The purpose of the Indian Fields PTO is to promote education, citizenship, and mutual respect among students, staff, and families of the Indian Fields community. This organization will serve as the connecting link between the school, the home, and the community. Some PTO activities could include coordinating volunteer activities, raising funds for school-related activities or equipments, and working with other PTA/PTO's in the South Brunswick school district for the betterment of the community at large.

Name

Title

E-Mail

Joann Both

President

jdboth@comcast.net

Luci Meranchik

Vice President

lmeranchik@comcast.net

Gloria Hendrickson

Treasurer

ghendrickson@amre.com

Lauren Wainczak

Recording Secretary

jlwnkids@aol.com

Elizabeth Reichbart

Committee Coordinator

jreichbart@comcast.net

Denise Bansbach

Corresponding Secretary

dbansbach@comcast.net

As the new school year begins, the PTO board looks forward to working together with our, parents, administrators and teachers. We encourage all of you to get involved, whether it is volunteering in the classroom or helping with various PTO events, we look forward to another successful year.

We do understand that everyone‘s time is very valuable, however please remember that we ask for involvement for the children and not the organization. The PTO cannot be successful without the efforts of our many parent volunteers. There are many ways in which you can help either by heading one of our wonderful committees or by simply lending a helping hand at one of our events. It is more imperative now as parents, to help the PTO grow, with the schools consistently faced with budget cuts and the fun extras that were once included in our school budget are slowly disappearing.

Last year our PTO was able to provide things such as:

• National Geographic magazines for our 5th grade students,
• Time for Kids, Scholastic News, and Weekly Reader
• Teachers receive $4 per student for classroom enrichment materials.
• Enrichment assemblies

**  Rock Roots, Arabian Knights, by George Street Playhouse, Tap Team Two,

     Bandura African Dance Troop and Ralph the Great: A Character Building

     Assembly.

• Lenape Life Ways lecture for 2nd and 4th graders

We also provided other services such as the Back to School Ice-cream Social, School Pictures, Spirit-wear, Holiday Shop, Halloween Social, Teacher Appreciation, Breakfast with Dudes, Family Directory, Hospitality, Plant Sale, 5th grade Graduation t-shirts as well as refreshments after graduation ceremony, as well as many others.

We also provide many grants and gifts for the school and teachers.

As you can see, there are many services and events that we provide for our school but most importantly our children.

I would like to thank you all in advance and I look forward to working with you.

Sincerely,

JoAnn Both

President