I’ve been meaning to email you, to thank you for giving us the opportunity to purchase such a wonderful product that enlightened so many children and adults throughout our entire community!  There was so much energy and excitement when I visited your marketplace last year, I never expected anything even close to that here in our little town of Bloomingdale!  In the beginning, I was told that there would maybe be five students interested in the program; thank goodness we had faith in what you developed, as we had to turn students away, and ended up with a total of 42 participants!  Each and every participant walked away with a valuable lesson learned, pride, and yes, a little cash in their pockets.  There were so many of their parents, friends, and neighbors in the community who took the opportunity to come in and see what a few middle school students were doing, who also walked away with some pride, and a little less in their pockets! ;)

This is my last year as PTA President, (I’ve been on the Board for 4 years now- time to give someone else a chance!) and I have to say the one major accomplishment I can walk away with during my term was to be a part of bringing the TREP$ program to our school.  One of the teachers who taught the course told me that it was one of the most incredible experiences she’s ever had with any of her students, witnessing their growth from the beginning to it’s conclusion at the marketplace.  It truly benefited so many who were involved in the various aspects, and is considered “a keeper” for years to come!  I know how good I feel about the children at our school it’s impressed upon; I can only imagine how you feel as it grows across the counties and what you’ve created touches so many people with such an intense, positive impact.

Thank you, also, for taking the time to walk us through, attend our Workshops and Marketplace, and be able to witness another successful, proud, group of students walk away with knowledge you’ve provided them!

Take care and stay in touch with emails of new upcoming events, etc.!

-Beth Pellegrino, Bloomingdale PTA, Bloomingdale, NJ