Pompo/Center Picnic
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The Pompo/Center Picnic is a tradition going back at least 40 years. The Picnic is a celebration of the schools, the children, their families and the community of Pompo/Center. It is the highlight of the social calendar for many families. The Picnic is a great way to introduce your child to the activities and the fun that make the Stow schools so wonderful. It is a community event with participation from all ages and is entirely volunteer staffed. The parents enjoy meeting up with the other parents and working at the many volunteer positions at the Picnic; the kids simply revel in the great party atmosphere.
The Picnic features food, games, music, and fun. At the games there are physical challenges for every age from toddler to teen. Each class contributes donations for Raffle Baskets which are usually chock full with the things kids love. We have a dunk tank to soak your teachers and coaches!
Over the years the Picnic has also emerged as an important fundraising event for the Pompo/Center SPTO, although we like to call it a funraiser! Raffle Baskets are filled with items donated from each home room, and these baskets are raffled off at the Picnic. The funds raised by the raffles are used to directly benefit Stow's elementary schools by providing arts and cultural programs and to purchase classroom enrichment materials throughout the school year for our kindergarten through fifth grade students.
Admission to the Pompo/Center Picnic is free, as are the games and entertainment. Tickets are sold for the raffles, and while we are not able to provide meals this year (due to the location), you will be able to purchase drinks, ice cream and homemade desserts. Make sure you bring a basket and a blanket.
It is an event not to be missed!
For information on the picnic please contact co-Chairs Amy-Jo Conant, Jane Bolinsky, and Alison Wallace at picnic@stowpto.org