At Emerson School of Hospitality, we value families.
Join us for our next family engagement event!
Health and Wellness Fair
Thursday, May 8, 2025, from 4 PM to 6 PM.
We have many community organizations, activities, resources, food, and free things to give our families. We are showing off some of our in-house talents, community partners, and students' hard work! Our list of activities is growing by the day, but here are some examples of what we have lined up so far:
AIDS Testing
CPR Training
Career Opportunities for Students with BPS Food and Nutrition
Substance abuse resources and support (Erie County Health, Restoration Society Inc/Clubhouse Buffalo)
Erie Path- App and resource support for families
MVP
Healthy food choices (SNAP, Cornell Coop, Buffalo Schools)
Information on free art classes
Information on free counseling services (Horizon Health Services, Say Yes)
College information
Military recruiters
Sunshine Vegan Eats- Vegan Soul Food -cooking demos
Chocolate Club- Healthy desserts demo
Ms. Wilson Dowels- Cookie painting classes
Smoothie Bike
Devi Bollywood- Dance Classes
Van Goghing Places- Painting class "Tracing Your Roots"
Buffalogo- T-shirt making
Yoga
Breathing exercises
Aerobics
Hair cuts
Hair Tinsel and braiding
Henna tattoos
Lotion making
AND MORE!!
**NEW!!** DO YOU OWN A SMALL BUSINESS? WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADVERTISE FOR FREE?
FAMILIES WHO OWN A LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS ARE WELCOME TO SET UP A TABLE AT THE NEXT EVENT! INTERESTED BUSINESSES SHOULD COMPLETE THE FORM USING THE QR CODE.
We are excited to see you at our next event!
Want to get involved in your child's school? Here's how!
Join our Parent Engagement Team!
Sign up to be part of our Parent Engagement Team! This team helps organize events, gives valuable input to our school, and helps support parent initiatives. We are a great group! See what we do at Emerson! All are welcome: Community members, families, students, teachers, and staff.
Schedule is TBA
This is our Zoom meeting link.
Meeting ID: 786 1414 9721
Passcode: GRAY
Sign up to be part of the team and get notifications about our meetings.
Other ways you can make a difference:
Take our anonymous survey. This helps us make decisions for our school. It will inform us what types of services and support we can offer.
Add information to our newsletter! We are developing a newsletter that will be circulated to families. This newsletter will be overseen by our Parent Engagement Liaison, Ms. Effinger, but parents can submit information that may be added to the newsletter! Please share community news, upcoming events, shout-outs to our students or staff, or anything else you want to share with our families and community! You can find the submittal form here.