School Council Update Oct. 9 | AGMs for School Council and Parent Society, Parent Discussion Night, Fun-Lunch - first one and volunteers, Casino Volunteers Needed and School Council Positions Open

Posted on 2026-10-11 00:06:21.434 +0000 UTC

School Council Updates-October 9, 2026

Important Dates:

October 15 – 6:30 PM - The Annual General Meeting for the School Council and Fundraising Society. These are the parent-run societies that work with the school to provide events (like last week’s BBQ!) and raise extra funding for essential school items (sports equipment, complimentary studies supplies, library resources and much more!). You, as a parent of an Elboya student, are a member of these organizations. We’d love to see you come out to the meeting and see what it is about!
October 21 – Fun lunch for all grades – A&W
October 22 – 6:30 – 8:00 PM - Parent Discussion Night
November 3-4 – Elboya’s bi-annual casino slot. This is the MAIN fundraising event for the Fundraising Society. Volunteers are still needed to work the casino – especially for Wednesday shifts. No experience is necessary. See signup information below.

Parent Discussion Night – October 22 – Please RSVP

Join the Elboya School Council for a discussion night with Aliki Avdicos and Danny Cooper. Ask questions, share your views, learn about the school and meet other parents. Light refreshments will be provided! Please RSVP to elboyaschool.chair@gmail.com if you plant to attend. Feel free to submit any questions or areas you would like discussed in your RSVP.

1^st Fun Lunch – A&W

Hooray, fun lunches are back!

The first fun lunch for all students will be on October 21 and will be from A&W.

Go to www.Healthyhunger.ca to sign up and order. Orders must be in by end of day today (Friday).

Please ensure that you have indicated your child’s correct home room teacher. This helps us immensely when distributing the lunches. If you signed up before we had the grades / teachers loaded, we ask you to please amend your registration to include your child’s teacher.

Fun Lunch Volunteers

We are looking for parents to come in over the lunch hour to help distribute lunches to the kids. If you have your volunteer clearance and can carve out an hour over lunch to come to the school, please consider signing up! It’s a lot of fun to see the kids and meet some other parents, too!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4AA4A823A4F4C07-66322999-202627

Casino Fundraiser Volunteers Needed – Nov. 3 & 4

The casino fundraiser for Elboya School is Tuesday November 3 and Wednesday November 4 at Cowboys Casino. This is the MAIN fundraising event for the Elboya School Fundraising Society and only happens every other year. The last casino brought in ~$80,000 that has gone towards technology, residencies, and more to support our kids and our school! To make the casino happen, we need to fill 36 volunteer positions over those 2 days and nights. Each volunteer shift represents over $2000 in fundraising revenue for the school. No knowledge of gambling is needed to volunteer, all training will be provided at the casino event. A meal, snacks, and refreshments are also included for volunteers. Sign up for a volunteer shift and meet some other members of the Elboya School community! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4FA8AE23A6FFC61-65703161-elboya#/

Urgent Call to Fill Fundraising Society Positions

For over a year now some critical roles on the Fundraising Society have been vacant. We have been informed by the AGLC that this lack of Executive members may jeopardize our ability to apply for and be assigned casinos in the future. You don’t need previous board experience to take on these rolls! It’s a great way to build community and help elevate our children’s educational experience!

We would like to fill these positions at the AGM on October 15.

Fundraising Society President
- You don’t need fundraising experience to take on this position. Elboya’s main fundraiser is the casino. Elboya has not recently hosted a large fundraising event (such as a gala or online auction) and unless that is something you would like to lead, we generally look to smaller fundraising efforts. Come to the monthly meetings, provide oversight on the money management, become a signatory for the Society.
Treasurer
- Requires some accounting / bookkeeping knowledge. You will need to do the banking for the Society. This component of the job would be around 1 hour a month, plus the time to attend the meetings, when scheduled (~2 hrs a month).
- Producing the Society’s financial statements as well as completing reports for the CRA and the AGLC are part of the job.

If you are interested in volunteering or need more information contact Lisa at elboyaschool.chair@gmail.com.