Garden City PTA News

and enticing silent auction items ($500+ value) to help make the evening a success! Please consider joining with family, friends, neighbors or clubs and donate a raffle basket or silent auction item. If you have a connection to sports tickets, concert venues, vacation properties or experiences, please consider donating as these make very exciting prizes. Donated items will be on display at the dinner and listed in the evening's program. Donations can be made online here.

Questions may be directed to the Dinner chairs: Amy Sim (dinner@ gadencitypta.org) and Dina McGann (dinnerdonations@gardencitypta.org). With your help, we are Making a Difference!

Congratulate Our Nassau County Finalists!

The GCPTA Reflections committee is thrilled to announce 13 Garden City submissions have been named Nassau County PTA Reflections finalists. More information on the individual winners and categories can be found at https:// gardencitypta.org/reflections. Being named a finalist by Nassau County automatically moves these 13 entries forward to compete in the statewide NY PTA Reflections competition. Congratulations and best of luck to our Garden City representatives! All the students who did not qualify for the Nassau or NY PTA competitions will receive a certificate of completion. Winners will be invited to a district-wide ceremony on April 3.

School Supply Fundraiser Starts 3/6

The PTA’s annual school supply fundraiser — providing access to pre-packed, teacher-selected supplies for the coming school year -- begins March 6. Orders will be taken until April 14. In 2022, this annual fundraiser generated nearly $10,000 for the PTA, all of which passes on to the schools and children of Garden City. And it all happened while taking school supply shopping OFF your to-do list this summer! More details will be emailed in the coming weeks. Don’t miss it!

Mark Your Calendars!

Get your pencils ready to mark these important upcoming dates for the PTA and your schools:

• Feb. 16: All Schools PTA Meeting, 7:30 p.m.

• Feb. 20–24: Schools Closed, Winter Break

• Feb. 28: GCPTA Dinner Tickets Go on Sale

• Mar. 2: Joint Primary PTA Meeting

• Mar. 6: School Supply Fundraiser Sale Kicks Off

• Mar. 14: Joint MS & HS PTA Meeting

• Mar. 27: The Whitney Virtual Art Event (registration coming soon)

• Mar. 29: GCPTA Dinner

• Apr. 3: District-wide Reflections

Ceremony

Join Us on the PTA!

Did you know that last year the Garden City PTA had 2030 members and donated nearly $125,000 to our seven schools in the form of grants and programming? This year, we are aiming for 100% membership and an even stronger impact! It’s not too late to join our crew! Whether you support our work with your membership, or you have the time to volunteer, we want YOU aboard! Join us at https://gcpta.memberhub.com by October 1 for a chance to win a $150 Amazon gift card!

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