Chili Cook Off - Update and Thanks!

Thank you to everyone who made the first Fort River Chili Cook Off a huge success. And Congratulations to Suzanne Schilling who won the Golden Ladle and First Prize! All the chili's were DELICIOUS and our UMass athlete judging panel had a hard time choosing! Thank you to ALL the participants in the cook-off and all the folks who made the accompanying corn bread. Special thanks to Chris Felton and Amy Hampson for the extra help!
To view the pictures from the event Click Here 

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¡Gracias a todos los que hicieron los primeros  Chili Cook Off de Fort River esto fue un gran éxito. Y enhorabuena a SuzanneSchilling quien ganó el Cucharón de Oro y Primer Premio! Todos los chile eran DELICIOSOS y nuestro atleta de UMass panel de jueces tuvo un tiempo difícil para  elegir! ¡Gracias a TODOS los participantes en el Cook-off y todas las personas que hicieron el pan de maíz que lo acompaña. Un agradecimiento especial a Chris Felton y Amy Hampson por la ayuda extra! 

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Book Fair Thank Yous

Once again the Scholastic Book Fair was a huge success!  This is an event that takes an enormous amount of volunteers to pull it off.  First of all, a big thank you to the staff of Fort River, including Fran Lundington & all library staff for being so patient with us. And to the custodians for set up, clean up and always getting what we needed. 

Thank you to all the wonderful parents who came by and were willing to give a hand and stay longer than they had expected.  You may have thought you didn’t do much, but you were so helpful.  This includes: Angela Russo-Long, Munju Soh, Teri Larkin, Asha Kinney, Becky Schneider, Jumee Lee, Iris Berkman, Sue Borden, Suzanne Schilling, Deep Chinappa, Rebecca Kennedy, Ali Wicks-Lim, Mary Beth Meade, Amy Sweeting, Tim Hope, Mark Dooley, Nancy Stewart, Bridget Hynes, Emily Coleman, Meghan Keane, Inkyoung Kim, Shari Abbott, Kathleen Traphagen, Doug Slaughter,& Kristen Lynch.  

Special thanks to Michele Spirko, Liz Larson & Erin Cherwatti for so many hours of hard work & giving so many great ideas. 

Because of you volunteering, all our kids received books and our library will be able to buy new books and bookcases.  I apologize if I have missed anyone.  Everyone was so helpful and supportive for this event and it is much appreciated.     

Thank you, Carol Slaughter

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Feria del Libro  Gracias a ti

Una vez más la Feria del Libro Scholastic fue un gran éxito! Este es un evento que tiene una enorme cantidad de voluntarios parallevarlo a cabo. En primer lugar, un gran agradecimiento al personal de Fort River, incluyendo Fran Lundington y todo el personal dela biblioteca por ser tan paciente con nosotros. Y a los custodios por instalar, limpiar y siempre conseguir lo que necesitábamos.
¡Gracias a todos los maravillosos padres que vinieron y estaban dispuestos a dar una mano y permanecer más tiempo de lo quehabían esperado. Usted puede haber pensado que no hizo mucho, pero era muy servicial. Esto incluye: Angela Russo-Long, SohMunju, Larkin Teri, Kinney Asha, Becky Schneider, Lee Jumee, Berkman Iris, Borden Sue, Schilling Suzanne, Chinappa Deep,Rebecca Kennedy, Ali Mechas Lim-, Mary Beth Meade, Amy Sweeting, Tim Hope, Dooley Marcos, Nancy Stewart, Hynes Bridget, Emily Coleman, Meghan Keane, Kim Inkyoung, Abbott Shari, Traphagen Kathleen,  Doug Slaughter  & Lynch Kristen.Un agradecimiento especial a Michele Spirko, Larson Liz & Erin Cherwatti por tantas horas de trabajo duro y dando tantas grandes ideas.

Debido al voluntariado, todos los niños recibieron libros y nuestra biblioteca será capaz de comprar nuevos libros y librerías. Pido disculpas si me he perdido a nadie. Todo el mundo era tan amable y de apoyo para este evento y se agradece mucho. 

Gracias,Carol Slaughter

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Volunteers Needed for the School Library

School Librarian Fran Ludington is looking for volunteers to shelve/organize books and perform minor book repairs. Training will be provided.  You can work alone or in a team.
Contact Fran Ludington at LudingtF@arps.org.
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School Librarian Fran Ludington está buscando voluntarios paraarchivar / organizar los libros y realizar pequeñas reparaciones de libros. La capacitación será proporcionado. Usted puede trabajar solo o en equipo. Póngase en contacto con Fran en Ludington LudingtF@arps.org.

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Lost and Found

Please take a few minutes to look through the many found items displayed in the Fort River front lobby, or the digital pictures of the found items Here

 Items will be kept until Wednesday Dec 19.  After this date, they will be donated to the Amherst Survival Center.

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Por favor, tómese unos minutos para mirar a través de los muchos artículos que se encuentran exhibidos en el vestíbulo principal en Fort River, o las imágenes digitales de los artículos encontrados Aqui
Los productos que se mantendran hasta el miércoles 19 de diciembre. Después de esta fecha, serán donados al Centro deSupervivencia de Amherst.

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PGO Budget Update

The current year PGO budget has been approved.  It was approved at the Dec 7th PGO meeting.

Here is the link to it:  https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-2bHm-1AjRfVUJpb2cxYU5ST2s/edit?pli=1

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Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce - Gift Checks

This event is not sponsored by the FR PGO

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SKI, SKATE & SNOWBOARD SALE

NEW AND USED EQUIPMENT 

SPONSORED BY THE AMHERST LIONS CLUB

CROCKER FARM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 

280 WEST STREET (RTE. 116), AMHERST, MA

SALE BEGINS ON FRIDAY, JAN. 4^TH  FROM 6-9 PM  & 

SATURDAY, JAN. 5^TH FROM 9-2 PM  

SKI AND SKATE EQUIPMENT CONSIGNMENTS ACCEPTED ONLY

FRIDAY, JAN. 4^TH  FROM 4-6 PM

Experts will be on hand to help individuals buy just the right item in the right size

Please call Bonnie MacCracken at 413-256-6857 for additional information.

*** This is not a school sponsored event***

Portion of the proceeds will benefit Crocker Farms PGO

This event is not sponsored by the FR PGO

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