The annual Ma'ema'e Elementary School Family Night is a family-oriented community event that strives to increase fellowship amongst our Ma'ema'e Elementary School families, staff and community partners.

Date:  Friday, May 6, 2011

Time:  2:30 - 8:00 PM

We're looking to recruit parents who would be willing to serve on the committee for at least 2 years to ensure continuity in the following areas:

·      Event Co-Chair #1 & #2 (2 people)

-       Specific to Co-Chair #1:  Able to oversee the Food & Beverage and Shopping subcommittees

-       Specific to Co-Chair #2:  Able to oversee the Activities and Publicity subcommittees and help with overseeing Logistics subcommittees

-       Meet with Event Chair once a month at Ma`ema`e Elementary School (able to bring children to meetings) - dates and times to be decided together

-       Able to recruit volunteers onto subcommittees when the need arises

-       Will assume Family Night Event Chair role in SY2011 - 2012 or SY2012 - 2013.  The current Event Chair will be able to MENTOR and/or help until SY2013 - 2014, so she will not desert you.  J

·      Country Store Co-Chairs (2 people)

-       The Country Store consists of fruits, vegetables, packaged goods, unopened CDs and DVDs, potted plants, and so forth.  It's very similar to a Farmer's Market.

-       Order supplies and ingredients for area

-       Send contact list of potential donors to our Silent Auction Chair by November 30, 2010, so she can send out the solicitation letters on our Family Night's behalf

-       Follow-up on solicitation letters of your potential donors by phone and/or email starting January or February

-       Arrange for pick-up or delivery of items to the school

-       Work with Cafeteria Manager to temporarily store refrigerated items until reefer arrives on Family Night

-       Recruit fellow parents at Ma`ema`e Elementary School to help pick-up items

-       NOTE:  Access to truck or van will be very helpful.  Your busiest time will be 1 week prior to Family Night because of the pick-ups from different locations.

·      First Aid Chair (NEW POSTING)

-       Ensure we have sufficient first aid supplies for event night

-       Take care of your on-site volunteers

-       Recruit fellow parents at Ma`ema`e Elementary School to help out

·      Hamburger & Waffle Hot Dog Shadow Chair (NEW POSTING)

-       Request for bids from inflatable companies

-       Be our liaison with the designated inflatable (i.e. bouncy houses) company

-       Take care of your on-site volunteers

-       Recruit fellow parents at Ma`ema`e Elementary School to help out

·      Inflatables Co-Chair

-       Request for bids from inflatable companies

-       Be our liaison with the designated inflatable (i.e. bouncy houses) company

-       Take care of your on-site volunteers

-       Recruit fellow parents at Ma`ema`e Elementary School to help out

·      Malasadas Cooking Co-Chairs (2 people)

-       Coordinate cooking efforts

-       Take care of your on-site volunteers

-       Recruit fellow parents at Ma`ema`e Elementary School to help out

·      Parking Co-Chairs (2 people)

-       Manage 4 parking lots on event night:  Wyllie Street main school parking lot, Big Field parking lot, Community Church, and Chinese Church (both across of Nuuanu Avenue) parking lots.

-       Order supplies for area

-       Work with Ma`ema`e Elementary School parents and Boy Scouts and HPD Explorers youth group to manage traffic flow of parking lots.

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·      Security / HPD Liaison Co-Chair

-       Assist our current Security Chair in recruiting volunteers from the Honolulu Police Department, Sheriffs, and other "persons of authority" to ensure a safe event on Family Night.  We are especially interested in recruiting Ma`ema`e parents who work in these occupations.

-       Manage campus security efforts from 1:30 - 8:00 PM.

If you're interested in one of the above positions or would like to help out in some capacity,

please contact:

Michelle Hashimoto

(Trae - 4-30 & Kai - 1-9)

741-5854 (CELL)