Volunteer Opportunities

Silent Auction
Date: October 1, 2011

Description: Enjoy a fun night with family and friends while bidding on a variety of great items. Food provided by Swanson’s of Monroe (BYOB)

Help Needed: Planning, soliciting donations, assembling baskets, preparing bid sheets, decorations, set-up and clean-up.

Walk-a-thon
Date: October 14, 2011

Description: Join us @ St. Jude’s School as students enjoy a fun filled afternoon as we raise money for our school.

Help Needed: Organizing and distributing information on the walk, collecting and tracking donations, organizing in-school assembly and coordinating

activities on the day of the actual walk.

Book Fairs
Date: November 17 & 18, 2011 April 12 & 13, 2012

Help Needed: Set-up, clean up and assisting the children during the book fair.

Elf’s Corner
December 1, 2011 (December 2, 2011-snow date)

Description: The students of St. Jude School do their Christmas shopping.

Help Needed: Shopping before the event, gift wrapping, set-up and check out on the days of the event.

Breakfast with Santa
Date: December 17,2011

Description: Enjoy pancakes and sausage with friends and family. Kids can have their picture taken with Santa and make various crafts.


Help Needed: Pancake chefs, servers, photographer, craft table, set-up and clean-up

Golf Tournament
Date: May 18, 2012

Description: An entire fun filled day and night. The tournament last year was held at Whitney Farms and was followed by appetizers and dinner at the Stone Barn.

Help Needed: Planning, soliciting sponsors, obtaining raffle prizes, organizing reservations, goodie bags. The day of help is needed with auction set-up, check in, drink cart, contests and more…

Meadow Farms Catalog Fund Raising (earn 40% to reduce your annual assessment)
Date: Offered September thru October

Description: A great new way to reduce your annual assessment. Catalog includes great gift ideas and super values. From gourmet foods, chocolates and flowers, kitchen wares, magazines and wrapping paper, there’s something for everyone.


Help Needed: Marketing Catalog program, collecting, tracking and distributing orders

Grocery Store Cards (earn 5% – 6% to reduce your annual assessment)
Date(s): Periodically throughout the year

Help Needed: Marketing store card program, sending out order forms, collecting and tracking orders, picking up and distributing the cards and coordinating sales after mass.

Tag Sale
Date: May 2012

Chairperson: OPEN

Help Needed: Planning, collecting donations, set-up, working at the tag sale and clean-up

Community Outreach
Date(s): Periodically throughout the year

Description: Helping and coordinating, with our student council of St. Jude school, community outreach events and programs

Help Needed: Organizing, planning and implementing the events

School Directory
Date: September

Description: The family data is collected within the first week of school. This information needs to be updated and reviewed. Typing is to be done on school grounds. A computer and space will be made available.

Help Needed: Gathering and organizing family data

Library Volunteer
Date: Weekly throughout the year

Description: Seeking volunteer parents for various tasks such as cataloging books, reading to the younger children, helping them with their book selections, and other library obligations.

Help Needed: If interested in joining the committee or just helping out, please contact the Chairperson.

‘A Ladies Night Out’ at Jones’ Winery of Shelton
Date: March 31, 2012

Description: Enjoy a relaxing evening with friends while tasting wines and light appetizers from this local vendor.

Help Needed: Organization and marketing of the event.

Mother/Son Game Day Event
Date: Spring 2012

Description: Enjoy a fun filled sporting event with friends. More information to follow…


Help Needed: Organizing and planning, decorations, set-up & clean-up, etc.

Father-Daughter / Me and My Guy Dance
Date: February 4, 2012

Description: Dance for female students of St. Jude School and their respective fathers.

Help Needed: Organizing and planning, decorations, set-up & clean-up etc.

Marketing Committee
Date(s): Periodically throughout the year

Description: Review, amend and implement marketing plan for the school.

Help Needed: If interested in joining the committee or just helping out, please contact the Chairperson.

Technology Committee
Date(s): Periodically throughout the year

Description: Review, amend and implement technology plan for the school.

Help Needed: If interested in joining the committee or just helping out, please contact the Chairperson.

Hospitality Committee
Date(s): Periodically throughout the year

Description: Organize and provide hospitality to guests of the school during open houses and other school related marketing events. This includes after school masses, as well as Take-a-Look Tuesdays from 7:45 – 10:00am starting on September 13, 2011.

Chairperson: OPEN

Help needed: Organize and manage hospitality; including making coffee, serving cookies/snacks, greeting visitors and answer general questions about the school

Catholic Schools Week
Dates: January 29 through February 4, 2012

Description: This is the major marketing event for the school.

Help needed: Volunteers needed to help coordinate activities and events that occur during the week

Lunch Duty
Date: Daily throughout the year

Description: Help prepare and serve school lunch to the student body.

Help Needed: If interested in joining the committee or just helping out, please contact the Chairperson.

Thanksgiving Luncheon
Date: November 22, 2011
Description: Special holiday lunch for the students.

Help needed: Work with student council, faculty and staff in setting up and serving a traditional Thanksgiving lunch.

International Cultural Fair
Date: January, 2012

Description: Take a journey around the world by viewing items from various countries, sampling food and enjoying entertainment. Celebrate and share your heritage.

Help needed: Event planning, set-up and clean-up

Playground Monitors
Date: Daily throughout the year

Description: Two parents are needed every full school day (even in inclement weather) to help with recess duty (inside or outdoor) from 10:40 to 11:30am. Volunteers will be coordinated through the room parents so look for your welcome letter from your room parents.

Chairpersons: OPEN

Help Needed: If interested in joining the committee or just helping out, please contact the school office.

Substitute Teachers
Date: As need arises throughout the school year

Description: Teaching experience helpful, but must have bachelor’s degree at a minimum

Help Needed: If interested in joining the committee or just helping out, please contact Mrs. Sniffin.

Field Day
Date: June, 2012 (last week of school)

Description: Fun filled day of outdoor activities for the entire school at Wolfe Park

Help Needed: Running the individual events, cooking and serving lunch and chaperones for each grade. Signup sheets will be posted in the school lobby several weeks prior to the event.

Basketball Tournament
Date(s): Tournament begins October 21, 2011 and runs for 3-4 weeks. Planning begins mid- September

Numerous opportunities to help needed:

Before the tournament:

  • General planning – The Sports Committee will have their first meeting on Wednesday, September 14 at 7:30 (additional meetings will be scheduled as needed)
  • Organizing volunteer sheets for actual tournament
  • Soliciting sponsors and creating program
  • Coordinating raffle prizes

During the tournament:

Shifts are weeknights and morning, afternoon and evening on weekends.

  • Clock
  • Scorecard
  • Announcer
  • Kitchen
  • Gate
  • 50/50 Raffle

Sign Up sheets for the tournament will be posted in the school lobby on Thursday, September 29th

Kitchen
Coordinator: OPEN

Help Needed:

  • Pre-tournament help is needed with planning, set-up of kitchen, purchasing food, soliciting donations for weekend specials, creating price lists.
  • During the tournament help is needed with monitoring the level of food items and re-purchasing food

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