Volunteer Opportunities
One of the reasons Irving School is such a vibrant and special place is our awesome volunteers! Volunteering is a great way to meet other Irving families, get to know your child’s friends and teachers, raise funds for enrichment programs, and strengthen our school community! Whether you have a lot of time or just a little, there is a project or two that will work with your schedule.
Descriptions of each committee, along with contact information for the committee heads, are listed below. Use the Irving Volunteer Google Form to sign-up for a committee. If you’d like more information, you can email the committee head directly or contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Susan Raphael.
If you might be available for occasional projects during the school year, email Susan Raphael and she’ll contact you when extra volunteers are needed and you can step up if the timing is right.
You can also download the Irving Volunteer Form, fill it out and hand it in to the school office. Download the Irving Volunteer Form here.
PTO Volunteer Committees
Academic Fair
Help with publicity, setup, and supervision of this spring academic fair.
Emilie Creehan
Art Fest
Help coordinate and set up for this student art and music event in the spring.
Emily Tague
Book Fair
Help with the fall and spring sales of high-quality paperback and hardcover books.
Sandi Carr and Michael Moreci
Box Tops for Education
Help committee chairs cut and count box tops.
Jaime Moran and Mona O’Keefe
Bulletin Boards and Tuesday Packets
Organize and display materials for the bulletin board near the main office, assemble weekly information packets to go home with students.
Amanda Turnbull
Cookie Crumble
Coordinate publicity, solicit donations of home-baked cookies, set up, and/or clean up for this early winter fundraiser.
Sue Kehias and Jaime Moran
Craft Fair
Coordinate publicity, solicit artists and crafters, set up, and/or clean up for this event, held in conjunction with the Cookie Crumble.
Susan Raphael and Amanda Turnbull
Cultural Enrichment
Arrange for outside drama/music/arts groups to perform for the students.
Gloria Cockerill and Susan Raphael
Dancin’ for Desserts
Coordinate donations of desserts, help run this event at the Fun Fair, and coordinate storage and pickup of desserts after they are won.
Nicole Daniel
Diversity and Inclusion Committee
NEW for 2017! Coordinate events and programs that promote a diverse and inclusive educational environment for all Irving students.
Naa Marteki Reed
Eagle Extras
Assist in scheduling and publicizing after-school art, sports, and theater activities, and other fun and educational programs.
Amy Struckmeyer, Kate Fishburne and Kelli Harsch
Fifth Grade Send-Off and Beginning/End-of-Year Parties
Organize special fundraising events and presentation of class gift for fifth-grade students and families.
Gloria Cockerill and Amy Struckmeyer
Fun Fair
Help with this winter indoor special event that includes games, prizes, entertainment, and food.
Kara Sakellaris and Nick Sakellaris
Fun Fair Class Baskets
Organize parents and teachers to provide donations for class baskets and supervise basket auction during fun fair.
Sandi Carr and Michelle Ahring
Fun Fair Teacher Parties
Organize teacher and staff donations to silent auction and supervise bids during fun fair.
Lauren Vanderberg and CO-CHAIR NEEDED
Fun Run
Coordinate this October fundraiser for Irving students.
Jessica Flannery and Melissa DeJesus-Vasquez
Garden Club
Brainstorm and execute fun and educational gardening-related activities – no previous experience required! This is an on-going, year-round club that is busiest in the fall and spring.
Denise Frank
Homework Helper
Help fourth-grade and fifth-grade students with homework, 3:00 – 4:30 pm, Mondays – Thursdays.
Katie Noonan
Irving Appreciation Luncheons
Organize and host fall chili lunch and spring luncheon for Irving staff, as well as the WORM Club appreciation breakfast in the spring.
Lauren Vanderberg and Jennifer Carizey and Jessica Ocken
Olympic Day
Help supervise student sports activities during this school-day event.
Joshua Hancock
Online Auction
Generate donations, coordinate marketing, handle sponsor recognition. Lots of opportunities for people who can volunteer any amount of time.
Alison Coppelman and Kathleen Thomas
Online Auction Parent Parties
Generate and organize parent parties for the online auction
CHAIR NEEDED
Pacers
Help out with a fun weekly running event where kids run laps around Irving at recess.
Lauren Vanderberg and Becki Wightman
Room Parent Coordinator
Ensure that each classroom as at least two room parents to help with social and academic events and to serve as a link between the teacher and other parents.
Sue Kehias
School Directory
Organize and produce school directory of teacher, staff, families, and PTO leaders.
Kelly Belmont
Sleepover
Solicit parent/teacher volunteers, promote to families, and organize activities, food, and supervision for annual sleepover.
Sarah Carter
Spirit Wear
Coordinate sales of Irving t-shirts and other items.
Sandi Carr
Trivia Night
Organize parents fundraiser trivia contest.
Gloria Cockerill
World Language
Organize lunchtime and after-school language program.
Lauren Vanderberg
WORM Club (Working On Reading in the Morning)
Read with first-grade through third-grade students, one-on-one, 7:30 – 8:00 am, Monday – Thursday.
Nick Sakellaris
Yearbook
Compile and organize photos throughout the for the end-of-year yearbook, coordinate production and sales.
Anne Endres and Alicia Francis
