GWC PTA Monthly Newsletter
February 2023
We Need YOU!
If you have any questions about the positions or the PTA in general, please reach out to our president, Anne Goodman through call or text at 859-312-0567.
Thank you!
Upcoming Events!
Read Across America Week and our first CGW Read-a-Thon
Below are the links to the CGW Read-a-thon:
Event link: https://app.memberhub.gives/cgwreads
You can also text "CGWREADS" to 919-626-3277 to donate
YOUR SCHOLAR IS ALREADY LISTED AS A PARTICIPANT IN THE READ-A-THON, YOU DO NOT NEED TO REGISTER THEM. THEY CAN BE FOUND BY FOLLOWING THE LINK ABOVE AND LOOKING UP THEIR NAME ON THE LIST. IF THEY ARE NOT LISTED PLEASE REACH OUT!
YOUR SCHOLAR ALSO HAS A UNIQUE LINK TO THEIR DONATION PAGE. IT WILL BE THE LINK ABOVE FOLLOWED BY "/FIRST NAME AND LAST INITIAL" as an example, if the scholars name is "Johnny Jones" their link would be as above with "/johnnyj" at the end of it. If the scholar has 2 last names their link will have the first letter of each last name.
The school will be having different celebrations for the week that they will be sharing with everyone very soon, so be looking for that!
CGW Night
General Assembly Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87192773552?pwd=WDJiaXdncjVMeTM0ZjY4NDRlWXFDQT09
First Spirit Night of the Year
We can't wait to see you there!
Meet Our Board!
Jennifer Hollis-Cole, VP of Fundraising
Christin Keown- Secretary
Stephanie Spires- Treasurer
Stephanie Spires is the mother of five and a female business owner. Her company, Spires Strategies, provides strategic planning, project management, and operational support to nonprofits and small businesses. Spires also founded Women Entrepreneur Lex, an organization that provides support to aspiring and established female business owners in Central Kentucky. Spires currently serves on the Kentucky Association of African American Women Advisory Board and the Explorium of Lexington’s Board of Directors. She has previously served on various local boards including the Lexington Public Library (vice chair), the Lexington Public Library Foundation, the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning, the Kentucky School Board Association, and the Lexington Homeless Prevention and Intervention Board.
Spires served on the Fayette County Public Schools Board of Education from 2017-2022. She was chair of the board from 2018-2021. Before joining the board, she served as the Executive Director of Arbor Youth Services, Central Kentucky's only emergency children's shelter. Spires has testified before the Kentucky General Assembly on multiple occasions and championed laws and programs to support Kentucky’s homeless and foster youth. As a foster parent she has had children attend over 15 FCPS schools and has served in various PTA officer positions. In 2019, she traveled with the Kentucky PTA to Washington, DC to meet with Kentucky’s congressional representation and advocate for Kentucky’s children and increased education funding.
When not working or advocating for others, she can be found chauffeuring her children to their social and extracurricular activities or with her head in a book.
About Us
Email: gwcstempta@gmail.com
Location: 123 West 6th Street, Lexington, KY, USA
Phone: 8593120567
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gwcstempta