Ward PTO Volunteers

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2	Category	Role Title	# of Volunteers	Timing	Notes on Role	Volunteer Name	Volunteer Name	Volunteer Name	Volunteer Name	Volunteer Name	Volunteer Name
3	PTO Leadership	Co-President	2	Ongoing	2 year commitment	Elizabeth Weinberg	Elizabeth Loehr	Jenn Epstein
4		Vice President	1-2	Ongoing	1 year commitment	Jaclyn Rubin	Cristina Garcia
5		Treasurer	1	Ongoing	will recruit for spring 2027 onboarding	Jun Ma
6		Secretary	1	Ongoing		Julia Maggiore
7		Fundraising + Events	2	Ongoing	Plan, coordinate, and find volunteers for events. Co-presidents to support and coordinate	This roll gets assumed by VPs and other event chairs
8	Creative Arts and Sciences	CAS Chair	1	Ongoing	City-wide position. Some CAS experience strongly preferred.	Jaclyn Rubin
9	Creative Arts and Sciences	CAS Volunteer	3-5	Ongoing	Ongoing throughout the year. Email and phone coordination with teachers and CAS presenters.	K:	1st:	2nd:	3rd:	4th:	5th:
10	Fundraising	Annual Fund Chairs	2	Ongoing	fundraising	Co-Presidents
11		Fun Run	1	Fall, school day	Community event with large fundraising componenet	Cristina Garcia	Jenn Epstein
12		Online Auction	1	December	Coordinate donations from teachers, Ward community, and broader Newton community. Use 32auctions to set up website.	Cristina Garcia	Jenn Epstein
13		Mystery Dinner	2	Event in April/May	Find volunteers to host dinners and appetizer/dessert, create invitations, help create web-based ticket sale page, be present at event.	Emily Derr	Elizabeth Weinberg	Elizabeth Loehr
14	Diversity & Inclusion	FORJ	1	Ongoing	Families Organizing for Racial Justice	N/A
15		ELPAC Representative	1	Ongoing	English Learner Parent Advisory Council	N/A
16		METCO Representative	1	Ongoing	Connect METCO families to the PTO and School Community	N/A
17		SEPAC Representative	1	Ongoing	Special Education Parent Advisory Council	David Mahlowitz
18	Community Events	Room Parent Coordinator	1	Ongoing
19		International Night Chairs	2	Winter/Spring (even years only)		Cristina Garcia	Roberta Toporovski
20		Art Show Committee	2-4	Spring
21		Fall Fest	2-4	Fall, usually Oct
22		Fall Picnic	2	September		Katie Megrian
23		Spring Picnic		June		Katie Megrian
24		Newton Serves	1	Spring - usually May	Coordinate with Newton Serves and with Ward Administrators to select projects	Jessie Jackson	Katie Shearer
25		Color Day Coordinator	1-2	June	Coordiate with gym teacher, recruit volunteers, be present on Color Day in June.	Julia Magiorre	Elizabeth Loehr
26	Community Services	Directory (Online)	1	Late summer, updates through	Late Summer/Early Fall all online.	Jon Loehr
27		Directory - Paper	1-2		Early fall, in coordination with Newton North graphics department. Solicit for sponsors, manage layout of directory and arrange for printing	N/A
28		Directory (Paper)	2		Late Summer/Early Fall all on your own time	N/A
29		Teacher Appreciation Coordinator	2	Ongoing	Planning potluck breakfasts/lunches and teacher appreciation week. Organizing holiday gifts	Chair TBD	Roberta Toporovski	Jenn Epstein
30		Garden Committee	2-4	Ongoing	Maintain the Ward Garden, incorporate student involvement though class instruction	Sasha Lamont	Christelle Naud	Helene Perennes	Domitilla Del Vecchio
31		Safe Routes to School	1	Ongoing	Some city-wide meetings, crossing guard appreciation, etc.	Keren Wainger
32		Ward Cares	2	Ongoing	Coordinate with school social worker to assist famlies in need.	Keren Wainger
33		Sports Event Organizer	1	Ongoing	All by email/phone on your own time	Kevin Woo
34		Lost and Found Manager	1		Publicize lost and found information in newsletter and on Instagram, make periodic donations of unclaimed items
35	5th Grade Committee	Fundraising	1	Ongoing	Schedule, plan and organize several pizza and bake sales throughout the school year to raise funds for 5th grade gifts, graduation, and party	Emily Derr
36		Community Service	1	Ongoing	Collect donations/organize food drives/do a community project with the help of 5th grade student council (EX: Collect nonperishable food for Newton Food Pantry, winter hats & gloves for Cradles to Crayons, raise money for Ward Cares fund for families in need)
37		Yearbook	1-2	Ongoing	Coordinate w/ volunteers, parents, and NNHS for printing
38		5th Grade Sweatshirts	1	Fall/Winter	Organize and pay for sweatshirts for 5th grade to be given before Winter Break
39		End of Year Party	1	Spring	Plan and organize end of year pool party
40		School Gift	1	Spring	Organize & pay for a gift for the school (with funds raised) by 5th graders before they graduate.
41		Graduation Coordinators	2-3	Spring	Communicate with classroom teachers and principal. Coordinate graduation details. Recruit 2-3 4th grade parents to set up and break down graduation.
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