Volunteer Info

How can you help? There are so many ways!

Join a Committee:

We have a number of Committees that you can lead or contribute to. Remember we are only as strong a PTA as our volunteers. If you want things to change, you need to be that change.

• TSA (Teachers and Staff Appreciation) Committee/Week  

  • We have a person in charge but they always needs support 

    • Gathering donations

    • Preparing gifts/food for the teachers and staff 

    • Cleaning and/or setting up 

  • Busy Times are:

    • During TSA week in the spring

    • Before winter break

    • Before the end of the school year

• Outreach Committee 

  • This is crucial to getting our message out. 

  • You can help in a variety of ways:

    • Write and send out newsletters and emails

    • Make flyers and posters for events, meetings, etc.

    • Manage the PTA Facebook account

• Fundraising Committee

  • Plan restaurant nights (just one or as many as you have energy for)

  • Organize bake sales

  • Plan your own fundraising event with board support

• Nominating Committee

  • Find a slate of candidates for next year's PTA board (with elections usually held in May)

• Financial Review Committee

  • During the summer looking over the budget and the finances from the previous year

• Book Sale Committee

  • Annual Labor Day Book Sale is our biggest fundraiser of the year. 

  • Planning starts in June and escalates up to the weekend of the Labor Day Festival

  • Need 2 chairs

  • Need at least 2 support parents

  • 1 board member is a liaison and the entire board supports the event

• Long Term Planning Committee

  • Research and plan capital improvements 

  • Support producing records and handbooks for events for future boards

• Advocacy Committee

  • Develop one or more school-level or county-level priorities to propose for our PTA, and identify best practices for supporting them, and/or:

  • Help our members support the state and national PTAs' legislative priorities, and/or:

  • Help the board respond to issues that our members bring up

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Support an Event:

We can only hold events with the support of our parents. We can't do it alone.

• Support the Walk to School event in October

  • Not too much set up needed. 

  • Contact the school and Greenbelt Police Department, and PG County Public Schools transportation

  • Make and hang flyers

  • Send reminders to parents and school

  • Organize which parent and teachers will be present at which intersections.

• Support Beautification Day

  • Contact Ingrid who ran these for years

  • Contact the school Facilities Manager 

  • Plan a date and time

  • Publicize the event - flyers, emails, email to the News Review for a community event notice

  • Coordinate the supplies (many such as mulch can be supplied by Public Works)

  • Be at the event to assure a smooth event

• Spring Fair - Details to be decided but most likely:

  • Coordinate logistics of the event with the board and the school

  • Publicize, send reminders, contact the News Review

  • Support the volunteers and participants the day of the event

  • Organize clean up or delivery of leftovers to a suitable charity

• Support monthly meeting set up and planning

• What would you like to plan? Tell us your plan and we can see if we can make it work!

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Support the Board or a Project:

• We'd like to organize a contact book for each class. 

  • This has been done in the past so there is information on logistics but there still may be details to work out.

  • This would be a coordination with our VP Eric McKenzie.

  • This may be a project that is ongoing.

• Be on call as needed

  • This isn't a middle of the night thing. When we need an extra hand on a committee or for an event we would send you a message to see if you are available to help.

• We are looking for projects, such as someone to help with capital improvements like:

  • Getting a new marquee sign for out front of the school by the entrance to the parking lot

  • Improving the playground area

  • You would provide research, suggestions, budgeting, and communication with the board about needs and issues.

• Organize your project, with board approval

  • Send us a message or ask to talk to the board and we can set up a meeting. You can also try to grab one of us during pick up or drop off.

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Donate Money instead of Time:

Some people don't have time but would still like to contribute. We appreciate help in any form. You can donate through this site through the Donate page. Thank you for your support.

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