Save the Date Evansville Area Council PTA Founder's Day Gala
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Save the Date Evansville Area Council PTA Founder’s Day Gala Get in the Game! Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017 St. Mary’s Manor 5:00pm Social Hour & Silent Auction & Cupcake Wars 5pm Meet and Greet, Silent Auction 6:00pm Dinner 7pm – Heads or Tails Awards Program Sponsorship Donations Disney World Evansville Philharmonic Louisville Mega Caverns Mesker Park Zoo Holiday World & Splashin Safari Swonder Ice Rink The Magic House Tropicana Evansville Evansville Thunderbolts Evansville Otters Franklin Lanes YMCA University of Evansville Aces Evansville Philharmonic Indianapolis Zoo Founder’s Day Gala Get in the Game with Evansville Area Council PTA! Silent Auction Donation Form nd February 22 , 2017 St. Mary’s Manor Name of Business/PTA Unit/Individual_________________________________________ Contact Name: _____________________________________ Title_____________________ Telephone: ___________________________________ Cell: __________________________ Email: ______________________________________________________________________ Basket Theme/Item Description________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Value of Donation: $_____________________ Get in the Game with PTA! Please return this form to Carol Blair, either by email or school mail, to Washington Middle School. Please feel free to call/text to make arrangements for dropping off of the Theme Baskets and Donations. Thank you, This year’s Founders Day Gala focuses on Family Engagement and spending time Carol Blair with family. There is no better way to do Committee Chair that than spending an evening playing a [email protected] board game. Have fun creating your silent 812-604-4466 auction basket around this theme. There will be a prize for the best decorated basket! Get in the Game Evansville Area Council PTA Founder’s Day CUP CAKE WARS! Your challenge is to make the best tasting, best looking, and most creative cupcakes that will be judged by our panel of judges, and then served as dessert for the Founder’s Day Gala. THEME – BOARD GAMES Your cupcakes will be judged on taste, presentation, creativity and originality. If you are interested in participating please use the form below to register. All entries must be received by February 3rd, 2017. Team Name:____________________________________________________________ Organization Submitting:__________________________________________________ Contact Person:_______________________ Phone number:_____________________ Rules: You must create an original cupcake and print the recipe for viewing. (Mixes are fine, but flavor and extra ingredients need to be listed in case of allergy issues). You need a minimum of 24 cupcakes. Three of these will be used for judging. Entry forms need to be sent either via email to Carol Blair, [email protected], or by school mail to Washington Middle School PTSA, or regular mail to Carol Blair, 1312 E. Chandler Avenue, Evansville, IN 47714. Baked cupcakes need to be delivered to either Carol Blair on Tuesday, February 21st, or brought to the St. Mary’s Manor on Wednesday, February 22nd on or before 4pm. Judging will start at 5pm. They must be received before 4pm to be eligible for judging. There will be a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prize for the winning team. The winner will be announced before dinner. If you have questions please email Carol Blair, [email protected], or call/text 812-604-4466. EVANSVILLE AREA COUNCIL PTA FOUNDER’S DAY GALA ST. MARY’S MANOR WEDNESDAY, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 22ND, 2017 Get in the Game! 5:00PM – 8:00PM Reservation Form Reservation Deadline is February 20th, 2017 COST: $15 per person on or before February 12th By sending in reservations and payment on or before February 12th your PTA/PTSA will be entered into a drawing the night of the event for FREE Area Council Dues for the 2017/2018 school year. A $190.00 value. COST: $20 per person after February 12th, PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS PORTION OF THIS FORM WITH PAYMENT THROUGH SCHOOL MAIL TO - WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL PTSA – ATTN: CAROL BLAIR – FOUNDER’S DAY PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO EVANSVILLE AREA COUNCIL PTA SCHOOL: _____________________ ___________________________ CONTACT PERSON: _____________________________________ PHONE: __________________________________________________ NUMBER OF PEOPLE ATTENDING: ____________________ TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED: $_________________________ NAMES OF THOSE ATTENDING – PLEASE PRINT Heads or Tails Game 1._________________________ 2._____________________________ 3._____________________________ 4._________________________ 5._________________________ 6._____________________________ 7._____________________________ 8._________________________ Please use back side of form if you have more than 8 attendees. THE EVENING INCLUDES CUPCAKE WARS at 5PM SILENT AUCTION at 5PM with proceeds to benefit Hangers Dinner at 6PM AWARDS CEREMONY FOLLOWING WHAT IS FOUNDER’S DAY… AND WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE IT A SUCCESS? Founder’s Day is a special time to celebrate PTA. We enjoy conversation and a meal together. We honor those people who personify the objective and mission of PTA: people who VOLUNTEER their time and efforts for all children. Remember that the PTA honors VOLUNTEERS. Anyone who receives payment for daytime or after school activities does not necessarily deserve an award. In order for all honorees to be recognized in an orderly fashion at the dinner, several things must happen in a timely manner: 1. Review the entire awards packet with your PTA Board. 2. Decide within the unit who will be honored. 3. Break up the work – don’t let “President’s Report” be a deceiving phrase. 4. Mark dates on calendars. a. Eligibility Requirements November 15 (see items 5c and 5f) b. Awards postmarked: February 1, 2017. c. Founder’s Day Dinner: February 5. Be sure you meet eligibility requirements: a. Adhere to the purposes and basic policies of the PTA. b. Have bylaws approved every three years according to the procedures of the Indiana PTA. c. Annual audit completed, 990 and NP-20 submitted by November 15. d. List of current officers submitted to Indiana PTA. e. Two Area Council Meetings: one in the Fall and the January meeting. f. Council Assessments paid ($190). 6. Notify principals and teachers early if you are asking them for essays. 7. READ THE DIRECTIONS. And then read them again. 8. Use Founder’s Day as a celebration for your Unit. Invite the Board and key players. 9. Award forms must be postmarked by February 1, 2017. 10. Winter is coming. Plan accordingly. 11. Awards should be mailed to: PTA Awards Committee 905 Criterion Way Evansville, IN 47711 11. Have fun! - 1 - Indiana PTA Lifetime Achievement Award Located at: http://indianapta.wpengine.com/units/awards/ Click on “Lifetime Achievement Form” Purpose: To recognize an outstanding member of your unit for their lengthy dedication to your PTA. This should be a volunteer (unpaid) who is a parent, teacher, administrator or community member. This award is granted from the State of Indiana and typically presented at either (1) the Evansville Area Council Founder’s Day dinner or (2) a recognition event hosted by individual units. 1. Mail the application and $50.00 check to the State PTA office in early December. 2. Write the “why” statement. This should be 100 words or less for an IN PTA Lifetime Achievement award; 250 or less for a National. This statement does not have to be submitted to State, however is usually read during the dinner to let those present know why you are presenting this award. 3. Frame the certificate after it arrives. 4. Tape the pin to the back of the certificate to keep the two together. 5. Invite the recipient to the dinner. Units usually try to keep identities of their winners secret. Whether or not your unit buys an honoree’s ticket depends on your budget. 6. Order a corsage or boutonniere if this is your unit’s tradition and if budget allows. 7. Bring the certificate and “why” statement to the Founder’s Day dinner for presentation. 8. Come and enjoy the Founder’s Day dinner knowing that you did your part to make the evening very special! At the designated time, your unit will present your award. - 2 - Evansville Area Council PTA Founders’ Day – Project Award Form Complete and return the attached form to the Founders’ Day Project Award Committee Chairman. Projects must take place between February 1 and January 31. Award forms received after the deadline will not be eligible for certificates. See Standing Rules for Founders’ Day Observance for project guidelines and eligibility. Awards will be presented at the annual Evansville Area Council PTA Founders’ Day Banquet on the fourth Thursday in February. Instructions: Place a check beside each project completed. It is imperative that you provide answers pertaining to the project if requested. (Example: dates, description, copies of correspondence, etc.) Certificate of Achievement: Your unit must have participated in at least five (5) of the seventeen (17) projects listed. Certificate of Excellence: Your unit must have participated in at least nine (9) of the seventeen (17) projects listed. Outstanding Project Certificate: Your unit must describe your most outstanding project. Carefully follow the instructions. On a separate sheet(s) of paper describe your most outstanding project. Please do not document money-making events, especially where those events provide funds for the general budget purposes. Outstanding Project Certificates will