This year’s Parent-Teacher Organization Scholastic Book Fair was a huge success! Many thanks go to all of the teachers, parents and community members who gave of their time, energies, and dollars to make this happen. The fair grossed more than $19,500, of which the PTO gets roughly 25 percent. Based on these sales, Scholastic will award us another $1,275 that can be used for books and other equipment for the elementary school library purchased through Scholastic. Teacher Wish List donations put 347 books directly into the classrooms. We received $155 in the “$1 for Books” container, which purchased books for the elementary school library and will be matched by Scholastic with a donation of books to children in need. In this time of belt-tightening, we greatly appreciate everyone’s efforts to support reading in our schools.
Cindy Buhner and Deb Barton
2009 Harvard Elementary School Book Fair co-chairs
