Some events and committees have leadership opportunities (coordinator positions) open, while others are in need of committee members or staffing during events. Please feel free to call or e-mail the coordinator or assigned contact person for further information. (See SSFS Directory for contact info.)
Please indicate all activities in which you would be interested in helping. When marking preferences below, please check P1 for Parent 1, P2 for Parent 2, or check both if both parents would like to help.
PARENT/GRANDPARENT ART SHOW This art exhibit, held in Yarnall Lobby during September, showcases the exceptional talents of our community. A volunteer is needed to contact potential exhibitors, set up, and publicize the event. Coordinator: Contact: Jeff Sutton P1 P2
WINTERFEST In early December, a Winter Wonderland awaits you in Yarnall Hall. Fun for the entire family, this event features music, holiday greens, food, a book fair, breakfast with Frosty, and local artisans selling their wares. Volunteers are needed to work at Dad's Diner and the book fair, to make wreaths, contact area vendors, and to plan and publicize the event. Event Coordinators and committee needed. Contact: Ronnie Roha P1 P2
ICE SKATING PARTY All SSFS families are invited to an evening of skating at Wheaton Ice Rink. A fun filled night for the entire SSFS community. Contact: Anne Shanaman P1 P2
CELEBRATION OF SCIENCE This school-wide science fair is not a competition, rather it allows families, friends, and individuals to explore scientific topics of their own interest. During this exciting three-day event in early spring, volunteers are needed to mentor students, review projects, and to publicize and plan the event. Committee needed. Contact: Donna Zonkowski or Susan Courtney Faruquee. P1 P2
SPRING AUCTION/GALA This annual event is a fun-filled gala held in April. Volunteers are needed to create decorations and displays, publicize the event, and to help with set up and take down at the event. Committee members will decide the exact format of the evening and tasks to be done, which may include selling advertisements, gathering donations, and organizing entertainment. Coordinator and Committee needed. Contact: Michelle Yates P1 P2
FACULTY/STAFF APPRECIATION LUNCH This luncheon shows our gratitude to all those who serve our students throughout the year. Held the week following the end of classes in June, volunteers are needed to provide food, set up, and clean up that day. Staffing needed. Coordinator: Valerie Fisher P1 P2
AFTER PROM COMMITTEE Using the resources and guidance of the Mont. Co. Post-Prom/ Graduation Committee, the PA creates an exciting, safe, drug- and alcohol-free environment for students and their dates to have fun following the Prom. Upper School parents are needed to coordinate and plan this event, and parents of underclassmen are needed to staff the event. Contact: Kathy Bittinger P1 P2
COMMUNITY LIFE COMMITTEE This committee oversees events various community bonding events on campus such as the All School Skating party and the Teachers Appreciation Lunch. The committee also welcomes and supports our new parents throughout the year and seeks parent education activities. Coordinators and Committee needed. Contact: Michelle Yates P1 P2
COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMITTEE One of the PA's most active committees, the CSC organizes projects and events that encourage us to help our local and global communities. Volunteers are needed to staff and organize events and projects. Committee needed. Coordinator: Jessica Weiss P1 P2
LEARNING DIFFERENCES COMMITTEE This committee provides parents with a forum for exchanging information on learning differences. It sponsors workshops, speakers, and online resources for the community. Interested parents welcome to attend all upcoming meetings. Contact: Nancy Adise P1 P2
MAILING COMMITTEE At various times throughout the year, committee members gather to fold, stuff, and seal envelopes for PA mailings. This is great opportunity to meet people, as conversations flow easily here. Staffing needed. Coordinator: Anne Shanaman P1 P2
Admissions Office Parents are needed to act as Tour Assistants and/or to provide occasional clerical help in the Admissions Office. Tours occur weekly and during the Open House in November. Contact: Linda Cooper, Lower School Admissions Director P1 P2
Library Volunteers are welcome to provide support in either of the school's libraries. Work may include shelving/processing books, and helping with the reading program or birthday mailings. Contact: Elizabeth Thornton, Head Librarian P1 P2
For the 2008-09 school year, the Parents Association contributed over $91,000 to the school as an unrestricted gift designating Financial Aid Direct Gifts as the recipient of all funds. Designation implies a recommendation for the use of our financial gift, but it does not restrict our gift to this use. We are very proud of our generous volunteers who give so much of themselves and their time to coordinate our fundraisers, as well as the generous donors and participants who support their efforts. The PA reviews these allocations approximately every three years.
BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION The list of brands participating in this program grows every year. Some of the brands with the "Box Tops for Education" seal are General Mills and Cascadian Farms cereals, Hefty, Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Ziploc, and Kleenex products. Simply cut out the seal and bring them to the Lower School collection box. Coordinator needed. Contact: Lee Selby, Administrative Assistant to the Lower School Head P1 P2
GIFT WRAP SALES The Innisbrook Gift Wrap catalog will arrive in September, but the online sales continue throughout the year. If you simply can't wait for your new catalog, go to www.innisbrook.com to place your order. Over 1,000 items are available online. The code for SSFS is 110607. Coordinators: Julie Schweber & Anne Jones P1 P2
GROCERY STORE AND SHOPPING REWARDS PROGRAM This one is truly a "no brainer". Just register your Giant, Safeway, Harris Teeter, Food Lion or Target cards each fall at our website and the school gets bonus bucks! P1 P2
INK & CELL PHONE RECYCLING Bring in your used printer cartridges and cell phones, and you'll earn money for our school while also helping the environment. We participate in the FundingFactory Recycling Program (http://fundingfactory.com/). Inkjet cartridge collection boxes are located in the Lower School lobby, the Middle School hall, in the Upper School office, and the Community House of the Sandy Spring Friends Meeting. The Lower School has a collection box for cell phones; the Upper School office has a collection box for laser cartridges. FundingFactory also sponsors a business support program, in which your employer can also help out SSFS without spending a cent. Prepaid shipping boxes can be sent, free of charge, directly to any business, organization or other facility. Business supporters simply need to load the boxes and leave them for the next UPS pickup. If you work for or own a company that may be interested in supporting us, please call FundingFactory toll-free at 1-888-883-8237. Give the customer service representative our school identification number-43293-and they'll set you up to support our account. Coordinators: Aldonna Joseph & Johanna Cowie P1 P2
ESCRIP & ONLINE FUNDRAISING Simply register your existing VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, debit/ATM cards, and other participating merchant cards, then use them whenever you shop. These merchants have agreed to donate a percentage of your expenditures to our school. The eScrip contributions you earn by using a registered debit or credit card do not affect the benefits that may be offered by your debit/credit card provider. This is the beauty of registering all the cards you frequently use - you earn for SSFS, while still earning rewards from your debit/credit card provider - a real win-win! Some popular participating online merchants include Lands' End, Barnes & Noble, and Home Depot. Please visit http://www.escrip.com/ and register your cards to support SSFS, code number 6653623. Have your friends and relatives register their cards, too. P1 P2
Thank you for volunteering! You will be contacted as the dates for your selected event(s) approach.
