cradles to Crayons Volunteer Event
South Park is partnering with Cradles to Crayons for a volunteer event at their Giving Factory on Sunday, March 18th from 1:30-3:30. All kids ages 5 and older, their parents and extended family are welcome!
Every year, thousands of volunteers pass through the doors of the Cradles to Crayons Giving Factory warehouse to roll up their sleeves and help disadvantaged children around the Greater Chicago region. Together, youth and adults inspect, sort, and package all new and like-new donations into customized “KidPacks”. Activities are age appropriate and engaging for individuals and families. You will work at a volunteer station such as Clothing Sort, Outfits, School Supplies, Shoes, Toys, or Shopping.
See more specifics about the organization here: https://www.cradlestocrayons.org/chicago/
Logistics and Registration:
- If you are bringing a group with kids under 18, please ensure that there is 1 adult present for every 5 students.
- Volunteers will be responsible for their own transportation. We encourage car pooling! The drive is approximately 30 minutes. There is a safe, secure parking lot adjacent to the warehouse. The address for the event is:
- The Giving Factory, 4141 W. George Street, Chicago, IL 60641
- You must register in order to participate.
- The registration link is here: http://www.cradlestocrayons.org/chicago/pre-register
- Registration code is: a0RC000000VXzYn
- The attached form needs to be signed by parents of all kids attending. One per family.
- Contact Amy Reeder at amyreeder75@gmail.com with any questions.
Winter/Spring Lunch Volunteers Needed
We greatly appreciate parent volunteers helping to pass out lunches!
Based on feedback and demand, we are adding additional slots on certain days to help volunteer at lunch: 11:10am - 12:30pm.
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e4bacaf2ca7ff2-south1.
If you can NOT volunteer on the day you sign up, please contact Bonnie Block(bonnie.block2104@gmail.com) or Amy Reeder (amyreeder75@gmail.com) so they can notify Marla’s Staff.
Thank you!
Bingo Night Registration Open
Registration Now Open! Sunday, January 28th from 4:00-5:30.
Pre-Register Now…www.southparkpto.org (Walk-Ins Welcome)
This is always a great event for the whole family!
Join us for FUN, SNACKS, PRIZES and the TEACHER RAFFLE.
Bingo Cards: $5.00 each & Concession Tickets: $1.00 each
Bingo Night Teacher Raffle
Don’t miss out on a chance to win a fun activity with your favorite teachers!
Teacher Raffle Tickets: $1.00 each or 12 for $10.00
If you can’t be present at the event your child can still participate in the raffle.
You can pre-purchase raffle tickets using the PTO Website to print your tickets. www.southparkpto.org
You must then turn in your tickets and cash or check to the front office in an envelope labeled "Bingo Night - PTO” by Friday, January 26th at 2:30pm
For those attending, raffle tickets will also be available for purchase at the event.
Go to http://www.southparkpto.org to see the list of Teacher Raffle Prizes available.
Bingo Night- Volunteers Needed
Bingo Night Volunteers Needed!
If you are interested in volunteering to help the night of the event, Jan 28th, or by baking goodies in advance please sign up on the PTO Website, www.southparkpto.org.
Contact Tara Goldfarb at taragoldfarb@yahoo.com or Cynthia Kitson at ckitson29@gmail.com with any questions.
Project Linus Volunteers Needed !
Parents – we need your help!
As in previous years, we anticipate a large number of students will choose to participate in next month's “Project Linus” project. “Project Linus” is a philanthropic organization that provides blankets for children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need.
The students will be decorating fabric squares (with permanent fabric markers) during recess on specific lunch dates. Theses fabric squares will be sewn together by “Project Linus” to make the blankets.
Here are the dates for each grade level:
Thursday, February 8th: 1st, 3rd and 5th grades
Thursday, February 15th: Kindergarten, 2nd and 4th grades
We need volunteers to supervise and assist the students. Volunteers need to be available from 11:15 am-1:15 pm on a specific date. You do not need to volunteer for both dates of the program.
If you are available to volunteer, please email your name and date(s) you are available to Amy Reeder at amyreeder75@gmail.com.
Please note: Volunteers will be taken on a first come first served basis as we may need to limit volunteers depending on how many volunteers we get for a given day.
**You can also visit www.southparkpto.org for information on The South Park Directory, Celebration Books, Fun Lunch Ordering, Volunteer Opportunities, Information on Web Site Advertising, Deerfield Discount Card Purchase, our Mabel's Labels Fundraiser and more!**