Keeping You in the Loop

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Keeping you in the Loop at Orange Grove

Save the date for our first Dine-Out
What can be better than not having to make dinner after a long day?  Not having to make dinner and helping your school!  Papa John’s Sunrise/Kolb, Wed Sept 21st 20% back all day long on all orders. No flyer needed. They will deliver out of area but you must call 299-3232 to place your order.

100% Participation for 100% of the Students
If you attended Pick Up and Unpack or Back to School Night, you are familiar with the Panther Pride Direct Giving Campaign.  We like to focus on participation in this fundraising effort because every donation counts whether is $5 or $500, and it all stays at Orange Grove to benefit all our students and teachers. Thus far we behind on our goal, but it isn’t too late to make a donation!  If you would like to contribute any dollar amount look for the orange envelopes in the office, contact Linda Gee at lsgee@comcast.net or click on the following link:  https://orangegroveffo.com/fundraising/

Lunch Duty Update
Our lunch duty volunteers have been amazing!  I can’t tell you enough how helpful it is to have so many parents lending a hand to supervise students during lunch.  Thank you so much for giving your time and energy to make sure our students are safe and that teachers are getting a break.  If you haven’t had a chance to volunteer yet and would like to, simply click on the following link to sign up. Also, at this link you will be able to read lunch duty tasks that best support the staff:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0c48aba729a31-lunch

Staying in Touch
• Check the FFO website: www.orangegroveffo.com
• Like OGMS on Facebook
• Make sure you subscribe to the online newsletter by entering your email address at: http://ogmspanthers.blogspot.com/
• Attend our next FFO meeting: Thursday, September 22nd at 8:30 a.m. in the school library. 

Ongoing Fundraisers
Ø  AJ’s Cards- Cards are free, but are preloaded with $10. They are purchased through the FFO. They work at Basha’s, AJ’s, and Food City. Reload your card at any register in the store for any amount.
-Every time you reload your card OGMS will automatically get 6%!!
-These make a great gift and you can add money to it at any register.
-Tip: Reload using your mileage credit card for double the value!
Ø  Fry’s VIP- Frysfood.com, pull down at Community tab-> Community Rewards-> Enroll Now->Enter account info-> Search Orange Grove Middle School.
-Encourage family and friends to also attach their VIP card to OGMS.
Ø  BoxTops- Yes! We collected BoxTops, too. Why not, it’s free money! Encourage family and friends to collect them for you as well. Turn into container in office.


Thank you from your FFO!
Galena Robinson
OGMS FFO President

jandgrobinson@msn.com

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