Stanford Montessori PTO

Each time you shop at Food Lion and use your MVP card, a portion of your total grocery purchase will be donated to our school. We are registered with Food Lion as “Stanford Montessori PTO.” We must have at least 25 MVP cards linked to our school to participate. However, the more cards registered for our school, the more money we can earn when shopping at Food Lion.

It is fast, easy and convenient to register your MVP card. You can register your card by phone or on the Web. Either contact customer relations at 704- 633-8250, extension 3810 (Please have your MVP card number ready to provide to the Food Lion customer relations representative) or go to www.foodlion.com/IntheCommunity/ShopandShare/secure/RegisterMVPCards.asp and follow the prompts.

Mark your calendar to join Stanford Montessori at the Chick-Fil-A on Old Hickory Boulevard in Hermitage for Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night! On Thursday, November 5 from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Stanford can earn up to 20% of the total proceeds from purchases made by our PTO members and families. Drive- through purchases count too—make sure you tell the cashier that your purchase is for Stanford Montessori. We raised $647 last year at our Chick- fil-A Spirit Nights.

Stanford is participating this year in the Drink Pouch Brigade program. It is sponsored by TerraCycle, a company that “upcycles” materials into eco-friendly products. The Drink Pouch Brigade program collects all brands of juice drink pouches and turns them in to TerraCycle. The program pays our school $.02 for every drink pouch collected. The more we collect, the better for the environment and the more cash we earn for Stanford! Empty juice drink pouches can be dropped off in the Drink Pouch Brigade collection trashcan located in the cafeteria. All brands of pouches are accepted. The rules are simple: no juice “boxes,” no straws, pouch should be empty. If your child brings a juice pouch in for lunch or snack, please have them drop the used pouch off each day in the collection bin located inside the cafeteria. At home, please begin saving drink pouches today and drop off at school any time.

Stanford Montessori raised more than $2200 last year with the Kroger Co.’s gift card fundraising program. The money we spend is tracked through gift cards, and then sent to our school when it totals $5,000. It’s a real win- win situation.

You can use the Kroger gift card for groceries, gas and prescriptions, and it works through the summer as well. Next time you’re buying groceries, remember to load up your gift card and send the proceeds to Stanford!

Please keep sending in those box tops—last year our PTO earned nearly $580 from this program.

Remember that if you glue your box tops onto the collection sheets provided in in the office you can earn one volunteer hour for each sheet completed. You may also turn in your box tops in a plastic bag in the collection bin. To see a list of participating products, go to www.boxtops4education.com/earn/clip/brands.aspx.

Stanford Montessori Presents the
7th Annual Pasta Dinner and Silent/Live Auction
Friday, October 3rd

Dinner served from 5:30 to 7:00pm
Tickets prices for adults are $5.00
Children $3.00 (5 and under)
Family of four is $15.00
Pasta and salad provided by Ellendale’s

Silent Auction bidding Thursday, October 2nd from 3:00 to 6:00pm and Friday, October 3rd from 5:00 to 6:30pm.

Live Auction starts at 6:45pm until all items are sold
Auctioneer services by Bill Colson Auction and Realty Services
Titans single-game tickets, Predators tickets
Vanderbilt and UT football tickets
Signed Country Music items
Framed “Music City Star” print by Phil Ponder
And many more items!

Call Stanford Montessori School office (885-8822) for more information.
Stanford Montessori is a Metropolitan Nashville Public School

Our biggest fundraising event of the year is coming soon! Your family won’t want to miss this year’s exciting events. Tickets for the Pasta Dinner will be on sale from September 22 through October 1 before and after school. Prices are $5 for adults, $3 for children ages 2 through 5, with a family limit of $15. Takeout will be available. The dinner begins at 5:30 in the cafeteria. There will be a sneak peek and early bidding on the silent auction items on Thursday, October 2, from 3:00 until 6:00 p.m. in the gym, and again at 5:00 on Friday, October 3. The live auction begins at 6:45 in the gym. Marc Colson of Bill Colson Auction & Realty will be the auctioneer for this year’s event, which will also feature decadent desserts and coffee for $1 each. Come join the fun and support Stanford while bidding and buying some awesome items!

What is Food Lion’s Lion’s Shop & Share?
Each time you shop at Food Lion and use your MVP card, a portion of your total grocery purchase will be donated to our school!!! This is a WONDERFUL opportunity that Food Lion is providing and a GREAT way for our school to earn money.

Listed below are details on how you can link your Food Lion MVP Card to our school and start earning Money for Stanford TODAY!

How do I register my Food Lion MVP Card under Stanford Montessori?
We have our school registered with Food Lion under Stanford Montessori PTO. We must have at least 25 MVP cards linked to our school to participate. However, the more cards registered for our school, the more money we can earn when shopping at Food Lion.

It is fast, easy and convenient to register your MVP card. You can register your card by the phone or on the Web.

Phone Registration:
Please contact customer relations at 704-633-8250, extension 3810. Please have your MVP card number ready to provide to the Food Lion Customer Relations Representative.

Internet/Web Registration:
Go to FoodLion

• Click the Select Organization Box
• Select TN for the State
• Select Nashville for the City
• Select Stanford Montessori PTO as the Organization
• Click the OK button. This will take you back to the main Register MVP Cards Page
• Click the Add MVP Cards button
• Enter your MVP Card Number, First Name, Last Name, Phone Number and click the Next button. **Stanford Montessori PTO should already be showing in the Organization box.

You will see all the information you have entered. Make sure everything correct, ESPECIALLY your MVP card number and our school name. Once you have confirmed your information, click the Finished button. You are done!

How much money can our school earn?
At the end of each quarter Food Lion will divide the funds proportionally among the LionShop & Share organizations depending on their total accumulated sales. There will be a cap of $350 per organization per quarter. Quarters run:
**January 1 – March 31, April 1 – June 30, July 1 – September 30, and October 1 – December 31**

What if you lose/damage your MVP card and are issued a new card?
You will need to link your new card number to our school via the website or by calling Food Lion Customer Relations at 704-633-8250, extension 3810.

Questions:
Please feel free to contact Victoria Collins at 268.7647 or victoriacollins07@yahoo.com

Please Register your Food Lion MVP Card today for Stanford Montessori

Friday night, October 19th 5:30 – 8:00

Theme baskets and Silent Auction

• Each year the primary and elementary classes choose a theme to represent their rooms.
• Parents are asked to donate items that correlate with the chosen theme of the basket.
• The baskets will be placed in both a silent auction and a regular auction.
• The baskets range in both size and price.

An important note will be sent home with basket details from the classroom contact parent.

Please contact Melissa Cheatham form individual donations to the auctions.

Spaghetti Supper

Tickets are going on sale soon. The spaghetti is provided by Ellendale’s Restaurant. The desserts are sold separately and worth every penny – they are delicious! Bring your family and friends and enjoy a wonderful meal.

HOW TO HELP:

• Real the information sent home
• Get in your volunteer hours (daytime or evening)
• Return the needed auction items in a timely manner
• Real the school sign for information

This PTO event is very important. The monies raised benefit our entire school. There are so many easy and fun ways to participate. Don’t miss this opportunity to support your child and Stanford Montessori.

Thank you!

Remember to sell your coupon books. There are several outstanding deals in there. The order deadline was Friday, September 8th, so if you have any more to turn in, please do so this Monday. Thank you!