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Friends of Reed Middle School (Friends of RMS) 2009-2010 Board: President: Lynda Lowery 465-5858 email: lynda8630@comcast.net Vice President: Rhonda Wise 422-2183 Treasurer: Melissa Payne 876-9415 email: m13payne@gmail.com Secretary: Tonya Ott 426-1048 email: ott61611@juno.com Trustee/8th Grade Project Coordinator: Chris Gnodtke 426-4134 email: atkmann@aol.com Trustee/8thGrade Project Coordinator: Shannon Jones 465-6574 email: jhike@me.com Boxtops/Web Site: Patti Vazquez 465-4757 pattiv@comcast.net Concessions: Track concessions finished up the first week of May and we made it through what I thought was going to be a completely crazy season. The set up for track was so different this year with the number of schools that participated at one time, but we conquered and did very well. My thanks to Patti Vazquez, Jon & Jessica Vazquez, Rhonda, Autumn & Derek Wise, Zach & Alec Lowery & Kelly King for volunteering their help. We had just enough of the supplies left and we used them for Fun Day and got rid of just about everything we had left over. Something I do not think I could do again if I tried. So I am thankful it worked out this time.
We have had a parent volunteer to take over the concessions for next year, which is a huge relief off my shoulders because concessions has become our main money maker for our organization and it would have been a shame to see it no longer exist for our sake as well as the sake of the kids who participate in sports as well as the spectators that come to watch. I think if concessions would have no longer existed, it would have left a very big void at RMS (and HS track) in more ways than one. I will be meeting with our new volunteer over the summer. A very big thank you goes out to Jason Ashby for wanting to take on our concessions….
****************************************************************************************************** The "FUN" Day committee and volunteers did a great job on Friday May 28th. We could not have ordered better weather. The kids had fun and I am pretty sure all the volunteers and staff had as much fun. Thank you to everybody that participated in making this day a success. It was a long and hot day. We learned some lessons for next year and I think we should do it again! Again, that day would not have been possible without everybody’s commitment and cooperation to the task. I cannot speak for anybody else, but I slept really well that night just from pure exhaustion, but it was a good tired. Great Job!
Fun Day volunteers: Kathy Hanke, Roberta Pope, Chris Gnodtke, Mike Jones, Shannon Jones, Steve Lowery, Zach Lowery, Julie Pyburn, Angie Ales, Darcy Jones, Carla Rogers, Molly Owen, Jamie Smith, Tonya Ott and Lori Graves. Also a thank you to Leslie Rantz & Cliff Reppart that pitched in and helped during the day when we had a little lapse in volunteers.
Butterfly Garden Beautification Project: Please take a moment the next time you drive into the side parking lot at RMS. The abandoned “butterfly garden” is abandoned no more! Boy Scout Troop # 623 endured a very long hot Saturday afternoon to pull and rake weeds, plant some new plants, trim some trees and haul a lot of mulch. The result is a new look for a spot that was neglected and overgrown. Hats off to this group of boys, ½ of which go to other schools. The boys that participated from our school were: Gavin Ales, Brandon Owen, Marcus Villa, Jon Vazquez, and Alec Lowery. Thank you also goes out to Mr. Allen Ales for coordinating all the boys and tackling this project. Therefore, if you visit our lovely garden and happen to see a new weed growing….by all means PICK IT! Let’s keep this garden looking nice! This project would not have been as successful without the donation of mulch from the Zielke Family. Thank you to Roger Zielke for supplying the mulch for our project.
Left to right front row first
Our “CARTRIDGES FOR KIDS” collection finished up the last week of April and I will be sending out the donations we received soon. I am anxious to see how much money the organization receives from this collection. It was never really about the money we would get as much as it was being involved with some type of recycling effort. So, regardless I think Friends will continue to provide this as a way to recycle products like this. So save your gadgets and we will put up a new box in the fall. Thanks for all who donated….We thank you and so does the environment!
8th grade graduation is upon us next Monday and I would like to thank the students and their parents for their help to the Friends of RMS organization. Congratulations on getting thru your middle school years and good luck in High School and wherever the long winding road of life may take you. You are a great class of kids and I am proud to have known you. Friends of RMS invites you to please join us in the cafeteria for cookies and punch after the ceremonies.
Please let me know if you are an 8th grade parent on the newsletter mailing list and would like to be removed…..
I would like to conclude this newsletter with the speech that I delivered at the honors breakfasts as well as what will be said at 8th grade graduation. To those parents that were unable to attend that I thanked for their help this year and did not get to hear it from me. I say Thank You for volunteering your time and for your commitment to the Friends of RMS organization. But first….
Thought for the month: There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something. I believe we accomplished a lot this year! Great job everybody….. See ya next fall ~ Lynda As a memory of our departing 8th grade class. ~ Again…..Good job to all who worked on the planting project ~
**************************************************************************************** It has been my pleasure to be the President of the Friends of RMS organization this year. We have been able to support the staff during fall and spring conferences, provide classrooms supplies and field trip monies. We provided support for Academic Adventures, Spelling Bee, Open House, 8th grade project and graduation, a beautification project collaboration with boy scout troop # 623, and a CPR certification class for 8th grade during PE classes last month. We also put together some fun activities for the kids like ~ homecoming celebration, end of the MEAPS celebration, reading month, and our upcoming Fun Day this Friday. None of these things would have been possible without the support of the parents. I do not think that I can ever say thank you enough or express my appreciation for the support that the parents that I am about to announce have given our organization. As a quote from George Washington states: Its’ wonderful what we can do if we are always doing!
Noted Others who supported RMS this year: Wendy Monroe/Academic Adventures Even though she no longer has children at RMS she volunteered her time anyway….
Beth McNeil/Bridgman Feed Store She donated plants for the 8th grade planting project
Dairy Queen/Restaurant Night Host
China Café/Restaurant Night Host
Roger Zielke/Supplying mulch 4 Butterfly Garden beautification project
The members of Boy Scout Troop #623, ½ of which go to other schools ************************************************************************************* Friends of RMS Parent Volunteers for the 2009-2010 School Year: 7th Grade Dawn Murphy – spring conference food support Robin Weingart – spring conference food support Diane Lewald – concessions Lori Graves – concessions, spring conference food, friends of RMS board member Darcy Jones – concessions/Gordon’s fun funds user/fun day volunteer/spring conference food support Anastasia Rogers – academic adventures chaperone Kristy Stubelt – concessions Kim Thomas – concessions Tonya Lovett – concessions Corinne Krynicky – concessions Kelly King – sport and dance concessions Jason King – concessions Pam Koziel – concessions Sergio Vazquez – AEP grant dollars for doers Lori Miller – concessions JoAnne Krettek – Gordons fun funds user Walt Hodge – AEP grand dollars for doers De Anna Adams – valentine sale Patti Vazquez – conference food support set up for fall and spring Concessions & Box tops for education coordinator (we collected 9,332) 6th Grade Students: Sam Jones, Jacob Payne, Autumn Wise/Conc Help Melissa Barker – concession scheduling Dawn Murphy – spring conference food support Becky Badger – spring conference food support Tracy Sheffler – Gordons fun funds user Kimberly Meyer – concessions Rose Burkhard – fall & spring conference food support Kathy Hanke – concession scheduling/valentine sale/spring conference food support/fund day committee & volunteer Melissa Payne – Friends of RMS treasurer/sports concessions/spring conference food support/8th grade project Shannon Jones – Friends of RMS board trustee/sports concessions/7th & 8th grade dance concessions/valentine sale/spring conference food support/baked cookies for the fall open house/fun day committee & volunteer/8th grade project Chris Gnodtke – Friends of RMS board trustee/7th & 8th grade dance concessions/valentine sale/conference food support (fall & spring)/fun day committee volunteer /8th grade project coordinator Dawn Oldenburg – fall & spring conference food support/valentine sale/Gordons fun funds user Julie Pyburn – fall & spring conference food support/valentine sale/fun day committee & volunteer Melissa Boone – fall & spring conference food support/Academic adventures chaperone Julie Billingsley – conference food support Angie Ales – fall conference food support Lori Miller – concessions Carla Rogers – Gordons fun funds user/fun day volunteer Jenny Bucksburg – fall conference food support Rhonda Wise – Friends of RMS vice president/fall & spring conference support/concession help Alan Ales – AEP grant dollar for doers/RMS yearly audit/Coordinated the clean up the butterfly garden this past Saturday with boy scout troop #623 Sherri Dobbins – fall & spring conference food support 5th Grade Staff: Lindsey Spencer – helping me with the reading month project, Aaron Noll/Friends of RMS website Students: Kennedy Jones & Alec Lowery concession help Darcy Jones - concessions/Gordon’s fun funds user/fun day volunteer/spring conference food support Chris Gnodtke – Friends of RMS board trustee/7th & 8th grade dance concessions/valentine sale/conference food support (fall & spring)/fun day committee volunteer /8th grade project coordinator Kathy Hanke – concession scheduling/valentine sale/spring conference food support/fund day committee & volunteer Angie Ales – fall conference food support Jamie Smith – end of theyar MEAPS celebration, valentine sale, fun day committee & fun day volunteer Kristy Stubelt – concessions Sheri Bredice – concessions Netty Wohler – Friends of RMS board trustee/sport and 7th & 8th grade dance concessions/fall conference food support/valentine sale/fun day volunteer Leslie Kroeze – fall conference food support Sara Siewart – fall conference food support Kelly Boersma – fall conference food support/academic adventures chaperone Sergio Vazquez – AEP grant dollars for doers Scott Fleisher – AEP grant dollars for doers Tonya Ott – Friends of RMS secretary/AEP grand dollars for doers/after MEAPS celebration/fall & spring conference support/CPR training coordination Nancy Mensinger – fall conference food support Molly Owen – fall & spring conference food support Patti Vazquez – conference food support set up for fall and spring Concessions & Box tops 4 education coordinator (we collected 9,332 an RMS record!) Cindy Snyder – concessions Steve Lowery – AEP grant dollars for doers Lisa Fleisher – spring conference food support Roberta Pope – spring conference food support/fun day committee & fun day volunteer Angie Miller – spring conference food support Chanella Charvat – spring conference food support Richard Ruff – Gordon’s fun funds user Alan Ales – AEP grant dollar for doers/RMS yearly audit/Coordinated the clean up the butterfly garden this past Saturday with boy scout troop #623 The 5th grade students that helped with the clean up were Gavin Ales, Brandon Owen, Marcus Villa, Jon Vazquez & Alec Lowery 8th Grade Students: (8th Grade Project – planting) Mike Jones, Jonathan Payne, Jessica Lamar, Logan Porter Mr. Milligan (7th grade) – Student council advisor – helped plant as well Lisa Simon – concessions Fred Beckman – concessions Margie Beckman – concessions Peggy Ferguson – concessions/fun day support Chris Gnodtke – Friends of RMS board trustee/7th & 8th grade dance concessions/valentine sale/conference food support (fall & spring)/fun day committee volunteer /8th grade project coordinator Melissa Payne – Friends of RMS treasurer/sports concessions/spring conference food support/8th grade project Shannon Jones – Friends of RMS board trustee/sports concessions/7th & 8th grade dance concessions/valentine sale/spring conference food support/baked cookies for the fall open house/fun day committee & volunteer/8th grade project Sara Deckert – 8th grade project Cory Livengood – 8th grade project Al & Priscilla Amacarelli – Hosted 2 restaurant nights Cilla – sports concessions Sheri Bredice – concessions Kelly King – sport & dance concessions Jason King - concessions Netty Wohler – Friends of RMS board trustee/sport and 7th & 8th grade dance concessions/fall conference food support/valentine sale/fun day volunteer Kimberly Meyer – concessions Holly Steffens – concessions/Gordons fun funds user Lisa Mead – fall conference food support Deena Armstrong – valentine day sale/spring conference food support Ellen Cassidy – valentine day sale/spring conference food support Cindy Snyder – concessions Paula Witherow – concessions/spring conference food support Bill Malevitis – concessions Carrie Beyer – concessions Mike Jones – fun day volunteer
Thank you everybody for your help ~ You ROCK! Thank you everybody for your help ~ You ROCK!
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