Membership Drive 2012-2013

*This membership drive letter was sent home via the students & discussed during PTA meeting.

                                                                                                          October 4, 2012

 

Dear Parents,

Welcome back, Welcome back, Welcome back! To all new parents & guardians joining us we

Welcome You to your first year at The Gordon Parks School for Inquisitive Minds.

 An excellent choice for your child's education.

On that note,this letter is coming to you for our 2012-2013 Membership Drive. We want to thank those parents & guardians that gave their support last year. We were able to raise $2050.00. Unfortunately, it was not nearly enough to subsidize the cost of the wish list of our school with the programs and educational items they wanted put in place. As you know we were able to accomplish a lot, however it mostly came from outside resources and fundraisers.

As we canvassed for money for programs for our school to our community and district leaders the constant question asked was, “where are the efforts of the parents?” In the book of excellence, there is no replacement for effort.

Excellence is the standard we want for our school this year.

 

Excellence in leadership, administration, academics, teachers, students and us... the parents. Let our efforts this year rise above our excuses.

We are asking for $100.00 per family to support our school and fill the financial gap
that this year’s budget has left. We accomplished many tasks last year but we worked harder...not smarter. All of us do not have the time to sell a        fundraiser to family, friends and co-workers every month. Many of us do not even bother. If we contribute $100.00 per family we don’t have to. Music & Art programs along with Technology are crucial to the academic success of our   students. The state cut the funding –period.

As parents we have the power to not let the budget affect the programs we want for our children's enrichment. Many of us would like an after school program. We need funds to make that happen. When we provide the resources/solutions for the challenges, the school then can meet the need.         

My personal challenge to you is for us to be a public school,

that is privately held by the board of parents.

 

The membership fee is payable in :

·          (1) payment of $100.00

·          (2) payments of $50.00

·          (4) payments of $25.00 last payment due on January 3rd, 2013.

Success does not come easily. Are you willing to pay the price?

 

 Onward & Upward, 

The PTA Executive Board

Nicole Hammond|1st Vice President & Membership Drive Chairperson