LAKE AVE PTA COMMITTEES
Volunteering helps us maintain a high level of activities and extra activities for our kids. Please review the list of volunteer opportunities below.
Teacher Liaisons: Stephanie Barrows and Emily Mopsik
Interested in learning more or volunteering for one of these activities? Join in link below or email: lakeavenuepta@gmail.com with questions.
** = Chairs needed: Committees names with two asterisk in front (like this **committee) are in need of a chair.
^^ = Members Needed: Committees names with two carrots in front (like this ^^committee) are in need members/support
**^^ = Chairs & Members Needed: This means chairs and support members are both needed.
Membership Information
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Committee Chairs: OPEN
When: February & March
Commitment: High
Where: At home, after school during programs
What: Create curriculum and recruit volunteer instructors. Work with office to on room assignments. Advertise. Create and manage Cheddar-up registration
Interested? Email: lakeavenuepta@gmail.com
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Committee Chairs: Caryn Simone
When: Year Round
Commitment: Medium
Where: At home
What: Manage Membership
Interested? Email: lakeavenuepta@gmail.com
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Committee Chairs: OPEN
When: Nov & Dec
Commitment: Medium
Where: At home, 4 days during afternoon on half days
What: Organize movies for 4 half day teacher conference days. Selection, work with school for supervision coverage, cheddar Up sign-up creation and advertising, popcorn parent volunteers.
Interested? Email: lakeavenuepta@gmail.com
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Committee Chairs: OPEN
When: March-May
Commitment: Medium
Where: At home, at PTA meetings
What: Organize plans to nominate new PTA board members.
Interested? Email: lakeavenuepta@gmail.com
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Committee Chairs: Amy Fitzgerald
When: Year-round
Commitment: Low
Where: At home
What: Organize passive fundraisers, including Amazon, Staples, Hannaford, Box
Interested? Email: lakeavenuepta@gmail.com
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Committee Chairs: Sonja McFadden
When: February-March
Time Commitment: High, but concentrated to a single event
Where: Planning at home, set-up at school during school hours and evening event
What: Organize the front of the house for the pasta dinner. Includes managing Cheddar-Up registration, seating assignments, decorations, 5th grade server recruitment and training, setting up and running the event
Interested? Email: lakeavenuepta@gmail.com
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Committee Chairs: Steffen Rosen
When: February-March
Time Commitment: High, but concentrated to a single event
Where: Planning at home, set-up at school during school hours and evening event
What: Organize the kitchen for the pasta dinner. Includes contact vendors for donations, volunteer recruitment, setting up and runinng the kitchen during the event, and COOKING
Interested? Email: lakeavenuepta@gmail.com
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Committee Chair: Jacqui Neuringer
When: Sept - Nov
Time Commitment: Medium
Where: At home, at school during school hours
What: Organizing school picture day. Includes booking the date with vendor, advertising, volunteer recruitment, helping organize students on picture day
Interested? Email: lakeavenuepta@gmail.com
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Committee Chair: OPEN
When: November & April
Time Commitment: Low
Where: At home, school
What: Coordinate holiday pie sales with Putnam Market
Interested? Email: lakeavenuepta@gmail.com
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Committee Chair: Keather Papa
When: Year-round
Time Commitment: Low
Where: At home
What: Collaborate with local restaurants for Lake Ave fundraising nights.
Interested? Email: lakeavenuepta@gmail.com
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Committee Chair: Laura Giannini
When: Year-round
Time Commitment: Medium
Where: At home
What: Organize scholarships
Interested? Email: lakeavenuepta@gmail.com
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Committee Chairs: Matt Neuringer
When: Year-round
Time Commitment: High, but concentrated to a single event
Where: At home, at school during school hours
What: Organize our application for the School of Excellence--collaborate with teachers and staff
Interested? Email: lakeavenuepta@gmail.com
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Committee Chair: OPEN
When: Dec-Feb
Time Commitment: High
Where: At home, at West Mountain on Thursday evenings during January and February
What: Work with West Mountain on advertisement and student registration. Create and manage Cheddar-up registration. Distribute chaperone passes weekly. Be at West Mountain during the six ski club sessions.
Interested? Email: lakeavenuepta@gmail.com
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Committee Chair: Sarah Logsdon (Seeking Shadow)
When: Year-round
Time Commitment: Medium
Where: At home
What: Post PTA content on social media
Interested? Email: lakeavesocial@gmail.com
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Committee Chair: Taryn Berg & Caryn Simone
When: Year-round
Time Commitment: Medium
Where: At home
What: Coordinate with local vendor to sent up spiritwear sales. Sell spiritwear at events.
Interested? Email: lakeavenuepta@gmail.com
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Committee Chair: Alie Morgen
When: Year-round
Time Commitment: High
Where: At home, at school during school hours
What: Coordinate staff appreciation gifts and events
Interested? Email: lakeavenuepta@gmail.com
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Committee Chair: OPEN
When: May
Time Commitment: High
Where: At home, at school before and after school and evenings
What: Organize the student talent show. Includes running try-ins, collecting music, communicating with families, running rehearsals, and running the event
Interested? Email: lakeavenuepta@gmail.com
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Committee Chair: TIna Palma
When: Year-round
Time Commitment: High
Where: At home
What: Help collect pictures and content for the yearbook and put it together
Interested? Email: lakeaveyb@outlook.com
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Committee Chair: Jill Dolinsky
When: Year-round
Time Commitment: Medium
Where: At home
What: Maintain PTA website content
Interested? Email: lakeptawebmaster@gmail.com
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Committee Chairs: Erin Leary (needs replacement)
When: Year-round
Time Commitment: Medium
Where: At home/remote
What: Collaborate with teacher to plan in-class arts programming. One AiE rep per grade level.
Interested? Email: lakeavenuepta@gmail.com
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Committee Chairs: Ella Obstarczk, Meredith von Schenk
When: Nov/Dec
Time Commitment: Medium
Where: At home, at school during flexible hours
What: Collaborate with the art teacher to run the Silvergraphics sale. Advertising. Preparing art work.
Interested? Email: lakeavenuepta@gmail.com
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Committee Chair: EJ Holcomb
When: Year-round
Time Commitment: Low
Where: At home
What: Audit the monthly financial statements against receipts.
Interested? Email: lakeavenuepta@gmail.com
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Committee Chair: Robin Dalton
When: Feb/March
Time Commitment: High, but concentrated to 1 time event
Where: Planning at home, set-up at school during school hours and evening event
What: Organize the basket raffle, our largest fundraiser of the year. Collaborate with room parents to collect items, make the baskets, run the auction.
Interested? Email: lakeavenuepta@gmail.com
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Committee Chair: OPEN
When: Year-round
Time Commitment: High
Where: At home
What: Organize the before and after school programming. Create and management Cheddar-Up registrations. Work with the school office to secure rooms.
Interested? Email: lakeavenuepta@gmail.com
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Committee Chair: Klare Ingram (Jake Zanetti - staff rep)
When: March-May
Time Commitment: Medium
Where: At home, at school during evening events
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Committee Chairs: Catherine Hover
When: January
Time Commitment: Medium
Where: Planning at home, at school during evening event
What: Organize the annual bingo night. Includes collecting prizes, recruiting volunteers, planning snacks, and running the event.
Interested? Email: lakeavenuepta@gmail.com
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Committee Chairs: Casey Schofield, Jennifer Runkel
When: October and May
Commitment: High, but concentrated to twice a year event
Where: Planning at home, set-up and event at school during school hours
What: Collaborate with the librarian to run the book fair. Includes advertising, set-up, volunteer recruitment, and running cash register during the fair
Interested? Email: lakeavenuepta@gmail.com
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Committee Chair: OPEN
Helper: Klare Ingram
When: Year-round
Time Commitment: Medium
Where: Planning at home, running events as planned
What: Fundraising for the 5th grade trip to Camp Wakpominee. Help teachers recruit volunteers. Thank you gifts.
Interested? Email: lakeavenuepta@gmail.com
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Committee Chair: Klare Ingram & Nora Pellegrino
When: Year-round
Time Commitment: High
Where: At home
What: Organize Lake Avenue’s Kindness Closet and various other community service projects, such as the annual Halloween costume drive for Franklin Community Center and spirit wear swaps.
Interested? Email: lakeavekindness@gmail.com
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Committee Chair: Mary Kate Metwally
Director: Johnny Martinez
Music Director:
When: December-March
Time Commitment: Highest
Where: At home, at school before and afterschool and during evening performances
What: Work on the production team for the school play. Positions include set design and construction, costumes, props, make-up, graphics, photography. Not all positions require a presence at school.
Interested? Email: lakeavenuepta@gmail.com
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Committee Chair: OPEN
When: Year-round
Time Commitment: High
Where: At home, at events during school hours
What: Organize events and activities to bring parents and caregivers together. Possible ideas include coffee hours, restaurant events, etc. This is a new committee and a great place to brainstorm new ideas.
Parent resources, Family Support & Mentorship
Interested? Email: lakeptawebmaster@gmail.com
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Committee Chair: OPEN
When: Year-round
Time Commitment: Medium
Where: At home, at school during school hours and evenings
What: Create events and activities to increase sustainability at Lake Ave. Collaborate with students and staff. This committee has been dormant for several years and is a great opportunity to start something new!
Interested? Email: lakeavenuepta@gmail.com
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Committee Chair: Hilary Preston, Christina Rice
When: Sept-Oct
Time Commitment: High
Where: Planning at home, set-up at school during school hours and evening event
What: Organize the HFF. Includes volunteer recruitment, contacting vendors, building games, and running the event
Interested? Email: lakeavenuepta@gmail.com
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Committee Chair: Alie Morgen
When: Year round
Time Commitment: High
Where: At home, at school during school hours
What:
Interested? Email:
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Committee Chair: Jill Dolinsky (Katie Hagen is Training)
Needs a SHADOW to take over in for 2025-2026 school year
When: late May/June
Time Commitment: Medium, concentrated to 1 time event
Where: Light planning at home, then at school during 1 day event school hours
What: Organize parent volunteers to welcome families and escort incoming K through stations for K screening. Provide light refreshments for parents and incoming students
Interested? Email: lakeavenuepta@gmail.com
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Committee Chair: OPEN
When: October & May
Time Commitment: Low
Where: At home, at school during flexible hours
What: Spruce up landscaping and garden in front of school in fall and spring
Interested? Email: lakeavenuepta@gmail.com
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Committee Chair: Jennifer Schmid, Adriana Umana
When: Year-round
Time Commitment: Medium
Where: At home
What: Recruit language teachers, plan classes, create and manage Cheddar-Up registration, work with front office on room assignments.
Interested? Email: lakeavenuepta@gmail.com