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PTA Promotions Committee Volunteers Needed

Bulletin Board
Volunteers assist the chairperson in decorating the bulletin board near the Nurse's office. There will be a new bulletin board in place at the beginning of the year and several changes throughout the school year. Creativity is a plus! Only a few hours 3-4 times per year are required.

Conference Week
This committee plans and provides snacks for teachers each night of conference week.

Directory
Volunteers assist in compiling information, delivering information to the printer, labeling and distributing the finished school directory to the students whose parents belong to PTA. This is a short-term commitment that takes place at the beginning of the school year.

Disney Days Newsletter Editor
This volunteer collects and organizes information relevant to school business and activities and then creates and publishes the weekly Disney Days newsletter.

Disney Days Newsletter Copy and Distribution
Four people needed, each to work once a month, copying, folding and delivering the school newsletter to the teacher mailboxes.

Disney Marquee Coordinator
This volunteer collects important school information to be placed on the marquee located in front of the school. The volunteer then coordinates the placement of the message/information on the marquee with Mrs. Linneman and the student helpers she obtains from 5th grade. The marquee is updated on a weekly basis, preferably on Monday morning.

Disney Website Coordinator
This volunteer maintains and updates the school website.

Faculty and Staff Holiday Luncheon
This committee provides lunch for faculty and staff one day during the month of December.

Family Spring Fling
Volunteers assist the chairperson in organizing an exciting social event for Disney families which includes games, activities and food stand. This event takes place in the spring.

Hospitality - PTA For Meetings
This committee coordinates refreshments for monthly PTA meetings. This includes circulating food sign up sheets, some shopping, set up and clean up.

Kindergarten Orientation
This committee works closely with Kindergarten teachers in preparing and providing orientation packets to new kindergarteners and their parents, and providing a tour of the school to new Kindergarteners while their parents meet with the teachers. Kindergarten Orientation is held 2-3 days before school from 5:30-7:00 p.m.

Kindergarten Registration
This committee works with the school secretaries in preparing registration packets and assisting parents with paperwork on the day of registration. This event takes place in March, and lasts 2 hours.

Member Relations
This committee prepares and distributes information packets to new students and their parents.

PTA Membership (Individual and Family)
Volunteers assist the Membership Committee Chairperson with signing up Disney parents for PTA membership. This mainly occurs at the first few PTA meetings, Kindergarten Orientation, Open House and through a “send-in” process by which parents send enrollment forms and dues to the Membership Committee through school mail.

PTA Membership (Business)
Volunteers assist the Membership Committee Chairperson with signing up local businesses for PTA membership. This may involve visiting potential businesses and presenting the different levels of membership, and obtaining advertisements from these businesses to be placed in the school newsletter.

Sunshine Fund
This committee sends cards and/or gifts to faculty and staff who have experienced major events in their lives or their immediate family such as births, deaths, weddings, and for special events such as Principal’s Day, School Nurse Day etc.

Teacher Appreciation
Volunteers plan and provide special treats and/or events for teachers throughout Teacher Appreciation Week.

Volunteer Coordinator
This volunteer works with the Community Development office in administering paperwork to register and check criminal records of all Disney volunteers. This person also maintains committee and room parent sign up sheets, facilitates volunteer sign up at the Volunteer Kickoff during the first PTA meeting of the year and at Open House and makes room parent assignments as needed. With help from a committee, the volunteer coordinator plans and organizes efforts to recognize Disney volunteers during Volunteer Appreciation week that takes place in the Spring.

Weekly Email Reminders Coordinator
This volunteer sends email reminders and information regarding school events and business to all Disney families that sign up to receive this service.


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