What an event the 2011 Pompo/Center Picnic, hosted by the Stow Parent Teacher Organization, turned out to be this past Friday! Families gathered at the new venue of Stow Community Park with their blankets and picnic baskets to dance to the music, participate in all kinds of field games, try their luck at winning fabulous raffle baskets, pet many exotic animals and enjoy delicious treats of baked goods and ice cream. The kids especially enjoyed dunking their favorite teacher in the dunk tank! Thank you Ms. Grady, Mr. Topalian, Mr. Egan, Ms. Harris and Mrs. Mayotte for taking the plunge! And let's not forget the surprise visit from PC Penguin or when the kids broke out into a "Flash Mob Dance" to the Black Eyed Peas' "I've Got A Feeling." They secretly learned this from SPTO volunteers Julie Fish and Nora Lemieux during PE classes. A huge thanks to all the families who attended and supported the picnic!
We want to send out a heartfelt THANK YOU to each of you who volunteered your time and/or baked goods and treats. Without you, this event could not happen. As you saw at the picnic, your generosity benefited not only all of our children but also the entire community. It is so very much appreciated!
A special thank you to all of the Committee Chairs who gave so much of their time:
- Kristen DeLuco - Baked Goods
- Maureen Hogan - DJ Assistant
- Danielle Gregorie - Drinks
- Arlene Santini - Dunk Tank
- Colinda Samarjian - Entertainment
- Melissa Beck - Finance
- Julie Fish & Nora Lemieux - Games
- Sheila Drugotch, Amy Parquet, Kim O'Connor, Andrea Hill & Julie Connelly - Raffle Baskets
- Mary Kathryn Quinn, Marguerite Reilly & Kim Gesualdi - Set-Up
- Kristen Collins - Signs
A super special thank you goes out to all the "Classroom Parents" for coordinating the beautiful individual raffle baskets! And Mary O'Brien who sent out school notices.
Thank you also to the many behind-the-scenes community sponsors: Laura Greenough and Stow Recreation, Advanced Mechanical Systems, Dunkin Donuts of Stow Plaza, Murphy Insurance Agency of Hudson, Village Real Estate of Hudson, J.P. Routhier and Sons of Ayer, EPIC Enterprises of Ayer, Pepsi Cola Bottling Company of Worcester.
A sincere thanks to all again for making the picnic so much fun and such a success!
We look forward to seeing you all at the Pompo/Center Picnic in 2012!
Jane Bolinsky, Amy-Jo Conant & Alison Wallace (2011 Picnic Co-Chairs)
For more information, visit our Picnic page