April Calendar Raffle

Dear Pelham Families,

The Pelham PTO is currently looking for donations of goods or services to add to our April Calendar Raffle.  Every day during the month of April there will be a drawing for a different prize donated by local businesses or artists.  Last year the calendar raffle raised over $3,500 for the Pelham School Community-nearly half of our yearly funds are from this fundraiser! With that in mind, the Pelham PTO urges you to donate to our raffle and help us reach our goal of raising $4,000 for Pelham School during the 2016-2017 school year. 

Here are some donation ideas:
 - Services from your business (massage, landscaping, housecleaning, etc.)
- Tickets to local events 
- Gift certificates to local restaurants, stores or businesses
- Gift certificate to fitness class 
- Local jewelry
- Local artwork

All donors will be acknowledged in our fundraising materials, including printed and electronic communications, and on our website. Please contact the Pelham PTO (pelham.ma.pto@gamil.com) if you or anyone that you know would be willing to donate to the April Calendar Raffle.  The PTO would like to collect all items by Wednesday, March 1^st

All donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Tax ID# 04-3316727

Thanks for supporting the Pelham PTO!

Dine Out January 24th at The Pub

Vote for Pelham Elementary PTO

Our local bank Florence Savings is donating $100,000 to local non-profit organizations in their Annual Customers' Choice Community Grants Program, and if you vote for Pelham Elementary PTO we may receive some of the donation, last year we received $798.  Please vote for Pelham Elementary PTO.  Below is a link to vote online with your name and email - (Florence Bank does not contact you or share your name or email). Thank You!   VOTE HERE

The Pelham Elementary School PTO is hosting a book fair at Barnes and Noble from 5-9pm on December 9th.  Please join us for shopping and Harry Potter's Magical Holiday Ball.   Activities include Potions Class, Ballroom Dance Lessons, Photo Booth (kids), Harry Potter Ornaments, and Costume Contest.  Please come join the fun and support our school, a percentage of your purchases will be donated to our school.

We are looking for volunteers to help with Harry Potter Magical Ball activities. Please sign-up here Sign Up http://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050c4fa5a623aa8-barnes

November 29th Neighborhood Night at The Pub in Amherst

Yankee Candle Fundraiser

Yankee Candle Fundraiser

The sale starts October 28th and ends November 14th. 

Please support the Pelham Elementary PTO.  We will earn 40% on everything we sell.  All proceeds will go towards the PTO activities and school needs for all the students and Pelham Elementary.

Online Store - Open till January 11, 2017. To find your online store, go to www.yankeecandlefundraising.com, scroll down to “start shopping”, and  enter your group number. Pelham Elementary PTO group # is 990065962

Vote No on Question #2

This year, charter schools will drain over $450 million from district public school budgets including more than 1.4 million from the Amherst-Pelham schools.  Charters schools tend to educate fewer English language learners and special needs students, and aren’t overseen by elected school boards. That’s why the NAACP, over 180 School Committees (including ours in Pelham), Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Attorney General Maura Healey are recommending that people vote NO on question 2. Before we expand charter schools, we need to ensure that our district public schools, which serve ALL students, are fully funded.