Florence Savings Bank Is Giving Away $50,000

Dear Parents and Guardians,

As the Marks Meadow PGG Co-chair and a member of the SGC, I am encouraging MM parents who have Florence Saving Bank accounts and MM students who participate in the Florence Saving Bank “Savings Makes Cents” program, or have another FSB account, to place a vote for the Amherst Education Foundation in the Customer's Choice Community Grants contest.

In February FSB will choose several non-profit organizations to receive up to $5000. They are disbursing a total of $50,000. FSB chooses the organizations with the most votes to receive these funds, so the chances of AEF getting some of that money are good.

You can feel free to vote for any local non-profit organization that you have a relationship with, however the PGG is campaigning for the Amherst Education Foundation because they have, in the past, generously given to the Amherst Regional Public Schools. In November AEF gave a $40,000 check to ARPS that they raise though the “Make It Happen” campaign last Summer. (see Amherst Bulletin article http://www.amherstbulletin.com/story/id/51373/).

These are the specific grants AEF gave to directly benefited Mark’s Meadow programs:
2007:

• Mark’s Meadow School Garden $1,000, Scott McGinley, Teacher
• Mark’s Meadow Community Tile Project $1375, Diane Travis, Art Teacher

2006:

• Outreach Program for Families, $1200, Alyssa Melnick, Parent, Mark’s Meadow
• Mark’s Meadow Community Tile Project, $1050, Diane Travis Teacher Mark’s Meadow $1050
• All-Town Chorus, $1000, Mary May, Teacher Mark’s Meadow

2005:

• Activity Materials to Support Visitation to the Special Collections of Jones Library, $480, Terry S. Johnson, Teacher Mark's Meadow
• Elementary Yoga Classes, $500, Terry S. Johnson, Teacher Mark's Meadow

Please vote, when you do, consider Amherst Education Foundation. One vote per customer and the votes are due before December 31st. Your Ballots can be dropped off at any FSB branch.

Sincerely, Tracy Hightower

Amherst Education Foundation
P.O. Box 2237
Amherst, MA
413-253-3690
amhersteducationfoundation.org

Have You Returned Your Volunteer Form?

We are looking for leaders for these events that are coming up in the new year or already in progress:

Movie Night & Bake Sale
Multicultural nigh
Date Night
Ink Jet/Laser Cartridges and Cell Phone Recycling Program
Volunteer Coordinator (Help get Volunteer forms in)


These programs need assistance they are in action and need some helpful hands and minds:

Ink Jet/Laser Cartridges and Cell Phone Recycling
Science Night
Multicultural Night
Community fund raising Team, Stop and Shop, Target, A2Z, Food for Thought, Atkins etc...


There is so much more, sooo... please turn in your forms and let Tracy Hightower know if you want to lead.

2 Hour Delay

Monday - December 10 - TWO HOUR DELAY

Amherst Middle School Principal Search

Dear Amherst Elementary School Parents,

Please help us get the word out:

At the next meeting of the Amherst Middle School Family School Partnership Dr. Jere Hochman will speak on the ARMS principal search. The meeting is on Wednesday December 19 at 7 PM in the Middle School library.

All elementary school parents are invited to attend.

If you have questions that you would like Dr. Hochman to address please send them to the ARMS Family School Partnership: armsfsp@yahoo.com

Thanks &

Best Regards,

Kate Troast and Lise Halpern

Co-Chairs, ARMS Family School Partnership

SNOW DAY

Today, Monday, December 3rd... All Amherst-Pelham Schools are CLOSED due to severe weather. IT'S A SNOW DAY... SLEEP LATE, HAVE SOME HOT COCOA and CURL UP WITH A GOOD BOOK (most of us will probably go insanely, crazy trying to keep our kids occupied...it's all good - ENJOY!)