PTA - November 2008
Grocery Cards – not just for groceries anymore!
Did you know that in addition to buying your groceries with cards purchased at UPark, you can also use the cards to do your gift shopping, eat out, fuel your car, and more! Start your morning with a latte and muffin at Starbucks (inside the grocery store), and stock up on groceries for the holidays. Then fill up your car at the store’s fuel pumps before running your other errands. The cards can be used for pharmacy purchases as well. Gift cards make great stocking stuffers for everyone on your list, as well as the babysitter, milkman, and stylist. Remember: the more we can use these gift cards for our purchases, the more money our school makes – at no cost to you!! Grocery cards are available at anytime in the school office, at the Tuesday table on the playground, or at Kiss-N-Go drop off (Thurs/Fri morning) and pick up (Weds afternoon). Contact Terri Allsup if you have any questions, 303-550-0831 or tallsup@mho.net
November Meeting Summary:
The monthly PTA meeting was held November 13th. Erika Mouser, a Financial Advisor with Edward Jones and UPark Parent presented information on investing for college.
We are hoping to outsource our Enrichment Program starting in the 2009-2010 school year. The new vendor is a DPS parent who started with Cory Elementary and now has a number of schools. We will be able to expand our offerings, as well as have Internet registration and other benefits of the service. Look for the new and improved Enrichment process coming soon!
The fall fundraisers were very successful: Innisbrook brought in $6500, the Scholastic Book Fair will provide $3200 worth of books for our school, and the Family Night Out restaurant fundraisers brought in $800 this year through October. Remember the Barnes & Noble event December 2-4. Thank you to everyone who has participated in any way with our fundraising efforts!
Officer Elections:
Have you felt the void from no election news? Fear not! It’s time for PTA Officer Elections! As required by our PTA bylaws, we have a number of “lame duck” officers that have served their terms. We are looking for parents willing to serve in the following positions: President, Vice President, and Secretary. If you or anyone you know has a passion for our school and would like to be in on everything, please contact a PTA officer. This will be a hot topic at our December meeting! uparkpta@gmail.com
Committee Updates:
Garden: Even though the growing season is over, our garden is still living and working... in the compost bins! Our compost is in need of donations of fruit and vegetable peelings/scraps, fruits and veggies past their prime, coffee grounds (filters are ok too), egg shells, spent cut flowers, and leftover pumpkins from Halloween. No trash, meat or meat by-products, fats/oils, or cooked food, please. The compost we make this winter will feed our gardens next spring.
Wellness: The backpack and snack programs are continuing to thrive, although we will lose our retail sponsors in January. We are always looking for sponsors – contact us through the PTA email. Check out the recently published report about the influence of diet and exercise on cancer risk, with implications for children and adults: www.dietandcancerreport.org.
Band: The UPark Band program is going strong! We have over 60 students participating this year. A field trip to Metro for all students took place last week, and Ms. Gainsbrugh has been able to purchase several new instruments for the school.
Fun Run: The Fun Run and Mom’preneur Event were a great success. Thank you to all of our sponsors, participants, and volunteers! The donations of food and clothing have been delivered to a local food bank and two clothing banks and were greatly appreciated! These donations will support Denver's homeless and working poor families. Thank you for generous donations and for being a part of a truly caring community!
Yearbook Request:
We are collecting candid photos for the yearbook. Pictures can be submitted on a CD or USB (they will be returned) or in prints, if professionally done. The prints cannot be returned so please send in duplicates. Pictures can be dropped off in the office.
Please contact Dawn Clark at 303-759-0597 or dawn.montgomery@comcast.net
Need to contact us? Our email address is:
uparkpta@gmail.com Come give us a hand as we build a stronger school together.
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