We don't have enough donations and volunteering for the Teacher Appreciation Holiday Luncheon. Please go to the SignUpGenius link to help out! This is a great opportunity to be involved and show your appreciation in providing a wonderful meal experience to our deserving teachers and staff!"
We're currently in 5th Place! Let's make a big push before the end of the year!
▪ EARN 2,000 POINTS per angel when you support the Salvation Army Christmas Angel Tree program. Show Guest Services your tree tag before you turn it in! ▪ EARN 1,000 POINTS when you take a photo with Santa. ▪ EARN 1,000 POINTS when you buy a Mall Gift Card at Guest Services.
Making a contribution to receive an Arizona public education tax credit is simple. You can get a tax credit up to $200 for an individual or $400 per married couple. Donations must be received by December 31 to receive the tax credit for current year. For additional information, call (602) 449-2049.
What is a tax credit?
A tax credit is not a tax deduction. A tax credit is a dollar-for-dollar reduction in the actual tax owed. For example, if you owe $900 in state income taxes and you donate $400 to a public school for extracurricular activities, you may subtract the $400 from your tax bill and pay the state just $500.
We're in full-on planning mode for the 50th Anniversary Celebration on February 7, 2015. We need your help!
1. Come to our next planning meeting on Monday January 5th, at 6pm - contact mindy.m.mccrary@gmail.com 2. Sign up to help! 3. We are in need of larger donations for the Silent Auction. Please contact Mindy McCrary at mindy.m.mccrary@gmail.com if you can help! 4. Each grade will be putting together the ever-popular Raffle Basket. Got some gifts you want to regift? Want to hit the sales after the holidays? Get ready! Here's what the grades will be requesting:
1st grade: Legos
2nd grade: Disney
3rd grade: International (food, spices, things from around the world)
4th grade: Family night (movies, games, books, tickets, restaurant gift cards)
5th grade: Gift cards
6th grade: Valentine's Day items
A special basket will be set aside for teachers only as well. If you would like to donate, we are accepting items (wipes, pencils, pens, markers, crayons, scissors, glue, tissues, etc)
Outstanding Apex Fun Run Pledges
We still have Apex Fun Run pledges outstanding. Please remember this is our only major fundraiser and brings in the funds that the PTO uses to sponsor school events, provide school materials, assists with fields trips, etc.
A large percentage of the funds brought in by Apex go directly to the PTO - much more than other kinds of fundraisers. We need to meet our collection goals to continue doing the things we do - and to ensure we can work with Apex again next year!
Thanks to our Sponsors!
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I’m Kristy Niesen, you may know me as “Brooklyn’s mom” but I am also a REALTOR at Long Realty Camelback. I have lived in the area for 24 years - I graduated from Shadow Mountain and then ASU.
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HEY PARENTS AND STUDENTS!!
Teachers and Staff at Desert Cove work really hard to make school a great experience for our/your kids. We love our Teachers/Staff! Let them know how much you appreciate them by filling out these wonderful Thank You cards! You can either fill a card out at the school front office counter or print and fill out from the Desert Cove PTO eNews link. Each card will be personally handed to the Teacher/Staff person you wrote about!
