Volunteer Opportunities
Gately Academy offers a variety of volunteer options, categorized into specific event-related opportunities for families to participate in. We know that special events, fundraising, field trips and charity work wouldn’t be possible without the help of our committed parents and families. Gately Academy requires 30 hours of volunteer time per family, each school year. Listed below are a few of the ways volunteers like to get involved. Contact Gately Academy for more information about current volunteer opportunities.
- Library Committee. Have a passion for books? Know how and where to organize them? Got a clean record on your library card? Gately is in need of two parents (hopefully of 5th or 6th graders) to commit to the Gately Library Committee. Please email Dave Ball if you are interested.
- Festival of Trees Committee Work collaboratively to organize donations for Gately's Grand Tree. Volunteers also help set up and run the Gately Gift Shop at the Convention Center the first weekend in December 2008.
- Gately Art Festival Committee Volunteers are needed to help organize and plan the annual Art Festival happening in February 2009. Duties will include helping to seek out artists to come and share with the students about their craft as well as help to support a silent auction to raise money for the Gately art program
- Bulletin Board Volunteer To oversee the maintenance and design of the Gately Academy bulletin board (in the entry of the school). Update information and calendar as needed.
- Open House Hosts To attend, greet and welcome new visitors and families once each trimester at Gately Open Houses: November 12, January 28, March 18 (6:30-8:00).
- Pizza Friday Volunteers Organize and facilitate Pizza Friday’s lunch event at Gately. Ordering and Delivery of Pizza along with passing out and handling of money from students for Student Council fund.
- Gately Pride Organize purchasing and ordering of Gately Sweatshirts/memorabilia for school pride. Collect money and distribute items in a Gately Gorillas Store once a trimester.
- Office Assistants help provide support to Gately's Office Administrator by answering phones, special event preparation and oragnizing school mailings.
- Parent Liaison to Ronald McDonald House Charity Organize and coordinate drop-off times of stuffed animals and artwork for the patient population at Ronald McDonald House.
- Hospitality Committee To greet and welcome new Gately families. The Hospitality Committee also helps provide staff meals during conferences and Staff Appreciation Week.
- Recognition Days Committee Organize Staff Appreciation Week March 16-20, 2008