Committees
All programs offered by MES PTA are organized and executed by parent/teacher volunteers. Without the tremendous support the PTA receives from its members, we would be unable to coordinate and run any of the activities throughout the year. Some of the activities are fundraisers to cover the running of other activities. Each of the following programs needs dedicated volunteers at many levels...
Chairperson: Work with a member of the Executive Board to plan, budget, and coordinate the overall event. Responsible for the handling, accounting, and reporting to the Treasured any monies collected (if a fundraiser). Recruit volunteers to assist with the event.
Sub-Chair: Work with Chairperson of the event coordinating and planning a specific component of an event. Typically need for larger events like the Halloween Carnival. Recruit volunteers to assist with the event.
Event Volunteer: Available to participate the day of the event to run a component of the activity, supervise the students, and/or provide assistance with set-up and clean-up.
Executive Board Contact: Go-to person on the board to offer direction with committee expectations and budget information.
most committees are in need of one or more chair-people!
budgets for each committee will be discussed with the selected chairs of the events
thank you for your time!!!!
Once you have looked through the committee DESCRIPTIONS, click the button to sign up for Activites that spark your interest.
Coupon Books
Chair 1 - Jenn Siitonen
Exec Board Contact - Danielle News
Coupon Book Fundraiser...coordinate book ordering from book provider; create order forms; label and distribute books at Back to School Night; collect and collate orders. End of August-End September
Ice Cream Social
Chair 1 - Sue Quinn
chair 2 -
Exec Board Contact - Terri Butrymowicz
First week of school; Collect ice cream and water ice donations from local vendors; Purchase additional supplies with given budget; coordinate volunteers for scooping. End August-Beginning of September.
Room Parent Coordinator
Chair -CarOLYN O’Neill
Exec Board Contact - Carolyn O’Neill
Liaison between room parents and PTA Board; coordinate Room Parent volunteers and Room Parent Tea (October). All year
Halloween Carnival -
A family favorite of the fall season! An evening filled with costumes, games and prizes. Responsibilities include: Advertising/flier distribution, coordination of ticket sales, planning of games and activities, ordering of prizes, collection of candy, coordination of volunteers, coordination of concessions, set-up and breakdown of activities. Planning begins a month and a half before event at end of October.
hospitalitY luncheons
Custodian Appreciation (OCT) and Staff Appreciation (may)
Chair 1 -
Chair 2 -
Exec Board Contact - Terri Butrymowicz
Coordinate and purchase lunch for both Appreciation Days within a given budget. Coordinate volunteers to setup, serve and cleanup lunch. Mid April-Beginning May
Dine Outs
Chair 1 - Deana Eckstrom
Exec Board Contact - Deana Eckstrom
Coordinate dates for MES Dine Out Nights with local restaurants (ie Primos, Chick Fil A, McDonalds) every other month. Coordinate flyer distribution to students. Hoping to have 4 events this year. Sporadically throughout the year
Parents’ Night out/Designer Bag bingo
Chair 1 -
Chair 2 -
Exec Board Contact - Terri Butrymowicz/Danielle News
Coordinate a fun and relaxing evening out for the Ladies of MES as a fundraiser for the kids. Events in the past have included Board and Brush, Painting with a Purpose, Coach Bag Bingo.
Book Fair (Fall and Spring)
chair 1 - Marnie Benjamin
Exec Board Contact Marnie Benjamin
Week long event that occurs at the end of September and the end of February in the Library. Responsibilities include: flier distribution/advertising, coordination of event volunteers, decorating, set-up/breakdown of delivered book cases, operating cash registers, re-order books and assist student shoppers. Planning begins a month before week long event at end of September and February.
COIN WARS
chair -
Exec Board Contact -
Spirit Gear Sale
Chairs - JuLia Tittermary
Exec Board Contact -Terri Butrymowicz
Coordinate an online sale of popular MES school spirit "gear" (t-shirts, hoodies etc..) with a local vendor; collate and distribute orders. Sale may run twice a year. September and December.
Square One Art
chair - Sara Weiner
Exec Board Contact - Terri Butrymowicz
A popular fundraiser that brings your child's artwork into your home. Coordinate the creation and collection of artwork with Mrs. Gordon (art teacher), organize and submit artwork to Square One, distribute orders to students upon delivery. October-December with down time for art creation and order delivery.
Turkey Trot
staff coordinator -
Exec Board Contact -
A Thanksgiving time fun run for 4th and 5th graders (and cheered on by the rest of the school!) to collect food pantry donations. Help collect food donations and deliver to Wiley House Food Pantry and other local food pantries.
Wiley House Thanksgiving Dinner
chair 1
Chair 2
Exec Board Contact - Carolyn O’Neill
A wonderful after school community giveback event to donate and pack full Thanksgiving Dinners to be distributed to local families through The Wiley House. Responsibilities include collecting food donations from MES families, organizing stations for student bag packing, coordinate bag delivery immediately after event to the Wiley House.
pretzel sale
chair-Dorian Carlton
Exec Board Contact - Terri Butrymowicz
New this year...offer students the opportunity to order soft pretzels as a snack on the half days in the fall and spring. Responsible for organizing classroom order sheets, collating the order and placing with Philly Pretzel, coordinating pick-up and distribution of pretzels.
Corporate/Community SPONSORS
chair 1-
chair 2-
Exec Board Contact - Entire Board
MES Liaisons to reach out to local businesses and corporations to garner financial support through monetary or service donations. Ongoing, but with a focus on September-December and Color Run.
Martin Luther King Jr Day community Give Back
chair -
Exec Board Contact -
A community giveback to celebrate the meaning of MLK Day. Students will be invited to the school on Monday Jan 21 to complete a small service project to give back to the community. Looking for a civic-minded volunteer for a project idea that would be appropriate for K-5 and can be completed in about an hour. Ex: stuffing new socks with a water bottle and snack for the homeless.
TIes and tiaras Valentine's Day dance
chair 1 -
chair 2 -
Exec Board Contact - Deana Eckstrom
You will have the cutest date to the dance! Boys and girls will bring their favorite adult to the Valentine's Day Dance on Friday Feb 8th. Coordinate invitations to the dance, decorations, light concessions, "selfie" frame photo station, ideas welcome.
read across america week
-in conjunction with Bedtime Stories Night
Staff coordinator - PENDING
chair -
Exec Board Contact - Marnie Benjamin
Week long event at the end of February celebrating books, reading and Dr. Suess's birthday! How many minutes can MES read? Create fliers to be distributed to students, collect and compile classroom minutes of reading to post on a bulletin board display. Ties in with Bedtime Story Night.
bedtime stories night
-in conjunction with Read Across America Week
chair
Exec Board Contact - Terri Butrymowicz
The culmination of Read Across America Week. Kids are invited to wear PJS to school Friday evening to listed to Teacher volunteers read stories in their classroom. Milk and cookies are served in the cafeteria after story time. School-wide reading achievements from Read Across America week will be revealed with a "surprise" to reward the goal. Coordinate teacher readers, print up story "passes"for classroom entry, coordinate cookie purchase and mic delivery from cafeteria.
yearbook
Staff COORDINATOR/Book Creator - Stephanie nigro
chair - Jen Wolfe
Exec Board Contact - Terri Butrymowicz
PTA coordinator of the yearbook orders (you do not design the book). Work with staff coordinators on the distribution on order forms, collect and consolidate orders by class, create order slips to be placed in books upon delivery. March
staff appreciation week - daily "thank-you"
chair 1 -
chair 2 -
Exec Board Contact - Entire Board
A fun week to say "Thank you" to out amazing staff! Come up with a theme with daily "treats" to shower our staff with appreciation. Incorporate a way for students to show their thanks with notes and thank you's. A Teacher Appreciation Continental Breakfast and Lunch are incorporated into the week on separate days. (Planning begins at the beginning of April for May event)
Color dash Fun Run
Chair 1 -
Chair 2 -
Exec Board Contact -
A fun run around our school property where we shower our runners with color while cheering them on. Coordinate pledge sheets and money-raised goal prizes, create and order t-shirt for all participants, order color powder, setup color throwing stations, decorate playground, order water and soft pretzels for participants, coordinate volunteers, coordinate a visit by Mr. Softee after the run. DJ Mitch provides the sound track. Run is held in June - planning starts beginning of April)
5th Grade Activites
Chair -
Exec Board Contact - Danielle News
Lots of activities are planned for MES 5th Graders! 5th Grade Talent Show Act, LEAD Graduation, Pool Party, Last Day Dance, Class Gift to MES. Each one of these events needs 5th grade Parent Coordinators to work the the 5th Grade Activities Chairperson to make fifth grade send-off a success! Ongoing with a focus on the end of year.
Field Day t-shirts
Chair 1 -
Chair 2 -
Exec Board Contact - Terri Butrymowicz
All families are asked to purchase a field day shirt for their child to show their class spirit on field day. Coordinate t-shirt sizes and money collection (work with room parents), collate sizes for order, organize a student shirt design contest, distribute shirts upon delivery. Collection process will begin in early March, sporadic time dedication, shirt delivery in June.
Field Day
staff coordinator-
chair -
Exec Board Contact - Terri Butrymowicz
A fun-filled morning filled with game and activity stations set up by the PE Dept. Coordinate parent volunteers to man the stations and room parents to walk with their class through the course. Coordinate the ordering and distribution of soft pretzels and water to the classrooms. June
Back-to-school supply kits
Exec Board Contact - Terri Butrymowicz
Pre-set school supply kits parents can order for September. Coordinate class supply lists with supply company, advertise sale, set-up online sale, set-up a distribution date for kits if necessary. May-June (possible distribution in August)
Mr. Softee - end of year
chair
Exec Board Contact - Carolyn O’Neill
An end of year treat that students and teachers look forward to! Coordinate a visit with Mr. Softee to out school with a date in late June to treat the school to ice-cream during class recess periods. Coordinate a couple of parent volunteers for "crowd control". June
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Terri Butrymowicz
**if you would like additional information about any of these committees, please reach out to the executive board member listed for that committee.***
