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5 Tips for Ending the Year Right and Getting Ready for 2017-18 It has been a great year for your school’s parent group and it may be tempting to coast through the summer. But there are some important things that as a leader of your school’s parent

Teacher Appreciation Week is May 2nd-6th! Everyone has a favorite teacher. There was one and sometimes more than one teacher that made a profound difference in your life.   Teachers teach because they love children. Teachers spend the school year looking for ways to connect with each child

7 Reasons Why the Penguin Patch® Holiday Shop is Like No Other! A school holiday shop can be a great experience for the kids and the volunteers or it can be a disaster. The Penguin Patch® Holiday Shop helps to make sure that the experience is a

Penguins Hit the Road this Spring! Penguin Patch® Holiday Shop is once again traveling to PTO Conventions across the country. Each year Penguins from the Texas based company travel to PTO Conventions to help PTO volunteers to learn more about the benefits of hosting a Penguin Patch®

Our Sponsors Say the Nicest Things! At the Penguin Patch® Holiday Shop, we spend a lot of time trying to make sure that our schools, their volunteers and most of all the kids at the school have a great experience every year.  In 2015, schools across the

10 Easy Ways to Show Your Volunteers How Much You Appreciate Them!   1. Thanks A “Latte” Help your volunteers recharge after a long event! Give them a coffee drink with this cute label attached to it.   Click Here for a Free Printable Download   2. “Donut”

A Visit to the Penguin Patch® (With apologies to Clement Moore)   ‘Twas the night before the Penguin Patch® Holiday Shop All the Penguins were rushing because this was no time to stop. The boxes were shipped and reorders made ready The kids would be shopping for

How to Have A Successful (and FUN) Holiday Shop! 1. Get Some Excited Volunteers! Recruit some enthusiastic volunteers to help out with your school’s shop. Engaged and excited volunteers make for a much more fun environment for your students to shop in.   2. Wear Your Awesome Penguin

8 Easy Fall Carnival Activities that Won’t Break the Budget As the autumn winds blow in, school carnival season is just getting started. Fall carnivals are a great way for students and their families to engage with their school and have a good time, but they can