Mark Your Calendars: Jack-O-Lantern Jamboree is coming

The 2009 Jack-O-Lantern Jamboree is Approaching Fast

Mark your calendar now and plan to attend the Evansville K-5 PTO’s Jack-O-Lantern Jamboree on Saturday, October 24th from 6-8 p.m. in the Grove Campus Field House. This year’s carnival will be a fun family event featuring the ever-popular Raffle, the return of carnival games, bounce houses, face painting, the Cobweb Café, a pumpkin decorating contest and a classroom door decorating contest.

The Jack-O-Lantern Jamboree is the PTO’s largest fund-raiser, proceeds of which support Evansville’s Elementary and Intermediate schools. In the past, we have purchased classroom and playground equipment and helped to fund the After School Club. These funds also support other PTO events, including the Kindergarten play date, the Book Swap and the He and Me Breakfast.

Parents and community members, we need your help to ensure the success of Jack-O-Lantern Jamboree ’09. Over 120 dedicated volunteers are needed to run this event. Middle School and High School students can earn valuable Community Service credit while reliving those cherished fall carnival memories. Maybe Grandma and Grandpa want to help out! If you are able to volunteer your time or baking skills, please contact Brenda Roth (phone 757-9339;e-mail mazie@litewire.net). Parents of K-5 students can mark and return the bright orange volunteer form sent home with your children last week.

The PTO offers three more opportunities for you and your business to support our children and teachers. We need Event Sponsors, Game Sponsors and Raffle donations to maximize the Raffle success. Event sponsors will be recognized in advertisements and communications publicizing the event. Game sponsors and raffle donations will be recognized in media the night of the event. Those wishing to sponsor the Event or a Game, and those with Raffle donations, please contact Jackie Liebel (phone 882-6383;e-mail jacquelineliebel@hotmail.com).

More detailed information about the Raffle and the pumpkin decorating contest will be sent home with your elementary and intermediate school child(ren) in the coming weeks.