Minutes from PCC Meeting - October 2015

 

Francis X. O’Regan Early Childhood Development Center

Parent Communication Council

Meeting Minutes – October 19^th, 2015

  

CURRICULUM NIGHT – Thursday, October 22^nd

• Fall basket fundraiser:
  • Donations have come in for the baskets.
  • Raffle tickets will go home to families with fliers about the event (10 tickets per student).
  • Spirit wear table will be set up for the evening.
    • Jen to look into getting a tote with the new ECDC logo. Has contact with a supplier who appears to be cheaper than our current supplier. Once quotes have been received, order forms will go home to families.
  • Volunteers arranged to sell raffle tickets on the door, as well as to sell spirit wear.

RESOURCE LIBRARY

• Kelty has around $200 available from a grant to contribute to this.
• It was suggested that items be made available for families to borrow, as well as suggestions being available for books to borrow from the library.
• Jen offered to work with Katie to look into working on this project.

FUNDRAISING

• Yankee Candle:
  • YK now offers 40% of money made back to non-profits.
  • Information being sent home to families on November 1^st and will run for 2 weeks, with delivery before December break.
  • Items will be delivered to school and will need to be sorted to go home to families.
• Coupon books: We made $1125 on the coupon books, with $125 in direct donations.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

• Thanksgiving placemats: Scheduled to be delivered to Meals on Wheels on November 20^th.
• Food Pantry: Communicate to parents the week after Thanksgiving. Delivery to Food pantry scheduled for December 18^th.

OTHER BUSINESS

• The Cricut machine has been ordered.