Here's the latest news from the Colts Neck PTO!
For a complete list of PTO-sponsored events, deadlines, and more information, please visit our website. To volunteer for events throughout the year, contact the event chair directly. All contact information can be found on our website under the VOLUNTEER tab.



WELCOME BACK
everyone to what will be another great year in Colts Neck schools! Over the summer, the PTO Executive Board was busy planning some great events and making a few changes.
 
We still need your help to keep our upcoming activities and fundraisers running successfully. Please consider donating your time to volunteering or chairing one of our committees. Many hands make light work.  No time to volunteer? You can STILL support our mission by becoming a member.   If you haven't already done so, please register for the PTO.

Stay informed by reading our bi-weekly newsletters, checking our website, and attending our meetings.  We wish you all the best of luck for this coming year and thank you for your support.

Amy Dimes
CN PTO President

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
 
OCTOBER 1ST DEADLINE 
Please don't forget to register! Being a part of the PTO allows you to volunteer for numerous opportunities to help your child's school and to stay up-to-date on the latest news for events in your child's grade. Many committees are already getting to work on this year's fabulous events! Please consider adding your expertise to help us make this year's events even more successful than last. For more information, contact Lena at membership@coltsneckpto.org
   
 
The revised Colts NEXT Schools Initiative will be back up for a vote on September 24th.  Your vote can help bring much needed improvements in security and facilities to our schools.  This cannot succeed without parent support.  Get out and vote!  For more information on the referendum, visit the DISTRICT WEBSITE.
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MINI-GRANTS APPLICATION

DUE SEPTEMBER 27TH 
Teachers and staff, who are members of of the PTO, please use the link below to download our mini-grants application. $20,000 is available for special programs and activities that can be incorporated into your plan. Applications must be handed in to your principal by Friday, September 27th. For more information, contact Stephanie at   vp@coltsneckpto.org .

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!!
We are doing another Super 50/50 raffle this year, with a longer stretch of time before we pull winners. You have until our March 10th PTO meeting to purchase tickets. Each ticket costs $50, and we will only sell 1,000. First winner receives 40% of ticket sales and 2nd-6th winners receive 2% each. Last year we sold $8,850 of tickets, and we're hoping for an even bigger pot this year!
To purchase tickets, complete the order form below.  I f you have any questions, please contact Stephanie at vp@coltsneckpto.org.

SPIRIT WEAR 
 
Our spirit wear is back and the first school Spirit Day is set for September 24th! A limited supply will be available for sale at all 3 back-to-school nights. Online ordering will open soon with new styles being offered, so you can make additional purchases in any size.  Keep a lookout for an email when the store opens.  For more information, contact Jen Stattel at jenniferstattel@icloud.com.
SAVER CARD
 
Keep this handy card in your wallet and use it until December 2020 to save at places like Perkins, Gianni's, Colts Neck Flower Shop, Rosalita's Cantina, Dunkin Donuts, Fireside Grill & Bar, The UPS Store, and much more! Orders can be placed with membership registration.  For more information, or additional cards, contact Crystal at crystaldkaplan2@gmail.com
BOX TOP$
Box Tops
 
DUE MID-OCTOBER 
Keep clipping those BoxTop$! Every valid BoxTop collected is 10 cents for our schools. The fall contest will be coming soon in mid-October. The top 3 earning students will each win a $25 AMC gift card! 

THE NEXT GENERATION OF BOXTOP$ IS HERE
BoxTop$ are going digital!   BoxTop$ are phasing out physical coupons and moving to a mobile app.  Scan your receipt including qualifying products and the money instantly gets added to our school's earning online.  Select CONOVER ROAD ELEMENTARY as your charity.  We will still be accepting physical coupons until they expire. Click HERE for more information.  

T o volunteer, contact Evonne at  evonne.murphy@gmail.com.
AMAZON SMILE 
 
Don't forget about this easy way support the PTO! Just start your shopping trip on smile.amazon.com and select "Colts Neck PTO" as your charity. Amazon will donate .5% of just about every purchase you make to our schools!
 
We would like to take the time to say THANK YOU to our wonderful administration for helping us bring back this great fundraiser!  SPECIAL THANKS to Terry Pilitzer for sending out reminders to all of the parents in the district.  BIG THANKS to Amy Dimes and Jenn Winkelmann for getting this event up and running. THANK YOU to the volunteers who helped to deliver the MANY boxes of supplies to classrooms: Cortni Burgess, Kirsten Connor, Liz Kneute, Courtney McCormick, Heather Powell, and Colleen Wilcox. THANKS ALSO to all of our district members who ordered school supplies.  We hope you enjoyed a relaxing start to the school year without running from store to store and dropping off supplies at the school.  The Colts Neck PTO raised approximately $3,500!  We appreciate all of your support!!
COMMUNITY CORNER
  
Colts Neck Travel Basketball Tryouts are being held 9/25 and 9/26 for 8U-10U boys and girls. Click to  READ MORE.

For more information, email Erik Whalen at  erik.w.whalen@gmail.com.

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