VOLUNTEER HUB

 

The Ashburton PTA offers many ways to volunteer and give back to our school community, from multi-year leadership terms on the board, to leadership of committees to short term opportunities that make a major impact with just an hour or few hours of commitment. 

 

We greatly value our volunteers and the commitment you bring to Ashburton and the broader industry.  Continue to check this page as we add more opportunities to engage with and give back to our school community through volunteer service. 

 

Interested in volunteering?  Click here to submit an interest form, or reach out to membership@ashburtonpta.org. 

 

Current Opportunities (as of 9/26/2024)

 

View the slide deck from the September 10 meeting on volunteer opportunities.

 

Board Positions

We are currently seeking a candidate to serve as Co-VP, Membership for 2024-25. The Co-VP will lead our annual membership drive, represent the PTA at community events and coordinate volunteer engagement with our event and committee leads. If you are interested in being considered, please email us at membership@ashburtonpta.org.

 

The Ashburton PTA will seek nominations for Board positions in Spring 2025. The Board meets once a month virtually, and participates in additional calls and events as needed.

 

Open Committee Leads  

STEAM Week Co-Lead

During STEAM Week, parents in STEAM fields visit classrooms to lead demonstrations or talk about STEAM related topics.  In addition, during the week, STEAM Night is a 2 hour event where students can enjoy hands on science and art activities, and student poster presentations.  We are looking for a third Co-Lead to shadow Jen Sloan and Julie Wu to plan the 2025 STEAM Night Events.  Co-Lead organize hands-on activities, purchase the supplies, and organize SSL kids to run the activities, as well as recruit interviewers and arrange for the interviewers to speak to all the student presenters.

  

Open Committees

 

Spring Fling (May 31, 2025)

 

The Spring Fling Committee is seeking active volunteers to plan and execute this years’ events. Committee members will work with vendors, plan prize giveaways, pick up supplies, and support and organize event volunteers. The Committee will also organize an Ashburton Community favorite - the Spring Class Basket and Teacher Feature Raffle! 

 

Hospitality Committee (Ongoing)

The Hospitality Committee helps to plan and execute events celebrating our wonderful Ashburton teachers and staff, including staff luncheons and staff appreciation week, as well as providing hospitality at other functions for the community hosted by the PTA.  Committee members support the co-chairs in planning and executing these events. 

 

Ashburton Cares (Ongoing)
This is a new committee starting this 2023-24 school year. The committee aims to lend a helping hand to our neighbors while ensuring the success of our TQ Stars! Event ideas include MLK Jr. Day of Service activity,
helping parents/staff organize Kindness Day resources, and an Earth Day clean up project. Please join and bring your ideas about how we can serve our community together with our TQ Stars.

 

Nominating Committee (Spring 2025)

The Nominating Committee will review nominations for open board seats and recommend a slate to the membership.  

 

SHORT TERM VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

 

If you have an hour or a few hours, these opportunities will fit the bill!  Check back frequently throughout the year for sign-up forms and more details. 

  

Hospitality Events (Multiple Dates, TBD)

The Hospitality Committee will need volunteers to help with staff luncheons, staff appreciation week, monthly staff treats and other activities hosted by the Ashburton community.  Volunteer roles include set up, clean up and preparing or purchasing food for various events.  Sign-ups will be provided in advance of each event.

 

School Store (Fridays, 8:40-9:10am)

Friday mornings are School Store Days!  Grades rotate each week.  Volunteers are needed to staff tables each week.  Each shift, including set-up, store staffing and clean-up, takes about 30 minutes.  Volunteer once or multiple times throughout the year!  You can see the full schedule here. 

 

Volunteer to help! It takes at least 3, and up to 5 volunteers each week to run the store. It’s an easy way to see your kids during the day. The needs are to help set up at 8:30 outside of the Media Center, assist the students with their purchases from 8:40-9am, and tear down afterwards. We’re usually done by 9:15. Please sign up here.

  

Haunted Hallway (October 18-20, 2024)

Be a part of one of Ashburton's favorite Fall Festival traditions.  Volunteers are needed to brainstorm and coordinate props, unpack and stage items, assemble animatronics, assist with decorating, supervise volunteer student actors, help with traffic flow, and event breakdown.  Sign up here!

 

Fall Festival (October 19, 2024)

Opportunities will include ticket sales, concessions, pumpkin patch supervision, picking up pumpkins from vendors, and more.  Sign up here!

 

Fall Book Fair (November 11-16, 2024)

Opportunities will include, set-up, one-hour cashier shifts and breakdown.

 

Bingo Night (January 24, 2025)

Opportunities will include set-up, registration table, concessions and clean-up

 

STEAM Week/Night (Week of February 24, 2025; STEAM Night is February 27, 2025)

During STEAM Week, Mr. Morrison organizes in-class talks and demonstrations.  We’d like to identify one STEAM career parent/grown-up in each classroom to lead a demonstration or give a talk to the kids. 

 

The STEAM Week Co-Chairs are seeking 15-20 interviewers in the STEAM fields who can meet with students participating in STEAM Night Poster Sessions.  This takes place for one hour on the second hour of STEAM Night.

 

Skate Night (March 29, 2025)

Opportunities will include set-up and assisting at the check-in table to hand out wristbands and skate rental tickets.

 

Girls on the Run Coaches (Spring 2025)

Become a coach for Girls on the Run, a before-school program for girls in 3rd through 5th grade. The program teaches life skills through dynamic interactive lessons and running games. The goal of the program is to unleash confidence through accomplishment while establishing a lifetime appreciation of health and fitness. Coach training is required but no running experience is necessary

 

International Night (April 25, 2025)

Opportunities will include hosting a country table, event set-up, greeters and clean-up at International Night. Also we welcome volunteers to help coordinate the International Assembly performances and fashion walk.  

 

Spring Book Fair (Spring 2025)

Opportunities will include, set-up, one-hour cashier shifts and breakdown.

 

Spring Fling (May 31, 2025)

Opportunities will include: Ticket sales, concessions, prize table, Class Basket preview days, set-up, clean-up

 

If you’d like more information on volunteer opportunities, please complete this form or contact membership@ashburtonpta.org. 

 

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Thank You to Our Current Board of Directors, Committee LEADS and Volunteers!

 

Ashburton PTA Board

Veronica Bendit, 2nd Vice President, Membership

Kelsey Brown, Secretary

Trisha Comsti, Vice President, Communications

Sarah Kogod, President

Nate Kupferman, Treasurer

Carolina Rahman, Vice President, Fundraising

 

Walter Johnson Cluster Representatives

Theresa Dike

Samantha Kupferman

 

Montgomery County PTA Delegate

Hilary Gawrilow

 

Committee & Event Leads

Veronica Bendit, Hospitality Co-Lead

Stephanie Chin, Skate Night Lead

Mia DiMezza, Book Fair Co-Chair

Campbell Dodson, SSL Lead

Taylor Frazier McCollum, Spring Fling Lead

Silvia Ligorria Gonzalez, Online Safety Officer

Bill Mellema, Haunted Hallway Lead

Rebecca Mellema, Book Fair Co-Lead

Robyn Minchik, Ashburton Cares Lead

Vijay Nagarajan, Fall Festival Lead 

Ana Nunes, School Store Co-Lead

Dan Nunes, School Store Co-Lead

Caroline Ostro, Spirit Wear Co-Lead

Becca Scherr, Girls on the Run Co-Lead

Leena Shepherd, International Night Lead

Hani Saberinia-Claise, School Clubs Lead and Spirit Wear Co-Lead
Benjaree Singjirakul, Hospitality Co-Lead

Jen Sloan, STEAM Night Co-Lead

Diane Strauss, School Clubs & Enrichment Co-Lead

Colleen Weschler, Girls on the Run Co-Lead

Julie Wu, STEAM Night Co-Lead

 

Back to School Teacher Survival Kit Volunteers

Regan Blewett

Amy Corbman Moncarz

Claudia Colina Prisco

Becky Damour

Judy Escorcia

Hilary Gawrilow

Andrea Gergely

Liz Hendler

Erin Kelly

Trisha Lagman

Mary Anne Lindemuth

Arlet Koseian-Beckham

Melissa May

Catherine Milano

Michelle Misler

Olanma Okoji

Sue Owen

Colleen Pomato

Hani Saberinia-Claise

Rebecca Scherr

Moss Wierzbic

 

Fall Festival Volunteers

Jen Chan

Paulina De La Mora

Ving De Lope

Judy Escorcia

Ross Iosefson

Namrata Iyer

Jalina Jelic-Komenic

Rashida L

Yang Lin

Daniela Luquetti

Sruthi Nagalia

Carolina Orellana

Dhruvi Patel

Jessica Rosen

Kasey Rouse

Ariel Schuchman

Amy Swers

Julie Wu

Sona Wuchenich

 

Haunted Hallway Volunteers

Melina Chaplet

Michael Chaplet

Greg De Lope

Ving De Lope

Brock Eastman

Rina Gain

Mileghia & Michael J

Rashida L

Hani Saberinia-Claise

Jen Sulkin

 

Movie Night Volunteers

Ving De Lope

Taylor Frazier McCollum

Hillary Goodman

Aileen Leung

Abigail Liriano

Ivana Mandich

Melissa May

Asako Moriya

Françoise Olive Olanguena Epse Djoufack

Andrea Pham

Amy Vega-Arellano

Gargi Wable Grandner

Alicia Wilson

 

Star Store Volunteers

Josh Arcurio

Luis Arellano Jr.

Sarah Bradley

Kelsey Brown

Kelly Campbell

Doudou Fam

Tracy Fones

Dana Guice

Jihyun Ha

Lisa Hacker

Jenna Jacobson

Valerie Lankaster

Jessica Lee

Shirin Kao

Torie Ketcham

Arlet Koseian-Beckham

Eileen McCarthy

Cary McStay

Melissa Mullholland

Vijay Nagarajan

Colleen Pomato

Guinevere Seaward

Amy Vega-Arellano

Aaron Weddle

Marie Wierzbic

Alicia Wilson

Miriam Wolk

Brandon Wu

Saul Zelaya