Volunteering at Paloma

Helping the PTA

Become a board member. A nominating committee is formed in February and elections are held in April. Contact a current board member for more information
Chair a committee, organize an event, or coordinate a program. Despite our dedicated volunteers, there are always vacancies in leadership positions.
Join a committee. We're always looking for additional help. Even if you can only spare a little time, we can find something for you to do.
Volunteer to help with an event. There are several throughout the year. The spring carnival is generally the most complicated to plan and requires a lot of volunteers. Parent volunteers are needed to help organize and staff each event. Event staffing is generally done in 1/2 hour shifts to allow volunteers a chance to enjoy the events with their families.
Help with fundraising or donations. Do you have contacts that could help the PTA with fundraising or donations of goods, services, or cash? Are you willing to solicit donations from local businesses?
Let us know what you're good at. We might not even know we need you yet!

Making it Easier for YOU to Volunteer

The Paloma PTA believes strongly in the power of parents and community members to make a difference at Paloma Elementary. If something is keeping you from volunteering, let a board member know and we'll see what we can do to help. Here are a few programs that we hope make it easier for you to volunteer.

Volunteer Badges: If you plan to volunteer regularly, consider contacting a board member about having a volunteer badge made for you. (You will still need to sign in at the office.) This will save you time as you enter the school since you will no longer need to fill out a visitor sticker. It will also be easier for others to identify you as a volunteer.
Helping Hands Program: This program trains volunteers for workroom tasks and collects work orders from teachers for volunteers to complete. This is a great way to help the whole school and doesn't require a huge commitment. To get started or for more information, contact a board member.
Reading Lab: This is a structured reading program requiring no literacy expertise. A half hour per week would make a big difference in the reading fluency and comprehension of our young readers. This program is coordinated by the school literacy specialist. Contact the school office for more information.
Off-hours Volunteering: For the many parents (moms and dads) who work during the school day, there are many opportunities to volunteer during whatever spare time you have. If you are interested in volunteering, but can't help during the school day, please contact a board member for more information about these and other volunteer opportunities. Email Lisa Bjotvedt when you volunteer outside of school to be entered in the volunteer appreciation prize drawings.
- The donations committee needs volunteers to send letters and make phone calls.
- Web updates can be done at any time.
- Many school and PTA events happen in the evenings or on the weekends and volunteer help is needed to plan and run these events.

Volunteer Appreciation

The Paloma PTA is blessed with many volunteers who give of their time and talents to make Kyrene de la Paloma Elementary a better school for our children.

Enter your name in the volunteer box in the office when you volunteer at school. A name will be drawn from this box at each PTA meeting for a volunteer appreciation prize. (If you volunteer, but not at school, email Kathi Hausmann to be entered in the drawing.)

PTA Spotlight:

A great big thank you goes to the Ice Cream Social Committee. This is always a great event and this year was certainly no exception. THANKS!

For a list of who is doing what, please see the PTA contact list.