Eaton Elementary PTO Minutes

January 20^th 2008

Attendants: Jessica Hicks, Susan Campbell, Kim Hart-Paxson, Kari Anne King, Kathy Hottinger and Becky Watters.

• Meeting called to order by Kim Hart-Paxson at 6:33 pm.
• Previous minutes read by Jessica Hicks. 1^st to motion and accept was Kari King, 2^nd was Kathy Hottinger.
• Treasures Report read by Kari King. 1^st to motion and accept was Jessica Hicks, 2^nd was Susan Campbell.

Unfinished Business

• The entrance mat has been ordered by Kari King and should arrive in 4-6 weeks.
• Santa shop totals are $2016.84 collected with $1212.95 expenses leaving a profit of $803.89! The schedule this year worked very well giving each class more time to shop.
• Saturday with Santa profits was $380.26 going to the kindergarten classes for new seat pockets. Pictures this year were taken digitally and processed through Meijer using snapfish. The children’s names were printed on the back of the photos making it easy to distribute!
• Basket Bingo is February 21^st using March 7^th as a snow date instead of February 28^th. Farmhouse Creations has offered to donate items for door prizes! Thank you very much!
• Daddy’s Sweetheart dance is February 6^th. The D.J. will cost $250 and will have interactive games! Cookies have been ordered from the cafeteria and punch will also be served. Corsages are being ordered on a pre-pay basis through Liggett’s. They are $3.50 each with the choice of pink, red or white carnations. Pictures will be taken in the media room digitally and processed the same as Saturday with Santa. Kathy Hottinger is letting the PTO use some of her white Christmas lights! She only has 48 BOXES! Thanks Kathy! We still need volunteers! If you would like to help please contact anyone in the PTO!
• Kari is going to purchase a zip drive for PTO documents.
• Ideas on promoting PTO are having 2 big meetings a year in the spring and fall where the parents can earn a movie ticket for their children at a later date. The PTO will then have a movie date and any child that has earned a ticket can attend enjoying a movie and popcorn!

New Business/Open Floor

• Susan Campbell, co-owner of Farmhouse Creations came to offer fundraiser ideas. They do a fundraiser for camp Tecumseh and it goes VERY WELL! The PTO has committed not to do a fundraiser this year but may possibly consider using them for next fall. It will be voted on at the end of the year.
• Miss Kaulk made request for funds for Spelling Bee prizes. In the past the PTO has donated $30 for the purchase of a dictionary, thesauras and a few other items for 1^st and 2^nd place. It was voted on and favored. Kim Hart Paxson has volunteered to purchase the items for Miss Kaulk.
• Paddles need to be ordered as well as name plates. There are 2 paddles still at Botkins that need to be picked up due to misspelled names. A few nameplates need to be replaced because they have the teacher’s full name rather than Mr. or Mrs. Kim has also volunteered to take care of this.

Meeting adjourned by Kim Hart-Paxson at 7:20pm.

Recorded and respectfully submitted by Jessica Hicks.