Community Food Advocates (https://www.communityfoodadvocatesnyc.org), a non-profit organization for equity-centered, high-impact public policy to provide affordable, culturally appropriate foods, shared information about the survey conducted by the New York City Department of Education, Office of Food and Nutrition Services (OFNS). The survey will inform the OFNS strategic planning plan that determine…
Book Culture (https://www.bookculture.com) is doing a holiday shopping promotion (a 20% additional discount) between Thursday, December 2, 2021 to Sunday, December 5, 2021, storewide and online. Book Culture has four stores in NYC, including one in Long Island City (26-09 Jackson Ave). On top of that, Q300 PTA can also…
At the October PTA General Meeting, a resolution was passed to approve $200 per grade for spending toward a grade activity or event that supports relationship building and in lieu of our normal in-person events which are still on hold during the pandemic. If you have an innovative way of…
A mobile COVID-19 testing site will be available in Athens Square Park (30th st. & 30th ave.) from Friday, November 19, 2021 to Friday, December 3, 2021. The test site will be available from 8:00am to 7:00pm everyday and can administer RAPID and PCR testing. Let's get tested next week…
Help support the Q300 PTA on #GivingTuesday on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 – a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. You can help raise fund for the PTA by doing any of the following: Post on social media with the hashtag #GivingTuesday and…
Athens Square Three Committee, formed by the local business owners and donations by the Astoria community, is planning a second Athens Square Park Tree Lighting at 6:00pm on Friday, December 3, 2021. The tree was installed today (Saturday, November 20, 2021) in Athens Square Park (right next to the Q300…
The recording of the virtual info session "COVID-19 Safety: Vaccines and Kids" (on Nov 11, 2021) is now available. The recording is available to all PTAs in District 30. If you don't have the password, contact your PTA representatives. https://vimeo.com/646152173
Q300 (not Q300 PTA) is hosting Mismatched Sock Day on Wednesday, November 24, 2021. Students can staff can wear their mismatched socks and can also donate adult size socks to TakeTwoNYC (https://taketwonyc.org), who will distribute them to those in need of winter outfits. You can donate socks (New socks in…
'Vaccinate, Educate, Graduate' is a vaccine incentive scholarship by New York State to increase awareness of the availability and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines and to provide incentives to New Yorkers 5-11 years of age to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Parents or legal guardians of any New Yorker who is 5…
Let your holiday shopping work for the Q300 PTA. Buy gift cards to over 70 major retailers and the Q300 PTA gets a percentage of the face value of each card. Download the order form . Act now! Orders are due on Friday, November 19, 2021. [The deadline has been…