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Building friendships As we begin the school year with new children joining into the Leapfrog classroom, we wanted to get to know each other. Learning more about each Leapfrog supports relationship development between the teachers, as well as peer to peer. To learn more about each Leapfrog, we went...
With over 100 items up for auction, there is bound to be something just for you, such as: Eagles vs the Falcons from Executive Seats Stay in Stowe, Vermont Top-secret review meal with Craig LaBan "Tax Day" Progressive Dinner Lots of Birthday Party Packages Poconos Long Weekend Dad's Hat Whiskey...
Let the bidding begin! Our silent auction features exciting new additions this year, guaranteed to provide competitive bidding wars and some very happy winners. This year we are featuring some of our stellar silent auction items and accepting pre-event bids. Out of town for the event, but...
This year we are featuring a few of our stellar silent auction items and accepting pre-event bids. Call in a bid for any of these great items to (215) 266-7750 or email it in before Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 5:00 pm to Development Manager Karen Stachelek at kstachelek@parentinfantcenter.org. She will...
Join me at ArtStart October is such a full month at PIC with many chances for us to come together as a community. Coming up is a center-wide work day, which is a great chance for you to get in some PPP hours while meeting more families. At the end of the month there is the Fall Family Festival, a...
With less than a month to go until this blockbuster event on October 20, we are calling all sports fans to consider this: How much are you willing to spend for items like these? 1. Executive Seats to the Eagles Can you believe that new quarterback? The Eagles have launched us into a fantastic start...
written by PIC Executive Director Deb Green Remembering a Visionary Last week marked the ninth anniversary of the death of former Executive Director Marni Sweet , who stood at the helm of PIC for 28 years. Marni was such an icon and visionary for the life of PIC, that I always try to find some...
With its fun theme of Lights! Camera! Auction! ArtStart 2016 is destined to be a blockbuster that you won't want to miss! Invites for ArtStart 2016 are in the mail and should be in your mailbox sometime this week! Easily invite friends and family by sending them to the online invitation. Your invite...
written by Tamara Clark, Preschool Program Coordinator Delving Deeper into Reggio Inspirations Each year, PIC teachers gather for two sweet days of community, collaboration, and professional development. With such a large staff (nearly 90), we like to begin our days together with team-building and...
Creating in Clay It started with a box of air-dry clay. The kids loved it. They made all manner of things--from doughnuts to turtles, to colorfully-painted beads. They had such a good time working with the clay that we knew we had to go deeper. Fortunately, right across the street from PIC is the...