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Harlem Wizards Update

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The Volunteer Parent - HW Update

Good morning:)

I wanted to give yall an update this morning on our First Top Picks from the PTO Expo – Harlem Wizards Fundraiser Show.

This last Thursday, I sat down with your AD and we talked about what it’d take for us to put this together. The last time we spoke, he said I should do it for the swim team because it’d be a great fundraiser (I was heart was dancin’ at this prospect!).  Thursday, when we sat down to look it over and look at the specifics of what we needed it wasn’t as easy as I thought it would be for us.

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First PTO Today Expo and My First Top Pick:)

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The Volunteer Parent Top Pick in GreenPTO Expo – First Top Pick

On Wednesday, we attended our first PTO Today Expo. Neither Paul nor I knew what to expect. I don’t think either of us had huge expectations to be honest. Boy were we surprised! Pleasantly surprised at that.  

First of all, how awesome is my husband to take a vacation day to go with me to this kind of event?? Always so supportive! I’m sure there are a million other things he’d rather do on his day off than to go with me to such an event, but he even ordered the tickets for me:) Yeah… I’m pretty lucky:) Thank you again, Paul!

Ok! Now, on to the Expo:)  We were directed into a room with over 150 fundraising vendors and educational booths.  For this PTC mom, it was amazing – almost overwhelming.  There were a lot of familiar companies like Little Caesar’s, World’s Finest Chocolate, Krispy Kreme, etc.  For almost 3 hours, Paul and I walked around, spoke to different booths and got some refreshing new ideas.  What I loved about this event was that it wasn’t just about fundraising. It was full of ideas for the teachers and kids. Over the next few posts, I will be giving yall Paul and my top picks from the expo. There was so much good stuff and new ideas. I know you’ll be just as excited as we were about it:)

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