There are many volunteer opportunities with the PTA. You can support Freedom's PTA by helping us with our current volunteer needs or by joining one of our committees.

Below you will find current volunteer needs and the descriptions of our various PTA Volunteer Committees. If you are interested in serving on any one of these committees, please feel free to contact our PTA President. We welcome your assistance! (Please remember, the county's volunteer training program is required.)

Current Volunteer Needs:

Want to be part of the PTA Team?
If you would like to get involved and be part of a great group of dedicated parents, please contact Silke Elsner. We always love new volunteers and there are plenty of ways to get involved! See all our current openings below:

The Freedom Elementary PTA currently has the following openings:

• Harvest Festival: We are looking for lots of volunteers who can help organize the festival that takes place in October!
• The Craft Corral is in need of a volunteer who organizes the craft projects at the Harvest Festival. Plans for crafts and activities (pumpkin painting, face painting, coloring sheets) are already existent but new, creative ideas are very much welcome.
• Movie Night: you would organize two to three movie nights at Freedom (one night every two/three months).
• Spelling Bee: the ‘Spelling Bee’ chair needs an apprentice who would take over the bee 2012/13 (time frame is late winter/early spring).
• Bulletin Board: a creative person is needed to keep our bulletin board updated (time frame is all year, occasionally).
• Market Day Fundraising Program: Freedom Elementary's Market Day fundraising program needs volunteers to help with the following:
  1)  make order reminder calls each month (a day or two before the order deadline)
  2)  order pickup reminder calls (a day or two before the pickup night)
  3)  pick up orders and payments from the school office
  4)  help out at pickup nights
  If you can help, or would like more information, please contact Sue Tragerser. Thank you!!
• President and Secretary: we need new officers for the year 2012/13. Start thinking about it!

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Cultural Programs Chairperson: Every school year the PTA organizes two or three cultural programs for the kids. The current chairperson is looking for a partner this year who will then be able to take over next year. The cultural programs chairperson picks and coordinates the events. This work is mostly done from home with occasional short meetings with the school administration.

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Volunteer Committees & their Descriptions:

Welcoming/Membership
Responsible for Membership Drive including publicity and collection of dues. Calls new Freedom families as requested to inform them of local and school-related information. Coordinates the PTA portion of back to school events. Also coordinates the parent volunteer program and maintains a list of available volunteers for requests of the Freedom staff or PTA committee chairs.

Student Support
Coordinates programs that support the school community, including Cultural Programs, Accelerated Reader, In-School Banking, Celebrations Books, Science Fair, Family Nights (such as Movie Night), Parent Academy, Community Outreach, and Grounds Maintenance. Also includes special event committees, such as the Fifth Grade Promotion and Play Day committees. (View our PTA Programs page for additional information on these programs and more.)

Fundraising
Selects and implements fundraising programs to benefit Freedom students. These efforts include a fundraiser catalog sale once a year, as well as ongoing programs, which include Market Day, Box Tops for Education and Campbell's Soup label collection, and grocery store reward sign-ups. Special events, such as the Holiday Boutique and Restaurant Nights are also under this committee.

Sunshine
Recognizes special events such as Teacher Appreciation Week and Welcome Back luncheon, School Bus Driver Week, etc. Sends birthday cards to faculty and staff members as well as recognizing faculty and staff in times of illness or celebration (i.e. marriage).

Publications
Responsible for all aspects of publishing Communiqué including collecting information, keeping supplies on hand and printing and delivering according to established deadlines. Also publishes a student directory for distribution to all Freedom students each year.

Audit
Responsible for tracking and following up on money spent and motions made by the PTA.