Dear Douglas Families,

Thank you for the privilege of allowing us to serve as your PTA Executive Committee this year.  We have worked hard to help strengthen the Douglas community.

We began the year with a new strategy for fundraising:  our Dragon Fire Campaign.  As your children passed the torch from class to class, we hoped to meet our fundraising goal of $4,000.  We were delighted to raise $7,000, due to your generosity, and as a result, we watched Dr. Spivey kiss Annabelle the pig.

We want to let you know how your donations have made Douglas a stronger school this year:

• Teachers each received $150.00 toward classroom supplies and instructional resources.
• Specials teachers each received $300.00 towards their specialty areas.
• The PTA sponsored five Odyssey of the Mind Teams which allowed our students the opportunity to experience creative critical thinking and problem solving.
• The PTA launched our new school web site this Fall:  http://douglas.wcpss.net/
• We began using a new PTA email newsletter for communication.

Of course, this only represents a small part of a big list.  We are also happy to announce that the PTA was able to fund two major projects this year.

1. Our school has a brand new set of working translation equipment which will remain on site at Douglas.  Thanks to the PTA, we now have the capacity to translate into two languages at the same time for informances, workshops, and school functions.
2. A brand new AED (life saving defibrillator machine), which will hang in our front hall in the event of a medical emergency, has been purchased by the PTA.   (12 Douglas staff members have been trained as first responders in the case of a medical emergency and we now have the AED should they need to use it.)

Yet, you have not only been kind with your resources, you have been generous with your time and support.  271 of you registered to volunteer at Douglas this year!  You have contributed to staff lunches; you have volunteered in the classrooms, joined field trips, run carnival games, and rolled breakfast carts.  Douglas is better because of you.

Thank you for the supporting the work of the Douglas PTA.  Together, we have made a difference!

Sincerely,

          Alice Spickard                 Trish Stutts                     Kelly Henry
          PTA President                  PTA Pres.-Elect                Secretary

Kim Lamb              Susan Steltenpohl           Carrie Johnson                Mindy Magrath
Treasurer              VP Fundraising                VP Membership               VP Programs