October  2019

Happening this month:

• October 7th - 11th - Radnor-LM Week! 
• Friday, October 11th - Multicultural Group Halloween Potluck Dinner
• Thursday, October 17th - New RHS and RMS parent social
• Friday, October 18th -  RHS Alliance for Safe Kids (ASK) Meeting

• RMS and RHS Joint New Parent Social: Thursday, October 17th, 7 - 9 pm.
  Are you new to the the district? We are hosting an evening social gathering in your honor! This is a wonderful opportunity to meet new Radnor Middle and High School parents . Your invitation with details of this event will be sent to you shortly. Questions: RHSPTOmail@gmail.com

• RHS Alliance for Safe Kids (ASK) Meeting 
  "Teen Vaping, It's not just a mist" - Guest Speaker: Linda Schanne MSN, RN-C, CCRN, CEN chair of the Radnor Township Board of Health and Clinical Nurse Educator at BMH in the Emergency Department and A Michael Blanche MSS, LCSW
  When: Friday, October 18th at 9:00 am
  Where: RHS Auditorium 

• Annual RHS Staff Appreciation Dinner 
  This annual event is a relaxed, social and enjoyable way for our community to THANK the RHS Staff for all they do. A catered dinner hosted by the RHS PTO for 120 RHS Staff members on Monday November 25th, 3:30-5:30 
  QUESTIONS and to sign up to help, CALL KATHLEEN CASEY 610-299-6171 
  Helpers and contributions are needed to make this a success, sign up here.

• Multicultural Group Halloween Potluck Dinner: Friday, October 11th, 7 - 9 pm.
  Come dressed up, or come as you are!
  Shobana Sood and Ed Chan
  113 Brook Farm Road in Wayne
  R.S.V.P. to 610-653-9881/shobanasood@gmail.com

What do your donations fund?

Each year, we start the school year with our only major fundraiser, the Family Sponsorship Campaign (FSC). The goal of this campaign is to raise funds in support of the RHS PTO, with one donation, one time, rather than multiple appeals throughout the school year. 

We would not be able to support these programs without your help, as the sponsorship campaign is our main source of funds.
Donate online here.

With your donation you will fund:

• Teacher Grants
• Multicultural Club
• Teacher Appreciation Events
• Senior Awards
• Class Proms
• Senior Post Prom
• Scholarship Awards

Show your RADNOR PRIDE when you donate - receive a free car magnet for donations over $50 and a free house flag for donations over $250!

Please donate and help support another successful and enriching year for our students.  Every donation makes a difference, regardless of the amount. 

 Raise Money When You Shop on Amazon.com (Amazon Smile)

RHS earns a percentage for each dollar you spend at Smile.Amazon.com!  Everything is the same as Amazon.com including your Prime membership! Only difference is you need to log on to Smile.Amazon.com when you place an order.  Click here to register your amazon account and select "Radnor High School Parent-Teacher Organization" as the designated charity. The AmazonSmile Foundation donates 0.5% of all eligible purchases to the RHS PTO.  Another easy way to contribute to the PTO.  

• Thanksgiving Basket Drive, November 18th.
  Help RTSD families in need this holiday season. The 5 PTOs are coming together this year to support the Thanksgiving Basket Drive for Radnor Families. Our goal is to provide 100 baskets to local families in need. Be on the lookout for the sign up in the coming weeks. We will be in need of 100 baskets of non-perishable Thanksgiving dinner/pantry staples plus Acme/Giant gift cards for families to purchase turkeys, pies, etc. Collection will be Monday, November 18th from 3-6 pm at Radnor Middle School. Stay tuned for more details as we get closer to Thanksgiving. Questions or want to help? Contact kristinmonty@comcast.net

• Save the Date for the 2020 Radnor Speaker Series, "Vulnerable: A Conversation with Ryan Leaf" Tues., Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. at RHS. Ryan Leaf, the second overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft, will speak to the community about addiction and sobriety. He will highlight his football career and his dream of becoming a professional athlete before sharing how these dreams began to unravel. Tracing his journey to sobriety, Mr. Leaf will discuss topics such as the stress and pressures of being a successful teenager, drunk driving, gateway drugs, peer pressure, bullying and self-harm. A Q&A session will follow. Registration is requested and will open soon.

From Radnor Township School District (RTSD)

• RTSD Student Wellness Study Focus Group: Wed., Oct. 16 from 9-10 a.m. at the RTSD Admin Building and open to all Radnor residents. RTSD is interested in gathering feedback about the ongoing study of Student Wellness, which has been divided into three focus areas: Students' Social, Emotional and Behavioral Wellness; Students' Physical Wellness; and Students' College and Career Capacity Wellness.
  
  Visit the RTSD Community Bulletin Board to learn more about opportunities and events within the Radnor community. Recent listings include Young Athletes at Special Olympics Pennsylvania’s Fall Festival; Dan’s Down Dog & Dash; DMAX Foundation’s Casino Night; and Radnor Memorial Library events for kids and teens. Check it out

From the Community

• All In For REF! If you love a good poker game, gather your poker peeps and c'mon out! Radnor Educational Foundation has planned a great poker event to raise money for our Neighbors Helping Neighbors program, a program dedicated to helping families facing a
  disruption in their ability to meet basic life needs. Join us on Weds., Oct. 16, 7 p.m. at
  the Saturday Club. All playing levels welcome!Details here

• REF’s 3 rd Annual “ A Day at the Movies!”: "Incredibles 2" Radnor Educational Foundation invites all RTSD families to A Day at the Movies on Tues., Nov. 5, 1 p.m. at the Radnor Middle School auditorium. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. Tickets are $5/person. Note: This is a Teacher In-Service Day (K-12). Event information here

• Radnor residents, visit VOTESPA.COM for upcoming election information, registration and more brought to you by the Pennsylvania League of Women Voters.

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