Lowcountry Montessori School
Minutes
Fundraising Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday August 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Location
Lowcountry Montessori School
749 Broad River Drive
Rm 202
The mission of Lowcountry Montessori School is to provide an authentic Montessori education building a foundation for lifelong learning.
Committee Members Present
A. Wright
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
A. Chavarria, A. Horn (remote), Caitlyn Creamer (remote), S. Fox, T. Brosnan
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
A. Wright called a meeting of the Fundraising Committee of Lowcountry Montessori School to order on Thursday Aug 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
D.
Old Business
- No older fundraisers to discuss at this meeting
- Proposed dates for talent show postponed due to J. Poole being absent
II. New Business
A.
Future Fundraising Roles
- T. Brosnan was appointed to begin process for cookbook fundraiser (write a letter; investigate printer options). T. Brosnan will also explore options for a tea fundraiser (should be held on a weekend)
- A. Chavarria will begin looking for food trucks for Food Truck Night. Food Truck Night will take place on November 14 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM coinciding with PTO LE tag event.
- A. Chavarria will look into a venue for adult prom (theme: Prom Through the Decades) which will coincide with childcare/lock in at LMS
- A. Chavarria will put together a staff vs kid basketball game
- A. Chavarria willing to emcee Talent Show
III. Other Business
A.
Other Fundraising Business
- Explored options for a weekly small fundraiser
- A. Chavarria suggested a TikTok ad for enrollment
- Calendar handouts at car line
- C. Creamer shared PTO events calendar with committee
- Fundraising committee reach out to Scratch for Spirit Night
- Discount cards again next year as fundraiser?
- S. Fox will look into fair trade catalog companies for future fundraisers
- Add car wash coupons to school store online
Next meeting will be September 11 at 4:00 PM
IV. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:28 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
A. Wright
A. Wright noted that subcommittees cannot vote; postponed this item until verification could be made for appropriate procedure for minutes approval.