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PAT Update
PAT Speaker Series, Tues. Nov. 8 (6pm Pre-Talk Reception; 7 pm Program)
Kids and Food: Raising Smart Consumers and Ethical Eaters
 Join
us in conversation on how to make informed decisions about feeding
your family, while engaging children in age-appropriate understanding
of the ethical issues around how our food is grown, produced, and
marketed. As both food experts and parents, our speakers will share
advice on how to balance our desires to buy local, go organic and
support small farms with affordability, picky eaters and the realities
of busy lives.
Featuring Melanie Rehak, BFS parent and author, Eating for Beginners: An Education in the Pleasures of Food From Chefs, Farmers and One Picky Kid; David Becker, BFS parent and Founder, Friend of the Farmer; and Joel Hough, BFS parent and chef, il Buco. BFS Chef Tom Buckley will provide opening remarks. Child care from 6 pm is available, but please sign up first with Cheryl at the front desk.
Fall Family Community Service Opportunity: Work Day at Quaker Cemetery, Nov. 19  The
PAT Community Service Committee invites parents and students of all
ages to join us for the annual Fall Work Day in the Quaker Cemetery,
located in Prospect Park. Established in the mid-1800's, the 10 acre
Cemetery pre-dates the founding of the park. Join us for a day of
raking, planting, and getting the cemetery ready for the winter. This
year's Work Day will be Saturday, November 19th.
Additional Volunteers Needed for Winter Festival -- Join Our Friday Morning Meetings! Many
thanks to everyone who has attended our first few meetings and
volunteered to help with all of the moving parts that go into making the
Winter Festival great! We are still looking for a few more volunteers
both for pre-event planning and for the day of the Winter Festival. In particular, we are in  need of volunteer photographers
for the two days of the event, both to work in our Friendsapalooza
photo booth Friday Night as well as to document all of the fun of the
event itself. As always, we will also gratefully accept toy and prize donations (more details as the event gets closer.) Child care will be provided for all parent volunteers on the day of the Winter Festival. The
Winter Festival is an exciting event full of fun for the entire BFS
community and depends on parent volunteers for its success. We'll kick
off the event on Friday, Dec. 2 with Friendsapalooza,
the all-fun and music nighttime extravaganza for 8th through 12th grade
students. Saturday's all-day event on Dec. 3 will feature the craft
fair, craft-making for kids, an indoor carnival with bounce castles,
face painting and entertainment galore, among other fun activities. If
you are still looking for a fresh way to donate your time to BFS, your
time and dedication are always appreciated. Join us at our next meeting,
Friday, Nov. 4 at 8:30am in the Cafeteria. We will meet regularly on Fridays at 8:30am thereafter until the festival date. Please contact committee Co-Chairs Louise Olive or Susan Ferugio for more information or to sign up!! Craft Fair Vendor Registration: Just a few tables remaining for interested parents and faculty! Sign up ASAP. Parents receive a 15% discount on tables and faculty and staff receive a 50% discount. Please complete the Vendor Registration Form and contact Vendor Coordinator Sonia Ives with any questions. A Huge Thank You to our PAT Executive Committee Members! We
have an overwhelming number of parents offering support to the PAT. The
PAT is an essential part of Brooklyn Friends School, and with these
dedicated volunteers, our school becomes an even more special place to
be. These volunteers help with everything from organizing events that
strengthen our school community to creating opportunities for our
children beyond the walls of the school -- and everything in between! In
addition to our veteran committee members, we want to welcome and
announce our new members: PS Division VP Lise Shonfield LS Division VP Nicole Gagnon Communications Co-Chair Andrea Basham Community Service Co-Chair and Winter Festival Co-Chair Susan Ferugio New Families Co-Coordinator Natasha Gordon-Chipembere New Families Co-Coordinator Michele Klein Volunteer Co-Coordinator Anita Krishnan Diversity Committee Co-Chair Raphael Davis Family Folk Dance Chair Ellen Barker Friends of the Library Co-Chair Samantha Slarksey Friends of the Library Co-Chair Yoshie Oda Spring Gala Co-Chair Amanda Atlas Winter Festival Co-Chair Louise Olive Green Committee Co-Chair Tamar Efrat Board Liaison Brad Mulder Faculty Liaison Whitney Thompson The complete listing of PAT Executive Committee Members is here. PAT Leadership Nomination Process Has Begun
Spread
the word! The PAT has begun accepting nominations for the positions of
PAT President, Vice Presidents, Treasurer and Secretary. These are
two-year positions, and role shadowing will begin in the late winter. If
you are interested, know of someone who would be a great fit for one of
these positions, or simply have questions, please contact Salome Galib, PAT President. |