11.4.21 CSA General Meeting Minutes

• Dr. Padberg Updates 
  • Vaccines now available for the kids! Signups for Ladue vaccine clinics to follow shortly (waiting for doses to be received). Predicts that eventually will be required for school attendance, but not currently. 
  • Socktober: (Third Grade Service Project )Set a goal to collect 1,500 pairs of socks for the homeless community in and around our area and collected 1,857 pairs. 
  • Virtual Bookfairs: Money raised during past two book fairs (about $700) being used to purchase games for indoor recess. 
  • Professional Development Day: Focused on DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion)

• Co-President Updates (Cristina Tash and Pamela Audi)  
  • Thies Farm Family Event and Trunk or Treat: great turn-outs; thank you for coming!
  • Teacher Conference Dinners: Beale family and Poremba family (Conway families) planned the meals and teachers greatly enjoyed. Thank you to Erin Beale for planning these meals.
  • Donuts with Dad: Dad’s Club hosting this event. Evite going out today. 

•  Treasurer Updates (Maru Sanchez)
  • Closer to our CSA dues goal of 150 families, but not there yet. (At 115)

• Secretary Updates (Rachel Holtzman)
  • Newsletter coming soon!

• Social Committee Updates (Jen Graves)
  • Parents’ Night Out flyer going out this week; Jen sending it out for approval
  • Looking into Venmo solution so parents can enter raffle

• Snowflake Project Update (Sarah Sordo)
  • Sign-up Genius will be available the week of Nov. 23rd with a deadline of December 10th
  • No gift wrap required this year; families wrap their own gifts 

• Teacher Appreciation (Stephanie Margolis)
  • Project underway; craft going home with parent soon
  • Sign-up genius for helping make a fall-themed trail mix for teachers