Volunteer Opportunities

Opportunities for parent involvement abound and are broad-ranged, running the gamut from such activities as organizing many of the Opening Days activities, providing baked goods for student events, arranging for birthday cakes, or delivering comfort food to a sick student in the Student Health Center, to serving as a representative on a number of committees such as the Diversity Steering or School committees. To sign up as a volunteer, please complete the Volunteer Interest Form. A complete list of Parents Association committee members and their contact information is available in our secure portal in Parent Resources.

Ad-Hoc and Budget Committee
Members allocate surplus funds to teacher requests and prepare the Parents Association budget for the upcoming school year.

Airport Welcome Committee
Volunteers welcome new international students when they arrive at the airport prior to the weeklong International Student Orientation (ISO). The ISO starts on Monday afternoon, August 23, 2010.

Beverage Center Committee
Volunteers help out at The ’83, the beverage center funded by the Class of 1983 in the Anderson Library. Volunteers are needed to fill weekly slots, Monday through Friday, either 9:00-11:00 a.m. or 1:00-4:00 p.m. We might add a 4:00-7:00 p.m. time slot.

Bookstore Committee
Volunteers help out for a half day (2½ to 3 hours), either in the morning or afternoon. Volunteers need to make at least a one half-day commitment per week for a full academic year. There are a few vacancies for 2010-2011.

Career Workshops Committee
Committee members plan and arrange speakers for the annual career day workshops in April. Members recruit several volunteers from various professional backgrounds to make presentations to small groups of students.

Chaperone List
Parents who offer to be on the chaperone list are contacted if the school needs adult chaperones for a school-sponsored service project or a school-sponsored one-day trip to local art museums, exhibits, or performances.

Clerical Assistance Committee
Committee chairs recruit volunteers to assist with mailings and other clerical tasks throughout the year in the Advancement and Development Office. Volunteers are usually scheduled to come in on a Friday and are welcome to attend the morning assembly program.

Commencement Flowers Committee
Committee members arrange flowers for commencement activities. The committee chair purchases some flowers, urges parents to donate from their gardens, and gathers parents to prepare flower arrangements.

Cookie Drop Committee
At the end of each term volunteers make three to four dozen homemade sugar or chocolate chip cookies for distribution to boarders. The cookie drop usually takes place the Thursday before study weekend.

Diversity Oversight Committee
This faculty, student, and parent committee oversees the school's mission to value diversity and increase sensitivity to people of various ethnicities, backgrounds, identities, and beliefs. Monthly meetings are held in the evening.

Drug and Alcohol Coordinating Committee
One parent representative attends about four Drug and Alcohol Coordinating Committee meetings a year. The committee reviews drug/alcohol issues, recommends policy, and assists in coordinating additional educational programs.

Halloween/Valentines Candy Committee
Volunteers purchase candies, bag them, and deliver them to campus mailboxes twice a year.

Holiday Dance Baking Committee
Volunteers are requested to bake cookies, cupcakes, and brownies for the December Holiday Dance.

Holiday Parent Party Committee
Parents plan an evening party sometime during the holiday season, usually the first Saturday in December.

Hosting International Students Committee
Parents volunteer to host or recruit other hosts for international boarding students during school breaks if the students cannot make it home during those times.

International E-Pal Committee
Domestic parents will be matched with international parents so that E-Pals can begin emailing each other this summer.

International Parent Reception Committee
Members attend an afternoon reception in late August for new international families to make them feel welcomed by returning George School families.

Lasagna Dinner Committee
Parents bake lasagna for the students, faculty, and staff who attend this special dinner.

Opening Days Committee
Parents and students greet, direct, and assist new parents and students as they register during Saturday of Opening Days in August.

Parent Annual Fund Committee
This committee leads the Parent Annual Fund efforts. Activities include sending letters and emails and making phone calls to other parents requesting their support, as well as brainstorming about new ideas.

Parent Mentors Committee
These parents will contact incoming parents in June, July, and/or August to make them feel welcome and answer any questions they might have. The relationship will be mostly phone- or email-based.

Safe Ride
Parents volunteer to be called by the Student Health Center (SHC) when a student notifies the SHC that he or she is in an uncomfortable situation and wants to be brought back to campus.

Senior Parent Reception Committee
The Parents Association jointly hosts—with the head of school—a May reception to honor the parents of graduating seniors at Sunnybanke.

Student Health Center
The Student Health Center needs parents to drive boarding students to routine doctor appointments during the day. They also need parents to deliver soup, cards, etc. to students who are in the infirmary for a couple of days.

Teacher Appreciation Luncheon Committee
Parents host an appreciation luncheon for the entire George School faculty and staff.