UNLESS SOMEONE LIKE YOU CARES A WHOLE AWFUL LOT, NOTHING IS GOING TO GET DONE. IT IS NOT! – Dr. Seuss

The Nerge PTA sponsors many different school programs and events throughout the year. Most of these programs and events are organized by the wonderful parent volunteers that dedicate their time to manage these committees. Many of the current committee chairs have children that will be aging out of Nerge this June and we need help filling these vacancies to continue our high level
of offerings.

The Nerge PTA is asking for your help! Programs such as Hot Lunch, Fun Foods, Yearbook, Book Fairs and more are at risk of disappearing for the 2020-2021 school year if we don’t have the volunteers to run them. We need more parent involvement to ensure these programs and events continue for all our children.

If we do not have volunteers to run these committees, the Nerge PTA also loses funds that are allocated towards many school and PTA sponsored services. School clubs, Birthday Books, cultural arts performances, assignment notebooks and folders, Field Day, Earth Day, Fun Fair, Nerge Night Hike and grade level productions are some of the PTA sponsored services that are at risk.

3 OR MORE CO-CHAIRS NEEDED
Work with Co-Chairs placing weekly orders.  Responsibilities include: Occasionally purchase sides to be served at Hot Lunch (purchases will be reimbursed).  Coordinate a schedule with Co-Chairs to be present during Hot Lunches to help direct volunteers, coordinate vendor payment with PTA Treasurer and serve meals. One Co-Chair needs to be present each week. Training will be provided. All Hot Lunches are presold on the PTA website in August and December. Half of the work is done from home.

1 OR MORE CO-CHAIRS NEEDED
Looking for a parent or two to assist the current Chair of this committee that serves Fun Foods one Wednesday per month. Responsibilities include: Coordinate schedule with Co-Chairs to attend Fun Foods Days to help direct volunteers. Purchase items to be served at Fun Foods (purchases will be reimbursed) and coordinate volunteers for each Fun Foods day during all lunch periods. District food guidelines must be followed. All Fun Foods are presold on the PTA website in August and December.

2 OR MORE CHAIRS NEEDED
Looking for a few parents to shadow the current chair of this committee. Learn how you can help organize and run our two Book Fairs during the school year (October and May).  Responsibilities include: Create and distribute fundraising flyers to advertise book fair, coordinate volunteer schedule, collect funds during week of each book fair, submit deposit slip to Treasurer.

2 ADVISOR/EDITOR/YEARBOOK CHAIRS NEEDED
Do you have creativity and/or computer skills? We are looking for a parent or two to shadow our current yearbook chair during her last year at Nerge and learn the ropes on how to create the Nerge yearbook. Responsibilities include: Provide guidance and direction on the yearbook. Develops the yearbook’s theme and style. Prepare templates and overall layout. Seek and develop content, requesting photos from each teacher, and ensuring that a photographer is present at any school event that may need coverage. Ensure that every student’s photo is in the yearbook, and that there is even coverage of all the groups across our school. Supervise the design team of volunteers from each classroom to prepare yearbook spreads. Review and correct errors on each page. Ensure deadlines are met and submit each page for publication. Organize the yearbook cover design contest, yearbook budget, marketing, sales, distribution, and assist the Nerge Tech Club. Most of the work is done from home.

2 OR MORE CO-CHAIRS NEEDED
Looking for a few creative parents to share the responsibility of this committee. Teacher Appreciation Week is the first full week in May. Responsibilities include: Create a theme for the week, produce and distribute the “Confidential” Teacher Appreciation packets to send home with students and coordinate different teacher appreciation activities for each day of the week (breakfast, treats, lunch, etc.). Reimbursement provided for all purchases. We have record of previous arrangement available to reference. Most of the work is done from home.

1 OR MORE CHAIRS NEEDED
Looking for one or more parents to chair this committee to organize one lunch and two dinners for staff during the school year. Responsibilities include: Place catering order with vendor and arrange delivery time for Staff Welcome Back Luncheon on Friday prior to start of school in August, as well as dinners for the fall and spring Parent-Teacher Conferences. We have record of previous orders available to reference. Reimbursement will be provided.

CO-CHAIR NEEDED
Looking for a parent to assist the current chair this annual event. Responsibilities include: Coordinate schedule with PE teacher for this fall fundraiser. Purchase prizes and other supplies (purchases will be reimbursed), create and distribute a fundraising flyer, coordinate volunteers, collect funds and submit deposit slip to Treasurer. Can coordinate Fun Run t-shirts (if desired). Send out instructions and lap counting cards to teachers a few days before the event and distribute raffle prizes on day of event. Half of the work is done from home.  

2 OR MORE CHAIRS NEEDED
Looking for a few parents of 6th graders to chair the Sixth Grade Celebration Committee. Responsibilities include: Organize the end of the year celebration for all the graduating 6th grade students. Coordinate date of event with the school. Form committee to delegate jobs for catering, decorations, slide show/memory video, field trip, etc. Coordinate with Pizza Monday Chair to provide the required 6^th grade parent volunteers for Pizza Mondays from January through April to help raise funds for the 6^th grade celebration field trip.  

Please email Cristy Happ by June 15, 2020 if you are interested in chairing or assisting on a committee. Remember, the decision on what programs will remain for the 2020-2021 school year will be made over the summer based on volunteers.

If you would like to donate to the Nerge PTA, please go to our website at www.nergepta.org and click on the Donate button in the Quick Links section. Any donation to the Nerge PTA counts as a charitable donation to a 501 (c)(3) organization.

Your donations will help us determine which programs and activities we can continue to support for our students and staff for the 2020-2021 school year.  

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Wishing everyone a happy and healthy summer!

 Stay safe and we'll see you in the fall!