For our annual fundraising event held yearly in April, volunteers are required to help the Soirée Organizing Committee.
         
Ticket Sales - Sell early bird tickets prior to event. Must be enthusiastic! Time Commitment: 1 hour per sales event in March or April

Basket Coordination/Collection - Each grade level puts together a themed basket for the Silent Auction.  Work with the parents in your child’s class to organize the basket. Time Commitment: 5-6 hours in March/April

Basket Design/Arrangement - Items donated for the Silent Auction are put into appropriate baskets for display and bidding. Creative types are required to help assemble baskets. Time Commitment: 2-6 hours in April

Our art room requires weekly help washing our artist smocks. Smocks are picked up weekly and returned the next week. This job can be shared by many people.Time Commitment: as you wish.

It takes a lot of effort to organize our many bands!  For each one the director can use a couple of parents of the band members to help sort and file music, confirm information for performances, take photos at events, etc. Other volunteers who can be called upon occasionally are also required on an as necessary basis.

• Grade 5 Band
• Grade 6 Band
• Grade 7 Band
• Grade 8/9 Band
• Grade 10/11/12 Band
• Two jazz bands
• All-girls vocal jazz group

Time Commitment: 2-4 hours per month/band

CFIS holds an annual Barbeque Lunch for all students and staff during a school day each June. Volunteers are required to help set up, prepare food, serve and tidy up. Time Commitment: 2 hours.

There is one rep per class for Preschool, Kindergarten and Grades 1 to 6. As this person works directly with the teacher, he/she has final say in the position. The major requirements of this position are as follows:

• This person must be discreet, organized and have excellent communications and computer skills.
• Must check and use e-mail regularly, as this is the major communication vehicle with the class parents and staff.
• The rep works with the teacher to help communicate when volunteers are needed for class events such as field trips, class snacks, school initiatives, etc.
• Maintains a confidential list of class e-mails.
• Acts as communications point with school Volunteer Coordinator. 
• Appoints/or is class photographer and liaises with Yearbook editor to ensure coverage of class in school yearbook.

A meeting is held in early September with the Volunteer Coordinator to review the position.  A follow up meeting may be held early in the new year. Time Commitment: 20-30 hours per year.

You may not be available to help out with school-wide events, but can help within your child’s class by making food for class parties, managing class Scholastic book orders, attending as a chaperone for school trips, etc.
Time Commitment: as you wish.

The Grand Finale!  Each June our Family Fair takes place on a Saturday afternoon. It takes 70-80 volunteers to make this event a success. Help is required setting up the grounds, cooking and serving food, running the games, collecting tickets, security, tear down. Time Commitment: 2 hour shifts.

Information coming soon.

It's the one the kids look forward to! Our annual October Halloween Dance requires 60 – 70 volunteers to help man the games and bouncers and work in the kitchen. Time Commitment: 1-2 hours.

This person coordinates the dates (usually 4-6) and Hospitality Volunteers to provide baking/snacks for the staff. Also coordinates the Staff Appreciation Luncheon held in May/June each year. Time Commitment: 15 -20 hours

These volunteers provide baking and/or snacks for the staff throughout the year. This is a great opportunity for “foodies”! Can contribute to one or all events. Time Commitment: as you wish.

Volunteers are required to help shelve books and magazines in our Elementary Library. This can be done at your convenience, either on a regular basis or drop in. Our librarian will take you through a brief initial training. Time Commitment: as you wish.

We hold a number of Open House days and evenings each year. Help is required in showing prospective families around the school, arranging luncheons, distributing information, setting up displays. Time Commitment:  2-4 hours.

School and staff photos are taken in September and in April. Volunteers bring classes for photographs, check students in, ensure the students have proper attire, help arrange students, help with hair, etc. For the fall photo day, six volunteers are required — three in the morning and three in the afternoon. The spring photo day requires 6 volunteers for a 2 hours shift each. Time Commitment: 2 or 3 hour shifts.

If photography is your interest we need you! Each class requires someone who is available to take pictures during class events, outings etc. They then need to be forwarded digitally to the Yearbook Editor in a timely manner. Time Commitment: 1-4 hours per month.

Usually held during Parent/Teacher interviews in November, this is a major fundraiser for our library. About 20-30 volunteers are required to set up and dismantle displays, manage cash, make signs for teacher wish lists, help customers and promote the books. Time Commitment: 2-3 hour shifts.

There are 10 Special Lunch Days during the school year. They usually take place on the last Friday of the month, with the exception of December and June. Volunteers can commit for one or all lunches. If you cannot make your commitment at the last minute, you are asked to send a replacement from the list of SLD volunteers.

Elementary - Deliver pizza and drinks to classrooms. Please note:  You may not have your child’s class; it is dependent on volunteer participation. Time Commitment: One hour per Special Lunch Day 11:30 – 12:30.

Junior/Senior High (The Core) - Distribute pizzas and drinks from The Core to Jr/Sr High students. Time Commitment: One hour per Special Lunch Day 12:00 – 1:00

Our two uniform shoppes hold annual week long sales in May and August. Uniforms are displayed outside the shoppes in a classroom for easy viewing and purchase.

Special Sale Assistants - Volunteers are required to set up merchandise, sell items, and maintain displays.
Time Commitment: 2–4 hours.

Special Sale Organizers - Prior to the sales we receive “gently used” items.  Volunteers are required to sort and organize items for the sale. Time Commitment: 2-4 hours throughout the year.

This person takes orders for the yearbook, collects and confirms the funds, and is available for a few days before and after school Yearbook distribution, usually in October. Time Commitment: 15-20 hours

We have had parent volunteers who do everything from sorting and packing clothes for our donations to Africa, organizing and distributing lunch boxes, delivering clothing to WINS, making signs, decorating the school for Christmas, setting up displays, and more!

If you have a few hours available every now and then let us know and we can find a way to use your talents and time.