The premier independent preschool to eighth grade school in Buffalo, NY.
Elmwood Franklin School
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Parent Council

Every parent and guardian of an Elmwood Franklin student is a member of the Parent Council.
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The mission of Parent Council is to support and sponsor Elmwood Franklin School’s programs, projects, events and activities. We strive to encourage communication between administration and Parent Council members by sharing matters of mutual concern, working together on fundraising events and encouraging involvement by all parents in the school community.
Executive Committee
Susan Burke, President

Sabina Behr, Vice President/Incoming President
Abby Gardner, Volunteer Coordinator
Megan Whitmore, Room Rep Coordinator
Stephanie Kroth, Ex-officio Member
Meeting Dates
The Parent Council meets every other month at 8:15 a.m. in the library unless otherwise notified. We encourage all to participate.

Thursday, September 26, 2024
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Thursday, March 20, 2025
​Thursday, May 18, 2025
Committee Chairs
Fall Festival:
The Peters Family, Regina Makdissi and Michael Peters, Patricia '26 and Sebastian '30

Book Fair: 
Lauren Ferranti, Abby Gardner, and Tatiana Wright

Teacher Treats: Erin Powers and Anne Timms

Original Works: 
Sabina Behr, Susan Burke, and Megan Whitmore

HoliMont Fun Day: 

Speaker Series:

Passive Fundraising

Throughout the year the Parent Council sponsors several passive fundraising opportunities to support EFS while you shop!
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Mabel's Labels
Mabel’s Labels are personalized peel and stick labels that safely go in the laundry, dishwasher and microwave. They’re perfect for all your kids’ stuff—from shoes and clothes to water bottles, lunch boxes, backpacks, school supplies and more! When you shop, 20% of your purchase will be donated back to Elmwood Franklin School! Click here and enter Elmwood Franklin in the search bar to start.
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Box Tops for Education
Box Tops is changing to fit today's families. The new and improved Box Tops mobile app scans your store receipt, finds participating products, and instantly adds Box Tops to our school's earnings online. 

While traditional Box Tops clips are being phased out of production, they can still be found on many products throughout the store. As long as they are not expired, you can clip and send them to school for submission.
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Lands' End
If you shop from the Lands’ End school uniform catalog, please use our school code (#900064171) and EFS will receive a 3% cash rebate.
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Tops In Education
Visit TopsMarkets.com/education and register your TOPS BonusPlus card. TOPS will donate up to 5% of the value of your TOPS brand purchases back to EFS. Be sure to register your card each school year!
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Giving Assistant
Earn more. Give more! Every day, Giving Assistant shoppers are earning cash back on their purchases at 1800+ popular online retailers. Then, a percentage of those earnings are donated to Elmwood Franklin School. Join Giving Assistant now to start donating 3-30% of every purchase to EFS while you shop and save online.

Parent Council Speaker Series

The Parent Council Executive Committee needs your help identifying topics that are important to YOU for upcoming Parent Council Speaker Series events. In the past, we welcomed experts on topics including online safety, nurturing creativity, mental health and resiliency, managing anxiety in children, nutrition, CPR certification, and AED training. If you would like to learn more about any of the topics above or suggest a new one, use the form below to provide your feedback.

We look forward to you hearing from you. 
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    Parent Council Speaker Series Suggestion Form
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​Elmwood Franklin School is accredited by the New York State Association of Independent Schools and a member of the National Association of Independent Schools. 

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