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The Brown Elementary
 

2007-2008 Officers

President- Chris Walker

Vice President- Chris Olson

Secretary- Jen McCarter

Treasurer- Hope Baker

FUNDRAISING: This committee coordinates the school fundraiser, mainly the Fall Fundraiser, which typically begins the first week of school. Duties for the chairperson would be to serve as a contact between the school and various fundraising companies. Other members would collect order forms and money, or help at pick-up time. Planning for the new school year begins in the Spring.

SPRING FESTIVAL: This committee organizes the Spring Festival in May. The chairperson would supervise the other committees of Games, Kitchen, Raffle, and Soda.

        GAMES: Planning begins in March. Order and sort prizes, physically check condition of the games, recruit volunteers to work the night of the festival, and supervise the games the night of the festival.

        KITCHEN: Plan, order, cook, and serve food, and recruit kitchen helpers.

        RAFFLE: Contact local businesses for prizes. Collect prizes. Coordinate ticket sales and collect money. Supervise the raffle at the festival.

        SODA: Purchase soda and necessary supplies, and recruit helpers to sell soda at the festival.

MEMBERSHIP: Coordinate annual membership drive in early October. Requires about two hours on two successive days to collect money during lunch periods. Chairperson would send a letter home with the students in advance of the drive as well as compile a membership list at the conclusion of the drive.

PLAYGROUND: Administrate efforts to raise money for our growing playground, as well as order new pieces of equipment when needed.

SANTA’S  WORKSHOP: Purchase inexpensive gift items to be sold to students in December as they do their "Christmas shopping". Planning and purchasing items begin in November. Requires working two mornings in mid-December to assist students with their purchases, collect money, and restock the tables with gift items.

PROGRAMS: Search for and coordinate special programs (music, science, safety, entertainment, etc.) brought into the school, usually one morning or afternoon per month, presented as an assembly for the students. These programs should enhance the students’ learning experience at a grade-school level.

FOURTH GRADE: Coordinate efforts in preparation for the annual fifth-grade trip to the "Outdoor School" at Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center. Assist with fundraising to offset tuition costs.

BULLETIN BOARD: Design and change the monthly calendar bulletin board in the all purpose room.

BOOK FAIR: Plan and coordinate the annual Book Fair. Chairperson would serve as a contact between the book company and the school. Others would work the actual days of the book fair assisting students and teachers with their purchases, collecting money, and keeping track of re-orders.

FIELD DAY: Plan and coordinate outdoor games for Field Day in conjunction with teachers' schedules and input. Usually held on one day at the end of the school year. Duties would be: organize games and equipment as needed, recruit parent volunteers to supervise the games, and obtain refreshments for that day.

MEMORY BOOKS: Collect and sort photographs taken throughout the year that are to be included in the yearbook. Special work is done on the photo collages, which requires sorting, cutting and pasting. Work on this project is done at various times in March, April, and May. Chairperson would be required to inquire at various publishers about characteristics and costs of the yearbooks.

HOSPITALITY: Arrange refreshments for evening programs at the school, such as Open House.

SPIRIT CLOTHING: Takes order, collect money, and arrange pick-up and distribution of "Brown Elementary" and "Indian Valley" logo clothing. Ordering is usually done bi-annually.

DOMINO DOTS: Collect Domino’s Dots from the classrooms on a regular basis, count them, and send them in for redemption.

CAMPBELL’S LABELS: Collect labels from the classrooms on a monthly basis, sort, trim, and count labels. Other duties would be to keep tallies of each classroom’s collected labels and chart this, as there are rewards for winning each month as well as at the end of the school year. Chairperson would also contact the County Observer and coordinate with the school secretary to have the classroom’s photograph taken.

BOXTOPS FOR EDUCATION: Collect Boxtops (from specified grocery items) from the classrooms on a regular basis, count them, and send them in for redemption. We made over $500 on Boxtops for Education last year.

PUBLICITY: Chairperson of this committee gathers dates of special events at the school that are included on a monthly calendar that is sent home with the students. Another duty is to notify local media of special events, as necessary.

SCIENCE/ART NIGHT: Plan and organize the Science/Art night held one night a year (usually in the winter). Distribution of project registration forms and awards, coordinating space and volunteer help is required.

PHOTOGRAPHER: This group takes pictures of students to be used in the annual memory book or on school bulletin boards. Requires ability to attend various school functions and knowledge of camera use.

***Committee chairperson should provide a written account of the status of their projects, or any pertinent information of the committee, to the monthly Home & School Meetings.

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