HHS PA Executive Meeting 4/15/21

12:00pm

Present: Erin Ratner (President), Megan Coryat (Secretary), Sophie Winborne (VP) Christopher Minnick (Treasurer), Klara Naszkowska (VP) Stephanie Assuras (Secretary)

Absent:), Marisa Castagno (President)

• Readathon

  • Do we have account to pay for app, Christopher will call Chase see if EIN number, if not, use the Friends account to pay

  • Make PA to make non profit once someone on Friends

  • Follow-up

  • School pictures email

• Waiting to hear back from Charles about family

• Companies to facilitate donations, once we are nonprofit this will be easier

  • We don’t want to take money from some companies

  • Create list of co we don’t want to work with, then approach co we do want to work with

  • Send letter with this question, plus do people have connections

  • Letter with intention and purpose of how we would use money

  • Had grant from Whole Foods for gardening

• Think of initiative, here are some idea, healthy eating, money for assistance, etc, present to general PA

  • Language class

  • Predominant monolingual Spanish speaking adults in our community

  • Could help involvement with Spanish speaking family

  • Possible grants for this? Discussed language enrichment versus dual language curriculum

• Any ideas for Sing-Along? Mr. Johnnie asked, talk show?

  • Ask parents to do something

  • Virtual talent show featuring parents

  • Ask ?? how she would do this given her experience

• Other ideas like multicultural fair, cooking competition?

Calendar:

• Next General PA meeting Friday 4/16 after Sing-a-long.

• Next PA Executive meeting 5/13 at 12pm.