Volunteer Descriptions
AV Tech/Tech Help: 1-2 volunteers to help set up and run technology for events as needed.
Boosterthon/Fun Run: 15-20 volunteers needed throughout the day to assist with managing students, tallying laps, making distributing awards/certificates, filling out lap/mile cards, distributing and pinning bibs, leading stretches, regulating snacks/water, managing sound system, and more. The week after the event, volunteers are also appreciated to help collect and count funds turned in.
DJ/Music at Events: 1-2 volunteers to create playlists with kid-friendly lyrics and keep music playing during events as needed.
Fall Social: This event is a free event for the McKenny community and families to attend on a Friday evening. 15-20 volunteers are needed for marketing/flyer distribution, set up, decorations, receiving and selling bake sale items, selling Hawk Wear and other related trinkets, clean-up and take down, and more.
Hawk Hangouts: 1-2 volunteers to coordinate meet ups at LBA after school several times a year.
Hawk Wear: 2-3 volunteers needed to assist with Hawk Wear sales, flyer distribution, payment collection, placing orders and delivering Hawk Wear. Depending on interest, Hawk Wear may be sold during the Back to School season, Fall Social, and Carnival. A McKenny Hawks Shirt is given to all new students in including all Kindergartners.
Kindergarten Jump Start: Pass out Hawk Wear to new Kindergarten students. Give a brief presentation about the PTO to Kindergarten Families encouraging them to join and participate in the PTO.
PTO Bulletin Board: 1-2 volunteers to assist Chair with maintaining an up to date, inviting, engaging bulletin board outside the front office with current PTO events.
PTO Directory: 1-2 volunteers to assist Chair with soliciting for PTO Membership, collecting Membership forms, organizing data into program for creation of a digital directory, correcting/verifying contact information as needed, and emailing out directory.
PTO Meet & Greet: PTO Board Members, Committee Chairs and PTO Members are asked to attend to meet and greet new and old parents/families. Volunteers help with set up, organizing light refreshments, answering questions, passing out PTO membership, volunteer and other related forms.'
OECC (Olympia Elementary Community Collaborative) Representative: The OECC is a group of family and staff members across the district works together to improve Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the elementary schools of the Olympia School District. One member of each school’s family support group (PTA/PTO/etc) will attend monthly meetings of the Olympia Elementary Community Collaboration (OECC). Meetings will be held the third Monday of each month at 7:30-8:30pm on Zoom. The OECC Representative will report back to the family group about the goings on of the OECC, as well as gather and share input from their school to bring to the OECC meetings. In the event the OECC Representative is unable to attend a meeting, they will find someone to attend in their place whenever possible.
Read-A-Thon: 6+ volunteers to assist Chair with marketing for the event in advance, collating, preparing, and distributing reading logs and pledge envelopes, coordinating with teachers and librarian event theme and Library Night, securing prizes for individual participation, individual goal achievement and school wide goal achievement, counting minutes and participation, distributing prizes weekly and after the event, collecting pledge envelopes and counting donations, and more.
Restaurant Fundraisers: Families dine at the location and the school earns a percentage of the evening’s proceeds. One (1) volunteer needed to help Chairperson distribute fliers and attend event (MOD Pizza, Limeberry, Chipotle, etc.).
School Beautification: Unlimited number of volunteers to gather a few times a year to help with landscaping, weeding, planting and general maintenance of the grounds (not mowing or painting).
Social Media (Facebook/Instagram): 1-2 volunteers to assist Chairs with updating and maintaining these sites with current and accurate information as well as helping to increase users/visitors to the sites.
Spirit Leader: 2-3 volunteers to wear Spirit mascot costume during school wide events (Reading Night, Fund Run, Carnival, Fall Social, etc) for brief periods of time.
Spring Carnival: 20+ volunteers to assist Chair in marketing the event in advance, distributing flyers, selecting games related to theme, securing sufficient prizes, coordinating bake sale, bingo and silent auction community donations, coordinating with Classroom Basket Volunteers for auction/raffle basket creation as well as class game volunteers and classroom game sign creation, securing food/beverages, setting up and running sound system, set up and clean-up the day before, day of and after the event, selling tickets, distributing pre-sale tickets and collecting funds at the event, and Hawk Wear sales.
Store Rewards: A few volunteers to promote Combined Fund Drive and various Store Rewards/Box Tops for Education programs throughout the school year.
Teacher Appreciation: Committee volunteers help plan a special week for staff at the beginning of the school year and during the first week of May with a special lunch, decoration, prizes, etc.
Theatre Production: 6+ volunteers to assist Chairs with managing this month long, after school theatrical production to include marketing in advance, collection of payment, ticket sales for performances, audio/sound system operation, refreshments and more. This is not currently in the plan for the 2021-2022 school year. Please contact if interested.
Welcome Back Social: 6+ volunteers needed to assist Chair with set up of tables, decorations/signs, passing out treats, and clean-up/take down. This is not needed for the 2021-2022 school year.
Yearbook: 1-2 volunteers to assist Chairs with taking, collecting and organizing photos, helping promote school-wide yearbook cover design contest as well as advertising sales and collecting yearbook payments.