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 6/17/2025)
View the slide deck from the September 10, 2024 meeting on volunteer opportunities.
Board Positions
We are currently seeking candidates to serve as Executive Vice President and Vice President of Programs for the 2025-2026 school year. You can find descriptions of these two roles here. If you are interested in being considered, please email us at board@ashburtonpta.org.
Open Committee Leads
School Clubs & Enrichment
Bingo Night
Fall Festival
Haunted Hallway
Spring Fling
International Night
OPEN COMMITTEES
Spring Fling (Spring 2026)
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
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 (Date TBD)
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 (Date TBD)
Opportunities will include ticket sales, concessions, pumpkin patch supervision, picking up pumpkins from vendors, and more. Sign up here!
Fall Book Fair (Date TBD)
Opportunities will include, set-up, one-hour cashier shifts and breakdown.
Bingo Night (Date TBD)
Opportunities will include set-up, registration table, concessions and clean-up
STEAM Week/Night (Dates TBD)
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 (Date TBD)
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 2026)
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 (Date TBD)
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 2026)
Opportunities will include, set-up, one-hour cashier shifts and breakdown.
Spring Fling (Date TBD)
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.
Thank You to Our Current Board of Directors, Committee LEADS and Volunteers!
Ashburton PTA Board
Sarah Kogod, President
Nate Kupferman, Treasurer
Samantha Kupferman, Secretary
Melissa Mulholland, Vice President of Communications
Hilary Swab, Vice President of Membership
Walter Johnson Cluster Representatives
Clarisse Bernardes Coble
Samantha Kupferman
Montgomery County PTA Delegate
Hilary Swab
Committee & Event Leads
Ross Cantrell, STEAM Night Co-Lead
Stephanie Chin, Skate Night Lead
Trisha Comsti, STEAM Night Co-Lead
Campbell Dodson, SSL Lead
Silvia Ligorria Gonzalez, Online Safety Officer
Bill Mellema, Haunted Hallway Lead
Rebecca Mellema, Book Fair Lead
Robyn Minchik, Ashburton Cares 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
Hani Saberinia-Claise, School Clubs Lead and Spirit Wear Co-Lead
Benjaree Singjirakul, Hospitality Co-Lead
Colleen Weschler, Girls on the Run Co-Lead
