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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES & POLICEY

Hospitality

Hospitality - Volunteers needed for preparing and/or serving food for luncheons, meetings, special events, etc. throughout the year.

Correspondence - (Cards, Thank you notes) Volunteers needed to assist with distribution of thank you notes going out after various Home and School events throughout the year.

Student Activities

Field Day - This year-end event is held at the school. Volunteers are needed to help run the various competitions and serve lunch. This event runs all day.

Communication

Event Photographer - Volunteers needed to take photographs at the school and for the various Home and School events throughout the year. Anyone who owns a camera will qualify.

Gradution Events

8th Grade Graduation Brunch - Parents of the 7th grade students run this event. Volunteers are needed to help with set-up, food preparation, serving and clean up. The brunch is held in the morning after Mass.

School Committee / SAC Committee

Open School Committee positions are filled by the Committee through a discernment process. Occasional participation and projects is also needed.

Volunteers

Classroom Parent Coordinator -The teacher's main contact for organizing Classroom Aides to assist with special projects, field trips, and other classroom needs. Commitment will vary depending upon grade level and classroom.

Classroom Aide - Assist the teacher and Classroom Parent Coordinator with special projects, field trips, and other classroom needs. Commitment will vary depending upon grade level and classroom.

Lunch/Playground Supervision

Volunteers needed per day in the lunchroom. Duties include: overall supervision of children, monitoring milk, cleaning tables, etc. It is important that all volunteers arrive on time and stay until all tables are cleaned.

Playground Supervision: Daily 12:00-12:45. Check in at the office and pick up whistle at 11:45. Dress appropriately for the weather.

New Parent Liaisons - Duties include organizing and hosting New Parent Social and serving as the main contact person/s for newest members of St. Stephen's School. This is a Home and School Board position. Historically this position has been filled by those relatively new to our school.

Librarian - A Volunteer librarian is needed to coordinate library times with teachers, work with teachers regarding library material for classes, maintain library inventory, and to organize and assist library aides.

Library Aides- Assist students during scheduled library time and/or categorize and shelve books as directed by the Librarian. Times are flexible. In-service required. Dates to be announced.

Fundraising:

BASH: St. Stephen's largest annual fundraiser. This year's event again be a two part event beginning with a wine tasting and silent auction on Thursday, March 16, 2006 at the school. Then on Saturday, March 18, 2006 BASH will present this year's theme "Kentucky Derby", with dinner, dancing and auction at the historic Hotel Colorado. Every family is required to donate or arrange donations of 5 items toward this event. For information please call: Paula Busk at 970-963-5804

SPAGHETTI DINNER: Every year St. Stephen's host its annual Spaghetti dinner and cake auction. It is held in October and is the second largest fundraiser St. Stephen's hosts. Every family donates a cake to be auctioned at this event.

GOLF TOURNAMENT: St. Stephen's has hosted a annual golf tournament over the past few years. This year it was held at Iron Bridge Golf Course. Look for information for the 2006 year.

Scholastic Book Fair Volunteers needed to coordinate with Scholastic the book fair for the year. Volunteers also assist students and parents with selection and sales. Various day and evening shifts are available throughout the week.

Campbell Soup Labels - Collect labels from the school office. Trim and organize according to Campbell's specifications in preparation for redemption. Can be done at home.

General Mills Box Tops - Collect box tops from the school office. Trim and organize according to General Mill's specifications in preparation for redemption. Can be done at home.

Community

St. Stephen's Community Picnic & Welcome - This social event is sponsored by the Home and School Association and is held every year before school begins to introduce new families and help celebrate the coming school year.

VOLUNTEER POLICY

The programs and activities currently in existence at St. Stephen's School require all parent to provide volunteer hours. It takes an average annual commitment of 40 hours of volunteer service from each school family to provide a base of volunteer hours to continue these programs.

The Home and School Committee maintains a position of Volunteer Coordinator to provide information on the volunteer opportunities available and coordinate assignment of volunteers based on expressed areas of interest.

Prior to school registration each year, a comprehensive listing of volunteer opportunities available for the upcoming school year will be provided to each school family. The volunteer form will provide information regarding the types of volunteer opportunities available and the approximate dates the service is required. In addition, the form will provide the contact person from whom additional information may be obtained about each program or activity. The form will enable families to indicate their commitment to providing volunteer service in indicated areas of interest.

In addition, the SAC Committee and Administration believe it is important for St. Stephen's school to continue its lunch program and to have our children safe and adequately supervised on the playground. We realize that these goals require several parent volunteers during the lunch period. Parents are asked to voluntarily sign up for these important responsibilities at Open House in August. If for one reason or another a family is unable to perform this service, parents can opt to pay the higher tuition.

All volunteers must complete a Virtus Awareness session, sign the archdiocesan code of ethics and are subject to a criminal background check.

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