- What does the PTO do?
- What is done with the money you raise?
- Are the meetings long?
- Can men join?
- Is it all right to bring my kids to the meeting?
- I live out of town and my child lives in town. May I come to your meetings.
- If I can't always make it to the PTO meetings, can I be updated on progress?
- What kind of fundraisers do you do?
- Who do I contact to join the PTO or Volunteer for events?
- What are the membership guidelines?
- Does the Epsom PTO pay dues?
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What does the PTO do?
We participate, encourage and foster cooperation and communication between
home, school and our community for the education and enrichment of our
children. The organization will participate through special projects,
programs and events.
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What is done with the money you raise?
These are just some of the things we have purchased with the money we have
raised.
Weekly Reader
Books for the classrooms
Magnets with the school calendar on them.
Popcorn Machine
Music man Show (Jeff Warner)
Mulch for playground
National Geographic
Teacher Appreciation lunch
LCD Projector
Accelerated Reader books
Bare Bones requests
Paper
Life skills program
TVs
Money towards basketball uniforms -
Stage curtains
Microphone system
Bleachers
Buses for field trips
Playground (old)
Kindergarten/grade 1 furniture
Money for teachers (teacher appreciation)
Scholarships
Bean bags and material for couch in library
Retiring gifts
8th grade graduation gifts
Teacher breakfast
Traveling Art Show
Match student council fund
Nursing Assistance
Gym floor cover
Speaker System in gym
Jeremy Sharon Field Donation
Money to teachers for supplies
Money for sheet music
Kindergarten blocks
Face paint and coolers for color day
Money towards the 8th grade party
Graduating arch
Juice boxes for after testing
Money for field updates in 1999
Money towards purchasing school supplies for the 9/11 schools
Money towards the NH teen Institute work shops
PTO training courses
Money towards books for the library
Rugs for classrooms
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Are the meetings long?
The meetings last one hour.
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Can men join?
Men are encouraged to join.
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Is it all right to bring my kids to the meeting?
Yes, We provide activities for the children on an as-needed basis. Simply
notify us via this website and we will be sure to fulfill this request.
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I live out of town and my child lives in town. May I come to your meetings.
Yes, We would love to have you.
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If I can't always make it to the PTO meetings, can I be updated on progress?
Yes, just email Diane Lewis (epsompto@yahoo.com) and ask that you be added
to
the "e-mail" distribution list either by clicking on E-Mail (this website)
or
go to monthly update link and at the bottom, click on "Add E-mail".
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What kind of fundraisers do you do?
-Theme Basket Raffle
-Spring Carnival
-Epsom Old Home Day
-Town-Wide Yard Sale
-Making Strides for Breast Cancer
-Haunted House
-Craft Fair
-Book Fairs
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Who do I contact to join the PTO or Volunteer for events?
Simply click on "E-Mail" on this website and send your response -or- Diane
Lewis (President)736-4090 or epsompto@yahoo.com or drop a note at
Epsom Central PTO's mail box.
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What are the membership guidelines?
ARTICLE V
MEMBERSHIP
Section 1: General Membership
Parent, legal guardian, faculty /staff, or any other Epsom resident over the
age 18 are eligible for membership.
Section 2: Voting Membership
A regular member can become a voting member by meeting one of the following
criteria:
1 -Volunteer for at least 2 projects, programs, or events
2- Serve on the standing committee
3- or, attend at least 2/3 of the regularly scheduled meetings.
Voting members shall have the right to vote on all issues before the
membership, to elect officers and to hold office.
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Does the Epsom PTO pay dues?
No. Funds are generated primarily through various fundraisers, events and
donations.
