'Shop' the Community Closet in June

A message from the Community Support & Service Committee

The Community Closet is a new initiative of the JEDI committee and is FREE and OPEN to ALL members of the PS20 community! Starting in June, come "shop" for summer clothes, sandals, bathing suits, rain boots, and more! All lovingly donated and sorted by PS20 parents, teachers, and staff.

Open hours: After drop-off on select Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8:30am to 9:15am in Room 126

  • Mon June 3 + Wed 5     (school closed on June 7)

  • Mon June 10 + Wed 12 + Fri 14

  • Fri June 21    (school closed on June 17 + 19)

  • Mon June 24

Trudy Chan
Social Justice Run - Thank you! + Donations + Shirts

This year's Social Justice Run (SJR) and Family Picnic was a big success!   We want to thank everyone who helped support the event - our teachers and other PS20 staff, volunteers and everyone who has donated to this year's Social Justice Run. We also appreciate our event partners: Define New York Run Club, PS20 Mosaic, Futbol Rebels, Brooklyn Basketball Academy and It Takes a Village Youth Services.

Most importantly, we want to thank all of the PS20 students who participated in the SJR.  Our children rallied and ran laps around Fort Greene Park to raise awareness around child abuse, racism, police brutality, human trafficking, women's equal rights, food insecurity and a number of environmental issues.  We have some amazing young leaders in our school community!  

Now that our kids did their work, we are asking for your support to help us reach our fundraising goal of $10,000! We are so close - just another $1300 to go!!
You can help by either by making a donation and/or purchasing a Social Justice Run T-Shirt.

This year, half of the funds raised from the race (after we account for the event’s costs) will be donated directly to organizations doing work to address the causes your children's classes have chosen and the other half will be saved into the PTA’s JEDI Fund. The PTA’s JEDI Fund is a valuable resource that allows us to do everything from conducting workshops to ensuring all students can participate in school activities like book fairs and field trips.

We heard from a number of parents that they loved the SJR t-Shirts and wanted to purchase them. Therefore, we will be putting in another order of SJR t-shirts (of all sizes) next week.  If you would like a t-shirt (or two or three), please click on this link and put in your order by 5pm on Wednesday, June 5.

With admiration and thanks,

PS20 PTA

Trudy Chan
Fundraise with Tea Collection - April 22 through May 5

Use code ✨ SDS24PS20 ✨ to receive 20% off your purchase on TeaCollection.com and Tea will donate 10% of product order value to the PS20 PTA!

#thefineprint: Offer valid from 4/22/2024 through 5/5/2024 at 11:59 PM PT. Excludes Sets, Clearance, and Green Sprouts Swim Diapers. Discount taken will be pre-tax. Cannot be combined with other promotions. If there is a promo code already applied at checkout, simply remove and apply your organization's code to get credit. No adjustments on previous purchases. Not redeemable for cash. Cannot be used towards the purchase of gift cards. Limited to stock on hand. If you have questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to service@teacollection.com.

Trudy Chan
PTA Fundraising Game at Brooklyn Cyclones - Sun May 5

Come to historic Coney Island and watch the Cyclones take on the Aberdeen IronBirds on Sunday, May 5. The more tickets PS 20 sells, the more money that's raised. Tickets are $25.31 each in section 18 and includes:
* FREE Cyclones hat for all
* First 1,000 fans get a custom Brooklyn Jefes Sugar Skull Bobblehead
* First 500 kids (12 and under) get a FREE Mr. Softee Frozen Ice Cream Cup park voucher
* School Spirit Parade Around the Field at 1:15pm

Trudy Chan
Community Closet Clothing Drive - Apr 15-19

The Community Support and Service Committee is gearing up for the opening of the PS20 Community Closet, and we need your help!

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our first School-wide donation drive! From Monday, April 15 to Friday, April 19, we'll be collecting clean and sorted children's spring and summer clothing in bins outside of the main office. Your donations will go a long way in supporting all families within our school community.

Let's come together to make a difference and ensure that every child has access to the clothing they need for the warmer months ahead. Thank you for your support, and here's to a Happy Spring Cleaning for all!

If anyone is interested in volunteering to sort/organize, please join the Community Support and Service committee on Konstella or email communitysupport@ps20.org

Trudy Chan