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ANNOUNCEMENTS
JUMP-A-THON
We are so excited for the Jump-A-Thon next week. We have already raised $14,237! Our goal is $30,000 so please remember to tell your friends and family how we are helping to keep our kids active while we are at home.
Pledge envelopes are due on 10/23, a week after Jump-A-Thon ends.
You can also send the online link to friends and family:
www.99pledges.com/fund/mcnearjumpathon
Or support virtually in other ways too:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0f4caca828a2ff2-jumpathon
Thank you so much!
KONA ICE EVENT
McNear mom Angela Del Ponte has organized a really fun event and fundraiser for us next Thursday, sponsored by Kona Ice! They will have a truck selling shaved ice near the back entrance of the school. Part of the proceeds for sales will go to the school, and we will also have McNear merchandise for sale. This will be a fun opportunity to see each other safely in person!
This will be a socially distanced event, outside and with areas marked off for waiting in line to buy a cone. See flyer below for times.
We could use a few volunteers for this event, to help enforce social distancing, marking off spots with chalk and cones, and selling merchandise at a table. Time commitment would be about 3 hours total. Let me know if you are free to help: mcnearpta@gmail.com
AMAZON SMILE
Amazon Smile is going great so far! We just received a check from them for $124. As a reminder, this is free money that comes into the PTA with no additional cost or effort, once you have signed up. It applies to all items you order on Amazon, including pickup and delivery orders from Whole Foods.
Please take a minute and sign-up here: https://smile.amazon.com/ and select "McNear School PTA" as your charity.
THANK YOUS
DINE AND DONATE
Thank you so much to Risibisi for a very successful dine and donate last week - we raised over $800! Dine and Donate supports our local economy and can raise a lot of money for McNear.
If anyone owns a local business, or knows someone who does, who may be willing to participate in future Dine and Donates please contact David Felix (davidfelix@gmail.com).
PTA DIRECTORY
Thank you to Nadia Flanigan for stepping up to assemble our PTA Directory. This will save us $500-$600! She is mom to Hannah in 1st grade and Danny in TK.
POSITIVE PARENTING CLASS
Share your experiences on these Tuesday evening classes and learn from one another while being guided by experienced Parent Educator, Deanne Jean. Deanne is a trained Positive Discipline coach and will encourage the use of Positive Discipline and other effective, helpful parenting practices during our evenings together. We will focus on the early childhood years, but parents of children of all ages are welcome to attend. Parenting can be joyful and challenging. Let's work together to keep a balance. Positive Discipline book provided for $5.00. The class is free.
UPCOMING DATES
Jump-A-Thon
Monday, October 12th - Wednesday, October 16th
Kona Ice Event
Thursday, October 15th
3 - 5 PM
Jump-A-Thon Pledge Envelopes Due Date
Friday, October 23rd
PTA Meeting
Monday, November 2nd