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School Beautification - helps improve and maintain the school grounds, organize 2 school wide clean up days for picking up trash and pulling weeds. Overseeing the Jungle Club a 5th grade club dedicated to help keeping our grounds clean. Also help with the purchase of indoor beautification such as artwork, rugs, flags, ect., per Principal’s request.

Bilingual Translation - provides translation for PTA meetings, events, and communications, including mass emails. Promote involvement in PTA and school activities.

Cultural Arts - attends Cultural Arts Fair at the beginning of the year. Recommends and schedules artists and performers for the school. Communicates the performance schedule to the staff, maintains the budget, and coordinates payment for the performers.
Also, seek out grants that will help bring Cultural Art events to our school.

Reflections - coordinates with the National PTA sponsored contest which recognizes students for creativity in literature, music, visual arts, and photography. This involves organizing our school’s participation, judging, awards, and preparing entries for submission at the County PTA level.

Fall Fundraiser - works with the VP of Fundraising to distribute catalogs and information to parents and students, collect orders, record orders received, count money collected and forward to treasurer.

Financial Committee - assists the Treasurer in their duties, including counting and depositing money, signing checks, and assisting with yearly audit.

Health & Safety - organizes family events to promote the school’s agenda of “Healthful Living.” Work with the PE teacher to plan and promote Field Day and Jump Rope for Health. Organize and host a yearly Health Fair with local businesses that promote a healthy lifestyle and have Flu shots available to families and community. (Early Nov.)

Hospitality - responsible for organizing and serving luncheons 4 times a year for the staff. They solicit food donations for these events and coordinate activities for Teacher Appreciation and Bus Driver Appreciation. They also work with the VP of Parent Involvement to provide Pizza or Hot Dog dinners for school events.

Labels & Box tops - works with staff in collecting, counting, and redeeming labels for Campbell’s and General Mills Box Tops. Also distribute information to parents about these programs and where to send in labels.

Membership - organizes the PTA membership campaign to recruit and maintain members, collects PTA dues and distributes membership cards. You are also responsible for input of member information into the Wake Co. PTA database.

Newsletter - collect information from various committees and staff to publish in a bi-monthly newsletter for Harris Creek families. Works closely with the Principal and PTA President to attain content.

Publicity - works with VP of Communication to provide photos and newsworthy information about the school to local newspapers and businesses.

Restaurants - arranges and promotes fundraiser nights at local restaurants, also attain restaurant coupons for use by the PTA and school administration as incentives.

Retail - set up and implement the Redemption Programs by distributing information to parents on how to link their grocery store cards to our school in order for our school to receive money from grocery stores and Target.

Room Managers - will be selected from each classroom to work with the volunteer coordinator when classroom volunteers are needed for PTA Events.

School Store - selects and sells items for students to purchase 2 mornings a week. Coordinates and trains responsible 5th grade students to work in the store. Maintains inventory and counts money to be forwarded to the Treasurer. Also, selects and sells school Spirit wear, water bottles, ect., and maintains inventory, at the school store and PTA Events.

Eagle Fun Fest - works with VP of Student Services to organize the annual Spring Eagle Fun Fest. Works with staff and volunteers planning the many events and soliciting for donations from local businesses. There is music, entertainment, student activities and raffles and auctions. Our biggest FUNraiser of the year!

Volunteer Coordinator - recruits volunteers to fill various committees and works with the VP of Communication to solicit volunteers via website and email for all PTA Events.

Yearbook/Historian - works with Kristina Murray to put together school yearbook. Be available to take lots of pictures for all school wide activities. Maintain school pictures on website and on photo disks for future use. Solicit volunteers for school picture day in the Fall and Spring.

5th Grade Celebration - organizes the end of year celebration for the 5th Grade class and their families. Works closely with 5th grade teachers and 4th grade parents and room managers to organize activities, food, decorations and student awards.