The PAWS Imprint

I wanted to post my opening remarks from the PAWS general membership meeting this week and invite you to comment, or simply for you to read this if you were not able to make the meeting. It's an interesting view of the PAWS imprint (pun intended):

378 is the number of students enrolled at Endeavor. It’s also the number of desks that were unloaded, cleaned and levelled at the beginning of the year. 378 is the number of pictures that were taken on Picture Day, the number of votes cast for Kid’s Vote, and the number of directories that were printed and delivered.

0 is the amount of money it cost to print the directories, thanks to the resourcefulness (and negotiating skills) of our Directory committee.

24 is the number of clocks that were donated to the school and synchronized and installed in the class rooms.

63 is the number of PAW Print articles our Newsletter committee has written so far this year.

0 is the number of complaints received about Leona’s bad puns.

450 is the number of coat hooks hung in the hall ways – not to mention all the cork boards and bulletin boards put up in the classrooms.

28,800 cars have been through the Endeavor car pools (twice a day times 200 cars for each day this year so far – I did the math!)

0 is the number of accidents or injuries we’ve had in our carpool lines.

6,800 is how many Café Days we’ve served at the school.

1,512 is how many lunches & recess periods have been monitored this year, allowing the teachers to have their own lunch & “recess.”

I honestly don’t know how to estimate the number of copies our Copy Center committee has made so far this year, but it might well equal the number of cars in car pool. And now we have 27 wall pockets that we’ll install outside each classroom so the classes are not interrupted when copies are completed or messages need to be delivered.

Who knew that PAWS was in the business of logistics, food service, clerical services, communications, outsourcing and various trades? You're an amazingly talented and resourceful group of parents. My hat goes off to you.


All the best,
John

P.S. Our PAWS meeting was a success, thanks in part to the generous folks at Right Track Academy who allowed us to hold our meeting at their facility at Creedmoor & Strickland so we could get everyone in one room at one time. Their facility is beautiful and their arts-based track out programs are great. Check them out at http://www.righttrackacademy.com/