Belmar School Gets Helping Hand from Freehold Intermediate

The Freehold Intermediate School donated a portion of proceeds from a recent fundraiser to the Belmar Elementary School.

The Freehold Intermediate School (FIS) has given a helping hand to a Monmouth County school greatly affected by Hurricane Sandy. Following the success of the annual Winter Festival, the FIS PTO decided to donate a little more than 10-percent of the proceeds from the fundraiser to the Belmar Elementary School. “A list of schools and their needs were posted on the NJSBA website,” said FIS PTO President Jill Schiff.  “We agreed on Belmar as they will be using the money much like we would as a PTO.” According to Schiff, helping families devastated by the Hurricane Sandy exhausted the money from the Belmar Elementary School PTO. The $500 donated by FIS, will go towards an assembly and field trip for the children.

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Last Chance: Be a Vendor at the Park Ave School Giant Yard Sale

The deadline to register to sell your stuff at the event is April 25.

There is only 24 hours left to register to be a vender in the Park Avenue Elementary School Giant Yard Sale sponsored by the PTO. The deadline to register is April 25. Carolyn Patrick is a yard sale veteran, co-chairing the event for the 5th year in a row. She says the sale keeps both vendors and buyers coming back every year. “It really is a fun event and many people, both vendors and buyers, look forward to it,” she said. Patrick says they expect over 300 people to attend the sale on Saturday April 28 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 in the afternoon. If you are interested in selling at the event, she says it is best to sign-up soon. “Usually, we have over 40 vendors, of which a large majority buy more than one space, so our parking lot is pretty …

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Freehold Borough PTO Hosts Cool Fundraiser at Ralph's Ice

The group partnered with Ralph's Italian Ice in Freehold and raised $1,000

Although this winter has been unseasonably warm, the Freehold Borough Parent Teacher Organizations (PTO) kept it cool by hosting an Italian Ice fundraiser. On March 5, David Levine, the owner of Ralph’s Ices, opened up his heart and store to the PTO. For four hours, children and parents from the Freehold Intermediate School and Freehold Learning Center, along with teachers from Park Avenue School, scooped ice for their friends, family, coworkers, residents and those just passing by that stopped in to show their support. For each $5 donation, all were treated to their choice of pints and sundaes, with 100% of the proceeds going back to the schools. With Dave’s generosity, the PTOs walked away with $1,000. “We could not have asked for a …

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Sneak Peek: Park Ave. Elementary School Basket Raffle

Check out some of the baskets that will be featured at the event on Saturday, March 3.

Feeling lucky? The 9th annual Park Avenue Elementary School PTO Basket Raffle is this Saturday, March 3 and Patch got a sneak peek of what will be there! Check out the photos above to see what attendees can bid on. According to Susan Greitz, the event chair, "These photos are only a small sample of the more than 130 baskets/prizes that will be won at the event." In addition to the baskets, there will be a 50/50 raffle and calendar game raffle. Some of the prizes include a 32" flat screen HDTV, Nook, restaurant gift certificates, local theater tickets, beauty and fragrance baskets, Red Bull tickets, passes for Chelsea Piers in NYC, a $100 Best Buy gift card, Disney World Hopper passes, Philly Flyers tickets, themed baskets and lots more! …

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Five Things

Children's Author Jane Lovascio at Barnes & Noble

A list of five things you need to know Thursday, Nov. 17.

Thursday will be mostly cloudy with rain likely in the afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. The high for the day will be 45 degrees and the overnight low will be 29. Meet children’s author Jane Lovascio and her dogs, Casey and Bella, at Freehold Barnes & Noble on Thursday at 5 p.m. Lovascio’s book series is based her dogs’ adventures. Children will have a chance to enter a writing contest for a chance to win her new book. Dr. David Frank will lead a discussion about strokes at CentraState Medical Center on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Frank will discuss how strokes can be prevented, how they can be treated, and what the future may bring for treating stroke patients. The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education …

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