The MCEA PRIDE in Public
Education thanks you for your holiday donations of socks for the
Middlesex County community organizations. Thousands of pairs of socks
were collected and donated to many community organizations. ________________________________________________________
AGENDA FOR the MCEA
PRIDE in Public Education Committee Meeting
Monday,
April 4,
2011, MCEA Office, 4:30 PM
From
the MCEA PRIDE
in Public Education Chairperson/Coordinator: Susan
Jaysnovitch
Welcome
to our FIFTH Meeting of MCEA PRIDE in Public
Education
Committee for 2011
Local
Education Association Tables for the 2011
PRIDE in Public Education Fair to obtain visibility for the local
PRIDE
Committees (Use to promote your own local and have local PRIDE
giveaways)
Updates
on letter distribution by Pat Lieberman
—prizes
obtained to give away on April 9, 2011Distribute
copies of MCEA PRIDE in Public
Education Fair flyers
—Make copies for your members
South
River Update on Freddy the Fire Truck,
South River Firemen, et al Radio
Disney will be there that day in the center
court area with our Welcome Table
Sayreville
and Carteret and New Brunswick will
have their Step Squads, and Edison will have a Chorus as well as an
Elementary School Group.
Any
other performers???Contact
Persons before April 9 needed for local
and county Police and Fire Departments, Rescue Squads, supermarkets
to
donate water and healthy snacks (grocery store, restaurant, et al)
Committee
member needed to pick up four cases of
water (Costco or BJs) before April 9 and at least two different
types of 2
liter bottles soda for the luncheon (4 packs at either Costco or
BJs)
Volunteers
needed for a variety of activities that day: (Barbara James will be
announcer)SETTING
UP COMPLETELY BEFORE THE MALL OPENS AT
10 AM that morning
Give
plastic bags to participants in the MCEA
Fair, Sign in Sheets for community members
MCEA
Contract Signings by Parents and Young
Children and 700 Book Giveaway (5 needed)
Poster
Contest Winners and Entries to determine
the top three poster contest winners
Coordinators
for the Outside Area with the American
Red Cross, Recycling Truck, Fire Truck, DARE Car, and any other
community
groups with outside people
Give
certificates of appreciation along with a
gift to all community participants in the Fair
RWJUH
and all the people they are bringing for
the PRIDE Fair
Coordinators
for Reading/Story Time for various
age levels (Cindi and Maureen S) with Cat in Hat
We have a
paid Face Painter thanks to Doug Dale
and I ordered the 30 tables and 75 folding chairs with all to be
delivered
by 8 AM that morning from Air Castles and Slides, Edison, NJ ($600)
Refreshments
for guests and set up crew that
morning in the empty store – two very responsible MCEA members to
stay in
there the entire time to watch everything we place in there
Ideas for
publicity in all Middlesex County local
towns (i.e. local association websites and newsletters,
announcements at MCEA
monthly Rep Council Meetings, promotion on school websites this
week)—
Some (free) publicity ideas from Committee Members—you contact the
newspapers
**** Local
Association PRIDE Updates from Middlesex County ****REMINDER: Schedule
of Meetings for rest of 2011 – PLEASE PLACE ON YOUR CALENDAR
Saturday,
April 9, 2011 MCEA PRIDE FAIR at 8 AM at the Brunswick Square Mall 2 PM
after the clean up will be our Luncheon at the MCEA Office –
Adults only
Monday,
May 16, 2011 is the Thank You dinner for my committee. We will write out Thank You notes
to the community groups who attended the PRIDE Fair for 2011. We
will
meet at the MCEA Office at 4:15 PM. If you
know any Middlesex County Education
Association members who would like to donate their time and effort
for
this MCEA PRIDE in Public Education FAIR, please have them contact
me at teachtheinternet@aol.com
or susan.jaysnovitch@sayrevillek12.net
or phone me at 732-925-1606.Thank
You! Thank You! Thank You!
AGENDA for the MCEA
PRIDE in Public Education Committee February 7, 2011 Fourth Meeting of 2010-2011
Monday, February 7, 2011 Meeting
From the MCEA PRIDE in Public Education Coordinator: Susan Jaysnovitch
1.
Members will be updated on the PRIDE in Public Education
Fair for April 9, 2011: Marleen
has contacted the Sayreville Police Department, DARE Car with Officer Chip and
obtained a promise of the McGruff costume; Sandy obtained the books at $1 each
and we will label and box them at
this February meeting; Pat L will be distributing letters to business people in Middlesex County
area to obtain some donations for prizes; Natalie G has been speaking with the
New Brunswick firemen and police department about joining us that day; East
Brunswick may have a choral group; Doug D from Monroe is working on obtaining
entertainment (has a face painter for us) and Monroe policeman for ID
fingerprinting for parents; our
New Brunswick contingent is working on obtaining Step and Dance Squads from the
local schools. THANKS!!
2.
Sue J. has
obtained assurances from Donate for Life to appear on April 9, 2011 at our MCEA PRIDE Fair;
contacted several public libraries but none have agreed to attend so far;
contacted Suzy Lichter at Brunswick Square Mall for some confirmations and
obtained assurances from Suzy and Liz for the Penney’s side of the Mall, Center
Court area for Radio Disney and Welcome Table, et al as well as a possible
vacant store of the two now available for our exclusive use that day. Sue sent out numerous e-mails to
community organizations. Some
community groups such as the American Red Cross and RWJUH will be there that day as well as
Middlesex County Recycling Authority with the safe document shredding.
3.
NJEA has confirmed acceptance of the MCEA PRIDE Grant
for the Annual Fair on April 9, 2011.
4.
Suggestions for
the Saturday, April 9 , 2011 MCEA PRIDE Fair from 11 to 1 PM at the Brunswick Square Mall,
East Brunswick, NJ 08816 (Committee Members should plan to be there by 8:30 AM
that Saturday—all groups must be completely set up 10 AM)
5.
THOUGHTS AND IDEAS for Guests to Attend from the
Communities in Middlesex County— a.
Contact
Persons Needed – WHOM can YOU
call/e-mail/suggest and host for us????
b.
Your Ideas and
Community Organizations YOU are
willing and able to contact for the Fair
c.
Viability of
hosting a variety of community organizations
d.
Contact Persons
needed for local and county Police and Fire Departments: such as another police department
representative for Child ID fingerprinting, Rescue Squads displaying vehicles
and handing out information, Local Hospital Vans such as St. Peter’s and RWJUH,
libraries, community volunteer organizations (ARC), Bike Safety, Train Safety,
Libraries, AAA, AARP, or any
community or Middlesex County
organizations
e.
UPDATES on Freddy
the Fire Truck, Smoky the Bear, Somerset Patriots Mascot, Trenton Thunder
Mascot
f.
Ideas for
inexpensive or free entertainment: such as face painters, magicians, origami
demonstrations
6.
Local Education Association Proposals for Tables to Host for the 2011 PRIDE in Public Education Fair to obtain
visibility for the local PRIDE Committees (Use this opportunity to promote your
own local and have some local PRIDE giveaways-- (NAME THE LOCALS WISHING TABLES) as well as a Safety Awareness theme
from each local in Middlesex)—number of tables needed so far for the community organizations, our
Welcome area, local education
associations, book giveaway, et al.
7.
ENTERTAINMENT BY OUR LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN: CONTACTS MADE TO DATE
8.
Pat Lieberman and
Contribution Letters Distributed So Far;
Suggestions for Donations from Community Organizations
9.
Susan Jaysnovitch and Safety Poster
Contest – We will judge the
posters today and chose the top ten to be displayed that day. I will purchase the $25.00 Barnes and Noble Gift Certificates to
award the Top 3 PRIZE Winners. PRIZES will be given to any of the TOP TEN
Poster Contest winners attending the PRIDE Fair April 9 (Gift bags with an
array of items). Encourage winners you know to attend. I will notify all instructors and all winning children by snail mail
personal letters.
10.
Refreshments will be provided for guests and set up
crew the morning of April 9, 2011
11.
Ideas for
publicity in all Middlesex County
local towns (i.e. local association websites and newsletters, local monthly Rep
Council Meetings starting NOW, promotion on school websites during the rest of February, March and April
2011).
12.
If you know any
Middlesex County Education Association members who would like to donate their
time and effort for this MCEA PRIDE in Public Education committee, pleas have
them contact SUSAN JAYSNOVITCH at teachtheinternet@aol.com or susan.jaysnovitch@sayrevillek12.net or phone me at (CELL PHONE NUMBER)
732-925-1606.
****Reminder: ONLY ONE MORE MEETINGS for 2011 prior to the Fair
on April 4, 2011 and then April 9, 2011 (MCEA PRIDE Fair Date with set up
to begin at 8:30 AM--PRIDE Fair from 11 AM to 1 PM with the School Board Elections are Wednesday, April
27, 2011. Let’s think of ways to
encourage all local communities in Middlesex County to "Pass the
Budget" this year.
We can’t do it without YOU!!!!
Pride in Public Education Committee January 2011 Minutes Monday, January 10,
2011
From
the MCEA PRIDE
in Public Education Coordinator:
Susan Jaysnovitch
1.
Welcome to our PRIDE
Meeting and Introduction of our new members.
2.
Suggestions
for the Saturday, April 9, 2011 MCEA PRIDE
Fair from 11 to 1 PM at the Brunswick
Square Mall, East Brunswick, NJ 08816 (Committee Members should plan to
be
there 8:30 AM that Saturday for set up and assistance to the community
groups) 3.
THOUGHTS
AND IDEAS for Guests to Attend from the
Communities in Middlesex County— a.
Contact
Persons Needed – WHOM can YOU
call/e-mail/suggest and host for us???? b.
Your
Ideas and Community Organizations YOU are willing
and able to contact for the Fair c.
Viability
of hosting a variety of community
organizations d.
Contact Persons
needed for many local and county Police and Fire Departments: such as a police department representative for
Child ID fingerprinting, Rescue Squads displaying vehicles and handing
out
information, Local Hospital Vans such as St. Peter’s and RWJUH,
libraries,
community volunteer organizations (ARC), Bike Safety, Train Safety,
Libraries, AAA, AARP, or any
community or Middlesex County
organizations
e.
UPDATES on Freddy
the Fire Truck, McGruff, Somerset Patriots Mascot, Trenton Thunder
Mascot
f.
Ideas for
inexpensive or free entertainment: such as face painters, magicians,
origami
demonstrations
4.
Local
Education Association Proposals
for Tables to Host for the 2011 PRIDE in Public
Education Fair to obtain visibility for the local PRIDE Committees (Use
this
opportunity to promote your own local and have some local PRIDE
giveaways (NAME THEM) as well as a Reading
or Safety Awareness theme from
each local in Middlesex)
5.
ENTERTAINMENT
BY OUR LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN: CONTACTS
MADE TO DATE
a.
Costumes donated
by various locals or individuals
and persons to wear the costumes (from the Drama Department and
individual
local associations)
6.
Pat Lieberman and
Contribution Letters; Suggestions
for Donations from Community Organizations
7.
Who would like be
in charge of the Safety Poster Contest?
All posters are due by January 26, 2011 to instructors and TEN OR
LESS
from each MCEA LOCAL to the MCEA Office by each Local President by
February 3,
2011. We will judge the TEN BEST
POSTERS at our February 7, 2011 Meeting.
E-mail of Flyers to all instructors of our K-5
public school
children NOW. It will be posted on
MCEA Web Site. $25.00 Barnes and Noble Gift Certificates will be awarded
to the
Top 3 PRIZE Winners and prizes will be given to any or all of the TOP
TEN
Poster Contest winners attending the PRIDE Fair on April 9.
8.
Sandy Villegas
is purchasing 600 books through ANY BOOK and we will label and sort them
at FEBRUARY 7, 2011 meeting
9.
Refreshments will
be provided for guests and set up crew the morning of April
9, 2011
10.
Ideas for
publicity in all Middlesex County
local towns (i.e. local association websites and newsletters, local
monthly Rep
Council Meetings starting NOW, promotion on school websites during March
and
April 2011)
11.
EVALUATION
of the MCEA PRIDE/ESP Project: HOLIDAY SOCK
CAMPAIGN— Distribution of socks
to date
12.
***All
Local Association PRIDE Updates from Middlesex
County for SHARING SESSION on PRIDE ideas
****Reminder:
TWO MORE MEETINGS for 2011 – February 7 and April 4 are
both important ones.
April 9, 2011 (MCEA PRIDE Fair Date with
set
up to begin at 8:30 AM--PRIDE Fair from 11 AM to 1
PM with Thank You luncheon following the Fair ), and
then May 16, 2011 for NJEA/MCEA PRIDE Chair
Training for 2011-2012.
School Board Elections are Tuesday, April 26,
2011 so
let's think of ways to encourage ALL local
communities in Middlesex County to " PASS THE
BUDGET" this year. 13.
If you know any
Middlesex County Education Association members who would like to donate
their
time and effort for this MCEA PRIDE in Public Education committee, pleas
have
them contact SUSAN JAYSNOVITCH at teachtheinternet@aol.com
or susan.jaysnovitch@sayrevillek12.net
or phone me at (CELL PHONE NUMBER)
732-925-1606.
14.
Thank You! Thank
You! Thank You!
WHO WILL BE THE BEST MCEA LOCAL THIS HOLIDAY
SEASON?
For this contest -- NEW, UNUSED SOCKS will be collected by EACH MCEA
LOCAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION from October 7, 2010 through November 18, 2010.
All socks must be counted by each
local, and all the socks with the total number submitted must be in the MCEA
OFFICE in the bin provided to you by Thursday, November 18, 2010. Each MCEA local will think of ONE innovative way to
collect the socks (preferably with community involvement so a PRIDE grant may
be obtained by the local association for this) and must submit ONE entry (with the
rationale) for a local charity worthy of receiving SOME of the socks (with the
number required for dissemination).
As a local, you may
win one of THREE VALUABLE PRIZES!! You can win for most innovative
method of sock collection, total number of sock pairs donated (divided by the
TOTAL number of members in your local education association), and/or most socks
received by one MCEA local education association. Submit
those entries with the actual sock donations by Thursday, November 18, 2010.Just bring in new socks (in a package
or with an attached label) and deposit them in the appropriate container which
you can obtain from the MCEA Office any week day after October 5, 2010. New,
unused socks – any size or color are appropriate!
You can also phone the MCEA Office at
732-360-5222 and leave a message.YES,
IT’S THAT EASY!You
will receive that warm, fuzzy feeling that you helped another person – since all
the new socks will be donated. The charities will be determined by the MCEA
PRIDE in Public Education Committee and all socks will be distributed by the
MCEA PRIDE in Public Education Committee. All socks will be labeled as a
donation from the Teachers and Education Support Professionals of the Middlesex
County Education Association. Take plenty of local education
association pictures and video footage since we will also have another
component (Details announced later) for an MCEA Public Relations video of this
worthwhile campaign.Now,
that’s the Holiday Spirit from our MCEA!
AGENDA FOR the MCEA
PRIDE in Public Education Committee 2010 RECEPTION
Monday,
October 4, 2010 RECEPTION/Meeting
From
the MCEA PRIDE in Public Education Coordinator: Susan Jaysnovitch
1.
Welcome to our First MCEA PRIDE Meeting for 2010-2011
2.
Introductions of
Committee Members (Name, Work Place, Past Experience on MCEA and local PRIDE)
3.
Purpose of MCEA
PRIDE in Education Committee 2010 RECEPTION and First Meeting
4.
Information about the MCEA PRIDE in Public Education Project: HOLIDAY SOCK CAMPAIGN
5.
Evaluation of the
community organizations needing socks during the holiday season – Distribution
of the socks -- MCEA PRIDE and ESP
Volunteers needed to distribute socks during December (meet at 97 Morgan Dec.
18)
6.
Assistance with the MCEA Sock Campaign and suggestions
for future MCEA PRIDE/2011 PR Campaigns 7.
Highlights of the
May, 2010 MCEA PRIDE Fair
8.
Suggestions for
the Saturday, April 9, 2011 MCEA PRIDE Fair from 11 to 1 PM at the Brunswick
Square Mall, East Brunswick, NJ 08816 (Committee Members should plan to be there 8 AM that Saturday)
9.
Ideas for Guests to Attend from the Communities in
Middlesex County—Contact Persons Needed 10. Local
Education Association Proposals for
Tables to Host for the 2011 PRIDE in Public Education Fair to obtain visibility
for the local PRIDE Committees (Use this opportunity to promote your own local
and have some local PRIDE giveaways as well as a Safety Awareness theme from
each local in Middlesex)
11.
Contact Persons
needed for local and county Police and Fire Departments (Child ID fingerprinting),
Rescue Squads, Local Hospital Vans such as St. Peter’s and RWJUH, libraries,
community volunteer organizations (ARC), Bike Safety, Train Safety, any
community or Middlesex County
organizations, local grocery chain stores and especially any of our MCEA
donating their talents (origami, magicians, performers such as jugglers, et al)
12. Local educators have students prepare posters for the
Poster Contest beginning in January with Kelly Molitoris as the
coordinator. We will judge the
10 best at our February meeting. Kelly will be in charge of all aspects of
this Poster Contest and will retain all posters needed for April 9, 2011. Prizes
will be awarded that day (Barnes and Noble gift cards) for 1st, 2nd,
3rd place—after the voting on April 9, 2011. Gift bags for other
winners.
13. Who can
contact: Freddy the Fire Truck,
Hospitals, Somerset Patriots bear, McGruff, and other such items
14. Sandy Villegas will order 700 books for our giveaway
table. Ideas needed for Cat in the Hat and other decorations at the booth. Pictures
of local educators reading books that we could use for a display.
15.
Ideas for local public school entertainment (Step
Squads, Dance Teams, Poetry, Artwork Display, et al)
16. Ideas for entertainment for children (Balloon Animals,
Face Painting, Origami, or other demos) 17. Costumes donated by various locals (from the Drama
Department and individual local associations)
18. Ideas for publicity in all Middlesex County local towns (i.e. local association
websites and newsletters, local monthly Rep Council Meetings starting in
January, promotion on school websites during March and April 2011)
19.
***All Local Association PRIDE Updates from Middlesex
County for SHARING SESSION on PRIDE ideas
****Reminder: Schedule of Meetings for 2011 – PLEASE PLACE
ON YOUR CALENDARS—November 15, December 13, January 10, February 7, April 4,
2011 (Five meetings total to brainstorm and assist with ideas for the Fair,
Sort through socks (if necessary) and label all, Sort and Label all books, Judge
all posters, Prepare all gift bags, et al.
April 9, 2011 (MCEA PRIDE Fair
Date with set up to begin at 8 AM--PRIDE Fair from 11 AM to 1 PM with Thank You
luncheon following the Fair ), May 16, 2011(Thank You Dinner) and May 24, 2011 for
NJEA/MCEA PRIDE Chair Training for 2011-2012 School Year.
School Board Elections are the week of April 20, 2011 so
let's think of ways to encourage all local communities in our own Middlesex
County to "Pass the Budget" this year. 20.
If you know any
Middlesex County Education Association members who would like to donate their
time and effort for this MCEA PRIDE in Public Education committee, pleas have
them contact SUSAN JAYSNOVITCH at teachtheinternet@aol.com or susan.jaysnovitch@sayrevillek12.net
or phone me at (CELL PHONE NUMBER)
732-925-1606.
21.
Thank You! Thank
You! Thank You!
