1. Winter Sledding was a success
- great turnout: 80 adults/80 children signed up before the event, even more showed up.
- quality family socializing time in the great room after sledding.
- time of event was a good choice, before hill gets crowded.
 
2. Spring Bowling planning - Updates from Debbie.
- Sat May (16th); Also do it as an AM event.
- Cost: PTO will provide crafs for younger kids & drinks, participants will pay for 1 hour of bowing and shoe rentals @ discounted $5.
- Regular LeadLanes provided much better deals that their newer LightHouse glowBowling room, usually busy on weekends.
- LedaLanes: $5/hr (6kids / lane)
- If turnout similar to Sledding day, could use up to 15 lanes.
- Per LedaLane folks, should plan for no more than 1hr of bowling for kids (get tired of it after that).
- We'll have crafts in party room for younger children not bowling.
- We'll reserve 1 lane with 2 shifts for younger children.
- ACTION: Follow up questions (Debbie will check):
  - Do we get access to a party room as part of the deal?
  - How much in advance do we need to reserve the #lanes needed?
  - Can we bring our own food (snacks/drinks), if not, what's available/cost?
  - Can they setup bumper lanes in 1 or 2 lanes? 
  - How will WE family be identified there? Discussed option of having a PTO table for onsite registration.
 
3. Budget:
Doing OK. 
After paying for PTO pizza, and other expenses, we expect to be able to provide crafts/snacks at Family bowling day, provide the end of year Ice Cream social and also have an additional balance to do something else. Suggestions for what we'd like to do? Something we can co-sponsor with the school?
  - Literacy day StoryTeller re. NH Historical?
  - This year, school is getting more involved in community-based events. What can PTO do in that space?
  - Support specialist the way we did Mrs Collins last year? Any event they'd like to have?
ACTION: All to think of ideas for next meeting.
 
4. Auction project; 
- Donna getting more volunteers identified for Room Parent. 
  - ACTION: Will try to close for all classrooms by next meeting.
- Relying on Room Parents to lead class projects for auction with respective teacher.
- Last yr's class project costs about $50 each. 
  - ACTION: Lynn and Martha to talk to Cathy for expected  budget for this year.
- PTO to encourage parents to sollicit donations for the auctions
  - Room parents to encourage peer parents from classroom to donate goods/services if possible.
  - Kim suggested a PTO auction rally - for every parent that brings in 2 donors, get some kind of recognition 
  - Different recognition options suggested: child's Name, Pic on Special board, party & gift certificate (Friendly's), etc.
  - ACTION: Kim to put together a flyer.
 
5. Misc.
- Lynn: will offer CPR classes if anyone interested in taking a class.
- Zakia: Taking over from Jen PTO VP/Secretary position.
- Next meeting: March 5th.

6. Next meeting topics: Updates on
PTO Room Parents (Donna)
Bowling day (Debbie)
Plan Other activities (WOYC, Auction support, other specialists?)