Originally delivered on 8/27/2021 11:21 am

SUBJECT: August 2021EEPTA Newsletter

Evergreen Elementary PTA

August/September 2021

EAGLE NEWS

President's Note

Hello Evergreen Families,

I hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful summer! I am honored to serve as your PTA President this year and am excited for an amazing 2021-22 school year. 

Your PTA board and committee chairs have been busy preparing for this year. I am in awe of all the ways our PTA helps our school with programs and projects that directly benefit our Evergreen students, teachers and staff. These programs and projects would not have happened otherwise i.e. outdoor classroom, updated Literacy Kits and see below the many other ways the PTA had a positive influence on our school last year alone. 

Our PTA was only able to make this large impact with your help through the many activities, fundraisers and volunteer opportunities throughout the year. We welcome new parents and returning families to get involved and even join us by becoming a PTA member.  Engaging at your child's school is the best way to embrace our Evergreen community and make a difference.

Be sure to visit our EEPTA website. There you will find the names of our current executive board as well as information about the various PTA committees. If you are interested in joining us by serving on one of these committees, please fill out the volunteer form. We would love to have you as part of our team!

Please feel free to contact me throughout the year with any comments, questions, or concerns. Together, let’s make this a phenomenal year!

Thanks,

Krista Long

2021-22 EEPTA President

president@eepta.com

Upcoming Events
Wednesday, September 1
Papa John's Pizza Spirit Nights
Thursday, September 2
Papa John's Pizza Spirit Nights
Friday, September 3
Student Holiday
Monday, September 6
Student Holiday
Thursday, September 9
4:00p Noodle & Co Spirit Night
Tuesday, September 14
Virtual Back To School Night
Thursday, September 16
Student Holiday
6:00p Mission Laser Tag Spirit Night
Friday, September 24
Hat Day- Donations for Pediatric Cancer Awareness
Saturday, September 25
10:00a Dream Dinners Fundraiser Pick Up
1:00p Dream Dinners Fundraiser Pick Up
Wednesday, September 29
1:00p Dream Dinners Fundraiser Pick Up
6:00p Dream Dinners Fundraiser Pick Up
Attention Parents! Update your EEPTA.com Account

It’s time to update your family information in the EEPTA database. Updating your information is simple. Simply log in to www.EEPTA.com and a blue “Notice” should appear under the banner. Simply click where it says “Please take a moment and review it here”. You will then be prompted to update your contact information, student information (aka 2021-2022 Teacher Assignment and/or addition of any new students), and your directory preferences. Directory access will only be available to paid members.


New to www.EEPTA.com? Creating an account is easy. 

 Here's what you need to do:

1. Go to www.EEPTA.com

2. Click on the Log In button or the Registration button.

3. Select "Create Account" and fill in the name, email, and password information.

4. Click "verify my email" and then check your email for a link to complete the process. The link expires in 2 hours. If you do not receive the email, check your spam or junk folders.


Once you have verified your email address, log back in and finish the registration process.

1. Complete the Parent/Family and Student Information forms.

2. Complete the Directory/Publish Preferences.

3. Once these forms are complete, you will be presented with forms for Volunteer Opportunities and EEPTA Membership. 

Once the Primary Account is set up, the Primary User can "invite" other email addresses to access his/her account.  This allows the Secondary User to have their own login information, but still have access to the family account.  


Thank you so much for taking the time to update or create your account.  Please feel free to contact Courtney Hunter at website@eepta.com with any questions.


Join or Renew your EEPTA Membership for the 2021-22 School Year Today!

For only $7 (or $14 for a family membership) you can help support the Evergreen Elementary PTA.  

 

The PTA is the largest children's advocacy organization in the county, and has been connecting families and schools for over 115 years.  Here are just a few reasons to join the EEPTA.

 

Connect: Find out what's happening at Evergreen and develop a relationship with your child's teacher, principal and other parents.  EEPTA members will also have member-only access to the EEPTA Directory so that you can connect with other EEPTA members.   

 

Discover: The EEPTA offers a variety of programs and material for students, parents, families, schools and communities.

 

Speak Up: The EEPTA gives you a "seat at the table" when important decisions made about your child's school.

 

Become A Role Model: By becoming a EEPTA member, you'll demonstrate to your child the importance you place on education.

 

Make A Difference: PTA members across the county have helped advance local, state and national laws and policies to improve the education, health and safety of all children.

 

To join go to https://eepta.membershiptoolkit.com/form/m/146640. If you have any questions please contact membership@eepta.com.

Volunteers & Room Parents Needed

Evergreen Elementary PTA plans many educational and social events for the children throughout the school year.  The PTA Volunteer Program is one of the best ways that parents can support the students and staff at our school. We know that parents today juggle very busy schedules and the Evergreen Elementary PTA strives to offer many opportunities in ways each of you can help. 

Please go to https://eepta.membershiptoolkit.com/volunteer/71158 and review the brief descriptions of each volunteer area and indicate your preliminary interests. Your contact information will then be forwarded to the PTA board member or committee chair that is pulling together that activity and they will be in touch with you.

Please contact volunteers@eepta.com with any questions.


The EEPTA Still Needs Committee Chairs:

The PTA is currently seeking Committee Chairs/Co-Chairs and Committee members for the 2021-22 school year. 

Committee Chairs and/or Co-Chairs are needed for the following committees:

  • After School Enrichment (Spring 2022)
  • Holiday Shop 
  • 5th Grade Reception
  • Barnes and Noble
  • Reflections (Co-chair needed to work with the current chair and then transition to chair for the 2022-23 school year.  This is a nation-wide PTA program)

 We are also seeking 2-3 volunteers to join the Spring Festival Planning Committee. 

 To indicate your interest, please complete the 2021-2022 Committee Volunteer Form.


Evergreen Mileage Club

Mileage Club is back this year! We will start running on September 15th (weather permitting). Look for a signup form in your take home packet, or if you need one, email EvergreenMileageClub@gmail.com

2021-2022 PTA REFLECTIONS ART CONTEST


ARTWORK SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE BY OCTOBER 8TH


Artwork should reflect this year’s theme “I Will Change the

World By...” and should fall into one of six art categories:

Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music

Composition, Photography, and Visual Arts.


This contest is open to all grades and abilities!


Each artist is required to submit and artist statement

explaining how their art ties into the theme. Send an email

to Ainsley Caruthers at ainzcaruthers@yahoo.com for more information and an entry form.

Spirit Events
Our Next EEPTA PAPA JOHN'S Spirit Night is September 1st and 2nd

Attention Eagles!  Want to take a night off from cooking? Want to help earn money for EEPTA?  Order a pizza from PAPA JOHN'S for carryout or delivery on September 1st and 2nd and 10% of your order will be donated back to the school.  All you have to do is place your order online at papajohns.com and enter our school code EVERGREEN. All orders will also count towards the Papa Johns D4D contest where we will have a chance to win a piece of the prize pot (250 orders using our school code are required by the end of May 2022 for us to qualify for a chance to win). For the 2020-21 D4D contest we won $1000! Help us win more this year.

Please feel free to share our school code EVERGREEN with your family and friends.

Thank you for your support!

Our Noodles & Co. Spirit Night is September 9th

Our first Noodles & Co. Spirit Night is September 9th from 4-8pm.  Order dinner from the Alverser Rd. location and EES will receive a percentage of the sales!


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September 16th is our Mission Laser Event

On September 16th from 6-8pm, come join your classmates (and maybe even a few teachers/staff) in a laser battle at Mission Laser.  Play just one round or several!

Dream Dinners Meal Prep Fundraising Event

Help Evergreen Elementary reach their fundraising goal!  Sign up now to receive three medium-size family dinners to take home and enjoy and Dream Dinners for only $50 and we will donate $10.  Anyone that signs up to return for a full order, we will donate an additional $20!


Dream Dinners is the Original Meal Kit Company and helps families to eat delicious, gourmet meals ready in minutes without all of the menu planning, shopping, chopping and prepping saving you time and money.


To RSVP, click or enter one of the links below in your browser:

Saturday, September 25th:  https://dreamdinners.com/session/898890

Wednesday, September 29th:  https://dreamdinners.com/session/898889

Neither date works?  Email us to set up a convenient date and time!


Location:

Dream Dinners Midlothian

12006 Southshore Pointe Drive

Midothian VA 23112

(804) 739-6442 call or text

 midlothianva@dreamdinners.com

Ways to Help Support the EEPTA
BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION

Start earning free money for Evergreen Elementary simply by taking a picture of your receipt. Just download the Box Tops for Education app, create an account, use the zip code 23114 to find and select Evergreen Elementary as your school. Then you are ready to start earning free cash for our school! It’s a quick and easy way to help support the Evergreen PTA. So, download the app and sign up today!

*And yes, we will still be collecting the clipped box tops until all the products go to the new scanning option.

ATTENTION KROGER SHOPPERS

Are you a Kroger shopper? If so, you can connect your shopper's card to Kroger's Community Rewards program in just a few clicks and Kroger will give a percentage of your purchases to Evergreen. It's a very simply way for Evergreen to earn money!

• Simply log in to your Kroger account at www.kroger.com (or create an account if you do not already have one). Your loyalty card number is connected to this account.

• Find "Your Account" then scroll down through your Account Settings until you reach "Community Rewards".

• Enter Evergreen's information. Our # is KN213. Simply select our school!

PAPA JOHN’S DOLLARS 4 DOUGH 4.0 CONTEST

Supporting our school is easy as pie! Take a night off from cooking and order from Papa John’s. When you enter our school code, EVERGREEN, in the promo code box, our school will receive 10% of all online sales using the code AND Papa John’s will donate 1 FREE PIZZA for every 10 orders. Order as many times as you would like to eat pizza! Anyone can help support your school even if they don’t have a current student so share your school code with family members, friends and coworkers or anyone that wants to support your teachers and families.

CALLING ALL AMAZON SHOPPERS!

Did you know that Evergreen Elementary PTA could receive 0.5% of your Amazon purchases? Simply shop Amazon through Amazon Smile and Amazon will donate directly to EEPTA.

How to get started:

1. Gotosmile.amazon.comand login with your existing Amazon or Amazon Prime account2.

2. Hover over “Supporting: [Charity Name]” and select “Change” if you are not already signed up to support Evergreen Elementary PTA. You can also click on “Account & Lists >Your AmazonSmile > Change Charity”

3. SearchforEvergreenElementary PTA

4. Select Evergreen Elementary PTA in Midlothian from the list of options.

5. Begin Shopping!

Join the PUBLIX REWARDS PROGRAM and help earn money for Evergreen Elementary.

Publix Partners is turning groceries into education. Over the years, Publix Partners has donated more than $36 million to over 4,600 schools and organizations.

And participating is easy.

• Simply sign up for a Publix.com account.

• Find "Your Account" then scroll over through your Account Settings until you reach "MY PUBLIX PARTNER".

• Then search for and select EVERGREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

• Then just enter your phone number every time you check out and Publix will give a percentage of your purchases back to Evergreen. It's a very simply way for Evergreen to earn money!

CLOTHING TO CASH RECYCLING PROGRAM

Donate your gently used clothing in the bins located in the Evergreen parking lot to earn money for our school! 

Items in ALL conditions, unwanted, outgrown and out of style. 

The following are accepted:

  • All Clothing (New and Used Women's, Men's and Children's clothing, coats, etc.)

  • All Footwear (Shoes, sneakers, boots, cleats, etc.)

  • Textiles (Bedding, sheets, blankets, towels)

  • Accessories (Handbags, backpacks, gloves, scarves, jewelry, wallets)

  • Toys (Stuffed animals)

 Items NOT accepted: 

  • Furniture

  • Food 

  • Foam cushions

  • Plastic items

Thank you for Supporting Evergreen Elementary PTA! All donations go directly to supporting programs and activities that benefit your student and their school!
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