2008-2009 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:

President:  Pam P.

1st VP:  Kerry M.

2nd VP:  Jody T.

Secretary:  Laura K.

Treasurer:  Allison B.

COMMITTEES:  (Check your Membership Handbook for Chair.)

Babysitting Co-Op:  Need a break but don't want to pay a sitter? The babysitting co-op is held on Monday mornings with a drop off time of 9:30am and a pick-up time of 11:45am. Two parents will rotate staying each week and parents will have to stay approximately every 5-7 weeks. Space is limited.

Babysitting for Meetings: This committee arranges for babysitting during our monthly meetings. They take RSVP's for using babysitting and coordinate the sitters.

Book Club: Join this group for a great monthly night out.  A different book is selected each month by the group.

Breakfast with the Easter Bunny:  This committee plans a pancake breakfast with the Easter Bunny a few weeks before Easter.  This is considered a "community service" event.

Entertainment Books: One of our annual fundraisers. Sale begins in September and runs through November each year.

Field Trips: Field trips are planned each month, some are free and some have a reasonable fee. A list of current field trips is located under the PTA Activities Section of this site with updates at our monthly meetings.

Fundraiser Committee:  This committee helps organize and delegate responsibilities for fundraisers throughout the year.

Helping Hands: This committee organizes individuals to bring meals to other PTA members in need (i.e., birth of a baby, adoption, sickness, death in the family).

Hospitality:  This committee coordinates set-up and clean-up of our meeting space as well as encourage members to bring snacks to share at each meeting.

Husband's Club: This committee plans "guy" oriented activities.  Several couples events are planned as well.

Kidsellabration:   This committee arranges our annual resale for people to sell their gently used children's clothing, toys, furniture and accessories.

Membership:  This committee distributes membership packets, collects dues and keeps an accurate record of paid members as well as maintaining the membership list.

Mom's Night Out: This committee arranges a monthly night out to help members become better acquainted.  See the Mom's Night Out section under PTA Activities for a schedule of events.

Newsletter:  Provides a monthly newsletter, "The Bear Facts", with detailed information regarding all programs, events and activities.

Parties: This committee is responsible for planning crafts, games, refreshments and entertainment.

Plant Sale: Considered a "member service", this committee organizes the winter Poinsettia Sale and Spring Plant Sale. Plants are provided by Dean's Greenhouse.

Playgroups:  This committee organizes interested members in to age appropriate children's playgroups for play and social interaction for both children and parent.

Publicity: Publicizes membership activities through flyers and other various means of publicity to stores, libraries, churches and nursery schools.

Santa's Closet: Organizes our annual children's Christmas shopping event. Chairperson(s) purchases gifts, arranges for Santa's appearance, organizes "elf" volunteers, wrappers and solicits snacks. Children pay a set amount per gift purchased, fill out a shoppers worksheet (who they are buying for) an "elf" assists them in picking out gifts and then the children wrap them (with help, of course).  Our own "Twigby Shop".

Service: Encourages PTA members to get involved in community service projects. She contacts various centers, coordinates collections from members, and arranges drop-off to the centers.

Website: Maintains and updates the WPECPTA website.

Welcoming Committee: Contacts all new members to welcome them and answer questions. Greets new members at meetings and helps them get acquainted with existing members. Plans a family picnic before the first meeting to welcome new members and their families.

Yahoo E-mail Group: Maintains the groups yahoo email information/conversation group:  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/westparkecpta

4th of July Parade: Registers the PTA for the Kamm's Korner Parade, purchases candy to hand out and organizes volunteers to march in the parade.