Would you like to volunteer for the Jefferson PTSA? Check below for the most recent volunteering opportunities. Contact us at board@demosptsa.org.
JEFFERSON PTSA VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
PORTLAND COUNCIL PTA CLOTHING CENTER
Jefferson has two assigned volunteer days at the Clothing Center (at the Marshall campus), Dec 19th and March 31st, 9:30am-1:30pm (you can do a shorter shift)
FOOD PANTRY
Every Friday. There is set up, distribution and clean up. The time range is 11:00-3:00 or so. We could use help for all or part of this block of time.
GEAR SALES
Sell gear at events like football games.
STAFF APPRECIATION
Organize, help, donate items to staff appreciation events throughout the school year. Teacher/Staff Appreciation week is coming up in May!
BOTTLE DROP FUNDRAISER
Responsibilities include promoting the fundraiser, periodically ordering and restocking blue bags, coordinating getting blue bags to folks, sometimes picking bags of cans from folks and dropping them off at Bottledrop (although many people drop off their own bags) and coordinating/promoting the fundraisers: Holiday Give in the fall and Earthday Give in the spring where Oregon Bottledrop contributes additional $ for cans collected for a period of time in April.
JEFFERSON SAFETY COMMITTEE
Be the parent representative for the monthly safety meetings, They are held at Jefferson and led by Vice Principal Gregory.
NEWSLETTER ENTRY
Write weekly newsletter entry to go in the Demo Newsletter
SOCIAL MEDIA
Manage Facebook page, posting info and events throughout the year. Responding to occasional messages that are sent to our FB page. Possibly start a PTSA Instagram page.
VOLUNTEER COORDINATING
Organize information from volunteer surveys. Send out emails seeking volunteers for specific events throughout the year. Help get volunteers signed up for specific events, tasks.
FUNDRAISING
We fundraise through gear sales; volunteering at events in exchange for a donation to the PTSA; direct donations; restaurants hosting ‘Jefferson PTSA’ night where a percentage of proceeds go to the PTSA and grant writing. We are always looking for new fundraising opportunities. We are looking for ideas and help with any of these fundraisers.
SENIOR CELEBRATION
Help the Senior Celebration Committee plan the event, solicit donations and sponsorships, pick up donations, organize the raffle, plan activities, make a donation, and/or volunteer on the day of the event.
DANCES AND OTHER SCHOOL EVENTS
Help with set up, chaperoning and clean up.
TECH SUPPORT
Helping out with the PTSA website, the PTSA online store and the PTSA Google Workspace.