Sunday, May 31, 2015

Thank You Volunteers!

Thank you…..
You’ve meant a lot to us this year!
Many thanks to Meredith Wright for a fun back-to-school adventure at Run, Jump and Play!

Thank you to Shelley Whalen for her efforts with our excellent assembly t-shirts!

Thank you to Lisa McPherson and Anne Berg for their many hours organizing our PTO membership and directory.

Thank you to Mark Diehl for his fearless organization of the Great American Fundraiser!

A special thank you to Christy Banke and team of volunteers for a successful Walkathon which resulted in more books for Maple Dale students!

Many thanks to Diane Vanderbrink, Joanne Suh, Alpa Sawnani and Rachel Namaky, and all the volunteers for a milers program that the children enjoyed in the fall and spring!

A big thank you to COSI Chair Courtney Simon and all the parent volunteers for organizing a fun and educational day for all Maple Dale students! 

Thank you to Jean Phillips, Lisa Skinner, Ashley Bieber, Amanda Dunphy and a big team of volunteers for an awesome program of varied and exciting enrichment opportunities for our kids!

Many thanks to Karen Griffin and Meredith Towbin for a fun Family Fun Night in February at Castle Skateland!

Thank you to Martha France for her leadership of the Spanish and Chinese Language Programs - Martha did a wonderful job organizing and encouraging those students who participated in this valuable experience.

Thank you to Anjali Mathur and Preeti Parikh and their team of volunteers for organizing another successful Book Fair!

Thank you to Anne Berg and the entire Green Team for their planning of Earth Week and the parent volunteers who showed up to help lead the activities.

Many thanks to Book Swap Chair Martha France and her team of volunteers for a very successful Book Swap! 

Thank you to Amy Jordan for helping to make the Teachers and Staff feel APPRECIATED in so many ways during Teacher Appreciation Week.

Thank you to Laurie McKernan and her staff of volunteers for putting together an amazing Yearbook!!!

Thank you to Amy Jordan and all the volunteers who helped our kids feel special with the Star of the Week program!

Thank you to Vanessa Shafer and all the volunteers who helped with the vision and hearing screening!

Thank you to Suzanne Brown and her team of volunteers who helped shelve books in the library all year!

Thank you to Amanda Dunphy for coordinating a team of homeroom parents to help serve our teachers!

Thank you to Becky Carter-Novotni and her team of volunteers who helped in the art room all year!

Thank you to Jamie Rosen for organizing the Staff Appreciation Breakfast and to all the volunteers who sent in food and prize donations.   

Thank you to Blanche Michitti for her efforts with Spirit Wear!

Thank you to David Ehrlich for his efforts with the Engraved Bricks!

Thank you to Tanya Henry who fearlessly led the 4th Grade Recycle Rangers to make a difference in the effort to Reuse, Reduce, and Recycle!

Thank you to Suzanne Brown and her team of volunteers who provided art enrichment to our students with her Discover Art program!

Thank you to Liz Dolan and all the volunteers who provided some fun Outdoor Classroom learning time to our kids!

Thank you to Deanna McKeown, Laura Davis, and Christy Banke for their efforts to find people to fill the open program Chairs for next year!

Thank you to Carolyn Minton and her Spring Plant Sale volunteers who provided a little bit of springtime cheer to all the Maple Dale students!  And special thanks to Denny McKeown Greenhouse and Landscape for providing all those great plants!

Thank you to Maggie Broerman for organizing a fun Field Day for the 3rd and 4th Graders!

Thank you to Jennifer McGuire for keeping the Bulletin Board/Display Cases looking great all year!

Thank you to Deanna McKeown and Gina Daly and their Fourth Grade Celebration Committee for their time and effort dedicated to planning a memorable evening for our graduating 4th graders.

What a night at the movies and what a CARNIVAL.   HUGE THANKS go to Deanna McKeown and Brian Gath for Games, Pam McCallen for Bid n’ Buy, Ann and Derek Scranton for the Food Court, Nicole Gadolfo for organizing the many volunteers, Larry & Dina Riemann for Set Up and Tear Down, Kathy McGrath for Ticket Sales, Vanessa Shafer for Classroom Baskets, Laura Davis for new signs and Mrs. Shelley Arnold who helped with everything!  And, of course, THANK YOU to Dawn Thaman for chairing Carnival, the best party of the year!


TO ALL THE OTHER VOLUNTEERS WHO GAVE THEIR TIME AND ENERGY TO OUR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY AT MAPLE DALE ELEMENTARY THIS YEAR- WE CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH!