Volunteer Opportunities

An awesome way to get involved in your child’s school!

Getting involved at your child’s school is one of the best ways ensure our student’s success at Saint Ambrose School.

*** All volunteers must complete all steps of the Saint Ambrose Parish Volunteer Form before volunteering at the School events. To get started before you sign up on the Online Volunteer Interests Form, start here.

All employees and volunteers who have contact with students undergo thorough screening, including background checks through the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation & Identification (BCI&I). For complete information on screening policies, see the revised Policy for the Safety of Children in Matters of Sexual Abuse, section 1.2 (p. 3).

PTU Volunteer Opportunities:

Check out all of the fun events we have planned for your students and your family. Please consider where you can volunteer your time and talent! Please email PTU@StASchool.us to volunteer to lead or help with the below events.

Click on the titles below for more information on each.

Used Uniform Sale

Organizes the re-sale of used uniforms at planned sales throughout the year (Does NOT require to be VIRTUS trained).DATES: Spirit Sunday Annually

NEED: Lead and Co-Lead 5 volunteers for each date

Special Person’s Day

Plans and organizes event for Kindergarten through 3rd grade. (Approx 375 people attend). Work with School Principal in regards with activities, prayer service, food and refreshments for students and their special people. (MUST be VIRTUS Trained.)

DATES: September 13, 2022

NEED: Lead and Co-Lead 25-30 volunteers needed for this event for both set up

Donuts for Dad

Organizes a continental breakfast for entire school consisting of lite breakfast items such as donuts, fruits, granola bars along with refreshments pertaining to coffee, milk, juices and water. (Does NOT need to be VIRTUS trained.)

DATE: October 21, 2022 (6:00 am – 7:45 am)

NEED: Lead and Co-Lead 15-20 volunteers needed for this event

Saint Ambrose Feast

Organizes the all school Saint Ambrose Feast for all students at SAS during the school day. This requires communication with PTU Board and School Principal in regards to the event. Full meal is served. Planning is necessary. Standard Decorating is involved. Large number of volunteers needed for day of the event. (MUST be VIRTUS trained.)

DATE: Annually on the Feast of Saint Ambrose, December 7th.

NEED: Lead and Co-Lead 20-25 volunteers needed for the day of the event

Angel Giving Tree

Coordinates the setup of Christmas Tree, the collection of donated gifts from the students for the less fortunate in our community, and the delivery of gifts to the main community coordinator. Daily morning collection during the two weeks in December. (Does NOT require to be VIRTUS trained if you are working behind the scenes. Volunteers in school require VIRTUS trained.)

DATE: First Few Weeks of December Annually.

NEED: Lead and Co-Lead 5-10 volunteers needed

Santa Shop

Plans and organizes the sale of merchandise available to the students to purchase as Christmas gifts for family and friends. Planning is a necessity for this event. It entails a few months of planning and 3 days of executing during school hours. (MUST be VIRTUS trained.)

DATES: Due to Covid19, this event has been put on hold for 2020.

NEED: Lead and Co-Lead 20 volunteers

Catholic Schools Week

Assists with the coordination of Catholic Schools Week daily activities held during and outside of school with the exception of the Scholastic Book Fair. Communicates with school Principal and works with Institutional Advancement team in organizing activities and events. (MUST be VIRTUS trained.)

DATE: January 2021

NEED: Lead and Co-Lead 10-15 volunteers needed throughout week for certain events each day.

Lemonade with Moms

Organizes an outdoor event on campus every spring after school. Lemonade and popsicles with mom. Pre- Planning is necessary. (Does NOT need to be VIRTUS trained.)

DATE: Annually on a weekday after school in May.

NEED: Lead and Co-Lead 15-20 Volunteers needed

Malley’s Easter Candy Sale

Coordinates the sale of Malley’s products for Easter Season. Will need to pre-plan and also be able to execute the distribution of candy products. Students will sell candy and portion of profits will are given back to PTU. (Does NOT require VIRTUS training)

DATE: March Annually

NEED: Lead and Co-Lead 5 volunteers needed to assist

Eighth Grade Dinner and Graduation Reception

This event is executed by the all 7th grade parents along with the preparation, donating of supplies and volunteering for these two events. PTU will assist when needed. Event consists of or organizing the Eighth grade dinner for all graduating students and their parents, HSP faculty and administrators. It also includes preparation for the reception following the Graduation Mass. Preparation begins in January and execution in May (Does NOT require to be VIRTUS trained.)

DATE: Annually in May.

NEED: Lead and Co-Lead Volunteers – ALL 7th grade families MUST participate Additional Volunteers needed upon request.

Ongoing School Volunteer Opportunities

The events below are ones that occur all school year and do not have specific dates until determined. Dates will be decided upon as we move closer to the event.

Boxtops/Tyson’s/Giant Eagle/Labels for Learning: Coordinates the collection of Boxtops and Tyson’s, Coordinates the registration of Giant Eagle card on-line and the collection of Labels for Learning. (Does NOT require to be VIRTUS trained). Lead and Co-lead needed along 5 volunteers needed to be help count and collect.

School Decorating Committee: Decorates the school for various seasons through the school year. Dates will be set to help volunteer for the times you can. (Does NOT require to be VIRTUS trained.) Leaded Needed – 15-20 volunteers needed

School Photography: Help us capture great photos of our students at our events. Sign up to stop by an event, take photos and share them with our school team. (Does NOT require to be VIRTUS trained). Please email blogue@staschool.us

Spirit Wear: Helps coordinate the ordering and distribution of spirit wear order by families at SAS. Works in conjunction with the PTU Parent/Teacher Liaisons. (Does NOT need to be VIRTUS trained.)

Sunshine Committee: Works with Institutional Advancement team to welcomes new students to our school, helps facilitate mentor families, volunteers at open houses. Opportunities to spread joy across campus and help with communication of joy! During and after school hours opportunities, some work can be done from home. (Does NOT need to be VIRTUS trained.) Please email blogue@staschool.us

Teacher Treats and Conference Dinners: Provides a special treat for the teachers once a month in addition to 2 teacher luncheons. (Does NOT require to be VIRTUS trained.) Lead Needed – volunteers needed to help execute.

RECESS DUTY

Field Day

Field Day: Annually in May. This is a school sponsored event in which PTU provides lunch for the school. PTU organizes and serves lunch. MUST BE VIRTUS TRAINED.

Need: Lead, Co-Lead and 15+ volunteers

Mother/Son Event

Mother / Son Event: Spring

Organizes an event for mothers and sons to participate in together. Event idea can be creative and off-site. Early planning is required to secure a date, time and place for the event. (Does NOT require VIRTUS training to lead this event.)

Need: Lead and Co-Lead and 15-20 volunteers pending activity chosen.

Father Daugher Dance

Father Daughter Dance: Annually in February.

Organizes a dinner followed by an evening of dance in Hilkert Hall. Extensive pre-planning for RSVP, preparing dinner/catering, DJ, hall, decorations and theme. (Must be VIRTUS trained for this event.)

Need: Lead and Co-Lead and 15-20 volunteers needed

Virtus Training

VIRTUS identifies best practices programs designed to help prevent wrongdoing and promote “right-doing” within religious organizations. The VIRTUS programs empower organizations and people to better control risk and improve the lives of all those who interact with the Church. Visit the Virtus website to learn more.

Saint Ambrose School requires anyone volunteering in the school with proximity to children to be both Virtus Trained and complete a background check.

To learn more and get started please visit www.StAmbrose.us/volunteerforms

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