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VOLUNTEER WITH US!

We would love (we WHALE-Y need) your help!

We are looking forward to welcoming and training our new volunteers as well as leaning on the experience of our veteran volunteers. It is our goal to have a wonderful mixture of English and Spanish speaking volunteers. For all of the opportunities listed below we will need chairs/coordinators and many additional helpers. Email us with any questions or to volunteer!

CURRENT VOLUNTEER OPPORTunities

Bookmark this page and visit often, as we'll do our best to keep this list updated with current volunteer needs. Don't forget to scroll down for other roles that the PTA will be looking to fill this year and each following year. Thank you for your support!

Dana Dollar Store

The Dana Dollar Store is opening and the school could use some help to stock it. Please review the Amazon Wishlist if you would like to help.

Room Parents Needed

Your student's homeroom teacher will likely be organizing this, but if you are interested in becoming the room parent for your child's class, you may also reach out here. More info about Room Parents below. 

Library volunteers

Our school librarian is looking for help in the following areas. Please reach out if you are interested. 

  • Shelving books: Organizing and returning books to their proper places on the shelves.

  • Inventory: Conducting regular inventory checks to ensure accurate book records.

  • Student assistance: Helping students find books, answer questions, and use library resources effectively.

  • Event support: Assisting with library-related events and activities.

NEW! PHOTOS FOR YEARBOOK

We need your help collecting photos for our yearbook! Click link below to upload your photos for all things RH Dana!

Hispanic Heritage Fiesta Volunteers

The event is October 4th and there's no time to waste! We don't have details yet, but we will need a lot of help in the coming weeks. If you would like to help plan an amazing party, contact us here. More details below. Our first planning meeting is Friday, Sept. 30 in room 117 after the morning assembly. Check our event page for future meeting dates.

Storage Shed Committee

The PTA is going to purchase a shed to store its equipment and supplies at the school. If you have experience as a contractor, we need you! This would be a limited volunteer commitment from now until we get the shed installed. We need someone to help us evaluate our options and coordinate the install- whether we pay a contractor to install the shed or do it with experienced volunteers. We need your expertise! 

Room Parent Liaison

We are looking to fill the role of Room Parent Liaison. This person will help facilitate communication & coordination between the PTA and the Room Parents in each classroom. Their time to shine will come with the Hispanic Heritage Fiesta, Jog-a-Thon, and Spring Carnival. 

Lead & Volunteer Positions Needed

As the school year begins we are looking for many parents to fill the Ongoing Volunteer roles listed below. More immediate needs include

  • photographers

  • uniform team members

  • room parents

  • translation editors

  • Hispanic Heritage Fiesta volunteers 

Whether a lead role or occasional volunteer, we need you. Please reach out and tell us how you'd like to get involved. 

Grant Committee

Do you have experience writing grants? Are you a persuasive or detail-oriented writer? We are teaming up with the Booster Club to form a joint committee to submit grant applications and diversify our funding sources. This committee would be in person or via Zoom to divide tasks. Sign up below if you are interested!

ONGOING VOLUNTEER OPPORTunities

Book Fair

RH Dana hosts 1-3 book fairs each year. The lead will serve as the contact person to Scholastic, a Spanish Book Fair company (of your choice), as well as our RH Dana families. This person will help coordinate timing with the school, and volunteers to run an on campus bookstore for one week per fair. 

Lead position: Filled

Volunteers: Needed

GIVING SEA

Our second biggest fundraiser each year. This person will coordinate the theme, timing, and logistics with the school and PTA. Ideally there will be volunteers to help create and distribute flyers and materials needed, as well as collect donations returned to school during this 2-3 week fundraiser. 

Lead position: Needed

Hispanic Heritage Fiesta***

A large and very fun event to kick-off the school year while celebrating various hispanic cultures. We will need many volunteers to help provide food, entertainment, and booths featuring various hispanic countries. 

Lead position: Filled, but many coordinators needed

 

More Details on Hispanic Heritage Fiesta

Photographers***

The PTA is looking to have a team of skilled photographers available to capture images of events, holidays, and general school moments for the school yearbook. Occasional photos and video for PTA social media as well. Ideally there would be a team of parents available to share the load over the course of the year. 

Photographers: Needed

Upload Photos Here

Room Parents***

Ideally each class will have 1-2 room parents each year. They will work with both the teachers and the PTA to assist with in-class needs as well as PTA related events.

 

Room parents: Needed

uniforms***

The PTA is responsible for ordering supply, keeping inventory, and fulfilling orders for school uniforms and spiritwear. We would like to build a team of parents to help with this, as well as being available (or finding volunteers) for selling on campus occasionally throughout the year and at some school events. 

Lead position: Filled, but additional team needed, and looking for someone to shadow to take over next year

Community Sponsorships

We have a fence that is perfect for some banners. We are looking for a group of volunteers to help formulate a process on how we can sell advertisement banners to Dana Point businesses in order to raise money for our PTA and school! In the beginning you would be researching costs, printer options, creating the purchase form, designing a plan to reach out to businesses, and installing the banners. The following years the committee would have to reenlist the companies that bought banners and reach out to additional businesses. This is a new project and perfect for a group of people with connections to the community!

Volunteers: Needed

Glow Dance

A simple and fun 2-hour dance held late winter on campus. We will need volunteers for decorating before the event, selling tickets, glow gear and refreshments, and for face painting. 

Volunteers: Needed

JOGATHON

Our biggest fundraiser of the year. This event will require advanced planning of logistics and sponsors, and will require the recruitment of many volunteers the day of the event to set up, tally runners and clean up.

Lead position: Filled, but looking for someone to shadow to take over next year

More Details on Jogathon

restaurant fundraisers

This position requires someone to coordinate days and times with partners at local restaurants for dine-in fundraisers throughout the year. We will also need flyers printed and distributed prior to the events.

Lead position: Filled

Spring Carnival

This is our last big (and most popular) celebration of the year and takes place in the Spring. We will need LOTS of planning and volunteers to help organize and provide food, entertainment and games.

Lead position: Filled, but many coordinators needed

Volunteer Coordinator

Are you a social, people-person? The volunteer coordinator would work with the event planner, event lead, or other PTA members to understand volunteer staffing needs. They would create Sign-up Genius forms, and get the word out about roles needed to be filled for events, as well as coordinate and direct volunteers during events. 

Lead position: Needed

Donation Chair

This chair will gather items throughout the year for various events and activities (ex. water donation for Jogathon, toys for the Dana Dollar Store, etc.)

Lead position: Needed

HOSPITALITY

Looking for a team of people to coordinate food and refreshments for various events throughout the year including staff appreciation breakfasts and lunches, teacher lounge,  PTA meetings, and more. 

Positions: Filled 

MEet the masters

An in-class art program with lessons 4 times per year. The lead will coordinate with Meet the Masters and the school for featured artists and timing. We need volunteers to help prepare and deliver art materials for art lessons throughout the year.

Lead position: Filled

More Details on Meet the Masters

Room Parent Liaison***

This person will serve as a main contact between room parents, teachers, and PTA. They will help with organizing and communicating with all parties as needed throughout the year. 

Lead position: Needed

Translation Editors***

The PTA creates social posts, flyers, and other written materials in English, then uses Google Translate (or something similar) to create the Spanish version. We are in need of Spanish speakers to be available to review and edit these items, many times with not much notice. A team of editors is very welcome. 

Positions: Needed

Ongoing Opportunities

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