PTO

Our PTO:

Supports and organizes fundraising programs and extracurricular activities of the school including; FIELD TRIPS, ASSEMBLIES, SOCKS DAY, MARCH IS READING MONTH, FIELD DAY and so much MORE!

Recruits volunteers and coordinate volunteer efforts to staff PTO functions!

Establishes and maintains a working relationship among parents, students and community - it takes a village!

Together...we care, we grow, we lead!

IE PTO EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS 2019-2020

Jeni Dougherty – President (jeni.dougherty531@gmail.com)
Michelle Redington – Vice President (mlredington@clarkston.k12.mi.us)
Kimberly Buchholz – Treasurer (kimberla19@hotmail.com)
Angie Klobucar - Asst. Treasurer (klobucarangie@gmail.com)
Jaci Fredericksen – Secretary (jacifred@yahoo.com)

School Contacts

Nate Fuller - Principal (njfuller@clarkston.k12.mi.us)
Patricia Douglas - Secretary (pkdouglas@clarkston.k12.mi.us)

OUR SCHOOL NEEDS YOU!

Interested in volunteering with the IE PTO? Could you spare a little time to help pre-plan or work an event?

We are always looking for people interested in having fun while spending time making Independence Elementary even better whether it is chairing/co-chairing an annual event or helping the day of the events! A Sign-Up Genius will be sent out prior to each event for volunteer opportunities!

You can also get in touch with our volunteer coordinator: Megan O'Connell (cantrell.megan@gmail.com).

2020 Winter Carnival

Click on the following links below:

VOLUNTEER SIGN UP

https://www.signupgenius. com/go/ 20F0F4AABAC28A7FA7-ies

Cake Walk DONATION SIGN UP

https://www.signupgenius. com/go/ 5080C4BA8AF2DA31-winter3

ADVANCE TICKET ORDERING

https://squareup.com/ store/IEWinterCarnival/

STUDENT/FAMILY BRICK DONATION

https://squareup.com/ store/IEWinterCarnival/

(Scroll down under tickets sales)

Events/Calendar

ACTIVITIES/EVENTS 2019-2020

HOSPITALITY: "Tears and Cheers" breakfast (September 6) Chairperson: Suzanne Archer (suzalas@gmail.com) Co-Chair needed.
KINDERGARTEN ORIENTATION: (August 22) Chairperson Suzanne Archer (suzalas@gmail.com) Co-Chair needed.
PICTURE DAY: (September 17) Chairperson: Tammy Gerard (gerardfam@gmail.com)
PTO VOLUNTEER MEETING: (September 27 at 8:50am)
SPIRIT WEAR: (October) Chairpeople: Emily Johnson (Emily.johnson104@gmail.com)
FUN RUN: (Oct 11th) http://thegetmovincrew.com. Chairperson: Allyson Hemsworth (Allyson.hemsworth@3-form.com)
PICTURE RE-TAKE DAY: (October 29) Chairperson: Tammy Gerard (gerardfam@gmail.com)
TEACHER MEALS (P/T Conferences): (October 23 & 25) Chairperson: Julie Mielnicki (jjulie62@yahoo.com)
HOSPITALITY: "Donuts with Dads" (December 3 & 4) Chairperson: Suzanne Archer (suzalas@gmail.com) Co-Chair needed.
WINTER CARNIVAL: (February 7, 2020 from 6pm-8:30pm) Chairperson: Michelle Redington (michellepeterson1@yahoo.com), Co-chair: Nicole Mason (nmason505@gmail.com)
BOOK FAIR/LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS: (March 18-24, 2020) Chairperson: Cheri Troutvine (cltroutvine@clarkston.k12.mi.us)
TEACHER MEALS: (March 18 & 24, 2020) Chairperson: Julie Mielnicki (jjulie62@yahoo.com)
HOSPITALITY: "Mornings with Moms” (April 7 & 8, 2020) Chairperson: Suzanne Archer (suzalas@gmail.com) Co-Chair needed.
S.O.C.K.S. Day: (April 24, 2020 from 9am-12pm) S.O.C.K.S. Day -- Serving Our Community Kids Style. Chairpersons: Allyson Hemsworth (Allyson.hemsworth@3-form.com) & Kelly Duty (Kelly.aroc@gmail.com)
KINDERGARTEN ORIENTATION: (April 27, 2020)
STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK: (May 4-8, 2020) Chairperson: Kelly Duty (Kelly.aroc@gmail.com)
YOUNG FIVE'S ORIENTATION: (May 5, 2020)
VARIETY SHOW: (Rehearsal-May 15 @ 4:30-6:30 pm, Show- May 16, 2020 @ 6:30pm) Chairperson: Mary Kay Hill (marykay.hill@sbcglobal.net)
FIELD DAY: (May 29, 2020) Tricia Land (tland0712@gmail.com)
FIFTH GRADE CELEBRATION: (June 5, 2020) Chairperson/Co-chair needed
LEARNING GARDEN: Chairperson Erin Werner (Erin@erinwernerphotography.com), Co-Chair needed.
DIFFERENCES DAY: ( ) Chairperson/Co-Chair Needed.

Fundraising

Passive Fundraising

Box Tops Logo

The Box Tops for Education program is an easy way to support our school. Simply Clip Box Top coupons – worth 10 cents each – from hundreds of products, and send them into school. Each completed form earns IE $1.00.

Box Tops coupons have raised $1885.00 in the 17-18 school year!

For more information, go to www.btfe.com.

Go to smile.amazon.com. If you already have an Amazon account, sign in, and it will prompt you to select your charity.

Search for Independence Elementary.
Start shopping! Be sure to go to smile.amazon.com each time you shop.

Amazon Smile Logo

Amazon Smile will be donating money DIRECTLY to Independence Elementary, whenever you shop Amazon Smile.

Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible Amazon Smile purchases the charitable organization.

Amazon Smile rewards have raised $120.00 in the 17-18 school year!

www.smile.amazon.com

Kroger Logo

Just Shop, Swipe and Earn! The Kroger Community Rewards program allows IE to receive a cash donation based on the percentage of your purchases once you link your Kroger Plus Card to our Account #82420. It's free and easy to set up. You must enroll to earn rewards. Click on www.KrogerCommunityRewards.com for more information. Participating in Kroger Community Rewards does not affect your fuel points.

IE received a little over $3,500.00 last year with this program with 120 households participating !

If you use your phone number at the register or don’t remember your Kroger Plus card number, you may call 1-800-KROGERS for assistance.

Scrip Logo

What are Bronco Bucks? Bronco Bucks are also known as "scrip" cards, and are gift certificates from 700+ national and local retailers.

They're the SAME gift certificates you buy at the store...and they help raise money for our school!

Gift certificates are sold to us at a discount –our families buy the cards for full face value, redeem them for full face value, and our school keeps the difference as revenue (average of 5% profit). Go to www.shopwithscrip.com.

We have ordered $35,000+ in gifts cards and raised over $1900 that is used to support our school and classrooms!

Office Depot Logo

Office Depot will give the school credits to purchase FREE supplies through their 5% Back to Schools Program. Simply mention that you would like IE to receive credit for your purchase at the cash register and/or give them our account number (70049198), and the school will receive 5% of your qualifying purchase. Visit www.officedepot.com/a/promo/backtoschool/5percent/ for more information.

Tyson Logo

Simply send us the Tyson label packaging and earn 24 cents each for our school! For more information on the Tyson Project A+ Program, check out their website at http://projectaplus.tyson.com.

These reward points have earned IE over $6,200.00 last year - imagine the amount that could be raised if everyone was to participate!

Thank you parents for all you do for the passive fundraising programs!

**If you have any questions regarding the passive fundraising programs, please contact Carrera Gach - carrera1128@yahoo.com.