Volunteers Still Urgently Needed!

We are still looking for volunteers for the following Parent Council activities: Room Parent – Fourth Grade – Ms. Yeh – A room parent is still needed for Ms Yeh’s class in Fourth Grade. If you are interested please contact Sue Borden (FRPC.sborden@gmail.com, 253-0140) Picture Day - Picture Day will be a one day event this year (Tuesday, October 7th). This is a really fun day and volunteers are needed for both morning and afternoon shifts. If you would like to volunteer for Picture Day please contact Pam Rietkerk (pjrietkerk@aol.com, 256-2605). Gardening Committee: We are nearing the final phase of the playground renovation, which will include work on planting and landscaping (thanks to a lovely design by Carol Pope) and painting games (hop scotch, four square) on the blacktop! If you’d like to be involved in this final phase of the playground, please contact Catherine Sanderson (casanderson@amherst.edu, 256-4977). Savings Makes Cents: This is a really fun, easy way to help our kids learn to save. Saving Makes "Cents" is a program to encourage savings habits and goal setting. Children can open a bank account with Florence Savings Bank and can bank weekly in the cafeteria with help from parent volunteers (or directly at the bank). Only $1.00 is needed to open an account, and any amount can be deposited—and after 10 deposits, the Bank will deposit $1.00 into the account. We need 1 or 2 volunteers to work with Barbara Morse to help students make Deposits into their Savings accounts on Tuesday mornings from 8:15 am to 8:45 am. Contact Barbara Morse (253-9160; bmlmorse@comcast.net) for more information. Resource Coordinators for Same-Sex Parent Families and for Single-Parent Families. Resource coordinators act as a contact for families with questions about Fort River and the community. Contact Sue Borden (FRPC.sborden@gmail.com) if you have questions or to volunteer! The Beach Party - The Beach Party is a fun evening social event for families with live music, dancing and ethnic foods from around the world (and sometimes colorful tropical clothes and accessories). Committee members advertise the event, decorate the cafeteria, order food, and help with set up and clean up. Contact Sue Borden (FRPC.sborden@gmail.com) if you have questions or to volunteer!