Ben Franklin PTA

PRESIDENTS: Christine Muenz and Brenda Larsen

HEALTH AND WELFARE VP’S: Lisa Vincent and Petra Lamon

	Beautification – help needed for school improvement projects	Chairperson needed
	Emergency Preparedness – help to organize and implement school emergency program	Chairperson needed
	Families Helping Families – organize help for Franklin families in critical need	Janet Irving
	Field Day – help organize parents and make necessary purchases for the all- school field day in June 2008	Diana Shaw
	Food Drive – help advertise, organize and deliver food collected by Franklin families to benefit local food banks	Lile Ellefsen
	Parent Education Classes – help schedule speakers and parent education events for the school community	Kathy Sanchez
	Health Screening – one day commitment (in the Fall) to help organize students for vision, hearing and scoliosis testing	Lile Ellefsen
	Health Room Volunteers – Provide TLC for lunchtime bumps and bruises. Training provided.	Kathy Sterritt & Stacy Gordon (volunteers)
	Popcorn – volunteers needed to pop and sell popcorn on Friday mornings	Heidi O’Connor
	Safe Arrival – volunteers needed to telephone families of absent students who have not called in the absence	Chairperson needed
	Safety Patrol/Playground – help organize parents to do walkabouts during recess to monitor games and activities	April Gabbert
	T-Shirt Sales – help organize purchase and sale of school shirts	Tamara Hill
	Walk to School Week – organize volunteers to greet walkers and schedule with police and fire department	Julia Ednie & Gilda Parida
	Links – help in district volunteer program for schools that don’t have strong parent help--can be as little as half-an-hour per week or once a month	Kristi Zikas

SPECIAL EVENTS VP’S: Julie Peterson and Karen Larsen

Welcome Back Tea – help organize a tea on the first day of school
Julie Peterson

Fall Back-to-School Night – help organize a pizza or BBQ event
Julie Peterson

Winter Family Night/Bingo – help organize the Franklin family night in Jan. Heidi O’Connor

Spring Family Night/International Night – help organize the April Franklin family night Susanne McDermott & (co-chair needed)

Pancake Breakfast – help with the pancake breakfast held in May/June which is organized and worked by Franklin Dads Jason Foshee

Staff Appreciation – help organize activities and food for Staff Appreciation Week in May Julie Peterson

Volunteer Recognition – obtain nominations and organize awards ceremony and gifts for volunteer appreciation at the volunteer tea Chairperson needed

FUNDRAISING VP’S: Christy Hentges and Elly Budidjaja

Jog-a-thon – volunteers needed to help organize students for this fall fundraiser Christy Hentges and Elly Budidjaja

Box Tops for Education™ – collect and submit box tops and labels for educational material and/or equipment Anita Axe

COMMUNICATIONS VP’S: Donna Blinn and Valerie Horvath

Display Case – help brainstorm ideas and arrange display case in front hallway Tracy Harsvik

Reader Board – update reader board in front of school Chris Williamson, Collette Ulloa, and Amanda Maggiora

Membership – help recruit PTA members and process memberships to state PTA
Tamara Hill

Memory Books – help organize, assemble and sell Memory Books in the late winter/early spring Suzanne Copitsky (w/ Jeanette Simecek)

Newsletter – help needed with monthly newsletter Mary Rumpf

Website Committee – help create and update Franklin PTA website.
Chairperson needed

Room Parent Coordinator – organize room parents and keep them updated as needed for planned events Sally Norred

School Pictures – help needed to organize students on picture day in the fall
Chris Brandenfels

Student Directory – help assemble student information, input and distribute the student directory Tamara Hill

Weekly Student Mail Packets (formerly Thursday Packets) – help needed to collate and distribute weekly student mail packets Linda Ruskell

Volunteer Coordinator – help recruit and organize volunteers for various committees and activities Sally Norred

New Family Welcome – prepare packets and information for families new to school Christine Muenz

Legislation - help keep families informed on important issues and gather information on concerns to our community Cindy Burt

Legislative Action Network – respond to email action alerts from Jan-April, approx 5 minutes a week Cindy Burt

Special Needs Representative – act as liaison to the district Special Needs Committee Sally Vilardi

Rose Hill Jr. High Representative – act as liaison to Rose Hill Jr. High PTA Linda Ruskell

EDUCATION AND ENRICHMENT VP’S: Kathleen Shipman and Tamara Hill

After-school Classes – help with organization of the after-school enrichment classes offered through out the school year. You do NOT have to stay after school. You would help identify, approve and schedule enriching after school classes. Classes offered in the past have included: three different language classes, Mad Science, and art. Chairperson needed

Art Docent – work with the your child’s teacher to present art prints and projects monthly to the classes Sharon Morrison

Chess Club – help needed to supervise and organize our chess program Chairperson needed

School Savings – help students make deposits. You can volunteer one time, monthly or weekly . . . all help is appreciated. Tamara Hill

Reflections – help needed to organize, encourage students and judge entries in our cultural arts competition Maura Roberts

Professional Science Program – provide classroom science enrichment with teachers Diana Shaw

Professional Arts Program – coordinate/schedule all the teachers for one art class with the “Artist in Residence” (taught by a professional artist, already contracted) Emily Dietric