The Forest Meadow Junior High PTA is revving up to host their annual fundraiser, Market in the Meadow. This 28th annual holiday gift sale brings merchants from all over the country to the FMJH campus Saturday and Sunday, October 15 and 16.

More than 4000 shoppers are expected and admission is free, but merchants pay a fee to set up 180 booths and sell their wares. Funds will be used for about 200 different classroom items, large and small, including everything from a digital metronome for budding musicians to a vocabulary-building game for students with special needs. They’ll also purchase science lab equipment, hands-on math projects for students staying after school, fresh brushes for art students and enough hand-sanitizer to kill an army of amoeba.

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For many, the highlight of the weekend is the local entertainment in the school’s courtyard, where neighborhood talent and school groups perform.

With shopping and performances still a month away, Sponsor Chairman Wanda Campbell says it’s not too late for your business or family to contribute to the cause. Donors will be recognized in the FMJH Stampede newsletter, on the Market in the Meadow website and in the MIM show program distributed to all shoppers. For more information about how you can help, email Wanda here.

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    Blogger CAROL TOLER and her husband, Toby, are the parents of four LHHS graduates. She has an MBA from SMU and is the proud recipient of the Exchange Club of LH's Unsung Hero Award and Councilman McGough's Blake Anderson Public Service Award. She received LHHS PTA's Extended Service Award, FMJH PTA's Charger Award and a Life Membership from the LHFC PTA. She has moderated candidate debates for Dallas Mayor, Dallas City Council and RISD Trustee races and taught seminars on garnering publicity for nonprofits. She completed training with Dallas Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation and Inside RISD, and she's a sustaining member of LH Women's League. She has served on the boards of After8 to Educate, Dallas Free Press, Healing Hands Ministries and Camp Sweeney and chaired fundraisers for multiple Dallas nonprofits. Email ctoler@advocatemag.com.