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After School Programs - in conjunction with Youth & Family Services - PTO and Youth & Family Services would like to implement additional after school programs.  Volunteers are needed to help the YFS Coordinator organize the after school programs and/or teach classes (crafts, hobbies, games, sports etc.)  The PTO also provides scholarship assistance to those children in need. 

School Pictures (September and Spring)
Volunteers are needed to assist during picture time.  Pictures are taken in both the fall and the spring.

Book Fair (Fall and Spring)
Students can purchase books while earning money and free books for the school. Volunteers are always needed to assist the chairperson with the book fair. Individuals are needed to help students make selections at the book fair, run the register and for set-up and clean-up.  Book fairs are usually held in the Fall and the Spring.

Holiday Fair (December)
Provides the students an opportunity to shop for their relatives.
Volunteers are needed to assist the chairpersons with the holiday fair. Individuals are needed to help students with selections, run the register, and to help set-up and clean-up. 

Basket Bash (Volunteers needed from January to May)
A hugely successful and fun fundraiser that is held in May every year.  Come try your luck at winning the raffle for one of the many, many themed gift baskets.  All profits from this event directly support the Cultural Arts programs at the school.  Many, many, many volunteers are needed to run this event, including:

·       Preparation work during the weeks before

·       Setup the day of basket bash

·       Work the night of Basket Bash

Disbursements Committee (February)
Volunteers meet once in February to recommend how PTO funds are allocated for Spring Disbursements. 

Staff Appreciation Breakfast (May)
The PTO hosts a breakfast for school staff in the honor of Teacher Appreciation Day in May.

Cultural Arts Committee (All year)
Assembly programs that provide enrichment to the school curriculum. Volunteers are needed to assist the chairperson in the planning of Cultural Arts events, attending events and taking pictures at the events.  Dates and times vary. 

Fundraiser Help

Volunteers are needed to co-chair events, assist chairpersons throughout the year and/or to come up with new/unique fundraising ideas for our school.  Help is needed in October when the truck delivers the orders - during the day to unload & after school for pick-up times.

General Mills Box Tops (All year but look for special contests!)
Organize students to collect General Mills box tops for cash.
(10 cents each!)

Library (All year)
The library is in need of any help you can give during the day. 

Online Coordinator

Volunteer is needed to manage & coordinate on-line fundraiser opportunities.  Help our school get FREE money!

Room Parent/Classroom Volunteers (All year)
Help the teachers coordinate parties and other activities as needed and also act as classroom liaison to the PTO.  We provide volunteer names to each teacher and the teachers arrange schedules.

Student Banking (Weekly all year)
On Wednesday mornings volunteers are needed to help children with the school banking program. 

Student Council (All year)
Volunteers are needed a few times during the year to help with student council activities such as food drives, etc.

Title 1 (All year)
Volunteers are needed for data entry on the computer, listening to readers and small jobs with the reading program. 

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