The 90's continued...   AS RECORDED IN THE MINUTES AND APPROVED BY LALOR PTA


PTA sponsored�

-Halloween Dances
-collected Foodtown rec�ts for cash %, money directed toward trips
-Santa Secret Shoppe-if fall fundraiser was quite profitable these proceeds were used to buy toys for �Toys for Tots� program; also was used to buy food baskets for 3 needy families
-12/91 �Decorate the Christmas Ball Contest� 1st prize each classroom
-Santa assembly with treats and small gifts
-Teacher/PTA luncheons at Christmas

-Spring Dances
-B.E.A.R. fair magazine sale, a few years these proceeds were used for a Parent Appreciation dinner; one year these funds were used to purchase standing fans for the classrooms
-Book fairs with proceeds and bonus points going to library
-Lalor spelling bee with trophies and certificates of participation
- hosted Grandparents Day and provided refreshments
-helped with and provided refreshments and ribbons for Field Day (later these two events were combined)

-Egg Hunts
-Kindergarten Orientation refreshments
-sold Mothers Day flower corsages
-hosted and provided funds for the �End of Year Picnic� (6/90-hope to be annual event)
-provided ice cream and paper products (92/93 began the purchase of paper products for entire school) for classroom parties (3)
-4/90 hosted a Candidates Night

-provided a pizza party for the �Caring Children� a guidance program
-paid for the cost of the fifth grade luncheon and bus to Ground Round **at times the bus came out of school budget as available, also give 5th graders a t-shirt and small gift
-jacket, t-shirt,sweatsuit sales
-Back to School Night refreshments
-purchased corsages for special programs

-hosted a Board of Education Budget presentation
-organized and hosted a Chinese Auction
-served and funded CAT breakfast and treat for all at conclusion of testing
-funded and planted bushes, flowers and/or mulch for Earth Day,beautification of grounds
-provided �I�m Special�pencils for self-esteem day a guidance program
-provided refreshments and hosted for D.A.R.E. program
-rewarded classrooms with 100% PTA membership
-honored teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week

-honored our secretary for Secretary�s Day
- a very successful carnival was held 5/92
-room mother coordinator
-provided Halloween costumes to be used for children who did not have one-later supplemented this again
-honored our school aids for �National Education Support Personnel Day� 11/18
- � day pretzel sales
-purchased flags for �Flag Day�
-started a �Birthday Book Club�, where the donor would donate a book on his/her birthday and have a plate  placed in the book
-provided pencils for honor roll gifts
-when the need arose PTA paid for the parties of the Special Education classes
-hosted the Hamilton Township Spelling Bee in 1994
-began Spring fundraisers in 1994
-Alumni Scholarship created �94 criteria discussed but never voted upon,awarded to Daniel Veldof in 1994
-provided bubbles to first grade for a science experiment
-sold pretzels to offset the 5th trip
-in 1995 the 5th grade trip changed to �Medieval Times� has continued since
-in 1995 Alumni Scholarship awarded to Alyza Szajna
-supplemented party money to classrooms as needed

-Atlantic City bus trip '98
-Trenton Thunder tickets '98 '99
-3/98 voter registration drive
-5/98 another carnival held
-9/98 held a "Welcome Back to School" teachers luncheon
-winter '98 Trenton Thunder Reading Program, participants who meet requirements receive 2 Trenton Thunder tickets
-awarded 3-$200 Alumni Scholarships to Krista Pallay, Jennifer Chamberlain and Daniel Boyle
-Appreciation Day ( 6/16/99 ) for Dominic our custodian



PTA received a certificate for 100% Teacher Membership (�90,�93,�94, '99 ); 10% increased membership certificate in '90 '99; and Honorable Mention on their publicity book '99.

PTA received $400 from Al Lyons for school store

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