A community’s generosity demonstrated once again

Thanks to the Warwick community for making our Baskets of Fun Auction and Carnival an outstanding success. Because of your generosity, Friday night’s auction raised more than $6,500 – money that the PTA will use to fund programs that stem bullying and engage kids in science, writing, reading and history.

We appreciate your help and are grateful that we are raising our children in a community where education and the support of our schools is such a priority. So many businesses made contributions, either by donating to the Over-The-Top baskets, by sponsoring carnival games or by providing food, drinks or prizes. We would like to thank you all:

• 2 Mops, Aesthetic Family Dentist, American Youth Ballet, AMC Theatres, Ann Vogel, Antiques and Flowers, Avanti, B & R Wine & Liquor, Black Dirt Dance, Blarney Station, Brian McCarthy, Burger King Warwick and Burger King Vernon.

• Also: Caffe A La Mode, Carriage House Storage, Central Deli, Charlotte’s Tea Room, Chelsea Piers New York City, Coquito Fine Dining, Country Dream Restaurant, Creative Kids, Dan’s Cheer & Tumble Center and Eat Sweet.

• Also: Everybody’s Nuts, Grappa Ristorante, Fav’s Treatery, Fetch Bar & Grill, Foot Spa and Tea Bar, Forever Jewelers, Franico’s Pizzeria, Fratello’s, Frazzleberries, Friendly’s, Frozen Ropes and Halligan’s Public House.

• Also: Herbert Kania Pediatric Group, Hip & Chic, Hudson Valley Renegades, Inkwell, Iron Forge Inn, Jean-Claude’s Fine Cakes, Pastries & Petits Fours, John McCarthy, John Spiegelman, Joseph Martin Tax Services and KDF.

• Also: Kids Club House, La Petite Cuisine, Leo Kaytes Ford, Lia Sophia – Peola Perkins, Lycian Centre, Mary Kay – Karen Kaytes, Mary Kay – Sandy Stogner, Minerals Resort & Spa, Mother Earth’s Nail Spa, Oriental Trading and Picasso Pottery N Painting Art Studio,

• Also: Pennings Orchard, Pepsi, Planet Dance, Pilates in Motion, Pin Street at Warwick, Pine Lake Manor, Pioneer Restaurant, Primo Sports, Rockland Boulders Baseball, Roccoroma Foods, Thomas Mastrantoni and Royal Bank of Canada.

• Also Salon Josephine, ShopRite of Warwick, Sneakers to Boots, Sports Fitness & Fun, Staples, The Castle Fun Center, The Golf Club at Mansion Ridge, The Inn At Stony Creek, The Dautaj Resturant and The Kraft Family.

• Also: The Landmark Inn, Thirty-one (Donna Pych), T.N.T. Masonry Inc., Trattoria Viviano, UMAC, W. Rogowski Farm, Walmart, Warwick Car Wash, Warwick Sanitation, LLC, Warwick School of Music, Warwick Valley Winery, Woodloch Pines, Woodbury Commons and Woodland Hollow.

The Baskets of Fun tradition would not be possible without the fine group of parents that continue to be involved at Sanfordville. Thank you to our chairperson, Gina Casale, who tirelessly managed every detail and made sure we all stayed on track.

Thank you to the parents who volunteered to create their child’s “Classroom Basket,” including collecting money, shopping and creating the masterpieces for the night of the event.

Thank you to Denise White for all your hours representing Sanfordville and reaching out to merchants for donations.

Thank you to Caprice Killin for overseeing the classroom baskets, guiding the parents and decorating the baskets so beautifully.

Thank you to Suzanne Mattson for your attention to detail to make sure fliers and ticket sales went off without a hitch.

Thank you parents who worked the games, sold tickets, served food and snacks and donated your talents, time and money.

Thank you to the parents who came in early to setup and stayed late to clean up.

Thank you to the office staff at Sanfordville, especially Sheila Scheuermann, who constantly finds time to assist PTA whether with communicating, encouraging or volunteering at our various events.

We would also like to thank the high school volunteers who helped run our face painting booth: Ava Lillian and Bridget Scheinert.

Thank you to Principal Roger Longfield for your support and for fostering a culture where families are encouraged to be involved and work alongside teachers to train our children.

SES parents are proud of the dedicated teachers at Sanfordville and are excited that Sanfordville was nominated for the 2012 Department of Education Blue Ribbon Award.

Sanfordville PTA thanks you for supporting our children. We value your partnership and will continue to support our local business community and fellow neighbors.

The PTA Board at Sanfordville Elementary School

Sharon Davis Karen Hurd Jill Lounsbery

Kim McGowan Carol Mezzetti