Posted November 1, 2010 by Tina Yerges

Thanks Pardners!! Our Walkathon and Wild West Stampede was unbelievable, and it couldn’t have been so without all the hard work of our AMAZING Committee who brought some new and exciting ideas to fruition for our annual primary fundraiser and community event. Because of the generosity and dedication of our families, students, staff, sponsors, and volunteers, we beat our fundraising goal, and that means that we can proudly say that we have completed our only active fundraiser for the 2010-11 school year!! With the financial success of the Walkathon, we can now expect to implement all the planned funding for educational, cultural, and community needs and activities. Congratulations and thank you to everyone who was involved!

As we hope you have realized, our new website is overflowing with information related to all the great things our very involved community provides to our school through the PTSA. We are often asked what programs we support on an annual basis, and the list is large and ever-expanding. This year, in addition to most of the ongoing programs and grants, we have added sponsorship of a Spanish Class after school, a Spelling and Geography Bee, expanded Math Club, the new Great Kids Program, increased Safety Patrol support, and we have funded new grants for 29 new digital cameras to be used throughout the school. For more detailed information, see the “Did You Know…?” article later in this Howler.

Now that November is here and we have worked so hard to meet our financial goals, before the holidays hit us full force, we can prepare for some more great activities ahead!! Be sure to check out all the information in this Howler and on our website www.cascaderidgeptsa.org related to the upcoming events and programs, including Reflections, Destination Imagination, Winterfest, and our Book Fair. Be sure to get involved if you can in Dad’s Day and Caring-through-Sharing, and be proud of all this great community has accomplished - together!

Tina Yerges
PTSA President