General Volunteer Info

Getting involved in your child's school benefits everyone... including your child. According to the National PTA, children of involved parents generally achieve more with higher grades, greater motivation and better self esteem. kids in classroom

Parents are required to volunteer 20 hours per year if they have one child at ACES and 30 hours if they have two or more children at ACES.
Daily Help, Planned Events or Long Term, parents can volunteer in all sorts of ways. There are so many ways to help: making copies, creating bulletin boards, assisting with fundraisers, helping in the cafeteria and classrooms and a variety of special projects.
Volunteer credit is also earned by attending monthly Parent Workshops offered during the day and evening.

Priority Needs

Priority Needs are volunteer opportunities that are more immediate. Please contact the event leaders listed or Leslie Loewenthal to participate.

Date Needed	Event & Description of Need	Contact
	Check back for updates! Info is reviewed weekly.

Planned Events & Activities for 2010-11 School Year

ONGOING THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR
Club Sponsorship Program
Volunteers are needed to reach out to local businesses for Club Sponsorship. Program Details \| Club Descriptions
Email: Leslie Loewenthal
ACES MS Leadership Speakers Series	Dates: TBA
	Times: 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
World Class Speakers will be presenting to ACES students and families. MS Events take place twice during the year. Volunteers needed to help set up, greet families, sign them in, hand out raffles, possibly get and present light refreshments, clean up and make sure things run smoothly.
To Volunteer, Contact Event Leader: Heidi Eliasov-Hodes, 305-331-7393 heidi@aplusclosers.com
Speakers Wanted! If you know of a well-known, respected owner or CEO of a company that is an excellent speaker and is responsible for hundreds of employees, please contact Leslie.
Excellent photographers are needed for several events

This is a small preview of upcoming opportunities. Check back frequently for updates!

9/ 7 & 9/20 :: AM TV SHOW TRYOUTS FOR 3RD & 4TH GRADES
Volunteers needed to judge, organize tryouts and practice lines with students.
Date: 9/7 Tryouts	Time: 2:30pm - Finish (Approx. 5pm - 5:30pm)
Date: 9/20 Callbacks	Time: 2:30pm - Finish (Approx. 5pm - 5:30pm)
Contact: Leslie Loewenthal
9/7, 9/14 - 15, 9/21 -22 :: PEACE DAY GIFT BOX PROJECT FOR THE NEEDY
Gift Box Project helps classes collect donations in celebration of Peace Day.
Tues, 9/7	8:45am - 10:45am	Remind students to bring in Peace Day gift items.
Tues, 9/14 & Wed, 9/15	11:00 am - Finish	Pick up gift boxes from classes, keep track of number of boxes from each classroom. Best class participation wins pizza party.
Peace Day: Mon, 9/21	7:00am - 11:30am	Help collect, prepare and set up boxes for Peace Day ceremony, set up cake, clean up and load boxes into car.
Tues, 9/22	9:00am - 11:00am	Collect unused boxes after event from all classes.
Contact Event Leader: Rosanne Alves Garcia rosane@alvesgarcia.com
8/31 - 9/22 :: FALL FUNDRAISER
Gift Catalog Program
Volunteers needed to help event leader hand out flyers, envelopes, organize orders, get students and families excited about the fundraiser, collect from classes, sort orders when they arrive, distribute to classes.
Event Leader: Desiree Tennen	fullcadi@yahoo.com
Questions?	Mr. Paz at 305-466-1499, x4106
10/6 - 10/20 :: 2010 -11 BOOK FAIR
Book Fair lasts two weeks and has several individual events included. There's plenty of room to participate as much or as little as you can throughout.
Book Fair Event Leaders: Cristina Gomez & Rica Tickner		Book Fair Co-Chairs: Marlene Arria & Claudia Salamanca
Book Fair Store	Wed, 10/6 - Wed, 10/20
Store Set-up	Wed, 10/6 From 9am - 12pm
Store Sales	Wed, 10/6 12pm - 3pm; Thurs, 10/7 - Tues, 10/19 8am - 3pm
Store Take Down	Wed, 10/20 from 9am - 12pm
Book Store Leader: Rica Tickner	305-987-9739 ricatickner@aol.com
Teachers Wish List	Wed, 10/6 - 10/19 (Includes Morning Prep Time on 10/6)
Volunteers needed to help set up and operate the Teachers Wish List program. Prepare flyers to go home to make families aware of event. Update Teachers Wish List board, give invitations and personally invite teachers to participate, help teachers pick favorite books at the bookstore. Help students and families pick books at events.
Mon, 10/4	Help prepare Book Fair flyers and copy letter to go home to families. Deliver to classes.
Wed, 10/6	Set-up 10:30am - Noon
	Sales: Noon - 3:00pm
Thurs, 10/7 - 10/20	Sales: 8am - 3pm	Assist families and students with Teachers Wish List Program at book store and especially during events on 10/7, 10/13 & 10/18.
Event Leader: Corrine Pluchon	305-766-0029 cpluchon@bellsouth.net
Grandparents Breakfast	Mon, 10/18
Volunteers needed to get breakfast food from community vendors, pick up food, coffee, juice water and deliver to ACES. Get utensils, cups, napkins, plates, supplies, decorate and setup in Middle Cafeteria for the event, serve food, clean up.
Fri, 10/15 1:30pm - 7pm	Decorate & set-up room before the event in the Middle Cafeteria. (May start earlier; TBA)
Mon, 10/18, 7am - 12pm	Pick up food, deliver to ACES, help serve breakfast and clean up.
Contact Event Leader or Co-Chair to Sign Up:	Lisa Delaney 786-543-1044 healthwise454@bellsouth.net
	Kim Ben-Shalom 786-797-3945 kim1@pipeline.com
Decorations:	Adriana Cohen & Diana De Los Rios
Balloon Decorations:	Lucy Meyers
BOOK FAIR CONCLUDES ON 10/19 - TAKE DOWN IS 10/20
10/21 :: TEACHER APPRECIATION POTLUCK LUNCH
Volunteers needed to prepare delicious dishes for lunch. Bring a dish, purchase goods and supplies, decorate, serve and / or clean up. Help make ACES Teachers feel appreciated. Food needed for 120 staff members. There’s tons of ways to help!
Event Leader: Phyllis Borenstein		305-299-3186 phillybgood@gmail.com
Co-Chair: Lori Gold		305-788-6320 lorigold@bellsouth.net
10/25 - 29 :: RED RIBBON WEEK
Need volunteers to help with balloons for Red Ribbon Ceremony.
Event Leader: Officer Manny		305-466-1499
NOV. 10 :: SCHOOL HOLIDAY BAZAAR FUNDRAISER
Parents needed to help execute all aspects of a school bazaar fundraiser, before, during and after the event. Help us make this fundraiser successful! Buy a booth & sell your goods to ACES families and the community. Volunteer your time for set-up, during the event and for clean up afterwards. Help get or donate raffle items Help sell booths
Tues, Nov 9, 6pm - Finished		Set-up booths. We encourage men to assist with set-up and take down.
Wed, Nov 10, 7am - 10am		Morning set up
Wed, Nov 10, 10am - 5pm		Bazaar is open!
Wed, Nov 10, 5pm - 6:30pm		Take down. We encourage men to assist.
Contact Event Leader: Marina Blachman 305-439-9909 marinablachman@hotmail.com
Co-Chairs for Vendors & Raffles:		Jackie Perczek 305-336-0017 doschichis@yahoo.com
		Diana Rozenberg 954-483-5670 diana.rozenberg@gmail.com
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