Officers for 2009-2010 were elected at a General Membership Meeting on June 5:

• President: Cat Lippman
• Vice-President: Liz Holzapfel
• Treasurer: Ellen Donovan
• Recording Secretary: Holly Houmaoui
• Membership Secretary: Marlen McKinney
• Appropriations: Arezoo Niliaram
• Long-Range Planning: Cheryl Bamdad

The Nominating Committee has recruited Committee chairs for next school year, which have been approved by the PTA Executive Committee:

• After School Activities: Sandra Bendler, Laurie Schaefer (Coordinates after school enrichment activities)
• After-School Foreign Languages: Karina Candamo & VACANT 
• Art Appreciation: Kerry Buckley, Dianne Forburger, & Pernilla Scott (Coordinates the curriculum, supplies, and visuals; and recruits and schedules volunteers)
• Book Fair: Susan Stewart, Beth Harkaway, & Liz Holzapfel
• Box Tops: Elizabeth Beers (Coordinates General Mills Box Tops 4 Education program)
• Churchill Cares: Melissa Cain & Nazita Bagha (Provides assistance to CRS families in need)
• Community Service: Martha Blue, Sarah Walter, & Marta Bascom (Coordinates community service projects (Martha's Table sandwich making; Dogwood, CRS buddy school, projects; SHARE Food Drive; quarterly donation of CRS lost and found items; etc.))
• Directory: Lauri Dacey & Suzanne Seigel (Assembles the CRS school directory at the beginning of the school year)
• Family Activities: Jenifer Lesan & Kara Kaldes (Organizes family focused activities to promote community spirit (ice skating, Backyard BBQ, Parade of Cuisines))
• Finance: Will Ferris & Diane Ferris (Support Treasurer.)
• Fun Fair: Debra Furman & Simone Alvarez
• Fundraising – Armchair: Christine Peterson & Marti Friedman 
• Green Team: VACANT
• Grocery Scrip: Jennifer Schuette (Coordinates program where CRS families may register with Safeway (eScrip) and/or Giant (A+ Bonus Bucks) so that CRS will receive a percentage of registered families' total grocery receipts. Also escrip online.)
• Hospitality: Suzy Thompson, Tami Dibble, & Forough Yazdani (Organizes the back to school luncheon for the staff and faculty and the end of school year staff appreciation luncheon.)
• Integrated Arts: Trish Yi (Works with Arts Director, Louise Garcia, to schedule school assemblies for the year. May attend assembly to assist with set-up , and clean up of chairs, and provide assistance to performers.)
• Library Volunteers: Karen Megrue & Terri Markwart (Manages library volunteers and runs the book fair)
• McLean Citizens Assoc.: Steve Gee (Liaison between the MCA and CRS)
• New Family Outreach: Karen Mulquin & Robin Hoeymans (Organizes activities and outreach to the school community, especially new families)
• Outdoor Odyssey: Andrea Liddell, Katherine Mardirosian, Kim Wenk, & Lauri Dacey (Outdoor classroom projects, Overall program/budget, Farmer’s Market, Scheduling, Stewardship, Greenhouse/seeding)
• Parent Education and Resources: Lisa Ugone, Lezlie McBride, & Sarah Tyler (Oversees parenting materials kept in the PTA room. Schedules seminars on issues of importance to parents (works closely with guidance counselor on scheduling), liaison to Safe Community Coalition)
• Parliamentarian: Linda Dempsey (Provides advice on bylaws; oversees five-year revision process)
• Pre-Packaged School Supplies: Gabrielle Aulisi
• Reflections: Jennifer Anthony & Vibha Miller (Coordinates the National PTA Arts Recognition Program)
• School Performances: Cheryl Bamdad
• Sixth Grade Party: Liz Holzapfel & Leisel Curtis (Organizes the 6th grade end of year party, partially funded by CRS PTA)
• Sally Foster: Amy Swaak (Coordinate the fall gift wrap fundraiser)
• Spelling Bee: Rajee Ramesh
• Staff Appreciation: Jennifer Feinstein, Patricia Dunne, & Genie Strong (Coordinates events to show appreciation for the CRS faculty (approx. 4 times during the school year))
• Student Performances: Cheryl Bamdad (Organizes & maintains student costumes & assists teachers with performances)
• Volunteers: Lorraine Bettios & Andrea Favro (Coordinates volunteers for various activities and organizes orientation for room parents)
• Website: Nathan Ward (Maintains PTA website)
• Wellness: Heidi Appel & Liesl Curtis (Organizes activities to promote healthy lifestyle)
• Yearbook: Melissa Schwartz, Jenifer Lesan, Stephanie Sirh, & Arezoo Niliaram

If you are interested in participating in any of the PTA's efforts, please contact Lorraine Bettios (lorraine@bettios.com ) or Andrea Favro (m_andreina@yahoo.com ).

"Read more" below for information on how your on-line shopping can automatically earn credits for CRS is available on the PTA website.  Questions? Contact Christy Slade, groceries1@churchillroadpta.org , 703.506.9433.

Thank you to the 362 Churchill Road School families who have already made a tax deductible contribution to the Armchair Fundraiser. With more than 70% of families participating in the fundraiser, we have raised over $55,000. These funds directly support PTA programs that benefit all students and teachers at CRS. We are hoping to see 100% participation and there is still time to make a donation. If you haven’t contributed please do so by sending a check, payable to CRS PTA, to school in an envelope marked “Armchair Fundraiser.” Although a $100 per child donation is suggested, contribute whatever amount you are comfortable. If you have any questions, contact Christine Peterson or Marti Friedman at Armchair1@churchillroadpta.org

Back-to-School Nights for the 2009-2010 school year will be held the following dates:

• September 14, 7:00 pm, AM Kindergarten and Grades 1-3.
  
• September 16, 7:00 pm, PM Kindergarten and Grades 4-6.