Turn in your order forms! Deadline 2/27!

Please get your Gertrude Hawk and van Bourgondien bulb order forms and money sent into school by Friday February 27. The final order will be compiled and mailed out on Monday March 2. Afterwhich, you can still order on-line at Gertrude Hawk until April 3 for your child to get credit and the school gets the profit.

Consider setting up your on-line profile at Gertrude Hawk as is explained in your fundraiser packet and send the e-mail it creates out to friends and family so they can support our school. They can then either have the products delivered to the school with the main order or pay s&h to have it delivered directly to their home.

On-line orders accept credit cards so you can order that way as well if you'd prefer that over sending in your brochure. On-line orders placed before end of February can be delivered to the school with the main order with free shipping.

ANY questions, please feel free to contact me.
Mrs. Colleen Williams

Peanut Butter Products are SAFE at Gertrude Hawk Chocolates

This is a letter that I received from Gertrude Hawk Chocolates in regards to the recent peanut product recalls because of salmonella issues with products from PCA Peanut Corporation of America.

They assure us that their products do not contain any peanuts or peanut products which are involved in the voluntary nationwide recall of Peanut Corporation of America including all products processed since January 1, 2007. Products include retail, fundraising, wholesale and private label.

If you click on the image, you will be able to read it better and print if you'd like.

Please support our Spring Fundraiser!

The Goochland Elementary and Specialty Center PTA will conduct two more fundraisers in time for Spring delivery. They will run simultaneously, giving a choice of two different types of product for your consideration.

Gertrude Hawk candy which includes mostly Easter chocolates such as bunnies, eggs and crosses. We will get these delivered to us for distribution in time for Easter, before the Spring Break.

Van Bourgondien Dutch Bulbs which will be delivered to us at an appropriate planting time, starting mid March. We will try to have this coincide with candy delivery if possible.

Deadline for submitting completed order forms WITH payment to GES/SC PTA Friday, February 27.

Gertrude Hawk allows on-line ordering where your friends and family can order on-line giving credit to a specific student at GES/SC. Our group# is 707143 each child has their own 3 digit suffix to that. If ordered by end of February, the order can be delivered with the main school order and delivered by the student. Otherwise, orders can be placed on-line until April 3 and shipped directly to the person ordering and shipping charges will apply. Please contact a GES/SC student that you know to get their link.

Any issues or questions with this, feel free to contact me .

Please adhere to this deadline so that our volunteer parents have enough time to tabulate order forms and monies and get the orders submitted in time for prompt delivery. We also ask that you take a minute before returning your forms to verify that the forms are complete and correct, and your total order amount matches the money you turn in. This saves us a lot of time in the process.

Please understand that there is no obligation whatsoever to take part in this or any fundraiser that we sponsor. Everyone’s situation is different and some may be willing and able to take part and others not. This is totally fine. You can also elect to make a donation as opposed to purchasing and/or selling products. That is always appreciated and welcomed as well.

We have decided to run a Spring fundraiser this year in addition to the successful Fall Virginia Diner fundraiser because we did not meet our 2008/2009 budget’s fundraising goal that had been established to cover certain costs and projects. In an effort to keep those plans in place and not have to make cuts, we are hoping to make up the difference with this endeavor.

Our fundraisers cover expenses related to funding certain committees such as Hospitality, which provides food and other gifts of appreciation for teachers at certain times of the year, SOL Tutoring, supplementing costs of 5th grade graduation, and the end of year Field Day. We also purchased additional Sports Equipment needed for the PE classes this year. We do our best to fund different Theater Arts and concert programs for the student body to supplement their arts education.

In the event that we raise more funds than we need to cover this year’s budgeted expenses, in light of the recent well-publicized and unexpected school budget cuts, we will be in a position to vote on and approve any additional assistance to student enrichment programs in the school next year.

We will continue to strive to keep the PTA 3 to 1 rule in mind with our Fundraising efforts so as not to seem like we are only a money-making organization.

Thank you and if you have any questions or issues regarding this Fundraising project, please don’t hesitate to contact me or anyone else on the PTA Board.

Mrs. Colleen Williams

"PTA does not endorse, warrant or recommend any of these products. PTA will receive a small percentage of every sale. If you decide to purchase any products, we thank you."