Lilja Gives Back
Lilja has been working with the Natick Service Council to support our town through the Thanksgiving Drive and the Winter Gear Drive, and there are still plenty of opportunities to contribute!
Thanksgiving meals:
Each classroom is contributing to one large family each by providing donations for grocery store gift cards. Donations accepted until Thursday, November 30 at www.venmo.com/u/LiljaThanksgiving (write your child’s teacher’s name in the comments - last four digits of phone number for confirmation 9451)
According to the NSC donation guidelines, if every Lilja student in the classroom contributes $7.50, we can help a family of 5 people purchase a Thanksgiving meal.
NSC Thanksgiving Donation Suggestions:
$125 will buy a Thanksgiving dinner for a family of 3-4 people
$150 will buy a Thanksgiving dinner for a family of 5 or more people
Winter Gear
There is a bin for gently used coats and new with tags hats and gloves in the Lilja lobby outside of the library. Donations accepted until Thursday, November 30.
Thank you Lilja Families for coming together to support our Natick community!
Book Fair Rescheduled!
The Scholastic Book Fair, originally scheduled for late November, will now be held April 24-27!
We are currently strategizing ways to make this event even more inclusive for all Lilja families. For any questions or recommendations, please email pto@liljapto.org
UPCOMING EVENTS
Wednesday 11/22: Early Release Day
Thursday-Friday 11/23-11/24: Thanksgiving - No School
Monday 11/27: Natick Innovation and Learning Summit (NILS) - No School
Thursday 12/7: Restaurant Night at Panera Bread - Part of proceeds support Lilja Elementary School. See the next newsletter for details!
HELLO FROM THE NEW BOARD!
The Lilja PTO 2023-2024 Board
Rebecca Pineault - President
Shannon O’Brien - Vice President
Jess Murphy - Treasurer
Alison Sullivan - Communication Coordinator
We continue to look for people to help out with some of our awesome events throughout the year (The Lilja Carnival, the Book Fair, Yearbook, etc). These events are much beloved, and have a foundation already in place. All we need is YOU to make it all happen! Even if you can only help in a small way, every little bit counts toward making a memorable experience for our Lilja Lions.
Please reach out to the PTO at pto@liljapto.org for volunteer opportunities or questions!
yearbooks
Did you miss ordering last year’s yearbook? Are your kids fighting over the one you bought?
We have a small quantity of 2022-2023 yearbooks still available, they may be purchased at our website: https://liljapto.org/yearbook
*Note: 2023-2024 Yearbooks will go on sale later this year!
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