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Cincinnati Public Schools Closure

Parents are encouraged to continue to monitor the district’s website for more information and updates,  cps-K12.org . There you can find information for parents, staff, and tips for students, including meal distribution sites, how to get your enrichment packets printed, and other ways you can help.
Restaurant Week - Dinner to Doorbells

Your family is busy...we get it. Dinner to Doorbells provides family-style meals already cooked and ready to go. All you do is heat it up! Let them help you spend more time with your family while giving back to Hyde Park School PTO!

Go to https://www.orderdinnertodoorbells.com/ order by May 20 and use the code HPSFUNDRAISER. Dinner to Doorbells will donate 10% of your order back to the school!
The BEST VIRTUAL FIELD DAY EVER: It's in the Books!
Friday, May 15th was scheduled to be the BEST DAY EVER. This year, it may not have been the same, but thanks to Mike Brugh, Bob Welch, Chris Mucha, and Dave Annett, we did our best by creating a virtual Field Day tribute to honor the BEST DAY EVER! Thank you to everyone who participated and contributed videos or pictures. Hopefully, you made it outside to toss some water balloons, play tug-of-war, run a relay race, or make up your own fun games. If you missed it, don't fret, grab a beverage, a little snack, sit back, relax, and click the link to enjoy the show! Go Eagles!
Helping Those In Need
Thanks so much for all of your giving towards our Hyde Park School COVID-19 Relief Fund. We've raised over $3400 and have been able to help 24 families so far using $2850 of the funds raised! For several families with sudden income loss, we've helped provide groceries to bridge the gap until longer term assistance was available. Through your generosity, we are also helping many families get necessities that aren't provided through other assistance programs (like laundry detergent, toilet paper, etc). 

The fund currently has about $550 remaining and is growing with every donation. We will continue to track families in need throughout the summer. If your family is in need, please contact Jill Sunderman at  sundeji@cpsboe.k12.oh.us or your child's homeroom teacher. 

If you'd like to give any amount toward this fund, go to  hydeparkschoolpto.org/help   to donate. We are happy and humbled that our Eagle family can be in this together! 
1st Day School Supplies

We know it's hard to think about school supply shopping, especially right now. However, this year, 1st Day School Supplies is going to help parents and teachers get the exact supplies needed for next school year without having to go to any stores.

They have guaranteed competitive prices on the highest quality brands including the germ fighting brands like Purell and Clorox. So, with all the uncertainty, why not check school supply shopping off your list. You can make your purchase right now, get started by clicking the link: http://www.1stdayschoolsupplies.com/kits.php?sid=81412
HPS Eagles Sports
At this point, all spring athletic activities are now officially cancelled. As previously stated, we are evaluating our options to issue refunds and/or credits for your registration fees. Please keep in mind that in a normal world, fall sport registration would be opening in the next 2 – 3 weeks; obviously adding another layer of complexity. As soon as we establish a process for spring registration refunds/credits and a plan for potential fall sport registrations we will let you know. Thank you for your patience!
Yearbook Update
The yearbook shipment is currently delayed. Unfortunately we do not have an expected delivery date at this time. Once the yearbooks are delivered, we will communicate how they will be distributed.
PTO Meeting Minutes
If you missed our PTO meeting on Wednesday evening, you can catch up on what we discussed by reading the minutes that are now posted on our website .


Hyde Park School Community Play Yard Closure!
ATTENTION: for the safety of our community & to help slow the spread of COVID-19, the Hyde Park School Community Play Yard is CLOSED until further notice! Following Governor DeWine’s Stay at Home Order, Cincinnati Parks is closing all playgrounds and play equipment throughout the city, and Hyde Park School feels it best to follow suit. Thank you for your understanding.
Fight With Gina

A member of the HPS family needs our help fighting cancer. We would like to make this fight as easy as possible on the family. As little or as much as you can give will be put to use to keep this family comfortable during the fight of their life. The GoFundMe page can be found here .
Fundraising Opportunities

There are several SUPER EASY ways to earn money for our school. Additional information can be found on our website .

MABEL'S LABELS
These waterproof, personalized labels go safely in the laundry, dishwasher, and microwave. They are perfect for all of your belongings – from water bottles to coats to lunchboxes and more. Labeling everything is a great way to keep items out of the lost and found! They even have address labels and cute holiday items. To start shopping, go to  campaigns.mabelslabels.com  and choose “Hyde Park School PTO (Cincinnati)” 20% of every sale will be donated to HPS!

SHUTTERFLY
We have teamed up with the Shutterfly school fundraising program! Simply place an order using our link  http://hpspto.shutterflystorefront.com  and Shutterfly will donate a percentage of each sale. You are still able to use any coupons or promo codes as you normally would! Great for extra school pictures, gifts, invitations, holiday cards, and more!

BOX TOPS
When you download the NEW and improved Box Tops App, you’ll be able to scan your receipt, instantly identify Box Tops products and automatically add cash to our school’s earnings online. Box Tops are still worth 10¢ each for your school. This may not sound like much, but it adds up to hundreds of dollars!

AMAZON
AmazonSmile is a simple way for you to support Hyde Park School every time you shop at no cost to you. When you shop at  smile.amazon.com , you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to HPS. To shop at AmazonSmile simply go to  smile.amazon.com  from the web browser on your computer or mobile device. You may also want to add a bookmark to  smile.amazon.com  to make it even easier to return and start your shopping at AmazonSmile. Purchases through the mobile app and amazon.com do not qualify. Please choose Hyde Park School PTO Inc. as your recipient.

You can now support Hyde Park School PTO Inc. in the Amazon shopping app on your Android device! Simply follow these instructions to turn on AmazonSmile and start generating donations.
1. If you have the latest version of the Amazon Shopping App, open the App on your Android device.
2. View Settings and select AmazonSmile.
3. Follow the in-app instructions to complete the process.
If you do not have the latest version of the Amazon Shopping App, update your App. Click here for instructions:  https://smile.amazon.com/b…
AmazonSmile is not currently available for iOS users. We will notify AmazonSmile charities when it becomes available.

KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS
Earn 4% of your purchase for Hyde Park School. Don't worry... you still keep all of your points.

*You must have a Kroger Plus Card to register. If you don’t have a card you can get one at the customer service desk at any Kroger store.
1) Register online at  www.krogercommunityrewards.com
2) Click on Sign In (if you are a new online customer, click “Create an Account”, make sure you have your Kroger Plus Card)
3) From a newly created or existing account, click on “My Account”, then “Account Settings” and then click on “Community Rewards” information and search for “Hyde Park School”.
4) Select “Hyde Park School PTO Inc” from the list.

REMKE REWARDS CARING NEIGHBOR
With Remke’s Caring Neighbor program, sign-up and they will donate up to 2% to Hyde Park School for every purchase made when you use your Remke Rewards card.
1) Register online at  www.remkes.com
2) Go to My Account in the top right corner of the page (or create an account if you don’t have one already, entering your Remke card number and pertinent personal info).
3) In the drop-down menu labeled “Caring Neighbor”, select “Hyde Park School PTO”.
4) Click “Update”

GIFT CARD DONATIONS
Do you have a drawer full of unused gift cards? Donate them here! The Hyde Park School PTO is now accepting gift cards as donations in addition to other payment forms. We accept new or partially-used gift cards. Just enter your card info to check the gift card balance and submit your donation. https://www.braandz.net/#/give/YfFqlCiA  
If you have information that you would like included in a future newsletter, please send to  president@hydeparkschoolpto.org (content included at PTO discretion).