PTA NEWS AND EVENTS

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�� JingXi Place (MS) needs volunteers on Monday and Friday, from 11:00am to 1:00pm. If you can help volunteer, please contact Kandy at kandyp70@yahoo.co.kr or 1339-193-5575.

�� The next deadline for tracksuit orders will be January 19.

�� Please note that JingXi Place will be closed on Friday Dec 15.

�� PTA Place (ES) also needs volunteers on Fridays. If you can help, please contact Kristina at kristinarudin@vasteras2.net or 1391-028-1305.

PTA Volunteer Lunch
Date: Tuesday December 12 2006,
Time: 12:30pm,
Location: The Orchard
The PTA invites all parents to a Volunteer Lunch at The Orchard on December 12. The cost of the lunch is approximately 100 RMB plus drinks. Please RSVP to Cindy Bonczyk, 1352-269-8277.

PTA Welcome Coffee
The PTA will host a Welcome Coffee on Tuesday January 9, 8:30am - 10:30am in the Lotus Lounge (ES). Guest speakers from �gMake It Easy Beijing�h will be on hand to answer your questions about living in Beijing. We invite the parents of all new students to attend.

Planned Projects for the New Year
January: Collection of used postage stamps. Please cut the used stamps off all your greeting card envelopes.
February/March: Small Change Appeal to help less fortunate children go to school.
March: Collection of unwanted eye glasses to help others in the West of China see better.

Charity Bazaar Appreciation
A heartfelt thank you to all of the volunteers who helped plan this event:, especially:

• PTA President Cindy Bonczyk, for invaluable assistance and input
• Angeline Koh, for organizing over 90 vendors
• Alaine Kuildred, for her help with Logistics
• Liz Durkin, for organizing the charity vendors�� Mary, Tony & Alesandra Zeitoun, Mari Sato and Risa Hara for organizing the used toys
• Valentina Pereira, Anne Bradshaw and Desiree Jarvis for organizing the bake sale
• Lorina Swindley, for all her work in publications
• Sue Grant, Jane Edgar and her daughter, and Zsu Zsa Johnson for organizing the used book sale
• Sue Thom and Margot Marks who did another outstanding job assembling the Angels
• Claire Bracher and Lucy Prioleau for organizing Kid�fs Corner;
• Jason Heng and Wendy Scorgie for organizing the cloakroom
• Special thanks to WAB parents Mariana and Sergio Spadone for donating so many new toys for our �gused�h toys sale
• The Finnish and Korean Communities who donated all of their profits to the Charity Committee/The Charles Foundation
• Jenny Lou�fs and King�fs Dental, for the countless plastic bags
• Asian Tigers, who donated all earnings (1575 RMB) from the sale of candy-floss to The Charles Foundation
• Chui Lee Yap and the artists who were on hand to sketch portraits and who also donated all funds to the Committee/ Charles Foundation
• Steve Peereboom and the entire WAB music department for terrific sound and entertainment
• Mr. Zhang, Dina, and the Facilities and Security Departments for all of their help in setting up the bazaar
• And of course to all the many bakers and volunteers who helped sell the books, toys and baked goods, of whom there are too many to mention each by name....