OPERATION GRATITUDE 

NOVEMBER FITNESS CALENDAR

We've just finished the Halloween Carnival, Clothing Drive, Square 1 Art and Yankee Candle Sale and now we want your thoughts. How did we do? What can we do different or better? 

Last Friday's Halloween Carnival was a huge success! Reports are saying that the kids (& parents & all who attended) had a blast. For everyone's efforts, the CES PTO was able to raise over $1,900! We want to say thank you to everyone who attended the event and made it such a success!

We want to specifically send out a BIG THANK YOU to numerous people & organizations and businesses whose efforts made this event possible, including:

CES PTO Halloween Carnival Chairs:
Kim Stack, Keena Toth, Nicole Copeland, and Lindsey Goergen

Grade Level Booth Team Leaders:
Sarah Thompson, Kate Shepard, Amy Gordon-Pullin, Jeff Liggett, and Suzanne Fetter

CES Faculty:
Dr. Beekley, Mrs. Waz, Mrs. Lippincott, Mrs. McKenna, Ms. Siraco

CES Parent & Family Volunteers & Donators:
John Stack, Mike Goergen, Dawn Goergen, Allison & Mike Abramson, Allison Abramson's mother & father, Jamie Pullin, Hannah Jenkins, Vic Fetter, Susan Jones, Eva Counter, Kristina Finnerty, Chris & Caroline Porter, Ron Toth, Adriana Cerrato, Michelle Bourez, Amy & Andrew Safran, Ruth Mowrey, Carol & Finn Riordan, Sarah Gannon, Ursala Roscoe, Ellen Russell, Lisa Sacks, Michelle Clark, Amanda Mezick, Kerry Scrivo, Anita Deeg-Carlin, Becky Iselin, Charlene Fearon, Cathy Nankee, Ellen Cecchini, Jessica Stoetzle, Lynn Eddy, Melissa Hays, Karen Cole, Randy Noll, Chris & Sharon Pallato, Matt & Lee Sharp, John Ropiak, San & Cliff Edwards, Anne Yurasek, Bill Santoro, Rob Bibbiani, Abbi Rice, Janet Gessner, Debbie Lavigne, Marie Barry, Melissa Whitney, to all the room parents for help with getting emails and information home to the students...and all others! (There were many donations of time or otherwise and if we have forgotten your name - we apologize and your efforts are not unappreciated!).

Chester Community & More:
Valley High School Volunteers
Chester Sunday Market for the use of their tables and tents
Chester Rotary (especially Susan Wright) for organizing the parade and donation of cups & bowls
Chesterfields for bag decorating, resident trick-or-treating, and parking lot for parade rendezvous
The Chester Fife & Drum Corp for leading the parade
DJ Gary Torello
Rayna's School of Dance & her students for the dance routine
Judy Potter for scary stories
The Villager for the use of their space for Judy Potter's scary stories
Chester Library for photo bookmark booth
Aaron Manor for donation of complimentary water bottles
The Chester Merchants for participating in trick-or-treating
Ed Meehan (Town Selectman) & Chester Police & State Troopers for closing and monitoring Main Street
Deep River Hardware for the use of the popcorn machine
Clinton Shop Rite & Clinton Stop & Shop for donated gift cards for supplies
Sensible Organics for the use of their parking lot
Dina Verano & Century 21 for use of their electrical outlets

Thank You again to everyone who helped make this event one to remember!
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