Welcome to the Parents Association... the heart of parent involvement on campus! Every parent with a child in the school is automatically a member of the Parents Association. As a parent, that means you can play an active part in your child’s education. Harrisburg Academy’s Parents Association helps our school to provide the best possible learning environment for children. And, by volunteering, parents let their children know they believe the school is special.
Questions about the Harrisburg Academy Parents Association?
Please contact one of the officers:
President, Diane Mulcahy
President-Elect, Angela Ross
Secretary, Jackie Serbu
Treasurer, Cei Conlan
LATEST NEWS & EVENTS
March 8-11: Spring Scholastic Book Fair – 8-11 a.m. If you would like to volunteer to help or have questions please contact Gail Perez at 717-796-6578, 717-816-5554 or via email. The World at Our Table, the official Harrisburg Academy Triple Anniversary cookbook full of traditions and recipes from family, friends, and alumni of Harrisburg Academy, will be featured at the Book Fair. Don't forget to pick up one or two copies!
March 19: Night at the Gym - ***Note this is a change from the date published in the school calendar.
April 9: 6-8 p.m. - Art Night with Tina Reiley
A+ School Rewards Program Update- Giant is offering three new contests to help schools earn even more cash. Click on the links below for more information.
Coloring Contest - Gr. K-5 | Folder Design - Gr. 6-12 | Principal Challenge - Challenge Academy heads!
ONGOING PROMOTIONS
Thank you for your ongoing support of these important Parent Association initiatives. We appreciate your input and volunteer participation! Interested in getting involved? Please click here.
Caitlin's Smiles
Help us help Caitlin's Smiles, a non-profit organization that helps children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses by giving them hope, laughs and smiles (the organization provides toys, games, and activities to hospitalized children). Harrisburg Academy is collecting unopened fast food toys to be donated.a A collection box is located near our front entrance. Questions? Contact Sharon DePamphilis.
CAPRI SUN Drink Pouch Upcycling Project
BE GREEN EARN GREEN; Upcycle your CAPRI SUN drink pouches into cool fashion bags, totes, pencil cases and more today! Turn your CAPRI SUN drink pouches into MONEY for Harrisburg Academy. Our school will receive $.02 per donated pouch. For more information on this upcycling project, click here.
So far Harrisburg Academy has collected and donated 193 CAPRI SUN drink pouches for the upcycling project. Please keep the pouches coming. Deposit your empty CAPRI SUN pouches in the box located in the school’s front lobby vestibule.
Harrisburg Academy Cookbook
The World at Our Table is the official Harrisburg Academy Triple Anniversary cookbook full of traditions and recipes from family, friends, and alumni of the Harrisburg Academy. Order yours today!
Laps for Learning
Thank you to everyone who participated in Laps for Learning this year. With your support, the Parents Association raised $20,000 and will be able to purchase four new electronic whiteboards for the school.
Labels for Education
The Labels for Education™ program is a great way to get FREE merchandise for our school and it's even better this year. With your help, the Harrisburg Academy can make this year the best ever! We hope that everyone will help to collect points. Participating in the program is easy — simply save the UPC codes within the dotted lines printed on each label. The program has changed from requiring the entire front label to now just the UPCs. There is a bright red nylon basket just as you enter the Lower School front door for you to deposit the labels. If you have any questions, please contact Chris Stoudt at 717-329-0908. Read the letter for details…
GIANT A+ School Rewards
Thanks to those of you who are supporting Harrisburg Academy in the GIANT Food Stores A+ School Rewards Program this school year. Currently we have 520 (444 last year) bonus cards designated to Harrisburg Academy. As of Feb. 1, 2010, the year-to-date Giant Rewards money allocated for the school is $5,270.59. This is an increase of over $1,200 since last month, and it is more than we received last year for the same time period. To participate, designate your BONUSCARD, then after your card is registered, each shopping trip at a participating GIANT store using your BONUSCARD earns CASH for Harrisburg Academy! Our school will receive 1% of your total purchase. Harrisburg Academy will receive a check at the end of the program. Simply fill out the form and return it to school.
Karns “1 For The Schools” Program
The Karns Foods “1 For The Schools” program is now easier than ever. Every time you shop at Karns and use your Fresh Rewards card (October 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010), our school will earn 1% cash back. In order to participate in this program, you must get a Karns Fresh Rewards card, which is available at any Karns Foods store. Once you register your card, you can designate Harrisburg Academy to receive cash back from your shopping trip. PLUS you can earn wonderful rewards for yourself. For complete details, go to: www.karnsfoods.com
Box Tops For Education – 3 easy ways to make a difference!
1). Earn cash for our school every time you clip Box Top coupons…find Box Tops coupons on hundreds of your favorite products. Each Box Tops coupon is worth .10 for our school. Turn in your box tops and we will redeem them for cash. Click here for the current collection sheet.
2). Shop online at the Box Tops Marketplace…Sign up at the Box Tops website www.btfe.com to support our school and see where to shop at over 70 retail stores who help support us! Up to 8% of your purchase will be automatically donated back to our school.
3). Order books through the Box Tops Reading Room…Log on to www.btfe.com/readingroom to begin shopping. Click on the “Shop Now” button to go to BarnesandNoble.com. Our school automatically earns 6% on new book purchases and 3% on all other online purchases.
Register today at www.boxtops4education.com/kmom2009 to earn 5 Bonus Box Tops for our school!
**Box Tops for Education Marketplace
There's never been an easier way to earn money for our school. It's simple - just shop online at quality stores like: Lands' End, Target, OfficeMax, BestBuy, Pottery Barn, Oriental Trading Company, Home Depot, JCPenny and Walmart to name a few and earn cash for Harrisburg Academy! Sign up to support Harrisburg Academy at www.btfe.com under "Join Box Tops" and whenever you shop, make sure you do so through Box Tops for Education Marketplace to earn up to 8% of your purchase donated back to our school! Also, make sure you download the new BTFE collection sheet here!
Take Charge at TARGET
Through Target's "Take Charge of Education" program, our school will receive 1 percent of all Target credit card purchases. Simply call the customer service number listed on the back of your card (1-800-316-6142) or go to Target.com/tcoe to designate Harrisburg Academy as your school of choice.)
Online Store
New school year... new gear! Have you seen the clothing at our online store? Visit today to stock up.
Current PA Projects and Parent Coordinators
Barnes & Noble Book and Game Night (www.bn.com), Miranda Connelly
Boxtops for Education (www.boxtops4education.com), Pam Hathaway. Sign up for the newsletter and earn additional credits.
Campbell Soup Labels (www.labelsforeducation.com), Christina Stoudt
Cookbooks Coordinator, Marja DeWeyer
Giant A+ Rewards (www.giantaplus.com), Sharon DePamphilis
Holiday Cookie Exchange, Carol Tipple
