SHARE Newsletter - May 2016

May 2016

ACS ATHENS PTO

Year 7, Issue 49

SHARE NEWSLETTER SUPPORT * HELP * ANSWERS * RECOMMENDATIONS * ENCOURAGEMENT

SHARE is a monthly newsletter published by the ACS Athens PTO. We strive to offer the members of the greater ACS Athens community (parents, students, staff, faculty, alumni, and parents) opportunities to meet, network, work and play together.

If you have any questions or wish to submit useful information or upcoming events that you think our community would be interested in, please contact Pam Stamatiou pamela.stamatiou@gmail.com or call 6974 373597

2015-2016: Additional Dates To Save May 28th: Spring Fair June 10th: PTO End of the year Dinner/ Dance June14th: PTO Volunteer Thank You Reception

ACS Athens PTO International

Spring Fair Saturday, May 28 12 noon - 4 p.m. (see inside for all the details)

Dinner Dance

“Under The Stars”

A celebration for the end of another successful school year and the beginning of summer!

Join us on Friday, June 10 at 8:30 p.m.

Radisson Blu Park Hotel St’ Astra Blue Rooftop Garden 10, Alexandras Ave. 10682 Athens Price per person: 35 euros inclusive of buffet, wine, beer and live entertainment by

A big thanks to Gefsinus (our cafeteria) for their generous contribution of coffee and tea at all of our 2015 - 2016 PTO General Meetings.

“The Counterfeits” For reservations and seating, please contact: Faye: fcaracosta@hotmail.com or Marissa: marissakv@gmail.com Dress: Summer Cocktail

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ACS ATHENS PTO

Year 7, Issue 49

SILENT AUCTION at the Spring Fair

HOW YOU CAN HELP The ACS Athens PTO is busy planning its annual Spring Fair to be held on Saturday, May 28th from 12:00 noon until 4:00 p.m. MANY of you have been more than generous to offer

gifts in the past, and we THANK YOU! However, prizes and donations are needed again in order to support this fun event and to reach our fundraising goals. You, our parents can help! Here are some ideas to think about: - Make your own basket with any theme you can possibly imagine: a Coffee and Tea Basket, a Candle Basket, a Home Spa Basket, a Mani-Pedi Basket, a Baking Basket, a Beach Basket… Just choose a theme and coordinate the items in the basket to reflect the theme you choose!

- How about a certificate from your favorite vendor? (Anything! Shops, salons, restaurants, hotels, service oriented businesses, those offering lessons or expertise..)

A hair treatment, a manicure, a workout session, a pilates lesson, a horseback riding lesson, a certificate for a gift shop or jeweler, tire balancing, piano tuning, dinner for two, a special-order cake, tickets to a sport/cultural event, the list goes on.

We will be happy to display anyone’s advertising information alongside the donation at the auction table. Free advertising!

Please be sure to include a retail value on your donation so that we may determine the correct opening bid.

Thank you for helping us to make this event the best ever!

All gifts/donations/prizes can be brought to ACS Athens and left with Melina Vassiliadis (located in the Administration Building, 2nd floor). Any questions, please contact Jennifer Ananiadis at jananiadis@hotmail.com or 694.580.6972

What is a Silent Auction? A Silent Auction is an auction without an auctioneer. Each Silent Auction Prize will be placed on a table along with a ‘bidding sheet.’ Individuals who wish to bid on a ‘prize’ can write their bids (the amount that they would like to pay for the ‘prize’) on the bidding sheet. Throughout the auction, all bidders can see all bids written on the bidding sheets and offer a higher bid in order to secure the prize. At the end of the auction, the highest bidder wins the prize.

International Food Delicacies

Homemade Sweets

Silent Auction with fabulous prizes Live Entertainment

by the ACS parents’ band:

“The Counterfeits” U.S. Marine Boot Camp

Bounce House Games for the kids

Used Book Sale Car Trunk (Boot) Sale

Student Vendors (Young Entrepreneurs in Action - YEIA) WALK 4 WATER at 4 p.m.

Proceeds go to water.org Faculty Alumni Soccer Game For more information - please contact: pamela.stamatiou@gmail.com

6974 373597

INTERNATIONAL FOOD COURT All of our 55 nationalities have the chance to be represented.

Volunteer to showcase your culture by organizing a table with your fellow countrymen/ women. We already have commitments from our communities of Israelis, Greeks, Germans/Swiss/Austrians, Arabs and Americans.

Don’t be left out!

Please contact us as a representative for your country as soon as possible. We’ll send you all the information you need and provide you with cutlery, paper goods, etc.

If you’d like to participate but aren’t ready to commit to a table of your own, please sign up to donate a dish to our “international table.”

Contact: Casey Gripari: caseygripari@hotmail.co.uk 6955 466814

SILENT AUCTION Once again, you’ll have a chance to win fabulous prizes at our infamous Silent Auction.

But, because the Auction is comprised entirely of the incredible generosity of our community, please consider a donation of goods or services in the form of a prize.

No donation is ever too large or small. *A voucher or coupon from your own business *A gift-basket filled with goodies of your choice * A voucher or coupon from your favorite store, restaurant, hair salon, spa, etc.

We will offer free advertising as well.

Brochures and business cards from donors are welcome.

Contact: Jennifer: jananiadis@hotmail.com

6945 806972 or Marion: mmyalouris@gmail.com

7976 5655030

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VOLUNTEER AT THE SPRING FAIR

Spring Fair gives the opportunity to our students to run their own businesses.

Encourage them to sign up for a YEIA! table Business ideas could be homemade jewellery, CDs they’ve recorded with their own song lists, manicures, games….let their entrepreneurial spirit flourish while they get to keep all the profits.

Price: 15 euros per table. *12 tables are also available to each grade with proceeds going to their “class account.” *Some tables are available to students who wish to represent charities of their choice with proceeds going to that charity. *Be sure to check out George Soukakos’s table to sign up for Walk-4-Water at 4 p.m. at the close of Spring Fair. Email George for more information: soukakosg20@stu.acs.gr. Entrance fee is 5 euros with proceeds going to water.org.

Sign-up deadline by May 20.

Contact: Marissa marissakv@gmail.com

In the mood for

Spring Cleaning?

Moving at the end of the year?

Throw it all in the car

and head over to the Car Trunk Sale.

It’s a great way to recycle the old and bring in the new and make a little cash in the process!

The cost for each car is 20 euros and the deadline to sign up is May 20.

WE THANK ALL THE WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS THIS YEAR. EVERY EVENT HAS BEEN A SUCCESS BECAUSE OF YOUR EFFORTS AND WILLINGNESS TO SUPPORT US EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. IT’S THE LAST EVENT OF THE SEASON AND ONE OF OUR BIGGEST FUNDRAISERS. PLEASE HELP US ONCE AGAIN TO END THE YEAR 2015-2016 WITH THE BEST EVENT EVER! HERE’S WHAT WE NEED: *BAKE FOR THE BAKE SALE *COOK A DISH FOR THE INTERNATIONAL FOOD TABLE *WORK A SHIFT AT ONE OF THE FAIR AREAS: (BAKE SALE, TICKETS, SODAS, SILENT AUCTION, BOUNCE HOUSE) *DONATE A PRIZE TO THE SILENT AUCTION *DONATE USED BOOKS TO THE LIBRARY

For more information

To volunteer, please contact:

Contact: Marissa at

christineanagnostou15@gmail.com

and application form marissakv@gmail.com

Christina Anagnostou 6937 200704

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ACS ATHENS PTO

Place an ad in the ACS Athens 2015-16 Yearbook

Year 7, Issue 49

2016-17 ACS Athens PTO Calendar Contest

Hurry -Deadline is May 18!

Prices:

1/4 page: 25€ 1/2 page: 50€ full page: 100€

Contact: Eirini Antoniadou antoniadoue@acs.gr

Due to the success of this past year’s calendar, we’ve decided to give students another chance to show their artwork in next year’s calendar as well.

Parents: Please encourage your students to submit their artwork to their PTO school rep by May 15.

The theme for this year’s contest is ‘GREECE’ To two of our very generous parents: Nick Meintanas, Mythical Brands and Paulina Kapoli, Passarella Bakeries

for their contributions to our Teacher/ Staff Appreciation Week

Please have all submissions formatted in .jpeg and sent in actual size.

Elementary School Rep: acmersk@aol.com Middle School Rep: sharka.furda@gmail.com Academy Rep:mmyalouris@gmail.com

And, on behalf of all of us on the ACS Athens PTO Board, thank you to everyone for your support!

To our volunteers, donators, cooks, bakers, raffle prize contributors, and to all of you who love ACS Athens and attend our events, we couldn’t have done it without you this year.

Once again, the funds we’ve raised will directly benefit our students. Because of your contributions, the PTO has made the difference!

2015-16 PTO Board Members: Chair: Pamela Stamatiou pamela.stamatiou@gmail.com 6974 373597 Vice-Chair: Jennifer:Ananiadis jananiadis@hotmail.com 6945 806972 Treasurer: Faye Caracosta fcaracosta@hotmail.com 6944 542037 Secretary: Marissa Vorgias marissakv@gmail.com 6906 031108 Academy Rep.: Marion Yalouris mmyalouris@gmail.com 6976 565030

Don’t Forget….it’s never too late to get involved for next year. PTO Board positions are still open!

Please consider serving your school and making an impact on your student’s education!

Contact: Pam Stamatiou for any questions or more info: pamela.stamatiou@gmail.com

6974 373597 for any questions

Middle School Rep.: Sharka Furda sharka.furda@gmail.com 6937 340499 Elementary School Rep.: Anissa Mersiowsky acmersk@aol.com 6946 939515 U.S. Embassy Rep.: Kirstin Schlereth kirstin_beach@msn.com 6944 276112 IB/AP Rep.: Roula Maltezou maltezousp@gmail.com 6972 404872 Social Media/IT coordinator: Casey Gripari caseygripari@hotmail.co.uk 6955 466 814 OL/OM Rep.: Mina Agnos mina@travelive.com 6948 040442 Volunteer Coordinator: Christina Anagnostou christineanagnostou15@gmail.com 6937 200704