Saturday February 25, 2012 11- 3
Games, Prizes, Food, Crafts, Contests and much more! Many of you have volunteered in the past and will hopefully continue the tradition. If this is your first Fun Fair experience come join us for a great day. Please fill out the form and return it to school with your child.
Thank you, and if you would like more information feel free to contact me David Jordan, irvingfunfair@gmail.com or 708.714.0607.
From the Wednesday Journal, January 17, 2012:
The Oak Park Board of Health, a citizens advisory panel, is hosting a
forum on Jan. 24 to gather input from residents on guns. Oak Park’s
decades-long handgun ban was struck down by the Supreme Court in
mid-2010, and a gun store recently opened in the village, making the
timing right for a community conversation. “We want to hear from
citizens about their thoughts and ideas as to how firearms should be
regulated in the village of Oak Park,” said Margaret Provost-Fyfe.
A couple of years ago, the health board came up with a list of
possible actions that the community could take in the event that the
handgun was banned. And with the recent opening of Windy City Firearms
on Roosevelt Road, village trustees asked the health board to host the
forum to start the ball rolling toward possible action.
Participants will each have three minutes to speak. The health board
will then draft recommendations and forward them to the board for
future discussion at an undetermined date.
Following the June 2010 ruling, Oak Park tweaked its handgun ban,
allowing people to carry firearms in their place of business or home,
while still prohibiting assault weapons. Some ideas from the health
board’s 2010 report included starting a handgun registry, holding
safety courses and requiring owners to securely store their handguns.
Oak Park may also explore zoning regulations related to gun stores,
according to Simone Boutet, the acting village attorney.
Please pass this information on to your school community and encourage them to attend.
If you have questions about the event please feel free to contact the Julian PTO Presidents.
Thank you,
Joy Benion- 6th Grade Co-President
Julie Mann- 7th Grade Co-President
Lynn Olson- 8th Grade Co-President
Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow!
Ohhh the weather outside is frightful….Well not yet!
But when it does snow you can bring delight to your neighbors, seniors, friends,
coaches, teachers and those unable to shovel themselves, by removing snow from
their walkways and drives!
All you have to do is grab a shovel and clear a path. We’re guessing that
whomever you hit will be extremely grateful!
If you participate in this frosty fun idea please cut off the tabs at the bottom half
of this page, slip it in the mailbox of the lucky household and let us know how you
felt about your experience by emailing us at thegivingprojectop@gmail.com.
Have fun and keep on giving,
The Giving Project
The Oak Park Education Foundation is having an Open House on Saturday, January 28, in the Julian Commons, from 10 am – noon, to showcase our programs, and we’re looking for people to help. Please let me know if you’d like to help kids do hands-on projects, or if you know someone else who can help.
The event will overlap with our middle school Vex Robotics competition, which takes place in the Julian gym. The idea is to show off our programs and have parents get to know us while their kids are participating in fun projects. They’ll have a chance to:
During the morning they can also stop by the gym to see the Vex Robotics competition, or take a break at our “Competition Cafe.” The event is free and designed for kids ages 5-12.
We’ll have someone in charge of each project, but need some helping hands. If you’re available to help, please let me know! Margaret Massarello <mmassarello@op97.org>
Irving School PTO 