Why Vol Commitment Annual Hours Report by Activity Hours Logged: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Classroom Volunteers (All Grades) 1700 Pods 925 Auction Related Volunteering 860 PTA Board Business 700 Swim Week 200 Foundation Business 175 Jog A Thon 143 Field Trips 83 Field Day 80 Enrichment Nights 72 Scrip 66 Violin Loan Program 65 Staff Appreciation Week 50 Back-to-School Picnic 37 Directory 35 Greeting 35 Volunteer Training 23 Spring Celebration 20 Fundraising (other) 20 Project Walks/Presentations 18 Flow Room 18 PTA Meetings 16 Intermediate Graduation 15 T-shirt Committee 13 Yearbook 13 Movie Nights 10 Site Council 10 Opening 10 Giving Tree/Sock Drive Book Fair 7 Hearing/Vision Testing Marimba/Transport 5 Recess/Lunch Friends ORFF/Violin Classroom Volunteers 4 8 7 4 This is a report generated from our volunteer software that reflects how are community’s volunteer hours accumulate and what activities require the most support from our volunteers. Your commitment to volunteer at Sojourner is a treasured investment in your child’s education, and necessary to support The Sojourner Program. Each family or household can anticipate volunteering 40 hours per school year. Whether it is volunteering in the classroom, teaching a POD, joining the Auction Committee, getting in the pool during Swim Week, or helping at the Jog-A-Thon, we need your help to keep things running smoothly and be successful. We encourage you to start thinking of how you can best make this work for your family. We welcome grandparents to attend volunteer training so they can be involved too. Younger siblings are allowed to tag along with you in many situations. Occasionally, some things can be done from home or on the weekends. Please consider utilizing personal time or request days off from work for special occasions at school. Meeting the suggested 40 hours of volunteerism can be easily achieved with a little creative planning. Please inquire with your volunteer coordinator if you have any questions or would like some guidance.