Volunteer Opportunities
 

The Cedar Creek Parent Association and the Development Office/Head of School coordinate parent activities and special fundraising events.  Cedar Creek offers a wide range of volunteer opportunities and parent participation is a key component in our ongoing success.  This year the President of the Cedar Creek Parent Association is Toni Crawford.

Hospitality Committee:  By volunteering, you are agreeing to function as a school hostess from this time through September 2012.  Volunteers will be expected to provide refreshments at Parent Club events, the monthly culinary tribute to faculty members celebrating birthdays and any other events as requested by the Head of School, Board of Directors, Head of Development or Parent Club.  Duties will include, but will not be limited to food, table and flower preparation, development of receptions held in conjunction of retirements, special school events, etc.  Usually, there will be at least two to three weeks notice for such events, but be prepared for instances when there may be only 1 -2 days to prepare.  Coordination for events should be passed from the Parent Club President to the Committee Chair.  
Chair: Needed                   Co-Chair:  Needed

Cougar Gear:  This project starts in late summer with pre-ordering t-shirts and all spirit items for the coming year.  Volunteers are needed to sell the items at school functions and sporting events (until halftime).  A co-chair is currently needed to assist with this project.  Have you ever thought of purchasing Cougar Gear for party favors?
Chair:  Jenevieve Ker   Co-Chair: Needed

Sally Foster Gift Wrap:  This is our major fall fundraiser and will kick off on September and volunteers will be needed on three different dates to assist with packet preparation, to process all orders and to deliver packages to appropriate homerooms.  Two to three volunteers are needed to help put together packets. 50% of your purchase supports your school.  Check it out at www.sallyfoster.com.  You can purchase year-round - just be sure to give credit to support Cedar Creek.   
Chair:  Romona Miller  Co-Chair:  Needed

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Chair: Christie Davis    Co-Chair: Needed

Reader's Digest magazine Sales:  Please save your renewals for our fundraiser and/or plan to give magazine subscriptions this year. This fundraiser will begin in Novemver.  Volunteers are needed to process all orders.
Chair:  Deanna McCallum     Co-Chair: Needed 

Holidays at Cedartown:  This is an annual shopping extravaganza held at the Ruston Civic Center on November 4th, 5th and 6th.  This is a popular attraction in the Ruston community as it is held in conjunction with a bake sale and luncheon.  New this year will be a Preview Sale on the evening of Nov. 4th!  Due to the enormity of this project, there are several subcommittees and they include: 
Public Relations:  Responsible for all advertising for and throughout CedarTown
Decorations:  Responsible for decorating designated areas of Civic Center and for cleanup of said areas
Raffle:  Responsible for the collection and display of donated items as well as booth preparation and ticket sales
Ticket sales:  Responsible for sale of tickets to shoppers
Preview:  Responsible for complete organization of vendors, food and tickets for the Thursday night bash.
Bake Sale:   Responsible for the display and sale of all donated goods, the organization and preparation of teacher lunches for Fri. and assisting the Hospitality Committee with lunch for the merchants.
Hospitality:  Responsible for the purchase of all refreshments for the merchants.  This committee prepares the hospitality carts and makes the carts available to the merchants.  They also prepare and serve Friday's lunch to the merchants.
Chairs: Needed  Co-Chair(s):   Needed

Faculty Christmas Reception:  This is a luncheon held each December in honor of the entire faculty.  Participants will be asked to contact parents to help with donations for the meal, set up and decorate tables and to help serve the meal.  The date is usually set by November 1st and the event is held one of the half days before Christmas break.  Be prepared to work quickly and on a tight schedule as this generally follows an elementary Christmas program. 
Chair: Shonda Gray    Co-Chair:   Tiphanie Maxwell

Elementary, Middle/High School  Christmas Project:  This is a mid-year service project benefiting our teachers and was originally developed to eliminate the need to purchase individual gifts for each teacher.  Collectively through this project, we are able to do something much nicer for each teacher and each classroom.   The committee collects voluntary donations from the parents of elementary children and these funds are used to purchase items on each teacher's "classroom wish list."  We will need a "Santa" for each classroom.  "Santa" will be responsible for obtaining the items on the list and presenting the gifts during the class Christmas party.
Chair:  Christie Davis Co-Chair:  Beth Davis

Back to School Swim Parties and Parent Coffees:  These are socials held in conjunction with the beginning of school designed to allow students and parents the opportunity to get reacquainted after the summer.  Participation can include selecting a date, hosting a coffee in your home, developing an invitation and mailing to parents. 
                 Back-to-School Party                Middle School Coffee                   High School Luncheon  
               

Book Fair:  This is a fundraiser that has grown in popularity to the point that it now is held for 1 ½ weeks in mid-February.  It also coincides with Grandparents Day.  Volunteers are needed for approximately 10 school days to set up the fair, daily organization and the receipt and distribution of orders.  Volunteers normally sign up for 2 hour increments, but feel free to volunteer as much time as you can.
Chairs:   Tami Fuqua       Co-Chair: Jenevieve Ker

Cedar Creek Celebration 2012:  This is Cedar Creek's annual dinner and auction.  This year, this event will be held the March 17th.  Like any other project of this size, planning is already underway.  Volunteers will need to be sure and allot enough time to spend on this project so that it continues to be a success.  Volunteers are needed for the following subcommittees:
Acquisitions:  This is a tremendous effort to acquire items for silent and live auctions.
Classroom Projects:  Responsible for developing a creative project representative of each class for the live auction.
Decorations:  Responsible for decoration and subsequent clean-up of designated areas within Civic Center.  Also responsible for organizing set up of tables as well as table preparation.
Auction:    Again, this is a huge part of this event and responsibilities include coordinating the collection and storage of all auction items as well as to plan the presentation of these items. 
Auction Check-Out Committee
Food and Beverage:  Responsible for the coordination of bids and contracts necessary for these services.
Program:  Responsible for complete preparation, including cover art, for program.
Publicity and Invitations:  Responsible for all advertising and invitations for Celebration.
Sponsorship:  Responsible for the enlistment of sponsors.
Ticket:  Responsible for printing tickets and working alongside the publicity committee for the pre-sale and distribution of tickets.
Chairs: Sharla McCluskey    Co-Chairs:  Heather Gantt

Teacher Appreciation: This event is held in early May.  We host a luncheon in addition to providing homemade goodies for the teacher's lounges and small gifts for the faculty.  Volunteers will be needed all five days in various capacities including:
     -  Assistance with the luncheon (decorating, serving, and approximately two
         substitutes per elementary class to allow the teachers a free lunch time).
     -  Morning distribution of snacks, small gifts, etc.
     -  Miscellaneous activities to be announced at a later date.
Chair:  Jill Menzina Co-Chair: Susan Ewing 

Adopt-a-Teacher Program:  This program focuses on showing our teachers how much we appreciate them during the school year.  A parent "adopts" a teacher and provides small giftsfor holidays, birthday, etc.
Chair: Beth Davis  Co-Chair:  needed

Creek Pride Work Day: This ebvent is held each summer and once during the school year to spruce up our campus.  Volunteers paint, clean, landscape, and help with projects in the teacher classrooms.
Chair: needed  Co-Chair: needed

As co-chair, please understand that you will be expected to be next year's chair, unless the current chair would like to keep working in that capacity.