Thanks to all that came out and supported the PTO at MVES Meet the Teacher Night!  The PTO Ice Cream Social was a ton of fun, thanks to our sponsor Harris Teeter (be sure to re-link your VIC card at www.harristeeter.com using school code 6871).  The MVES Cougar made rounds through the school handing out high-fives as we all found our way to the classroom and met our fabulous new teachers.  Many students purchased MVES t-shirts and spirit wear and we had almost 50 families already join the PTO!

Hopefully you’ve had a chance to look through the PTO folder.  If you haven’t already joined, be sure to send in your membership form on Tuesday. And don’t forget to send in your raffle tickets – 1 for each family membership and 1 for each $10 additional donated to the PTO through the Fall Fundraiser. The winner of the 42″ flat screen TV will be announced at December BINGO.

We’re also looking for lots of volunteers this year – so JUMP IN and fill out the volunteer form, too! Our first event is the MVES Tailgate Party and Flag Football Game on October 2nd from 4-7 PM at MVES.  Volunteers are needed for small and large jobs, planning and during the event. Contact the PTO at info@mountainviewpto.org.

If you’re missing any items or would like more info, be sure to visit the MVES PTO website at www.mountainviewpto.org. All of the fliers and information can be found on our new website.

We’re looking forward to a fun new year so

JUMP IN!

It’s that time again to RE-LINK your store cards and send in all of the FREE MONEY items you’ve collected throughout the summer.  Every penny counts towards raising the $34,000 for new computers at MVES.  Here’s a quick summary of what the PTO is collecting:

• Bloom: Sign up your Bloom Breeze card at www.shopbloom.com (school code 01034) and shop as usual.  We earn free money just from your regular grocery purchases!

• Giant: Sign up your Giant store card at www.giantfood.com (school code 01945) and shop as usual. We receive free money from their A+ School Rewards program.

• Harris Teeter: Harris Teeter has been a dedicated sponsor of many PTO events including Spring 2010 Muffins for Moms,  Donuts for Dads, and the PTO Ice Cream Social at Meet the Teacher. Please support our sponsors and sign up your Harris Teeter VIC card at www.harristeeter.com (school code 6871) and shop as usual. We receive free money from their Together in Education program. Last year we brought in $204.93 in FREE MONEY!

• Target: Sign up your Target REDcard at www.target.com (school code 110752) and shop as usual. We receive up to 1% of your purchases from their Take Charge of Education program. Last year we brought in $686.44 in FREE MONEY!

• Box Tops: Just clip and turn in!  Check all the items you purchase for the Box Top label.  Cut out neatly around the dotted line and send in to school in a ziplock bag labeled with your Teacher’s name and the number of Box Tops. MVES receives 10¢ for each box top.

• Tyson Chicken Box and Bag Labels: Another clip and turn in! Check all the Tyson Chicken products for the Tyson Project A+ label, cut out neatly and send in to school.  MVES receives 42¢ for each label.

• Phones & Ink: Send in your old cell phones, used ink cartridges, video game       systems, laptops, MP3, digital cameras, digital video cameras, or GPS devices.  They’ll be recycled and we earn free money—up to $350 per item!  Good for the environment and good for us.

• Good Search: Change your web browser to Good Search and we earn free money every time you search the internet.  Go to www.goodsearch.com and link to MVES. Use Good Search for all your future internet searches.