Top 4 Wellington Volunteer Needs

1. Book Fair Volunteers

Book Fair is coming up and we are looking for volunteers to help! The Book Fair runs from February 18th through February 24th. The Book Fair will be open for Literacy Night on February 19th as well. We have during school, afterschool and evening time slots available.  Contact Kathryn Kelley at steveyeager@msn.com for volunteer opportunities.

2. The Carnival is Coming!
The Wellington Elementary Carnival is scheduled for Friday, May 14 from 5:30pm until 8:00pm. We need many volunteers to make this a great and fun event for everyone. We are looking for a Chairperson to head up this committee, a Food Organizer and a Game Coordinator. We also need many great volunteers to make it go smoothly. So, if you are interested in working on this fun committee please contact Traci Gentile at traci.gentile@gmail.com as soon as possible because the committee will start planning soon!

3.  Traffic Team Volunteers

Our Traffic Team members walk around the school parking lot and the drop-off/pick-up lines both before and after school. They help to ensure that traffic is moving smoothly and safely. They offer friendly reminders to both parents and children who may be unaware of or have forgotten our Wellington Elementary School traffic guidelines. If you are interested in helping out by volunteering to be a Traffic Team member please contact Don McDaniel at don.wespta@verizon.net.

4. Literacy Night Room Greeters/Volunteers

We need about 12 Room Greeters for Literacy Night on February 19. We will have about 6 guest readers that night. Each will have their own classroom. The kids will come and go to each room to hear the readers. We will need a Room Greeter for each room to basically oversee it and keep it moving. The Greeter will have to decide when it's time to shut the door and get the reading started. They will also introduce the author.

The readings will run 5:30-8:30 pm. We will divide the volunteering time into two shifts: 5:30 - 7:00 and 7:00 - 8:30. We need to make sure we have someone available for the readers at all times in the event they need assistance with something. If you are interested in being a Room Greeter for Literacy Night, please contact Mary DeStasio at m.destasio@verizon.net as soon as possible.

Volunteer of the Month for January - Sarasu Manohar

Sarasu has volunteered in the library at Wellington for 4.5 years. She helps out by scheduling volunteers, shelving books, checking books in and out, covering new books and volunteers at the book fairs. She is in the library nearly every day!! Her passion for our library is wonderful! Thank you, Sarasu, for all of your dedication to the library! It is really appreciated!

Volunteer of the Month for February - Jamie Spence

Jamie and her family are new to Wellington this school year. Jamie has jumped in and started volunteering in many areas and always has a smile. She volunteers as a 3rd Grade Room Rep, as the Volunteer Nametag Coordinator, on the Yearbook Committee, a Copy Mom and on the Volunteer As Needed Committee. She is very happy to help out and feels very lucky to be able to volunteer. She loves being able to be a part of a school that has so much parental involvement. Thanks, Jamie! We really appreciate all that you do!

Our Volunteer of the Month is nominated by anyone at our school (staff, teachers, students or other volunteers). They receive use of the "Volunteer of the Month" parking spot in the front of the school and their bio and picture is placed on the PTA board outside the front office. So, if you know of anyone who is doing a great job as a volunteer please nominate them! We really want to recognize our fantastic volunteers! Nomination forms can be found outside the front office in the flyer bin by the PTA board.

** PLEASE BE COURTEOUS AND DO NOT PARK IN THE VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH PARKING SPOT. **