June 1, 2007
Mrs. Ellen Goldsher
Mrs. Jami Sharfman
Braeside School PTO

Dear Ellen and Jami:

On behalf of the students and staff at Braeside School, I would like to thank the PTO for all of its wonderful support this past school year. Because of your generosity, we were able to provide the following:

• Visiting author Laurie Friedman for grades 2-4
• Visiting author Dan Gutman for grades 3-5
• Visiting author Kevin O’Malley for grades K-5 (partial fee to supplement 112 Education Foundation gift)
• Visiting storyteller Dan Keding
• Visiting storyteller LaRon Williams
• Airfare and staff lunch for visiting poet Jack Prelutsky
• The 18th Annual Writing Conference, including:
Guest speaker Franny Billingsley
Gifts for 14 group leaders
Lunch for 33 adults
All supplies and postage
• 70 copies of the computer program MediaBlender
• 4 laser printers for classrooms
• 25-128 MB Kingston flash drives for one 5th grade classroom

This year we experienced a wealth of creative presenters and our students were immeasurably enriched. Please know what a difference you have made in the lives of every student and every staff member. We are so very grateful!

Yours truly, Anne Shimojima
IMC Director