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THE 2023 BYLAWS AND STANDING RULES HAVE BEEN UPDATED. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO REVIEW THEM.

BRINKER NEWS!

2023-2024 BRINKER PTA OFFICER NOMINEES

The Nominating Committee submits the following slate of officer nominations for the 2023-2024 school year:
President: Kayla Ellingson
President Elect: Jessica Bush
1st VP Communications: Hilary Lewinson
2nd VP Volunteers: Christine Diaz
3rd VP Fundraising: Rachel Friedman
Secretary: Danielle Grubb
Treasurer: Katy Miller
Elections will be held at our General Meeting on Tuesday March 21st at 6:30pm in the Brinker gym. Additional nominations will be accepted from the floor.
Thank you to our Nominating Committee Members - Ann Lin, Liz Sutker, Merina Kovoor and Katie Luong

Join us at Local Creamery Plano on Monday March 20th from 12:00pm to 10:00pm, 5805 Preston Road in Lakeside Market. A portion of the proceeds will go back to Brinker PTA!


Calling all Bears...It's time to LIVE IN COLOR

It's finally back!! Join us for the 2023 Brinker PTA Color Run

March 31, 2023

Registration opens at 5 pm

5:30-6:00 pm

 Parents can also purchase colored powder to toss during the run. See registration link for more info. Get ready for our students to be covered in color!
We need volunteers to help! SIGN UP HERE TO VOLUNTEER

Join us at 6:30pm in the Brinker gym on March 21st. We'll be entertained by the 4th grade choir, elect our new Executive Board, and leave time for an incoming Renner parents informational session.

5th grade parents new to Renner we would love to know what questions you have about the Renner Middle School (academics, athletics, arts, scheduling, etc). Please submit any questions to Jessica Bader, at jbader@brinkerpta.org ahead of time so that we can make sure we have all the right answers!


 BRINKER PTA $1000 SCHOLARSHIP

Brinker PTA is awarding a $1000 scholarship to a graduating senior that is a former Brinker Bear!
Applications due April 24th.

SUBMISSION OPTIONS:
1) New this year: Online submission
Click https://forms.gle/te6dRuQ5Km7Eqirv5 fill out the digital application and upload the
required documents.
2) Download and complete the PDF application HERE and email with the required documents to rbills@brinkerpta.org
3) Print and complete application form and mail it with the required documents to 
Ryann Bills, Brinker PTA Board Advisor
3800 John Clark Parkway
Plano TX 75093


Checkout Birdcall, a new restaurant in Willow Bend, and support our school at the same time! Join us on April 18th at 3232 E Hebron Pkwy, Carrollton, TX 75007

VOLUNTEER IN THE LIBRARY!

Library Volunteers will help children check-out books as well as check-in and re-shelve books that have been returned, and will also help with teacher workroom projects. All shifts are 45 minutes long, with 30 minutes dedicated to class library time and 15 minutes dedicated to help in the workroom (if needed). You can sign up for any open spots, even if your child isn't attending library that day... we love help from our volunteers!

SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR LIBRARY HERE 


LAST CHANCE TO PURCHASE YEARBOOK

The year is bound to be filled with amazing accomplishments, fun-filled events, and friendships, both old and new. We will be working very hard all year to capture these special moments in our beautiful hardbound yearbook. 
YEARBOOK IS NOW $30, while supplies last. Please contact Yearbooks Chair, Nanditha Zuckerman at nzuckerman@brinkerpta.org with any questions about yearbook. 

Click here to purchase your yearbook


VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH

Congratulations to our January Volunteer of the Month, Lisa Hilzendager, who has given so much of her time to Brinker!

Lisa is our Winter Party Chair, responsible for the amazing "Bears in Candyland" Winter party at the end of 2022.  Thank you so much to Lisa for giving your time to our school!

Lisa received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from SMU and lived in Dallas for 10 years before her husband, JD, convinced her to move to the “suburbs”. They have a daughter, Taylor, in 1st grade and a 3 year old son. Lisa is the Controller of an oil and gas company and has over 16 years of industry experience. In her free time, she enjoys traveling (without kids), brunch and shopping.

 


SPONSOR OF THE MONTH

Our Sponsor Spotlight for March is Veritex Community Bank.
Veritex is ranked among the 10 largest banks headquartered in Texas.  From day one, their goal was to build a bank that would be forever rooted in truth, transparancy and uncompromising integrity.
They offer commercial and business banking ventures among a variety of other services.  
You can learn more about them at https://veritexbank.com/
We are honored to have Veritex as our Rainbow Sponsor for this year's Color Run taking place on March 31st and thank them for their partnership!

 

 

 

 

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