Happy New Year

We held our first meeting of the new school year today. Although it was a marathon session, we got some excellent work done. We finalized the literacy grants from last spring (increasing the total spent to $8200), approved a request for money to provide supplies to paint Kelso's Wheel on the playground (up to $600), and signed up some new folks to help with the teacher's luncheon on Oct 22nd. We also got the groundwork laid for the upcoming Green and Gold Gala, which will be held Nov 6 at Aspen Lakes. Moving the event from the spring to the fall may cause some initial confusion, and will certainly require that we jump out of the starting gate, but we hope it will decrease the competition (fewer auctions in the fall) and allow us to solicit our donor base coming out of their most lucrative season.

We're thrilled to welcome the new parents who showed up at our meeting, and hope more will decide to become involved. Classroom projects for the Gala will begin in the next few weeks and we can always use more hands and creative ideas!