Volunteer

Volunteers are needed to attend tours with perspective families

Volunteers are needed to make follow-up phone calls to visitors to the school and attendees at "Lunch and Learn with the Head of School."

Timing: Year round

Volunteers from all divisions are needed to attend "Lunch and Learn" with the Head of School. There they will meet and greet prospective parents.

Timing: September through April

Help put our budding young artists on display by hanging their work in the gym in preparation for the Art Show Opening.

Timing: Wednesday, April 24, 2012
Anytime between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

The Annual Fund augments the School’s operating budget thus providing funds for critical components of the school programs. Across campus you can see examples of how the Annual Fund dollars have been put to work helping everyone in the Friends School community – with everything from sidewalks, classroom supplies, athletic equipment, musical instruments and student financial aid. As the budget increases due to higher costs of running the campus and its programs, so does the need for gift dollars that support the budget. This year’s goal is $1,400,000.

Timing: October and November

Volunteers set-up and serve refreshments to attendees. They also assist with clean-up at the conclusion of the reception.

Timing: Thursday, April 25, 2012

Volunteers are needed to check in donors, assist with canteen and provide logistical support during the Blood Drive

Timing: Friday, February 24, 2012 10:00 a.m. -- 4:00 p.m.

This committee shares important Parents Association information with the Friends School community through a variety of outlets, including divisional emails, website and the electric sign.

Timing: Meets once per month

This is an annual event where lunch is catered in the Meeting House. Volunteers help set up tables and have everything ready. Usually in February or March.

Timing: TBA

Provides practical and emotional support for families in crisis due to hospitalization, extended illnesses and other stressful life events. Volunteers serve as links in a chain of caring. They provide help and occasional meals, run an errand or two and sometimes, just lend a sympathetic ear. Although we hope never to need this program, we want to have a cadre of volunteers willing to be on-call,

Timing: As needed all year

This program welcomes new students and their parents to the Friends' community. We welcome the students by pairing them with current students and/or families who offer to talk with and meet the new students and/or families. At each level there is also a gathering such as a picnic, potluck dinner, or simple student-only party. In the lower grades the focus is on the families, with current families doing the welcoming. In the Middle School the focus begins to shift to the students, with the students and their families being welcomed by current students. By Upper School, that shift is complete: current students welcome new students. There can be a separate coffee hour for interested Upper School parents during the first days of school.

Timing: Initial contact is established in summer, but events targeted to welcome new families will be held throughout the year.

This annual event takes provides a breakfast or lunch for teachers in each division while they are working during a planning day or meeting with families during conferences. Volunteers coordinate event dates with the appropriate division secretaries and order food with funds provided by the Parents Association.

Members help coordinate any new and all Parents Association Fundraisers and Events, and assist in supporting and evaluating all existing Programs and Events.

Timing: Meetings monthly

For this bi-annual fundraiser, catalogs for gift wrap and other items are distributed to the students to sell in the early fall. Volunteers are needed to help collect the orders from all grades and help distribute the orders when delivered to school.

Timing: Fall

Holly Fest is the largest annual fund raiser for the school. Always the Saturday before Thanksgiving, Holly Fest is a holiday craft fair with 80+ crafters, student booths, kids crafts, food, gourmet food to go and silent auction. Volunteers are needed for promoting the event, admissions, traffic, crafts, setup, clean up and much more

Timing: Saturday, November 19, 2011
(Set-up Friday evening, November 18, 2011)

With 2,000+ volumes and hundreds of books moving in and out everyday, the lower school library needs your help! Volunteers help shelve, pull and cover books. Times are flexible during the school day.

Timing: Year-round

Parents are needed to help set-up, clean-up and provide refreshments for receptions after musical and theatrical performances. Also, parent coordinators for Lower School, Middle School and Upper School are needed to schedule volunteers and refreshments for concert receptions in their division.

Volunteers are needed to help set up, serve and clean up a pizza lunch for the students in the Pre-Primary building. It's a great way to spend time with your PK, K or P1 student.

Timing: Each Wednesday

Volunteer to work ing the school store for one two-hour shift per month. Activities include selling school supplies and books to Friends School middle and upper school students. Each volunteer is trained by one of the store managers. No experience necessary.

Timing: Two shifts available each day except Friday when the Quaker Closet closes at 1:30 pm. The shifts are from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm and 1:30 - 3:30 pm

A Friends School Community day where we gather to celebrate athletics with fun, games and good food. Athletic games are on-going throughout the day while there are fun and games for the whole family. The event will be held on Saturday, October 22, 1012 and volunteers are needed to help set up, clean up, man games, food concessions and to help promote the event.

Timing: Saturday, October 22, 2011

Coordinates and facilitates opportunities for Friends families to volunteer together throughout the year. MLK Day of Service is a popular event. There are a wide range of activities appropriate for all ages. Projects include making lasagna for the McKim Center, Music on the Road, Cards for CARES, stocking the CARES food pantry, Afghans for Afghans knitting project, glazing pottery bowels for St. Vincent de Paul, serving a meal at Our Daily Bread and Helping Up Mission, visiting Manor Care Senior Facility, working with Habitat for Humanity, serving breakfast at My Sister's Place and performing trail maintenance and park beautification.

It's time for another fun-filled fundraiser! This year's Spring Gala will be held on Saturday, March 10, 2012. Volunteers are needed to help with advance planning as well as staffing on the day and evening of the event.

Members help obtain and retain parent volunteers for the Parents Association's many programs and events, assist in coordinating volunteer resources for PA activities and share their knowledge and enthusiasm about volunteering with the school community.

Timing: Meetings monthly

This committee makes approximately 65 swags to decorate the outside doors on campus for the holidays. Volunteers help collect the greenery for the swags and get together one morning in early December between 8:00 and 11:00 to make the swags and hang them.

Timing: Early December