Brookwood Forest strikes gold with Ranger Round-Up

This year marks the third annual Ranger PTO dinner and auction benefitting Brookwood Forest Elementary School. The event, which took place in February, had Western flair this year with a new theme, “Ranger Round-Up.” Guests were greeted at the doors with an authentic cowboy, staff member Dan Gilliland and his wife, Pauline, and their horses. The decor incorporated the western theme with thousands of twinkling white lights, candles in mason jars, burlap table coverings and cowboy memorabilia.

The evening began with a silent auction offering more than 100 items donated by local businesses and supporters. A delicious dinner followed, and then guests prepared to bid on upcoming live auction items.

The highlight of the night is “Principal’s Pick,” a special project designed to enhance learning for students and allow the school and PTO to work together to reach the goal. This year’s initiative is the Ranger Room, a collaborative learning space specifically designed to fully fund the installation of MediaScape, the technological centerpiece of the room.

Amy Maziarz served as event chair and Julie Camp as co-chair or Ranger Round-Up. Event committee members and volunteers were Molly Baker, Marylon Barkan, Perrie Barton, Dabney Blum, Heather Cooper, Kathleen Davis, Steve Dubrinksy, Kim Fasking, Emily Frost, Tracy Gory, Kim Green, Adrian Hughes, Gayle Jones, Amy Knight, Laura Kunze, Amy Lazenby, Elizabeth Lewis, Kim Maddox, Nicole Maddox, Katherine Mange, Bridget Siora, Ellen Stein, Beth Watts, Yvette Weaver, Michele Knowles and Judilyn Horton.