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Sandy Claus Toy Drive Continues! While most of us in the Murray family have been granted the good fortune of starting to forget about Sandy, many other elementary school children are not so lucky. Murray has adopted a school from the hard-hit area of Long Beach, Long Island - Lido Elementary School. Upwards of 30% of their students are still displaced! We are continuing to collect new unwrapped toys for these less fortunate kids. The drop box will remain at the Murray entrance through Weds, Dec 19. Murray students can learn a valuable lesson about the holiday spirit by giving to others. Thanks for the incredible generosity of those who have already donated. Need A Last Minute Holiday Gift? Murray Spirit Wear Is Your Answer! We have a limited quantity of girl's baseball shirts, boy's wicking t-shirts, boy's wicking sweatshirts and lunch sacks available and ready to be wrapped! Please contact Jill Godin (jillradding@aol.com) or Jessica Ettinger (Jessica.ettinger@gmail.com) to inquire about sizes. Silent Auction Items Still Needed! Murray’s Winter Gala is Fri, Feb 8 at Whitby Castle. We have already received a few great auction items such as a trip to Disney, Yankee vs. Red Sox tickets and spots at Badger Day Camp… but we need your generous contributions to help make this event a success! Please donate hard-to-get or luxury items, such as week/weekend getaways, tickets for Broadway shows, concert and major sporting events and unique or luxury items or apparel. To donate, please contact one of the Gala co-chairs by Dec 20: Amy Hagar, achagar@verizon.net; Emily Ingles, emilyingles@verizon.net; or Bonnie Kraner, bonnie.kraner@gmail.com. Pre-Order Your Chocolate Birdies For The Murray Musical Treat your Murray Musical star (and the rest of the family) to chocolate birdies in honor of this year’s production of Bye Bye Birdie! All sales go towards helping with the many planned 5th grade activities! The chocolate birdies are $6 and are only available by pre-order - we won't be selling them the night of the Musical. Order yours now at Chocolate Birdies, for pick up at the first performance of each cast! The first performance for Cast A is Sat, Jan 26 at @ 2:00pm. The first performance for Cast B is Sat, Jan 26 at 11:00am! The Selection Committee Of The School Board Is Looking For Candidates The Mamaroneck Selection Committee is seeking candidates for Fall 2013 vacancies on the School Board of Education. The ideal candidate for this position is a district resident who cares deeply about our schools, can synthesize and analyze large quantities of information, and is a team player and an articulate communicator. An ideal board member should also have at least 10 hours a week, two Tuesday mornings and two Tuesday evenings a month to devote to the Board. If interested in applying, please email Janine Montoni of the Selection Committee at janinemontoni@verizon.net. The application due-date for the Committee’s endorsement is January 31, 2013. More information on the Selection Committee, the application process, and your school's representatives to the Committee, can be found on the Selection Committee website. Make A Difference In Science, Technology, Engineering And Math The STEM Alliance of Larchmont – Mamaroneck is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and enhancing STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education and enrichment. The Alliance is a dynamic group of educators, parents, community members, alumni and business leaders working to advance STEM K-12 education and enrichment initiatives to benefit students and educators in our schools and the Larchmont - Mamaroneck, NY community. As a new organization, the Alliance has numerous opportunities for you to make a difference! Please visit our website at LMSTEMAlliance or email us at LMSTEMAlliance@gmail.com. Green Tip Of The Week Not only is idling bad for the environment as we learned in last week's Green Tip, idling has an especially negative impact on the health of our children. Children breathe 50% more air than adults and children's breathing zones are lower to the ground, where exhaust tends to accumulate. Auto exhaust pollutants can lodge deeply into the lungs and can cause lung damage and cancer, and can aggravate respiratory conditions, in particular asthma and bronchitis. So let's all cut our engines whenever we can to keep everyone healthy. For more information check out the Idling Health Hazard link. Want to learn more or submit an idea? Contact Eva Ostafin at eostafin@gmail.com. Healthy Byte: Sleep - Part IV
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