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1 | Name | Description | 2023-24 Co-Chair/s | Exec Board Liasion | Last Year's Chair(s) | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | DALY COMMITTEES - ONGOING | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Angel Network | The Angels work together to assist families in need. Requests can be as simple as providing a child with a lunchbox, to donating gift cards to be used during the holiday season. If you’d like to be part of the Angels network to receive a notification as needs arise, please contact the Chair. | Sam Claster 516-967-1323 samanthaclaster@gmail.com | VP, Community Relations | (same) | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Daly Dish | Works with the VP of Communications and the Presidents to inform the Daly community via the weekly and special sends of the Daly Dish email newsletters. Maintains the Membership Toolkit directory for families. | Michael Lewis 516-260-6334 michaeljlewis75@gmail.com | VP of Comms | Brooke Suveyke 917-744-7739 brookeo@gmail.com | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Daly Wear | The Daly Wear chairs order, organize, sell and distribute Daly clothing at school events. | Deena Fladell 917-882-6992 dfhollan@gmail.com Sara Ross 310-889-8969 sarasiegelross@gmail.com | Fundraising VPs | (same) | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | Diversity and Bilingual Outreach | Committee created to help connect families who don't speak English as a first language to the HSA, and to celebrate the diverse population among our students and families. | Sharon Sisimit 516-974-4326 ssisimit@gmail.com | VP, Community Relations | New Committee | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | Grant Funding | This chair solicitis grant requests from staff and helps to fill out applications to bolster external foundational funding for the school. | Sam Claster 516-967-1323 samanthaclaster@gmail.com | Co-Presidents | New Committee | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | New Families Chair | A point person for new Daly families, esp 1st-5th grade. This person helps to acclimate new families to the school and put them in touch with anyone they might need. They organize a get-to-know you playdate over the summer. | Maris Ackerman 516-220-5378 maris.ackerman@gmail.com | VP, Community Relations | New Committee | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | Pre-K | Serves as a liasion between Daly's HSA and the district-wide pre-k program housed at Daly. Keeps the pre-K families abreast of the events and initiatives that we've identified as campus-wide. Reports back to the HSA on any issues or events we should know about. | Debbie Taparell debsakai@gmail.com | Co-Presidents | New Committee | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | Social Media | Runs the FB and Instagram accounts, and any other social media platforms, for the Daly HSA | Nellie Sandler 617-596-6426 nellie.sandler@gmail.com | VP of Comms | Lindsay Freed 516-690-0798 lindsfreed3@gmail.com | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | DALY COMMITTEES - 1X EVENTS | |||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Pen Pals | Fourth-grade parents pair up the following year’s fifth graders with incoming kindergartners. | Rikki Kein rikki.kien@gmail.com Lindsay Hershkowitz lhersh11@gmail.com | VP, Community Relations | Dana Klaboe dklaboe@yahoo.com Jessica Citrin jessicacitrin@gmail.com | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | Kindergarten Playdates | Kindergarten parents arrange playdates over the summer for the incoming kindergarteners. This is a great opportunity for the kids to meet each other before school begins. | Talia Grossman grossmantalia@gmail.com Lindsay Kaplan lheinhorn@gmail.com | VP, Community Relations | Allie Smolinsky allie.leeds@gmail.com Allison White 516-318-9159 allisonwhite614@gmail.com | |||||||||||||||||||
26 | School Supplies | This committee helps coordinate and organize sales of school supplies in May/June. MySchoolBox is a fundraiser that helps offset costs of free lunch for kids in need. | RuRu Sim 917-868-420 ruruliaosim@yahoo.com | Fundraising VPs | (same) | |||||||||||||||||||
27 | Back-to-School Mixer | The members of this committee plan and run a get-to-know-you outside event with pizza and DJ. This event usually takes place at the beginning of the school year. This year's is set for Fri, 9/8. | Shana Gelb Amanda Khalil Andrice Gittler | VP, Community Relations | (same) | |||||||||||||||||||
28 | Walk Back To School | A before-school event in which meet-up points are set for different parts of the neighborhood, and the walk to school convenes with everyone arriving to music, and festivities. | Alana Moses abrogol@gmail.com | VP, Community Relations | New Committee | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | Pride in Port Parade | This committee coordinates Daly’s participation in the “Pride in Port” Parade. It involves working on the Daly banner and organizing the march on the day of the parade. This event will take place on Sat, Sept 23, 2023. | Resti Ioanna 516-503-9568 Resti.Ioanna@gmail.com Deirdre Giovanniello haydaymurals@gmail.com | VP, Community Relations | Andrew and Valerie Steinberg vmlund@gmail.com | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | Fiesta in the Park | Community festival celebrating Hispanic culture, food, music, dance, information booths, more! The HSAs from Port will each have a booth to represent our communities. | Sharon Sisimit 516-974-4326 ssisimit@gmail.com | VP, Community Relations | New Committee | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | Picture Committee | This committee chooses and works with a professional photographer who takes class and individual student pictures. Responsibilities include collecting money and organizing the day. Set for Fri, September 29, 2023. Also organizes a professional photo day for interested families for photos to be printed or used for holiday/greeting cards, calendars etc. Information for appointments to follow. | Ashley Jaffe 516-455-8838 ashley.d.jaffe@gmail.com Robin Goldenberg 516-318-9159 robingoldenberg512@gmail.com | Fundraising VPs | Lauren Neches 917-400-7718 laurenneches@gmail.com | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | Daly Diggers | The Daly Diggers plan the Fall Pumpkin Sale (October 6, 2023) and the Spring Plant Sale (May 10, 2024). | Bella Wilkins (917) 528-6236 bella.b.wilkins@gmail.com Jessica Bughmann 516-316-7884 Jessica.Bughman@gmail.com | Fundraising VPs | (same) | |||||||||||||||||||
33 | Social | The Daly Social is our biggest fundraising event of the year. This committee plans, organizes and coordinates the event (dinner, raffles, solicit donations from merchants/vendors and auctions items). It will also organize and wrap donations into attractive baskets, create the program and help that night. | Fundraising VPs | Fundraising VPs | Sloane Weiner, Bella Wilkins, Sam Glick, Kate Stefaniak, Alli White | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | Halloween Parade | Chair organizes help, coordinates with the school and sets up the annual Halloween Parade on the Daly Field. | Andrice Gittler 917-733-0769 andricejulius@yahoo.com | VP, Community Relations | (same) | |||||||||||||||||||
36 | Birthday Book Club | Program in which parents donate books to the library in honor of their child’s birthday. Mrs. Pinto provides a list of students birthdays and we coordinate sending emails explaining the program and help to put a donation sticker inside books with kids' names. | Shelly Baruch Shelly.baruch@gmail.com | Co-Presidents | Revived Committee | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | Book Fair | This event is a 6-day book fair held during school library hours, with one-night set aside for “evening shopping.” All children have an opportunity to purchase books. Volunteers are needed to help organize, set up and take down tables and displays, assist parents and children with book selection and paying for items. Event set for Dec. 4-8. | Julie Boyar 516-680-6087 julievrobinson@gmail.com Talia Grossman grossmantalia@gmail.com | Fundraising VPs | (Same) | |||||||||||||||||||
38 | Holiday Boutique | This committee purchases holiday-themed inventory to sell at this fundraising event in which kids can shop for their loved ones at school. Set for Dec. 15, 2023. | Rocio Clausen rocio_clausen@yahoo.com Carly Elson carly.rose.elson@gmail.com | Fundraising VPs | Rocio Clausen and Kat Vasquez | |||||||||||||||||||
39 | Pizza Day | This committee organizes a fun morning of pizza making. Join your other Daly friends to make a delicious pizza to bring home and bake. This event will take place on Sat., Jan. 20, 2024. | Shana Wasserman shanawasserman31@gmail.com | Fundraising VPs | (Same) | |||||||||||||||||||
40 | Read-A-Thon | A school-wide digital read-a-thon in which kids can solicit family and community donations to help raise money for the HSA while they earn prizes and public accolades for their literary achievements. Usually lasts a month and will run throughout February in 2024. | Gabrielle Goodman 516-767-1739 gabriellelgoodman@gmail.com | (Same) | ||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Daly Revue | Help run the Daly 4th- and 5th-grade show; help with set design, lighting, choreography, program design; we have tentative date with Mrs. Cheffo-McNulty for Feb 9, 2024. | Elizabeth Holzman 516-660-3200 a.e.holzman@gmail.com Avita Delerme 917-658-9366 avitadelerme@gmail.com | Presidents | (Same) | |||||||||||||||||||
42 | Fun Run | A new event that's part fundraiser, part athletic event. Kids will participate in a run that that helps to raise money for the school. | Meredith Gebhardt 516.524.2570 meredith.tiffany@gmail.com | Fundraising VPs | New Committee | |||||||||||||||||||
43 | International Night | Event celebrating Daly's diverse families as an evening food festival. | Pam Malik 917-331-9280 pamchhabra@gmail.com | VP, Community Relations | Pam Malik, Jessica Medina-Copquin, Kate Stefaniak | |||||||||||||||||||
45 | Allergy Awareness | National week-long event to bring awareness to students with food and other allergies. The chair coordinates allergy awareness activities and distribution of information. | Alyssa Hattem + VOLUNTEERS TBD | VP, Community Relations | (Same) | |||||||||||||||||||
48 | Staff Recognition Luncheon | Held in late spring, the luncheon is the HSA’s way of thanking the Daly teachers and staff for all their hard work and effort throughout the year. The committee decides on the menu, decorations and teachers’ gifts and is also responsible for setting up and staffing the event. This event usually corresponds with the national Teacher Appreciation Week. Set for 5/8/2024. | Alyssa Hattem Maris Ackerman Sara Ross | Presidents | (Same) | |||||||||||||||||||
49 | Art to Remember | Students create works of art at school and their artwork can be put on various types of things such as plates, aprons, nightlights, etc. This spring fundraiser usually coincides with Mother’s Day. | Michele Gabel 516-658-8667 mhgabel@gmail.com | Fundraising VPs | (Same) | |||||||||||||||||||
50 | Carnival | Carnival volunteers help plan, set up, supervise and sell tickets and refreshments. This is a wonderful family celebration for the end of the school year, on Tuesday, June 18. (Juneteenth is the next day and is a holiday) | Talia Grossman Lauren Alter Randi Levitch | Presidents | (Same) | |||||||||||||||||||
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54 | DISTRICT-LEVEL COMMITTEES | |||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | AGATE | Serve as Daly liasion to AGATE (Advocacy for Gifted and Talented Education) | Tina Wong tinaxuwong@gmail.com Samantha Claster 516-967-1323 samanthaclaster@gmail.com | Presidents | Tina Wong | |||||||||||||||||||
56 | Budget Rep | Budget Brigade co-chairs attend Board of Education meetings and meetings held by Parent’s Council one month before budget vote. They also provide information to the community regarding the upcoming School Budget and Board of Education elections in May. | TBD | Presidents | Tracy Shepard | |||||||||||||||||||
58 | Cultural Arts | The committee meets monthly with the District Cultural Art Committee to decide what district-wide art programs to bring into the schools and arranges these programs within the given budget. It also coordinates the Daly Cultural Arts Program with Daly's principal. | Avita Delerme 917-658-9366 avitadelerme@gmail.com Elizabeth Holzman 516-660-3200 a.e.holzman@gmail.com | VP, Community Relations | (Same) | |||||||||||||||||||
59 | Curriculum Representative | Attends the district's monthly curriculum meetings. | Emily Stern emilystern@gmail.com | Presidents | (Same) | |||||||||||||||||||
60 | Parents' Council Representative | The Daly representative to the Parents’ Council attends monthly meetings and reports back to the HSA about district issues and events. The Superintendent, Board of Education members and a teacher representative also attend Parents’ Council meetings. | Kate Stefaniak and Allison White | Presidents | Tracy Shepard and Kate Stefaniak | |||||||||||||||||||
64 | Nutrition | This committee represents Daly at meetings with the Port Washington School District and the food service company to evaluate conditions in the cafeteria and to recommend menu choices and recipes. The committee also educates the children about good nutrition. During Nutrition Week, special curriculum projects take place and parents are invited to help decorate the school and to present creative programs to their children’s class. | Lindsay Scoville 516-883-1130 lacooper22@yahoo.com | Presidents | (Same) | |||||||||||||||||||
65 | Safety + Substance Abuse Prevention Task Force | Volunteers represent Daly at District Task Force meetings, which are held approximately 5 times per year. Volunteers must report back to HSA items discussed at meetings. | Nellie Sandler 617-596-6426 nelliesandler@gmail.com | Presidents | (Same) | |||||||||||||||||||
66 | SEPTA | Serve as Daly liasion to SEPTA (Special Education PTA). Attend monthly meetings. | Leila Noor leilanoor@gmail.com | Presidents | (Same) | |||||||||||||||||||
67 | Translation Committee | The chairs are available to help translate information that goes home via backpack or email. The also help translate between teacher and parent if needed. | Laura Candres 917-662-6547 laura.candres@gmail.com | VP, Community Relations | (Same) | |||||||||||||||||||
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