Category Archives: Other

The Newton Food Pantry TAP team is looking for your help!

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes, Education/Enrichment, Events, Other for , , |
The Newton Food Pantry TAP (Teen Ambassador Program) team is gearing up for their first Winter Gear Drive. Please support this initiative that will benefit NFP’s youth clients. See the flyer here for important details. They’ll be collecting items January … Continue reading →

Elder Law 101 – Who will take care of my special needs adult child

Posted on December 26, 2020 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes, Education/Enrichment, Events, Other for , , |
Temple Emanuel presents ELDER LAW 101 : Who will take care of my special needs adult child after I am gone? Elder law attorney Don Freedman, social worker Joan Katz, and care manager Audrey Zabin, will speak on the special … Continue reading →

Surprise Raffle from Newton Rotary

Posted on December 26, 2020 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes, Education/Enrichment, Other for , , |
Thanks to a generous donor, the Newton Rotary Club now has this magnificent gift basket to raffle off! Visit RotaryNewton.org to buy tickets.  Hurry – tickets are only on sale for about a week! The best of the best all … Continue reading ?

Youth Happenings at the West Suburban YMCA

Posted on December 26, 2020 by Newton PTO Council in Advertisements, Community Notes, Education/Enrichment, Other, School Breaks, Sports for , , |
December 2020 Winter Vacation Programs December 28th – December 31st Give your kids something to look forward to – no screens attached! Sign up for one of the Y’s school vacation programs for an active week of socially distanced games, … Continue reading →

Addressing Cyberbullying in an Online World

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes, Education/Enrichment, Other for |
It may come as no surprise that increased time online in the age of COVID-19 has increased concerns about cyberbullying. Sometimes kids feel powerful by putting another person down, and it’s even easier to do now when our children aren’t … Continue reading →

NSHS FORJ Book Group

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes, Education/Enrichment, Events, Other for , , |
NSHS FORJ will host a book discussion on Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You with middle and high school students, parents and teachers. Knowledge is power, and knowledge of racism and how it works will benefit everyone living in this country. … Continue reading →

Building Resilience Series

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Newton PTO Council in Advertisements, Community Notes, Education/Enrichment, Events, Other for , , |
The Resilience Project is an innovative school- and community-based initiative designed to promote the mental health and well-being of adolescents. It provides support to students, parents, educators, counselors and communities through collaboration with school personnel, customized educational programming and improved … Continue reading →

Winter Food Drive

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes, Education/Enrichment, Events, Other for , , |
Tess and Izzy, two juniors at Newton South High School, are collecting food donations for the Centre Street Food Pantry. Please consider dropping off any of the following items so they can help those at the food pantry! Below is … Continue reading →

Snow Removal: Winter Walking

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes, Education/Enrichment, Other for , , |
Did you know that Newton residents are required to remove the snow and ice from their paved sidewalks within 24 hours? A $50 fine after an initial warning was added for 2019. The Newton Safe Routes to School Task Force … Continue reading →

Purchase a Holiday Meal Box for a Newton Housing Authority client!

Posted on December 6, 2020 by Newton PTO Council in Advertisements, Community Notes, Education/Enrichment, Other for , , |
Thank you for helping the Newton Food Pantry reach their Giving Tuesday goal! Through the tremendous support of our wonderful community, the Newton Food Pantry is happy to announce that they reached the $10,000.00 goal of fulfilling the initial need … Continue reading →