Mary Woodward PSO Newsletter

Wow, everyone. What a year we had!

The year started without any family events, fundraisers or volunteers and finished with such a bang! It seemed like we had nonstop events for the last few weeks of the school year.

This year we were able to have an OBOB competition, 2 book fairs, 5 Art Lit lessons, weekly Mileage Club in the spring, a Jog-a-thon, garden clean up, book waterfall, bingo night, endless staff appreciation events and completed inventory of over 13,000 books for library inventory. I am in awe of the community that we have at Mary Woodward and so grateful for all those who are able to join in and make all of this possible!

Stacey Beckman, Volunteer Coordinator

Despite Covid, we had some incredible fundraisers this year!

Monica Bjers organized our dine out fundraisers. She did an amazing job of finding a wide variety of locations who were willing to donate a portion of the proceeds to Mary Woodward. And Mary Woodward families did an unbelievable job of showing up every time! More than once, the locations had to stop accepting orders because we had ordered so much!

Dine Out raised $6,486.55 this year.

Did you know that Mary Woodward has a Bottle Drop account? Blue bags for cans and bottles are available in the main office. All that you have to do it fill the bag and drop it off at the Bottle Drop and all the proceeds go to the Mary Woodward PSO. Jen Vasicek does a great job of keeping this going for us. (Tip: Now is the time to pick up some bags to get you through the summer!!)

Bottle Drop raised $130 this year.

Although the Jog-a-thon is normally held in the fall, we had to wait until TTSD allowed volunteers again. The Jog-a-thon took place on May 20th which turned out to be an overcast and not too hot day, just perfect for running! Kacie and Costa Capellas offered to step up and take charge of this event when we really needed them and did an amazing job planning, promoting, and problem solving. Although we had set a high goal of raising $30,000, Mary Woodward students blew that goal out of the water!

Jog-a-thon raised $42,364.95 this year.

We were lucky enough to have two Scholastic Book Fairs in person this year! Danielle Smart and Kim Matsler kept these running smoothly and we saw many satisfied customers leaving each day. Not only do book fairs help fill our homes with new books, they are one of the greatest funding sources for new books in our school library.

Scholastic Book Fairs raised $12,128.43 this year.

The Book Waterfall returned this year and so many families donated books. We had nearly every kind of book imaginable. Some of these books were added to the school library and many others were purchased by students. The Book Waterfall was only open for a short period, but still raised a good amount of money for the library.

Book Waterfall raised $275 this year.

It takes a special kind of person to volunteer to chair a committee and Mary Woodward is lucky enough to have a slew of these exceptional folk. Committee chairs allow for streamlined communication and a level of expertise that wouldn't be possible otherwise. Some chairs manage dozens of volunteers, others operate in the background to keep the school running smoothly, and some help raise money. It really can be quite a bit to take on sometimes, and we are so grateful for our chairs who agreed to help this year.

• Art Lit: Claire Juarez and Marc Johnson
• Bingo Night: Danielle Smart
• Book Fair: Danielle Smart and Kim Matsler
• Bottle Drop: Jen Vasicek
• Caring Closet: Kim Matsler
• Cub Scout Coordinator: Kristi Sloan
• Dine Out Fundraisers: Monica Bjers
• Facebook: Kristi Sloan
• Field Day: Katie Gailey
• Garden: Jo Noren and Jen Vasicek
• Jog-a-thon: Kacie and Costa Capellas
• Library Coodinator: Kim Matsler
• OBOB: Brenna Yard
• Room Parent Coordinator: Shawna Romanelli
• Safe Routes to School: Deanna Parrott
• Staff Appreciation: Shawna Romanelli
• Webmaster: Kristin Romelhardt
• Yearbook: Megan Wise

Teachers and school staff continue to amaze with their flexibility and endless cheer. Although there is no way to ever show how much we appreciate all their efforts, we continue to try. This year Shawna Romanelli took the lead on staff appreciation and she pulled off some incredible events. Just to name a few things, Shawna gave each teacher a jar full of jokes, a mason jar of hot chocolate and even set up a photo shoot in the staff break room! She also got Mary Woodward parents' support in providing cookies, soups, and salads for appreciation events too.

The staff worked so hard this year to keep our kids in school and safe during a difficult time and hopefully they know how much it means to us.

It wasn't easy to be a volunteer this year. Volunteers weren't allowed in the building for several months and when they were able to return, they had to meet new standards with extra documentation and training requirements. Still, we had a lot of people who remained involved and managed to volunteer an impressive number of hours. The PSO would like to wholeheartedly thank each and every person who was able to volunteer this year. We hope to see you again next year! Here are some of the top volunteers:

100+ Hours

Kristin Romelhardt

Fran Jackson

Stacey Beckman

50-99 Hours

Stacey Couturier

Miriam Brown

Kristi Sloan

Kim Matsler

Martina Peil

20-49 Hours

Debbie Shurson

Pam Kenyon

Claire Juarez

Megan Johnson

Susan Purfield

Katherine McCombs

Shelley Steber

Molly Holmes

Amanda Fullerton

Sara Gomez

Marc Johnson

Kenneth Narcavage

Kassandra McBee

Rachel Hopkins

Brandi Travis

**Many other volunteers donated their time at home or otherwise outside the building. This list only reflects the hours logged through HelpCounter. When you log in at the main office, your time is automatically recorded in HelpCounter. To add other volunteer hours yourself, please go to https://www.helpcounterweb.com/ci/volunteer and log in.

Email: MWPSOVolunteers@gmail.com
Website: https://marywoodwardpso.com/
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