PTA events and Fundraisers-- get involved! פעילויות ומתנדבים

Celebrate Rosh Chodesh while supporting the PTA!  The PTA will deliver pizza slices to your child(ren).  Advance signup is required for this popular Elementary School tradition.  Please order online.

MORE INFO about Rosh Chodesh Pizza (flyer)

Chair:  Risa Gewurz    -- rzgewurz@gmail.com

Responsibilties of the Rosh Chodesh Pizza chair:

• keeps track of orders and collects money
• supervises monthly Rosh Chodesh lunches
• arranges volunteers to distribute the pizza

[Sign up to VOLUNTEER]

[ORDER your pizza online]

The Back to School Picnic is on the evening of the first day of school.  Bring your family to this fun, social event at Larz Anderson Park.  Please pre-order your Cafe Eilat food through the PTA.

MORE INFO about the Back to School Picnic (flyer)

Chair: Volunteer needed--[sign up]

Responsibilities of the Back to School Picnic chair:

• collects order forms
• places the order with Cafe Eilat
• distributes the food at the picnic

[Sign me up for CHAIR]

An informational evening to meet your student(s)' teachers and administrators. refreshments provided by the PTA.

Chair:  Volunteer needed [sign up]

Responsibilities of the Back to School Night chair:

• purchases sodas and paper goods and delivers them to the Elementary School, Middle School and Upper School
• arranges volunteers to distribute the pizza

[Sign me up for CHAIR]

[Sign up to VOLUNTEER]

Professional photographer takes individual and class pictures.

Chair:  Volunteer needed [sign up]

Responsibilities of the Picture Day chair:

• helps the teachers run the event to make it go smoothly

[Sign me up for CHAIR]

[Sign up to VOLUNTEER]

PTA arranges hot lunches through Dushez Catering.

Chair:  Lynn Abrams  -- LynnAbrams4@yahoo.com

Responsibilities of the Hot Lunch Program chair:

• arranges volunteers for distributing the food (Tues/Thurs)
• point person for all hot lunch issues

[Sign up to VOLUNTEER]

The PTA runs a fun and social Sunday morning soccer program for pre-k through 5th graders. 

MORE INFO about Sunday Soccer (flyer)

WAIVER form

Chair: Orlee Berlove  -- orleel@yahoo.com

• Responsibilities of the Sunday Soccer chair:
• Confirm dates with Principals
  Organize a venue where soccer will be played (Cold Spring Park in Newton)
• Recruit kids in grades K-6 to play in Fall and Spring
• Recruit coaches to instruct and motivate kids
• Ensure there are popsicles at the end of every practice for refreshments

Chairs:  Risa Gewurz and Dale Anis  --  rzgewurz@gmail.com

The Schach Sale chairs:

• Takes orders
• supervises the sale and distribution of schach

[ORDER Schach online]

The PTA brings in a variety of vendors to sell hats and accessories in preparation for the Chagim.

MORE INFO about the Hat Shows (flyer)

Chairs:  Volunteer needed  [sign up]

Responsibilities of the Hat Show chairs:

• chooses date, check availability with school
• makes arrangements with the vendor
• helps vendor with setup
• supervises the event

[volunteer for CHAIR]

Room parents assist the teachers throughout thte year.  A great opportunity to get involved with your child's class.

MORE INFO about being a ROOM PARENT  (flyer)

Chairs:  Eliana Vidan -- ElianaVidan@yahoo.com

Responsibilities of the Room Parent chair:

• arranges room parents for every class
• arranges gifts for teachers
• point person for all room parents

[volunteer to be a ROOM PARENT]

An opportunity to sit down with the principals and parents from your child's grade.

Chair:  Volunteer needed [sign up]

Responsibilities of the Principals' Coffees chair:

• purchases juice, snacks and fruit for all the Principals' coffees and delivers to schools

[Sign me up to be CHAIR]

A fun ruach filled chagigah with music and dancing.  The PTA provides donuts and latkes, and helps run the event.

Chair:  Volunteer needed [sign up]

Responsibilities of the Chanukah Activities chair:

• decorates the lunchroom
• Orders sufganiyot and latkes
• Picks up donuts and deliver to school
• supervises the event
• arranges for volunteers

[Sign me up to be CHAIR]

[Sign up to VOLUNTEER]

The PTA provides a week of special gifts and programs for the faculty to thank them and show appreciation for all their hard work.

Chair:  Volunteer needed [sign up]

Responsibilities of the Teacher Appreciation Week chair:

• makes mishloach manot for all faculty
• Orders food, buy paper goods and beverages and deliver to the school for ES, MS and US
• Arranges volunteers to supervise students for ES
• Arranges volunteers to set up lunch and say a few words of appreciation to the faculty at each event
• arranges for volunteers

[sign me up to be CHAIR]

[sign up to volunteer: US]

[sign up to volunteer: MS]

[sign up to volunteer: K]

[sign up to volunteer: Gr 1]

[sign up to volunteer: Gr 2]

[sign up to volunteer: Gr 3]

[sign up to volunteer: Gr 4]

[sign up to volunteer: Gr 5]

During Teacher Appreciation Week the PTA sponsors a breakfast for the faculty.

Chair:  Volunteer needed [sign up]

Responsibilities of the Teacher Appreciation Breakfast chair:

• buys bagels, juice, spreads and pastries and delivers to school

[Sign me up to be CHAIR]

[volunteer for ES]

[volunteer for MS]

[volunteer for US]

Chair:  Volunteer needed [sign up]

The Family Skate Event chair:

• arranges date with school to avoid conflicts
• schedules the arena (Ryan Skating Arena in Watertown)
• brings water and snacks
• collects the admission fee at the door
• distributes snacks at the event

[Sign me up to be CHAIR]

The PTA sponsors a BBQ during the Color War festivities.

Chair:  Sharon Shapiro -- Sharony5@hotmail.com

The Color War BBQ chair:

• orders the meat
• arranges for volunteers to grill and distribute the food
• buys food, snacks and paper goods

[Sign up to VOLUNTEER]

On the last day of school, the PTA sponsors a fun filled day including inflatables and snacks.

Chair:  Claudine Grossman -- Claudine@aboutface.com

The End of Year Bash chair:

• makes arrangements with Inflatables place
• arranges for volunteers to supervise the children and to run the cotton candy machine

[Sign up to VOLUNTEER]

Treasurer: Ana Itkis -- Aitkis@gmail.com

The Treasurer:

• manages the PTA account
• deposits and writes checks
• balances bank account
• is responsible for bookkeeping for all transactions

We always need extra helpers with activities. If you would like to volunteer to help in any way, please contact the PTA co-presidents.

Your generous contribution will help cover the cost of:

• Teacher gifts at Chanukah
• Teacher gifts at Chagigot
• Teacher appreciation week
• End of Year Teacher gifts

[Make your contribution to Teacher Gifts and Classroom Costs online]

Once you are on the paypal page, please click on the text"PLEASE WRITE YOUR CHILD(REN) NAME(S) AND CLASS",  and be sure to enter the information in the text box that will appear.

**You can submit one payment for all your children at once.

**You do not have to have a paypal account. 

**You can use any credit card

Support your school through your everyday purchases by purchasing supermarket and gift cards through the Maimo PTA.  A percentage of your purchase will automatically benefit your Maimonides student!

Try to make it your mission to buy at least one month's worth of groceries through the Scrip program! To place your order, please contact Yonit Schorr at yschorr@hotmail.com, or leave order forms and checks (made payable to Maimonides PTA) in one of the PTA mailboxes in the school offices.

MORE INFO about Scrip program (flyer)

Scrip program Chair:  Yonit Schorr -- yschorr@hotmail.com

Responsibilities of the Scrip chair:

• purchases gift cards
• sends out reminders to buy/distribute
• sends email to publicize the program
• Distributes the cards
• Emails regular customers to remind them to buy more scrip
• sends personal email to people who are frequent users

This is one of the PTA's most popular fundraising tools.  Partipating merchants contribute up to 5 per cent of the value of your total purchase to Maimonides PTA--all you have to do is get your receipts stamped for Maimonides at the participating store.  Please support the PTA by taking part in this program, and ask your friends and extended family members to participate as well!  Stamped receipts can be deposited in the PTA mailboxes located in the school offices on both campuses.  See participating merchants in the flyer.

MORE INFO about the Box tops and receipts fundraiser (flyer)

and a flyer about the latest addition to the receipts program

Chair: Chana Kutin   chanakutin@yahoo.com

The Receipts fundraiser chair:

• collects and tallies receipts from the Brener and Saval offices
• submits to the treasurer

Save Your Box Tops and your Betty Crocker Points from General Mills products and send them into the PTA mailboxes located in the Saval or Brener Administrative Offices. PTA will earn 10 cents for every Box Top and Betty Crocker Points coupon redeemed. Your efforts really add up—PTA typically earns up to $500 a year from these coupons alone! Please ask friends and extended family members for their coupons also. Note that it is important to send in the entire coupon—please no trimming.

MORE INFO about the Box tops and receipts fundraiser (flyer)

Chair: Chana Kutin      chanakutin@yahoo.com

Responsibilities of the Box Tops For Education chair:

• collects box tops from the Brener and Saval offices
• submits the box tops

Buying online? Simply register one time at OneCause.com (formerly Schoolpop.com; if you previously registered with Schoolpop, your same login information will work on OneCause). Then, each time before you visit your favorite online store, go to OneCause.com first—and Maimonides PTA will earn up to 18% of your total online purchase. Hundreds of familiar merchants participate in this virtual fundraising mall for education, such as Lands' End, Office Depot, Gap, and Timberland. You can even install the OneCause Toolbar in your browser to help make sure every eligible purchase counts, which could result in up to five times the contributions!

Shop Now!!

[Go to OneCause.com]

If you shop on Amazon you can support Maimo.  Just click on the icon to the right to get to Amazon.com and a percentage of your purchase will automatically benefit your Maimonides student!

For your convenience, there is an Amazon icon on the home page as well.

MORE INFO on the Amazon program (flyer)