 | Parents Council Committees | Academy Nights Chair: TBD
The Academy Nights Evening Enrichment Program raises funds in support of the financial aid program at Durham Academy. All the monies raised directly support these scholarships. Each year Durham Academy grants more than $1 million in need-based awards.
Academy Nights courses are taught by professionals and individuals from the Triangle area who have a passion for their offerings and are dedicated to giving back to the community.
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| Affinity Program Chair: Jane Ellen Simmons
Support Durham Academy effortlessly! Shop as usual at these stores and a percentace of what you spend is given to DA. Harris Teeter "Together in Education" Link your VIC card at the Teeter check-out every August 1. The code for Durham Academy is #1242. You must re-link each August! Target "Take Charge of Education" Link Durham Academy #12715 with your Target credit card or Target VISA by calling 1-800-316-6142 or visiting www.target.com. Office Depot "Back to School" At checkout, designate Durham Academy or #70060931. Food Lion "Lion Shop & Share" Link your Food Lion MVP card at www.foodlion.com. Follow the prompts from "In the Community" to "Lion Shop and Share" to register MVP cards. Designate Durham Academy as your choice. If you have questions about these valuable programs, please contact Jane Ellen Simmons. |
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| All-School Picnic Chairs: Stacey Burkert and Laura Virkler
This fun event is an opportunity for families and faculty to gather for a relaxed afternoon of music, games and picnicking. |
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| Arrangements Chair: Lynn Toms |
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| Athletics Committee Chair: Kathy Bassil |
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| Benefit Auction Leadership Team: Jean Bethea, Angie Duty, Lori Evans, Margaret Jones, Kristin Teer and Janis Tillman
The Annual Benefit Auction is Parents Association's largest fundraiser; their annual budget is supported primarily by auction proceeds. This event is traditionally held the last Saturday night of February.
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| Caring Committee Chair: Jennifer Riley |
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CavClassifiedsChair: Andy Dunk ( cavclassifieds@da.org) CavClassifieds is an electronic advertising service provided by the DA Parents Association through which you may advertise goods or services. Ad revenues from this service benefit programs of the Durham Academy Parents Association, and your advertisement reaches nearly 1000 DA households! Previous ads have listed items to sell, sought items to buy, and advertised for babysitters, summer jobs, house rentals, or other services. You may also include lost and found items or advertise your business.
CavClassifieds is also posted to the web site each month. You must log in to access the page. Issues are updated on the first school day of each month with ad placement required seven days prior to that. Advertising rates are: Lost and Found, $5; DA family ad, $10; DA family business, $20; Non-DA affiliated, $50. Ads should be limited to 50 words or less. To place an ad, email CavClassifieds@da.org.
Advertisements are not necessarily endorsed by Durham Academy, and the Parents Association reserves the right refuse any advertisement deemed inconsistent with the best interests of the school.
To access the current edition of the CavsClassifieds, log on to the website. Select your "Parent" page from the black menu on the left. From the Pages menu select CavsClassifieds. The CavsClassifieds will be archived each month should you wish to reference a previous month's copy. |
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| Communications Representative Chair: Jenny Blazing
Facilitates communications between Parents Council members and the DA community. |
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| DA @ DBAP Chair: Elisabeth Wiener
Join DA families for a fun-filled spring evening at the Durham Bulls Athletic park! |
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| DA @ Hurricanes Chair: Nickie Donovan |
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| Diversity Committee Chair: Pam Green |
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| Future Fundraisers Chair: Kemi Nonez and Kristin Teer |
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| Innisbrook Wraps Chairs: Angie Duty and Vicki Pineles
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| New Parent Mentor Chair: Anne Lloyd
The New Parent mentor program pairs new students and parents with current Durham Academy families. Lower School
Emmy Huckabee and Morgan Moylan
Middle School
Amy Collie and Dana Lange
Upper School
Kay Peters and Shelayne Sutton |
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| Nominating Committee Chair: Theky Pappas |
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Turkey Trot Fun RunChair: TBD
NEW! Help kick off DA's First Annual All-School Turkey Trot Fun Run, scheduled for Saturday, November 20th. Pre-race organizers and race-day volunteers needed! A 5K race and 1K fun run will be held. |
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Used Book SaleCo-Chairs: Lisa D'Amico and Kim Leversedge
The DA Used Book Sale is a DA and Durham community event. Over 15,000 books are collected throughout the year and culminates with a sale and bake sale in April. Funds raised from the Book Sale support Parents Council gifts toward educational trips, teacher wish list, etc. Volunteeer opportunities include sorting books prior to the sale, staffing during the sale and assisting students with their shopping, and supporting the bake sale. The 2010 sale dates are April 22-23, DA community only, April 24-25 DA and Durham Community. Donations of books will be accepted all school year up until just before the sale- collection points are the LS lobby, the MS near the flagpole, the US near Kenan auditorium. Please plan to support this "fun"draiser in some way this year! |
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| Used Sporting Goods Sale Chair: Jeanne White |
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| Visiting Authors/Artists Chairs: Frances Dowell |
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| Volunteer Coordination Lori McCain
Coordinates volunteers for the various Parents Council events throughout the year. |
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| Wellness Committee Chairs: Kathy Merritt and Cindy Sundy |
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Whole Foods ScripChairs: Lisa Salzman
Whole Foods supports Durham Academy by selling scrip certificates in support of our school. For every $20 of Whole Foods scrip purchased, Whole Foods donates $1 to DA.
Here’s how the program works:
Scrip dollars can be used just as cash on any items in the store and effectively have no expiry date. While the scrip certificates are printed with a six-month expiry, they will be honored beyond that date.
DA Parents have the option to purchase scrip once a month by placing an order by email with the Scrip Coordinator. Scrip will be delivered to your child, in a Friday folder or in the MS or US business office for pick up. Scrip is charged to your DA account, so you pay the DA business office directly. If you are not a parent but are interested in participating, please contact our Coordinator.
The Whole Foods Chapel Hill store is the store making the 5% donation to Durham Academy, so we ask that when possible you please use your scrip to patronize this store and thank them for their support. The other local stores will accept your scrip.
If you would like more information or would like to receive our monthly emails, please contact our Whole Foods Scrip Coordinator, Lisa Salzman, at lisa.salzman@gmail.com.
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