[MeriwetherMatters] April 22, 2008

[MLS Matters]

MLS MATTERS:  April 22, 2008

In this Issue....

- Calendar
- MLS Fun Run
- Silent Auction Item Pick-up
- Retirement Celebration
- Fun House Thank-you
- Henley Jazz Benefit Concert
- Art Fundraiser Co-chairs
- Style Closet 
- Wethervane
- Meriwether Marketplace


Calendar:

April 27 - MLS Fun Run  4:00 PM
May 4  - Retirement Celebration  1:00 PM

**The last day of school is confirmed for Wednesday, June 4th, and it will be a full day of
school.
**Reminder:  Teacher Appreciation Week is Monday, May 5 thorugh Friday, May 9.



Don't forget the Meriwether Lewis Fun Run!!!!!

Sunday April 27th 4pm
Lace up those running shoes, bring a picnic dinner, and meet us at the Meriwether track for family
relays, prizes, popsicles, and an all-around good time for the whole family. To register contact
Sarahtrundle at comcast.net or 979-1509.



Silent Auction Items Pick-up
                       
If you haven't yet paid and received your Silent Auction items, please come to the school stage
this week between the following time to pick up your ittems
                       
     Tuesday from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.. 
     Wednesday from 7:45 to 8:30  a.m. 
     Thursday from 7:45 to 8:30 a.m. and from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
     Checks need to be payable to the MLS PTO.

If you cannot come in during those times, please contact Barbara Congdon at 823-5962 or email
bqcongdon at embarqmail.com to make arrangements to pick up your item. 
Thank you to everyone who helped make the Silent Auction a big success. 




Retirement Celebration!
                       
After thirty-two years of hard work and dedication on behalf of the 
children of Albemarle County 
..  Sylvia Henderson has decided to retire!
Please help us celebrate Mrs. Henderson’s many contributions to our 
community and offer her our best wishes for her retirement!  
Please join us for a reception on Sunday, May 4, 2008 from 
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. in the MLS Gymnasium

R.S.V.P.  Holly Bittle  mahobi at esinet.net




Fun House Thank You:

THANK  YOU  for your help in providing the best MLS Fun Fair FUN HOUSE!  Many parents helped Mark
Lorenzoni build his 14th annual FUN HOUSE, reportedly the largest one ever.  Thanks to the helpers
for building, and thanks to the helpers for staffing the FUN HOUSE during the Fun Fair.  You
helped make a memory for many MLS students and alums !  Special thanks to Mark Lorenzoni and his
entire family for making such memories for so many years.
                       
 "Mary Huffard" Kegley Scott
MLS PTO Volunteer Coordinator
maryhuffard at yahoo.com




HENLEY JAZZ BENEFIT CONCERT

Mark your calendars!  The Henley Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Choir will be  
performing a benefit concert on Friday, April 25, at 7:00 PM in the  
Lane Auditorium in the County Office Building.   Internationally  
renowned jazz musicians Stephanie Nakasian and Hod O'Brien will be  
performing the final act of the evening.

All proceeds from this concert will go to the Blue Ridge Area Food  
Bank, which supplies food to needy families in our community.  Concert  
tickets are available at the door, or at Greenberry's and Heinz  
Musitronics for $10 (individual ticket) and $25 (family ticket).  Any  
additional donations are welcome as all funds collected will go to the  
local food bank.

Come out and enjoy an evening of jazz and support a very important  
resource for our community.




MLS ART FUNDRAISER CO-CHAIRS (OR CHAIR) NEEDED!
                       
Do you love fun projects that put a smile on our children's (and parents) faces? Then consider
chairing or co-chairing the MLS Art Fundraiser.  Contact Michelle Goodrich
(michellegoodrich at embarqmail.com) or Kim Crater (kimcrater at ths85.net) for more information!
                       




Donate to Henley's "Style Closet"

The 8th grade dinner dance at Henley Middle School is the end of May, and we are collecting 
dresses and accessories in excellent condition for the "Style Closet."

The purpose?  So that no girl will not attend because she cannot afford a dress.  We 
are charging a nominal amount ($10) so that it does not feel like charity - more like a really
good sale! 

The 8th grade dance is NOT a prom, so please donate cocktail length dresses and 
sundresses. All sizes, since the girls are all over the place in terms of size and shapes.  Boy's
blazers or dress pants and shoes are also welcome.

The funds raised will go to a fund for field trip scholarships and activities fees so that no
student is left out.

The Style Closet will be held on May 7 in the school.

Please donate your "outgrown", excellent condition and stylish dresses or sundresses, shoes or
purses that you would be proud to see your own daughter wear. You may drop them off at 
Henley Middle School beginning next week.

Thank you.

-- Kim Connolly
positivepr at embarqmail.com




Wethervane Submissions:

Please send submissions for the monthly PTO newsletter Wethervane to Liz Ratcliffe at
lizratcliffe at gmail.com by May 10.




Meriwether Marketplace:


Have a business you want to advertise?  Want to start a French conversation group?  Got an
elliptical collecting dust, or a babysitter looking for more work than you can provide? 
Classified listings are FREE in the Meriwether Marketplace, published the third Friday of each
month with the Wethervane. Local businesses can also place a display ad for a whole year for $200,
all of which benefits the PTO’s Community Outreach Committee, providing assistance to MLS families
in need. 
Email Anne Burroughs at burroughsanne at hotmail.com 
                                             







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