Mill Creek Elementary School PTO

09/20/2026

Pizza night + supporting Mill Creek?! YES, PLEASE! 🔥🍕

Join us at Blaze Pizza THIS THURSDAY, September 24, from 3–9 PM for a Mill Creek Elementary fundraiser! 25% of qualifying proceeds will be donated back to Mill Creek PTO. 💙🦦

📍 Blaze Pizza – 113 N. Peters Rd.
🗓️ Thursday, September 24 | 3–9 PM

Dine in, grab pickup, or order online! For online orders, use code FUNDA at checkout. 🙌

So skip the kitchen, grab some pizza, and help us raise some dough for our Mill Creek otters! 🦦🍕💙

Tag your pizza-loving friends & share this post!

09/19/2026

💙 Besides our Executive Board, there are many people who keep our PTO moving! 🦦✨

A HUGE thank you to our incredible 2026–2027 PTO Committee Chairs! These volunteers are the behind-the-scenes magic that makes so many of the things we do at Mill Creek possible. From events and fundraisers to supporting our teachers, connecting with families, and creating fun experiences for our students — they keep things moving, and we are SO grateful for each of them!

Please join us in giving a big OTTERLY THANK YOU to:
✨ Adam Keck — All Pro Dads
✨ Laura Pickens — Art/Library Support
✨ Kat McGregor — Clinic Support
✨ Katie Hicks — Clinic Support
✨ Sarah Nordmeyer — Communications
✨ Megan Jacks — Dine to Donate
✨ Kiley & Josh Riner — Gardening & Beautification
✨ Kristy Hamilton — Hospitality
✨ Dolly Wijaya — Otter Fest Silent Auction
✨ Morgan Meade — Otter Run
✨ Kim Mills — Room Parent Liaison
✨ Katie Butler — Second Harvest
✨ Cheryl Passalacqua — Spirit Wear
✨ Katoura Patterson — Teacher Appreciation Week
✨ Shelby Gibson — Volunteer Coordinator

We are so thankful for the time, creativity, energy, and heart each of you gives to Mill Creek Elementary! 💙

Your work truly makes a difference for our students, staff, and families.

🦦 And we have ONE chair position still open!

We’re looking for someone to lead OtterFest for the 2026–2027 school year. Our next OtterFest is April 2, 2027, and this is such a fun way to get involved, meet other families, and help create one of our biggest PTO events of the year!

Interested in joining the team? Send us a message or email [email protected] — we’d love to have you! 💙

09/18/2026

🌶️🏆 And the chili champions have been crowned! 🏆🌶️

Our Chili Cook-Off for staff was a spicy success!

Thank you to everyone who brought a chili, grabbed a bowl, and joined in on the fun. Our PTO brought the heat — and the competition was delicious! 😂

🥇 1st Place: Thai Chili 🌶️
🥈 2nd Place: Chicken Taco Chili 🌮
🥉 3rd Place — TIE: Indian Chicken Chili with Rice 🍛 + Pumpkin Chili 🎃

A huge thank you to our incredible staff for making Mill Creek such a fun and special place every day. We loved getting to spoil you with a little fall comfort food! 💙🤍🩶

Congratulations to our chili champions! You’re all winners in our book… but those trophies say otherwise. 😉🌶️

Go, Otters! 🦦

09/18/2026

Our MCES PTO Membership Drive final results are IN! ✨🍦

We have officially SWEETENED our school! 💙🦦

🎉 Congratulations to Ms. Leatherwood’s Kindergarten class! With 11 PTO memberships, they earned the ICE CREAM PARTY! 🍦🏆

🍭 Ms. Leatherwood AND Ms. Manges’ classes also earned popsicles + extra recess for their awesome participation! ☀️

🦦💙 And the fun doesn’t stop there… 18 classes earned OTTER TATTOOS! 🎉 A big shoutout to our newest winners: Ms. Ciletti, Ms. Spiers, and Ms. Edixon!

To EVERY family who joined the PTO — THANK YOU!

Your membership helps us support our students, teachers, and school all year long. We’re already off to such a sweet start, and we have SO much fun planned! 💙

Let’s SWEETEN our school together! 🍦🦦✨

09/16/2026

TURN EVERYDAY SHOPPING INTO $$$ FOR MILL CREEK! 🦦💙

Did you know you can help Mill Creek Elementary School earn FREE money just by doing things you’re already doing? 🛒📱

These programs make it easy for our families, friends, and community to support our school — without spending extra money!

🛒 Kroger Community Rewards

Link your Kroger Plus Card to Mill Creek Elementary, then shop like you normally do. Kroger donates a portion back to our school based on eligible purchases. Once you’re enrolled, it’s automatic!

🍎 Ingles Tools for Schools

Link your Ingles Advantage Card to our school and use it when you shop. Your everyday grocery purchases can help Mill Creek earn valuable school equipment and supplies.

🛍️ Food City School Bucks

Connect your Food City ValuCard to Mill Creek Elementary and scan it when you shop. Eligible purchases help our school earn a share of Food City’s School Bucks funds. Shop. Scan. Support!

💙 Givebacks

Givebacks offers another simple way to support our school through participating purchases, offers, and fundraising opportunities. Small actions can add up to a BIG impact when our whole school community participates!

✂️ Box Tops for Education

No more clipping Box Tops! Simply download the Box Tops app, select Mill Creek Elementary, and scan your receipts after shopping. Participating products earn money directly for our school.

✨ WHY SIGN UP?

These programs can turn groceries and everyday purchases into passive fundraising for Mill Creek. There’s no selling, no asking friends and family for donations, and no additional cost to you!

Imagine what we could accomplish if EVERY Mill Creek family participated! 💙🤍🦦

The money and resources earned through these programs can help support our students, teachers, classrooms, programs, activities, and school community.

📣 Our challenge to every Otter family:
Sign up for ALL FIVE! Then encourage grandparents, relatives, friends, and neighbors to support Mill Creek too!

💙 You shop. They give. MILL CREEK WINS! 💙

09/14/2026

We still have a few spots open for coupon book help. Super quick & super easy, but such a huge help to our office staff. Check out the open dates below!

09/14/2026

🎬🚗 WE NEED YOUR TRUNKS! 🚗🎬

Lights, Camera… OTTER RUN! 🦦⭐️

We’re looking for local businesses to join us for Otter Run on October 30!

Turn your trunk into something fun, festive, creative, or completely over-the-top and help us make Otter Run at Mill Creek unforgettable! 🎃🍭

✨ Here’s the scoop:
🚗 Decorate your trunk
🍬 Provide candy for 865 Mill Creek students
⏰ Be available from 7:50 AM–2:35 PM
🎟️ There is NO COST to participate!
🏢 Local businesses are especially encouraged to join us!

This is a fun way for our local businesses to connect with Mill Creek families, show off your business, and bring some trunk-or- treat fun to our Otters — all while supporting our school! 💙

Interested in bringing a trunk? Email [email protected] to get signed up and we’ll send you all the details!

🎥 Lights. Camera. Trunks.

🦦 Let’s make every Otter feel like a STAR! ⭐️

09/11/2026

🎬🦦 LIGHTS. CAMERA. OTTER RUN! 🦦🎬

Mark your calendars, Mill Creek families! 💙

Our 2026 Otter Run is coming up on Friday, October 30! 🎥⭐️

Each student will get to enjoy Otter Run during their regular Encore time, and parents are absolutely welcome to come cheer them on and join the fun during their child’s Encore time! 🦦🎬

💰 Fundraising: October 21–30
🏆 Incentives + prizes: YES, PLEASE!
🎉 Otter Run: October 30

We’re making this year’s Otter Run Lights, Camera, Action! and we can’t wait to see our Mill Creek otters shine! ⭐️

More details, fundraising information, incentives, and prizes coming soon! 👀

Save the date… because every otter is a STAR! ⭐️🦦💙

09/11/2026

09/09/2026

Our first PTO meeting of the year is tomorrow, Thursday, Sept. 10th and we hope to see you there!

⏰ 6pm
📍 MCES Cafeteria