Parent Teachers Association News   Linthicum Elementary School PTA has a g-mail account. Send e-mail to linthicumes@gmail.com with your child's grade to be included on school news e-mails.   Check out Linthicum Facebook Page!   Spring Scholastic Book Fair click here to see more information   Our PTA Bylaws will be voted on at the April General Meeting and resubmitted as required every 3 years. Here is a copy of our 2010 bylaws for PTA members to review. The PTA General Meeting will be held April 10th, 2013 at 7:00 pm.   Read the PTA Bylaws here   PTA Board Members 2012/2013 President: Craig Kennedy 1st Vice President: Lisa Crittenden   2nd Vice President: Rob Emenecker   Treasurer: Tim Feehely   Recording Secretary: Kelly Easton   Corresponding Secretary: Cynthia Gibson   Advocacy Committee Chairperson: vacant  Activities Committee Chairperson: Jen Bachmann/Ronda Harringan Hospitality Committee Chairperson: Sharen Catlin   Ways & Mean Committee Chairperson: vacant   Technology Committee Chairpersons: Kathy Baker Volunteer Coordinator: Vicki Hood   Currently recruiting for Advocacy Chair,  and Ways & Means Chair. Please e-mail linthicumes@gmail.com for information or to submit a name for a position.   Principal: Mrs. Nussle Teacher Representatives:  Mr. Behegan, Deb Roat CAC Representative: Lisa Crittenden  Every month on the following day is a Family Night: 3rd Wednesday: Italia's Corner Cafe from 4:00 - 8:00 The last Thursday of every month except December: Chick Fil A from 5:00 - 8:00 Giant Food A+ BonusBucks Program Runs School ID 01095 Please designate Linthicum Elementary as your schools to benefit from Giant's BonusBucks program by clicking on the following link http://www.giantfood.com/aplus. Have your Giant card handy before proceeding. Sign up now and remember to tell your friends, neighbors, co-workers, relatives, etc., etc. to do the same.   eScrip/Safeway Stores In this fundraising program, Safeway contributes from 1-3% of the cost of the groceries you purchase each month when you use your Safeway card. This money is given directly to the school while this program is in effect. Go to www.escrip.com and click on "Yes! Renew!" Additional information about how to signup for a new card and/or the program if you have not participated in the past is also available at the above site. You just have to sign up once each year and then remember to use your card every time you shop at Safeway. Sign up now and remember to tell your friends, neighbors, co-workers, relatives, etc., etc. to do the same.    Food Lion Classroom Awards Program Food Lion is committed to supporting the local communities that we server. The Classroom Rewards Program is designed to help local schools earn much needed donations to help build a strong community. Please be sure to link your MVP card to Linthicum Elementary (must be relinked each year). You can link your card by visiting Foodlion.com and click on the MVP Rewards Link. Linthicum Elementary School code = 211813, which is used to idenify us in the "Classroom Rewards Program". You will use this code number to activate your support for our school. You enroll by linking their MVP Card(s) to the code at foodlion.com Every time you shop and present their MVP Card, the amount you spend on qualified items is automatically credited to LES. Double Credit Days: If you shop on the 10th of each month, the LES earns double credit on Food Lion brand purchases. All Food Lion brand products are considered qualifying items:  Food Lion Brand, Healthy Accents, Home 360, On the Go Bistro, Nature's Place, Smart Option, Taste of Inspirations. Food Lion Will credit a percentage of all of the dollars spent back to the school. Supporters must Electronically link their MVP Card to their school. Regardless of previous program participation - every supporter must enroll for participation at goodlion.com. (Clasroom Rewards program replaces Lion Shop & Share) Office Depot Present our Linthicum ID# 70046954 Office Depot will give schools the opportunity to receive a merchandise credit of 5% on qualifying purchases of school supplies when parents, grandparents, students, teachers, friends and relatives purchase school supplies at any Office Depot store location in the U. S.  How it works: Shop at any store location in the U.S. The store associate will have the School ID# or as you finish shopping online just submit LES as the recipient. Target Through the Take Charge of Education program, Target will donate an amount equal to 1% of Target Visa and Target Guest Card purchases made at Target and target.com, and 1/2% of Target Visa purchases made elsewhere, to the eligible K-12 school of your choice, subject to Take Charge of Education program rules. Market Day The Market Day program offers parents and neighbors the opportunity to buy restaurant quality food products through our school each month. All of our products carry a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Market Day dollars are used to fund a variety of PTA projects. In the past, we purchased our new playground equipment! Market Day Pick up will be from 6:30pm to 7:30pm in the cafeteria on the following days, 8/30, 9/27, 10/25, 11/29, 1/10, 2/7, 3/7, 4/11, 5/9, 6/6 To Learn more about Market Day, go to www.marketday.com Big Boxtops for Education Clip Box Tops coupons from hundreds of participating General Mills products with the original Box Tops program. Box Tops are worth 10ў each when your school sends them to General Mills. Send us your labels today!   Campbell's Soup Labels for Education Labels for Education™ is an easy, fun way to help LES get free educational merchandise, including computers, sports equipment and musical instruments. Just send in your labels to us and we will do the rest.