MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD
Students will be bringing home information regarding our Spring Fundraiser. The Spring Fundraiser was voted on at the January PTA meeting. After paying for the playground equipment, which totals $33,500.00, the PTA will be quite low in funds. The funds earned from the Spring Fundraiser will help make our Mega Event more grand in May, and help pay for all of the services the PTA funds all year. We hope to make the Mega Event a fantastic celebration to reward the families of Lakewood Falls for their support and hard work.

SAVE THE DATE
We will be having our Mega Event on May 22nd firm 1:00 –4:00. More details will be sent home as we get closer to the date. We will start planning the event at February’s PTA meeting. Please join us and help make this event unforgettable.

THANK YOU
Thank you for your support. Our Market Day earnings last month were $289.00. Also, the total from Arby’s Night was $186.00. Thank you for all of your support!

BOX TOPS & CAMPBELL’S UPCS
In February we will be submitting the BOX TOPS that have been turned in. Our last BOXTOP total was just under $600.00. Please continue to send them in as we will start counting them for the next submission date. BOXTOPS can be cut, glued on any sheet of paper in sets of 25,and sent to school.
Our teachers were given the opportunity to order school products from the Campbell’s catalog. Thank you for sending in the UPCS and keep them coming!

FUNDRAISER RAFFLE
The PTA will be hosting daily raffles the 16th-19th to kick off the Spring Fundraiser. Students will be able to earn entries into the daily raffles by selling products from the Spring Fundraiser. Students will also be able to earn chances to win a brand new PlayStation 3. For every three items sold, students will win an entry into our grand prize drawing. Therefore, if a student sells thirty items, they will earn ten entries into the PlayStation 3 drawing. Good luck to all of our Lakewood Falls Families.

PTA MEETINGS
One of the best ways to keep up to date with your student’s school is to attend the PTA meetings.
February 8
March 8
April 12
May 10

We offer free refreshments and free babysitting at all of our PTA meetings. We also hold prize drawings for attendees and volunteers.
Come join us!

UP COMING EVENTS – Subject to change
February
Spring Catalog Fundraiser runs the 4th to the 19th
1st- Chucky E Cheese
8th-PTA Meeting
9th- Market Day pick up
19th –Indoor Glow Golf at the Lewis Joliet Mall (Next to Sears)
24th-Buffalo Wild Wings
25th-Joliet Jack Hammer Assembly

March
Spring Spirit wear sale
8th-PTA Meeting (slate for elections)
9th-Market Day pick up
20th-Wolves Hockey Fundraiser

April
School supply kits sale
8th-Rainforest Assembly and Family Night
12th-PTA Meeting (elections)
13th – Market Day Pick Up
30th- Cultural Diversity

May
10th-PTA Meeting (announce new board)
11th - Market Day Pick Up
22nd- Mega Event!!!!!!!!!
The week of the 24th we will have school kit delivery

June
25th - Movie night in the park
26th - LF Picnic-we will have a PTA table and sell sandy candy

2009—2010 PTA BOARD
Denise Hohe Co-President
Nichole Withaeger Co-President
Erika Harrison Co-Vice President
Michelle Fortman Co-Vice President
Amy Mrozek Treasurer
Joelle Sisto Co-Secretary
Keri Brzeczek Co-Secretary

WE A SOCIAL COMMUNITY
Follow the PTA on Facebook and Twitter. On Twitter, we are LFPTA. Search Lakewood Falls PTA on Facebook.

VOLUNTEERING
Your PTA and all the fun social events we sponsor can NOT happen without volunteers. As we are looking forward to seeing familiar faces, we are equally exciting to meet new people. Please give the gift of your time to help everyone enjoy the events with their families too. The more volunteers we have for events, the more we can rotate people and everyone and participate in the fun. If you wish to be informed via email of upcoming volunteer opportunities, please contact Denise Hohe at: dhpta08@sbcglobal.net

BUSINESS SPONSORS
Lakewood Falls Elementary PTA would like to thank the following Businesses for their generosity:
Buffalo Wild Wings, C.W. Avery YMCA, Noble Horse Theatre, Bennish's Car Wash, Fat Ricky's/Old World, The Choo Choo Restaurant, Chicago Museum of Science and Industry, Brunzwick Zone, Graue Mill, Pancake Delight, Gymquest, Shedd Aquarium, Messterpiece, Boogie's Mini Golf, Sam's Club, Hollywood Boulevard, Gamework, Patio, Fox & Hound, Sci-Tech, DuPage Children's Museum, Noodles & Co., Meijer of Plainfield.