Meeting Minutes

September 26, 2013
Meeting called to order at 18:40.

Principal's Reports:
Mr. Lekkas (Middle School) reported that PTO funds were used for a TV in the cafeteria, cameras and to offset some of the Laredo costs.

Collection Committee Updates:
There were no updates.

Fundraisers:
  1. The Chip Shoppe fundraiser is underway.
    1. Lori to ask the principals to promote the sale over the PA.  She will also ask them to announce the due dates.
  2. Fun Fair
    1. 1st choice for date is 2/1 and 2nd choice is 1/25.  Jean will work with Mr. Lekkas to confirm.
    2. Possible Activities:
      1. Cakewalk
      2. Silent auction gift baskets
      3. Food
        1. hotdogs/chips/popcorn/lemonade
    3. Jean will do a 2 hour pledge form once we have the exact date.
  3. Bookfair was discussed.
New Business:
None

Meeting adjourned at 19:30.


December 20, 2012
Meeting called to order at 18:46.

Financial:
Checking account will close at Citizens and move to NB&T.  Balance of $11,775.54.

Principal's Reports:
No principals were in attendance.

Collection Committee Updates:
There were no updates.

Fundraisers:
Market Day fundraiser-final numbers will be available next month.

New Business:
  • Discussion was had regarding the Fun Fair.  Dates are limited at GKMS.  Jean will try and find an open date in Jan, Feb or Mar.  The PTO needs a parent/teacher to help run the event.  Jean to post a request on Facebook.
  • Motion made to disburse $2500 to each of the four schools to be used at the principal's discretion for items not in the budget.  Motion made by Jean and seconded by Lori.

Meeting adjourned at 19:05.


August 23, 2012
Meeting called to order at 18:35.

Financial:
Motion made to change banks from Citizens to NB&T.  Motion made by Sarah P. and seconded by Heather.  Motion approved.  A Treasurer's Report was submitted and approved.

Principal's Reports:
Karen reported how pleased GKMS was to get their check last year.

Collection Committee Updates:
The PTO continues to collect Coke Points, Labels for Education and BoxTops.  The schools collect the Kemps tops.  For 2012-2013, GES will get the Coke points and DES will get the Labels for Education points.

Book Fair:
Book fairs will be held at each Open House.  Misty and Sarah P. requested a check for $150 for the cash box.

Old Business:
Toolboxes were distributed the first week of August.  Each of the 4 schools has extra Toolboxes for purchase which will be returned in early September.  Invoice will not be available until consignment boxes are returned.

New Business:
Market Day Fundraiser
  • Kick-off is 9/7 and orders are due 9/19, pickup to be scheduled.  Jean will organize callouts to parents for reminders.
Meeting adjourned at 19:09

April 26, 2012
Meeting called to order at 18:40.

Financial:
Fun fair earned $1090.07 ($1,884.25 gross, $798.18 in expenses).  The Book Fair earned $400 in books to each school.
For next year:
  • Food separate from game tickets
  • Silent auction moved to cafeteria
  • Move date up to Jan/Feb
  • 1 hour shorter
New Business:
Teacher Appreciation
  • Blue and orange calenders for teachers and staff were motioned and approved.
  • A discussion was had regarding doing something different such as pencil sharpeners or DVD players that the teachers requested through Sarah P.  It was decided that we cannot do this because we like to give everyone the same thing and this type of item would be too expensive.
Market Day
  • Lori to chair Fall Fundraiser
  • We will try and make this our only fundraiser for the year where we ask parents to buy stuff.
Field Day
Motion made by Jean and seconded by Sarah and Lori to supply the schools with Freeze Pops for Field Day.

Quarter Craze-4/27
  • Jean has solicited about 40 items.
  • Vendors will set up at 17:30.
  • Should take about 2 hours.

Meeting adjourned at 19:50.

February 23, 2012
Meeting called to order at 18:37.

December and January minutes were approved.

Financial Report:
There is approximately $2500 in the checking account.  Bingo make $356.50.

Fun Fair:
  • March 17th from 10-3
  • Volunteer sheets filling up but we still need more help.
  • Food will be Hot Dogs, Chips, Lemonade and Pizza
  • Silent auction and raffle
  • Plan to spend approximately $500 on prizes.
  • Sarah P. will set up on Friday night.
  • DES/GES to staff one game.
  • Ticket prices-0.50 each.
  • Facepaint
  • Book Fair-Misty to do fliers.
Quarter Craze will be held on 4/27 at 7:00 pm at the Genoa Vets.

Meeting adjourned at 19:24.

January 26, 2012
Meeting called to order at 18:32.

The December meeting minutes will be presented at the February meeting.

Financial:
Balance in checking account is $2762 after giving $2500 checks to GKMS and GES.

Principal's Reports:
None

Collection Committee Updates:
  1. Coke Points:  November match brought 6,000 points.  Current total is 13,138.
  2. Labels for Education-current total is 15, 081.  Goal is 40,000.
  3. BoxTops-current total is 2733.  Goal is 6533.
  4. Kemps Tops-current total 1368.
  5. Market Day-$2565 this year.
Fun Fair:
  1. Jean has been getting some "Help" sheets.
  2. Sarah P. will be at GKMS to help run set-up.
  3. Limit fair this year to games, raffle/silent auction, food and book fair.
  4. We will contact high schoolers to help for community service hours.
  5. Ask teachers to supply baked goods for cake walk.
  6. 13 game stations
    1. question about liability-need to ask Joe Burgess.
  7. We would like to collect 11 baskets for silent auction.  Jean will prepare a letter to the teachers asking for donations.
  8. Food will be hot dogs, pizza, chips, pop, juiceboxes and cookies.
  9. Expenses anticipated for prizes will be $200-300.
  10. No punchcards will be sold-tickets only.  Games will vary in number of tickets needed to play.
  11. Ticket prices have not been set yet.
  12. Bookfair-we will take the 60 books/40 cash split.
Old Business:
None

New Business:
None

There were no member questions.

The next meeting is on 2/23/12 at 6:30 at the GKMS library.

Please check out our Facebook page: Genoa-Kingston PTO

Meeting adjourned at 19:25.

December 15, 2011
Meeting called to order at 18:35.

The October meeting minutes were reviewed and approved.

Financial:
Checks were written to DES and KES for $2500 each.  Checks will be cut after the holidays to GES and GKMS.

Principal's Reports:
None

Fundraisers:
BoosterCheck discussed at last meeting-there was a motion brought by Jean to not do the checkbooks at this time-seconded by Lori.  We will revisit next year.

Fun Run-Discussion regarding potential fall dates.  Will decide early next year about running a Fun Run.

Bingo-Total revenue right around $500.

Pop Can Tops-$5.00 revenue

Fun Fair:
Parent and/or teacher volunteers are needed for the following commitees:
  1. Games
  2. Food (Hot Dogs, Pizza, Chips, Lemonade)
  3. Vendors
  4. Front Table
  5. Book Fair-Misty and Sarah will run this.
  6. Raffle 
We will use the GKMS cafeteria and gym.  Tickets will come from Kingston.  Costs will be prizes and food.

Old Business:
None

New Business:
None

There were no member questions.

The next meeting is on 1/26/12 at 6:30 at the GKMS library.

Please check out our Facebook page: Genoa-Kingston PTO

Meeting adjourned at 19:50.

November 2011-Meeting canceled due to district scheduling conflicts.

October 27, 2011
Meeting called to order at 18:38.

The September meeting minutes were reviewed and approved.

Diane Bucheit from BoosterCheck presented a potential new fundraiser called a Gift Checkbook.  Gift checks would be to local businesses.  The PTO would submit a list of preferred providers for BoosterCheck to approach.  It takes 8-10 weeks to build a book for delivery.  The PTO can choose colors and logos.  The PTO could get sponsors for the back and inside front cover to help defray costs.  The books would have a value of between $150-$300.  If we sell $500 books at $30/book, our profit would be $7,525.  A discussion will take place at the November meeting.

Financial Report:
Toolboxes have been settled.  The catalog sales check is still outstanding.  The treasurer presented an NSF letter to be used in the event of bounced checks.  Sarah motioned to approve the letter and Lori seconded.  The letter was approved.

Principal's Reports:
None

Committee Reports:
  1. Bingo-Bake Sale
    1. There will be a $35 fee for custodian service
    2. We will have 20 tables and 120 chairs
      1. We will sell lemonade (0.50) and no soda.
      2. Lori will check on borrowing a popcorn maker from GKMS
      3. Jean will check on getting an email blast as a reminder.
      4. Flyers have been hung up and multiple reminders have gone home to parents
Old Business:
None

New Business:
None

There were no member questions.

The next meeting is on 11/17 at 6:30 at the GKMS library.

Please check out our Facebook page: Genoa-Kingston PTO

Meeting adjourned at 19:44.

September 29, 2011
Meeting called to order at 18:36.

The August meeting minutes were reviewed.  Jean motioned for approval and Sarah seconded.  the minutes were approved.

Sarah Polotto was nominated for the vacant Vice President position.  A vote was taken and Sarah was elected unanimously.

Financial Report:
The September Treasurer's Report will be presented at the next meeting.

Principals' Reports:
Multiple Thank You notes were received from teachers for the books received from the Book Fair.

Committee Reports:
The G-K Schools BoxTops account was accidentally deleted by BoxTops.  Lori is working to get it reinstated and the KES duplicate account deleted.  We continue to collect the following:  BoxTops, Labels for Education, Kemp's Milk Tops, Coke Rewards, Sunny D Labels and PopTops.

Old Business:
  1. Tool Boxes-Approximately 95 boxes were sold.  The PTO makes no profit on these but does it as a convenience to parents.  There were some concerns about errors in boxes and the quality of the merchandise.  Lori feels that the company is good (and local) and that now that she has 1 year of experience that things will go more smoothly next time.  Jean motioned to participate again next year and Sarah seconded.  Lori asked the principals to have supply lists ready by Dec/Jan so that she can start planning the Tool Boxes earlier this year.
  2. Open Houses
    1. Winners were drawn for our raffle for Box Tops and Labels for Education products.  Congratulations to the:
      1. Miller Family
      2. Rushton Family
    2. Book Fairs-Book credit is converted to books off of "wish lists" created by teachers at each school.  The PTO received some books to use as incentives for future fundraisers.  Any left over book credits are given to the librarians to pick books for each school.
      1. DES Sales=$3036.57 which yielded a book credit of $1429.12
      2. KES Sales=$3121.00 which yielded a book credit of $1560.00
      3. GES numbers not in yet
      4. GKMS numbers not in yet
  3. Fall Market Day Fundraiser earned approximately $8000 in profit from over $15,000 in sales.  Final numbers will be available at the next meeting.
  4. September Market Day Food sale closed at $649.00.
New Business:
  1. Bingo/Bake Sale
    1. Two dates were proposed (Nov. 5th and Nov. 19th).  A vote was taken and Nov. 5th was approved.  The event will be at DES in the gym.  Tables and chairs will have to be brought in from other schools.  Jean will ask the Lion's Club to run the Bingo portion.  The Bake Sale will take place in the cafeteria.  Cards will be $0.50/game.  Sarah agreed to make a "Save the Date" card to be given out ASAP so that parent's can get the date on their calendars (the 4th is a non-attendance day).
  2. Spring Fun Fair
    1. The only date in March is the 17th (St. Patrick's Day).  The date was voted on and approved.  Event will be at GKMS and time is tentatively set for 10-3.
    2. This will replace the KES Family Night held in spring.
    3. Punch cards will be sold to participate in games.
    4. A book fair is under consideration.  Misty will contact Scholastic about feasibility.  Book credits would be split among the school libraries.
  3. Other Fundraising Ideas
    1. Melissa Wight Neblock presented a potential new idea for early Fall.  There is a company that sells "checkbooks" that contain "checks" to local businesses.  Kristen volunteered to contact the company for additional information.  Potential businesses would be Genoa Main Street, Family Fun Center in Sycamore and Energym.  Checkbook covers would be customized with PTO and Blue/Orange color.
    2. Lori presented an idea for a Fun Run/Fitness Day in late Spring where students collect pledges.  This would be a 100% profit for the PTO.  The Genoa Running Club may want to get involved.  We could approach Kish to help with health related information and booths.
There were no member questions.

The next meeting is on 10/27 at 6:30 at the GKMS library.

Please check out our Facebook page: Genoa-Kingston PTO

Meeting adjourned at 19:40.


August 25, 2011
Meeting called to order at 18:36.

The May meeting minutes were reviewed.  Jean motioned for approval and Lori seconded.  The minutes were approved.

Financial Report:
The Treasurer's report was reviewed and approved.  Total in account is $3,711.64 but a check is still due for Toolboxes.

Principal Reports:
Quarterly reports detailing PTO money purchases and expenditures from each school will be due on or before the next meeting which will take place on September 29th (moved from normal date due to open houses and book fairs).

Committee Reports:
  • Box Tops-there are currently accounts for GK School District and Kingston.  Lori will get them merged.
  • Campbell's Soup Labels-GES got the points last year but has not chosen anything yet.
  • Coke Rewards-DES got multiple Lego sets to use for inside recess days
  • Sunny D-please send in UPC codes.
  • Pop Tabs-please continue to send in the tabs from soda cans.
  • Kemps Milk-please continue to send in caps.
  • Market Day
    • September orders are due by 9/9 or online by 9/12.  Pickup is on 9/15.
      • Free tote and apple pie with $90 purchase
Old Business:
The Vice President position remains open.  For details, please contact Jean Reiss on the PTO Facebook page or via email at jreiss2@charter.net.

New Business:
  • Book Fairs
    • Held at Open Houses
      • DES 9/8
      • KES 9/15
      • GKMS 9/20
      • GES 9/22
    • Help is needed for set-up, take-down and at Open Houses.  Please contact Misty on the PTO Facebook page or by email at twoponymisty@aol.com.
  • Open Houses
    • PTO will have a table at each open house.  If you can help, please contact Jean Reiss on the PTO facebook page or via email at jreiss2@charter.net.
  • 2 Hour Pledge Sheets
    • The PTO will be sending out a "2 Hour Pledge" sheet asking each family to donate two hours to the PTO.  This has been done in the past but not in a couple of years.
    • We have two new big ideas (see below) which we cannot do without a lot of help.
    • Misty motioned for approval and Sarah seconded.  The 2 Hour Pledge Sheet was approved.
  • Family Fun Fair-this is a new idea!
    • Held at GKMS with one gym being games and the other being tables to rent for crafters or home businesses.
    • Sell punch cards for access to games (probably discounts for families with multiple children).
    • Cafeteria to have food vendors
    • Face painting
    • Balloon animals.
    • Potential dates in early spring
      • Need to check with KES so there is no conflict if they continue to do one.
  • Family Bingo Night
    • November or early in 2012 as potential dates.
    • Bake Sale
    • Cider and Hot Chocolate
  • Fall Fundraiser (Market Day)
      • 52% of all sales is profit for PTO (Goal is $10,000 in sales)
      • Heather Morton is the Chair.
      • Kick-offs in schools on 9/2 with displays at DES, KES and GES
      • Orders due 9/16 and we have to mail them in by 9/22
      • Pick-up is on 10/14
There were no member questions.

The next meeting is on 9/29 at 6:30 at the GKMS library.

Please check out our Facebook page:  Genoa-Kingston PTO

Meeting adjourned at 19:19.



May 19, 2011

Meeting called to order at 18:35.

The April meeting minutes were reviewed. Jean motioned for approval and Lori seconded.  The minutes were approved.

Nominations and Elections for 2011-2012 PTO Board:
  1. Current board was re-elected.
  2. Vice-President position remains open
Fund-Raising:
  1. Market Day needs more help and organization on pick-up days.  Final Market Day sale will be on June 16th.
  2. Brown's Shop and Share earned $97.00
  3. Robert's Drive in 50/50 total not in yet.
  4. Toolboxes will all be available at each school on 8/2.
  5. Please continue to collect soup labels, box tops, milk caps and coke points during the summer.
Principal's Report:
  1. Field Day the PTO will provide Freeze Pops for all students
  2. The PTO requests quarterly reports on how PTO funds are spent.
  3. GES bought camera-on-a-stick (ELMO like design), netbooks and overheads with PTO donations.
  4. DES bought ELMOs for each kindergarten class with PTO donations.
New Business:
  1. The PTO will have tables at each of the open houses next fall.
    1. 9/8 at Davenport
    2. 9/15 at KES
    3. 9/20 at GKMS
    4. 9/22 at GES
  2. Kindergarten orientation on 8/17 and 8/18.  Kristen Andrews will create flyer for distribution and email to Dr. Steinbach.
  3. Kindergarten curriculum night on 9/26 and 9/27.  Kristen Andrews to visit all classrooms with PTO information.
  4. PTO meetings next year will be on the last Thursday of each month except for November and December when it will be the 3rd Thursday.  All meetings will start at 6:30 pm.
  5. Market Day Apprecation Days will be held on 7/26 from 4-830 and 7/27 from 2-8.  Members of the PTO board, fundraising committee and school principals are invited to attend.
Meeting adjourned at 18:58.


April 28, 2011

Meeting called to order at 18:35.

The March meeting minutes were reviewed.  Karen motioned for approval and Lori seconded.  The minutes were approved.

Financial:
The treasurer's report was reviewed and approved.  Fundraiser totals are as follows:
  • Butter braid-$1440
  • McDonald's-$504
  • Box Tops-$2623.60
  • Brown's Shop and Share-no report yet
Payments to each of the 4 schools of $5,000 were approved.  Going forward, schools will receive checks in December and May.

Principal Reports:  Mrs. Dudley reported that PTO funds will help subsidize a field trip in May.  Dr. Steinbach reported that PTO funds helped reduce the total for their field trip from $8 to $5 per child.  PTO funds were also used  to assist the 8th graders with Cogs Day.

Committee Reports
  • Box Tops-next deadline for expiring box tops is June 1st.  Ongoing contests at the schools will end in mid-May.  Prizes will be popsicles and extra recess.
  • Campbell Soup labels-27,000 points which will go to GES this year.
  • Coke Rewards-10,000 points which will go to DES this year.
Old Business:
  • Staff Appreciation Week
    • Calendars will be given out on Monday, May 2nd.
    • Fliers went out to the schools with reminders about food donations for staff
  • Tool Boxes
    • Fliers will go out in the next week.  Deliveries will be made directly to the schools and will be available for pick-up on August 2nd.
New Business:  Robert's Drive In is donating 1/2 of the 50/50 raffle to the PTO on Cruise Night (May 7th)

Nominations for New Officers:  Elections for the next school year will take place at the next meeting which will be on May 18th.  All current officers expressed interest in retaining their positions except for the Vice President.  This position does not have any candidates.  If you are interested, please contact Jean Reiss-Fuller.

Member Question and Answer:
  • The President has received some feedback that we have too many fundraisers.  She brought up the idea of having a family fun night in place of some of the fundraisers.  There was concern that we don't have enough parent and teacher participation to support such an event.  The Secretary will speak with Brooks Elementary (DeKalb) PTA members to see how their family fun night works.
  • The GKMS Art Club is available to the PTO to make posters, thank you notes etc.. for fundraisers and projects.
Meeting adjourned at 19:25.


March 17, 2011

Meeting called to order at 18:37.

The meeting minutes were not provided in printed format but were reviewed and approved via the electronic copy.  The minutes will be provided by the Secretary in printed format from now on.

The treasurer's report was reviewed and approved.  No one had any questions.

Principal's Report:  Dr. Steinbach gave a thank you note to the PTO from all of the Davenport teachers for the purchase of necklace microphone systems for each classroom.  PTO funds will also be used to discount a field trip to a play at the Norris Center in St. Charles.

Committee Reports: 
  • Box Tops-We made our goal of 5,000 this year.  Next year's goal is 6,500.  We will have a school contest with each school that turns in 3,000 Box Tops receiving freeze pops and extended recess.  Contest will go from Spring Break through mid-May.
  • Campbell Soup Labels-We have approximately 27,000 points so far this year.
  • Coke Rewards-We have approximately 9178 points so far.  Please wait to redeem 12 packs until April 1st when you will earn a "spin" for bonus points.
  • Milk Caps-4200 so far.
Old Business: 
  • McDonald's Care night will be April 18th from 5-8 pm.  This is the evening of one of the Kindergarten concerts.  Heather will make posters for schools.
  • Staff Appreciation Week will be May 2-5.  Calendars will be ordered for all staff with "Educational Excellence" on front along with blog address.  Colors will be orange and blue.  Cost is $1.79 each.
  • Little Ceaser's Pizza fundraiser earned $2105 with 73 children selling.
New Business:
  • Browns Shop & Share-no date yet.
  • Market Day Catalog Chairperson-Heather
  • Butter Braids order forms went home before Spring Break.
  • Toolboxes:  Lori reported that she has all of the supply lists.  The cost will vary by school level but Kindergarten is about $45 and 2nd grade is about $43.  Dr. Steinbach asked to have promotional materials delivered as soon as possible for inclusion in new student packets.   If we sell 125 toolboxes, we will receive 250 bonus boxtops.
Member Question & Answer:
  1. Discussion about when to cut checks to schools.
  2. A motion was made, seconded and approved for the PTO president to request quarterly reports from the principals so that the PTO can use the information to encourage participation in fundraisers.
  3. Superintendent Burgess offered to do blast updates for fundraisers and pickups.
  4. Nominations for PTO board positions will be accepted at the April meeting and voting will occur at the May meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 1936.


February 24, 2011

Meeting called to order at 18:31

The meeting minutes from January 26, 2011 were reviewed and approved.  Minutes are now posted on the gkschoolspto blog within 1 week of each meeting.

The treasurer's report was reviewed and approved.  No one had any questions.

Guest speaker:  Mrs. Brauer, a 2nd grade teacher at KES, gave a very informative talk about how she uses the ELMO unit in her classroom.  An ELMO is a digital camera and projection system that is used in place of the old overhead projectors.  She uses the ELMO 95% of each day and has incorporated it into math, reading, grammar, spelling and writing lesson plans.  The ELMO shows objects in real space and can help the class understand 3 dimensions.  Her class uses dry erase boards instead of traditional copies of worksheets.   While each unit costs close to $1800, it saves the district money by decreasing the use of transparencies, paper for copies and toner for copiers.  A big thank you to Mrs. Brauer for a wonderful presentation.

Old Business:  There was no old business.

New Business:
  • The PTO currently has 2 facebook pages.  The G-K PTO page will be closed by March 7th-please "like" the Genoa-Kingston PTO page to continue to receive and post updates.
    • G-K PTO (135 members)
    • Genoa-Kingston PTO (214 members)
  • Teacher Appreciation Week (May 2nd-5th)
    • We need a chairman for this project.  If you are interested, please contact Jean Reiss.
    • Will be renamed to "Staff Appreciation Week" to include all staff at the schools.
    • The principals present stated that the staff enjoyed this week but that food gifts were hit or miss for each of the days
    • A discussion ensued regarding changing from food days assigned alphabetically by last name to a daily "gift/note" for two days and then food for two days.  There was concern that staff members who are not teachers would not receive "gifts/notes".  No decisions will be made until the next meeting when we hope to have a Chairman in place.
    • A gift for each staff member was discussed and a "Pride in Education" calender was shown by Jean Reiss.  The calender is notebook sized and the cover will be in blue and orange.  The purchase of the calenders was proposed, seconded and approved.
  • Little Ceaser's Pizza Fundraiser raffle prizes
    • Incentives for the pizza fundraiser are:
      • 5 kits sold, entry into a raffle for Cogs wear
      • 10 kits sold, invite to a pizza party
    • Discussion was had about prizes for the raffle
      • $40 total was proposed, seconded and approved.
  • School Supply Kits
    • This is not a fundraiser but we provide it as a convenience to parents.
    • The principals in attendance indicated that the kits were a positive for many parents.
    • The company we use, Primary School Supplies, is located in Sycamore.  It is nice to support a local company.
    • Lori Awe-Swanson will chair this year.
  • Fall Catalog Fundraiser
    • Three choices were proposed:
      • Mr. Z's
      • Market Day
      • Great American
    • After reviewing the catalogs, Market Day was proposed, seconded and approved.
Potential Fundraisers:
  • McDonald's-working on a date for March or April.  Time will be from 5-8. Teachers and principals will be asked to attend for some time between 5 and 7:30.  Heather will work on getting the Cogs mascot uniform to use.
Incentive Programs:
  • Coke Rewards
    • During the February matching period, 870 points were donated.
    • Total points to date: 8,084.
  • Labels for Education
    • Total points to date:  11,592
  • BoxTops
    • Due March 1st to count for this year.
    • Goal for this year is $5000
Member Question and Answer Session:
  • Discussion regarding increasing attendance of both parents and teachers at PTO meetings
    • Is it possible to use the phone blast system to remind parents about meetings?
      • The PTO will approach Superintendent Burgess regarding this possibility.
    • The teachers and principals present were asked for ideas.
      • Continue using fliers for student's folders.
      • Have principals put reminder in their weekly teacher communications.
Meeting adjourned at 19:44.


January 26, 2011

Meeting called to order at 18:36

Market Day Representatives present: Ami R. and Mikisha
     GK Schools have been working with Market Day since 1989 and have raised in excess of $131,000.  $2700 thus far for 10/11 school year.
     Representatives are covering the Fall Brochure for a possible fundraiser, the benefits of using MD.
          Main office in Itasca, IL, 1 dedicated customer service rep to handle all questions/concerns of buyers.,
          159 products priced from $6-$30 and 100 of them are under $10
          Online ordering available with 'Online Exclusives' available to those that utilize it.
          Kick-off available for ALL 4 schools
          Monster Palooza Lanyards for participating children, will be issued enough for 75% of kids
          Prize box for each school valued $80-$100 to be given to participating children.
          Open House kits for ALL schools.
          Bonus incentives.. base commission is 50% with 2% bonus for signing before 3/31/11, 1% for
          being grocery customer, 1% for 30% participation, 1% for delivery before 10/21/11. 
          Delivery date can be as late as 12/17/11

Treasurers Report reviewed and time allotted for questions.  Is there template available to assist in collecting on NSF checks?  What do the schools do?  How are NSF checks handled?  Treasurer unable to attend this meeting due to work conflict, yet report was distributed prior to meeting for review.

Crystal Grismer:  Butterbraid order forms to be distributed on 3/14, returned 4/4 with delivery on 4/12 @ 3-5 PM.  Flavors available Cinnamon, Raspberry, Cream Cheese, Apple, Cherry, Almond Cream.  There will be no more Bavarian Cream

Coke Rewards at 5808.  February 1st-7th will be the week to donate, Coke will match all donations our school receives that week.  Make donations to GKMS

Box Tops at $3700 with anticipated check to be arriving amount of $1365

Campbell's Soup Labels at 11,592 with many ready to be shipped in.

Ways to increase participation with PTO 
     Change times or alternate times
     Change/alternate dates
     Offer Spanish meeting or at least translations for Spanish speaking population.

Jean Reiss:  Possible Shop-n-Shares:  Browns, McDonalds, Joe's Pizzeria, Casey's was suggested by group to be investigated as well.
Heather Morton: to ask about getting COGS costume when doing shop/shares.

Little Ceaser's Pizza Kits for a fundraiser approved with CHAIR: Yumna Butterfield  ASSISTANTS: Lori Swanson and Jean Reiss dates to be determined.

Need for a new secretary, all present asked to share with those that may be interested.  Kristin Andrews offered to fill the position and will be at February Meeting to begin new position.

Meeting adjourned 19:50