You Can Make a Difference

You can make a difference at Franklin Sherman and keep us a thriving school and community. We can’t be a top-notch elementary school without your help! Volunteering is a great way to stay connected and meet more parents. Plus, it’s fun, meaningful and worth it. Worried about the commitment? Grab a friend and co-chair an activity or be a team member! Many volunteer opportunities can be done virtually and at flexible times. We are so grateful for all our parent volunteers – especially our coordinators who have led events in the past. 

Volunteer opportunities are below. Whether you're good at networking, event planning, technology/website development, Excel, social media, creativity, writing/editing, accounting, research, etc., we can use your help. Please contact us to let us know that you’re interested in making a difference – big or small.

Enrichment for the Kids
  • After-school activities coordinator – Picks courses to be held each season and coordinates with third party services (ongoing)
  • Field day liaison – Works with PE teacher to coordinate and staff fun field day activities (spring)
  • Diversity and inclusion coordinator – Helps school with awareness and inclusion, provides resources in holidays, ethnicities and cultures from around the world (monthly)
  • Garden club coordinator – Helps take care of the garden on Franklin Sherman grounds (ongoing)
Fundraising
  • Monster Mash Dash coordinator – Supports the organizers of this race and works to secure corporate fundraisers (fall)
  • Dining for dollars coordinator – Coordinates times/dates for local restaurants to donate a percentage of their proceeds (1x/month)
  • SquareOne Art coordinator – Coordinates timing and promotion of fundraising event where students' artwork can be placed on gift items (fall)
  • Box Tops coordinator – Promotes box tops program and encourage families to collect and turn in box tops (ongoing)
  • Auction coordinator – Coordinates and gathers donations for in-person or online auction (spring)
​Giving to Others
  • Teacher/staff appreciation coordinator – Coordinates events and ways for parents to show our appreciation (for return to school, holiday season, teacher appreciation week, etc.)
  • Food Bus coordinator – Coordinates parents to pick up unopened, packaged food in the cafeteria and deliver to the SHARE food pantry (every Friday after school ends, children encouraged to help)
  • SHARE virtual holiday tree coordinator – Help us find a way to continue our tradition of helping SHARE provide holiday gifts to those in need (November/December)
Parent/Family Support
  • Room parent coordinator – Provides guidance to room parents and helps to distribute information (primarily fall)
  • ​Spirit wear coordinator – Coordinates with third party vendor to design and host online store and organizes sale of spirit wear online and at in-person events (ongoing)
  • New family buddy program coordinator – Pairs new families with host families with same aged children (primarily fall)
  • Kindergarten playdate coordinator –  Helps new families get acclimated to school by hosting kindergarten play dates (summer)
  • AtoZ Directory coordinator – Works with AtoZ directory (vendor) to put together online and print directory using school provided information (fall)
  • School supply kits coordinator – Helps compile teacher supply lists and works with our vendor to promote and delivery the kits (spring/summer)
  • Parent socials coordinator – Plans occasional activities for parents to safely socialize – from wine tasting to flower arranging there are lots of potential ideas (as frequently as you’d like)
  • Communications support – Helps with our e-newsletter, social media pages and/or website (ongoing)

Please contact us today to get involved and give back to the community. We appreciate your support!