The membership of the Parent Association (PA) is comprised of the entire parent body of the Hebrew Academy of Morris County. PA meetings and volunteer opportunities are open to all HAMC parents; help and suggestions are always welcome. The organization's functions are as follows:

• To provide an opportunity for parents to meet and socialize.
• To act as a liaison between the school and the parents and to improve communication.
• To provide the students of the HAMC with holiday enrichment and special events
• To participate in various fundraising activities in order to provide the students with these "extras."

All families are urged to participate in the various PA activities - social, fundraising, and volunteer. For more information on PA activities and volunteering, contact the main office at 973-584-5530. We will be happy to put you in touch with a PA representative.

Fundraising Activities - Funds raised enable PA to provide enrichment programs for our students. We encourage all of our families to participate.

• Passover Candy ‑ Candy is sold by the children to family, friends, and neighbors.
• Supermarket Gift Cards ‑ This is PA's best fundraiser. You write a check to HAMC and receive the same dollar value in gift cards, which you use as cash at the supermarket. Vouchers for most of the local supermarkets are available.
• Gift Wrap - In the fall, gift wrap is sold by the children to family, friends, and neighbors.

Social Activities - Additional social activities are announced in our weekly broadcast emails to the parents.

• New Parents' Tea - This is an opportunity for new parents to meet other new parents at the beginning of the school year and to get answers to any questions they might have.
• Family Get-Togethers - The PA sponsors activities that bring families together such as Spaghetti in the Sukkah and Family Shabbat Dinner.

Enrichment Activities - Volunteers are especially needed to help run these activities, which we offer our children, parents, and teachers, and staff:

• Book Fair ‑ Each fall, the book fair offers a wide variety of reading materials for the students to purchase for their home libraries.
• Gifts to the Graduates and B’nai Mitzvah ‑ We honor current students by giving a gift to each member of the graduating class and each Bar/Bat Mitzvah on his/her special day.
• Holiday Enrichment ‑ To emphasize the beauty of many of the Jewish holidays, the children are treated with special parties and relevant foods on holidays such as Sukkot, Chanukah, Tu B'Shevat, Purim, and Pesach. In addition, breakfast for junior high and treats for elementary students are provided on Rosh Chodesh.
• Pizza Lunch ‑ Once a week, for a nominal fee, PA provides pizza for the students.
• School Pictures ‑ In the fall, students have the opportunity to have their individual and class pictures taken.
• Staff Luncheon ‑ We welcome our faculty and staff back to school at a luncheon during their inservice day before school opens in September.