Hurricane Help on the Way!

WOW! Our fifth and sixth grade students coordinated a heroic effort in supporting our friends and families in Puerto Rico.  Mr. Austin made two trips in his packed car to Nueva Esperanza to drop off the items collected.  Many toys were delivered to support holiday gift giving on the island, and students calculated the following essentials: 340 diapers, 5221 wipes, 52 tubes of toothpaste, 20 flosses, 87 toothbrushes, 5 deodorants, 73 soaps, 10 hair brushes, 35 shampoos, 3 shaving gels, 2 body washes and 300 feminine products. Thank you for your generous giving!

Buy Your Gift Cards from Fort River - DUE November 8

The PGO is once again selling gift cards that you can use for your normal weekly purchases at the grocery store or for Holiday shopping. This is money that you would already be spending, but if you use our gift cards, you will be earning money for Fort River! You pay full face value, but the PGO buys the gift cards at a discount (from 2-16% depending on the retailer.)

Use the cards for:

• Purchases that you already make on a regular basis like groceries (eg. Stop & Shop, Whole Foods)
• Holiday shopping (eg. L.L. Bean, Old Navy)
• To give as gifts to teachers, mail carriers and bus drivers (eg. Starbucks, Panera)

This is money you already have budgeted, but if you use our gift cards, you are helping the PGO fund school programs for your students. 

Please make checks payable to: Fort River PGO. Use this form to order as many gift cards as you wish, attach your check and return to your child’s teacher or to the PGO wall box in the office.

Gift card orders are due by WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8th. We aim to deliver the cards before Thanksgiving so that you can have them in hand for Black Friday/Cyber Monday. Since gift cards are essentially cash, we will not be sending them home in backpacks. Parents MUST pick them up in person in the Fort River lobby the week of November 20th -- exact times to be determined, but there will be a before and after school option.

Questions? Please email Stacey Beganny at stacey.fortriver@gmail.com. Click here for the order form: http://bit.ly/2xzO7Xl

Holiday Events in Amherst including Craft Bazaars on December 3

HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS IN AMHERST on December 3

TWO fun holiday shopping events benefitting community churches PLUS 20% discounts at many local stores and restaurants! Visit www.amherstdowntown.com for details.

St. Nicholas Bazaar - Grace Episcopal Church

9am - 3pm 

14 Boltwood Avenue (on the Common)

Marketplace - Antiques and Collectibles, White Elephant, Toys and Games, Holiday Decorations, Baked Goods, Fresh Wreaths, Books, CDs & DVDs, Textiles, Framed Art, and Handmade gifts.

Lunch - Chili and fixings with beverage and brownie.

For more information go to www.gracechurchamherst.org or contact jobrien82@gmail.com

Stone Soup Bazaar & Cafe - Unitarian Universalist Society of Amherst 

10am – 4pm 121 

N. Pleasant Street

Arts and Crafts Fair - pottery, fabrics, wood, jewelry, mixed-media prints, greeting cards, photography, artisan soaps, honey, gourmet brownies and more. Parents, grandparents and people of all ages are sure to find that special something for the people on their list.

Raffles - themed gift baskets and congregation made queen-size quilt.

Food - homemade soups and breads. For more information go to www.uusocietyamherst.org or contact sandysladen@gmail.com