Reed Elementary PTO Wins Readers’ Choice Contest!
This week we felt like spectators at the Kentucky Derby as our Readers’ Choice contest came to an amazing finish with Reed Elementary PTO holding on to a small lead and winning our $500 prize.Prior to its big win, the PTO had been recognized in our 2014 Parent Group of the Year search for its outstanding effort supporting a diverse school community. Lisa Gamboa, Reed’s PTO president, says the community had fun getting out the vote for the Readers’ Choice contest. The PTO distributed flyers, made phone calls, asked area businesses to help get the word out, and “put posters all over town.’’
Our Readers’ Choice contest was on Facebook and generated quite a response. We provided the community with summary stories of the eight category winners and asked people to vote for their favorite group. Nearly 5,800 votes were cast during the two weeks the contest ran!
While Reed took the big prize, Trailridge Elementary PTA in Lee’s Summit, Mo., came in a close second. It also had been recognized in our Parent Group of the Year search for its awesome makeover of the school’s teachers lounge. We awarded this group a $100 well-deserved Readers’ Choice prize.
Congratulations to all the participating groups in this year’s Readers’ Choice contest.
Click here to learn more about our 2014 Parent Group of the Year winners.
