Battlefield Park PTA - Committees

Battlefield Park PTA
5501 Mechanicsville Tnpk
Mechanicsville, VA 23111
804-723-3600
Jennifer James- PTA President

In addition to the below volunteer opportunities, we have the attached Wish List of new & gently used items we could use to assist our teachers.

Committee	Chair(s)	Description
Carnival	Amber DePass (Lead) Cathy Petree Ilene Kemp	This is a wonderful outdoor event for the whole family. Volunteers needed to plan activities, prepare food, and staff this fun afternoon event, scheduled for Mid-Spring. Many volunteers are needed to help run the events and cheer the kids on. A meeting of all interested parents will be held at the end of September to start planning the activities.
Family Game Night	Cyndi Bonniville	The BPES family gets together for an evening of fun, with the evening’s theme to be determined. Volunteers are needed to help with set up and clean up and to provide refreshments for the evening. This event will take place in October.
Fundraiser	Victoria Metzger (Lead) Tammy Allison Amy Gray Dawn Parent Lori Talley Nesha Vest	We start off the year with a big effort by all raising money to fund our many PTA projects. The board agreed to sell the Great American products for the Fall Fundraiser. The fall fundraiser will begin the 2nd week in October.
Grants	OPEN	This committee will do research and apply for grant funding, work with school staff to determine areas of need & provide committee report for meetings.
Hospitality	Anna Sheffield (Lead) Shari Hayden Ilene Kemp	This committee will be in charge of Muffins for Moms, Donuts for Dads, & other events during the school year. They are also responsible for organizing Teacher Appreciation Week to include the Staff Appreciation Breakfast.
Legislation & By-Laws	Cindy Spott	Our Legislation & Bylaws Committee members follow and study various legislation at the local, state, and national level that affect our children and schools. The information they gather is shared with parents and community members throughout the year. This committee distributes copies of the bylaws to all board members and other PTA members upon request.
Membership	Wendy Beazley	Lead PTA membership drive to solicit parents to join the PTA and collect dues. Distribute membership cards.
Newsletter	Laura Kreynus	This committee is responsible for the collection, preparation, assembly and distribution of the PTA newsletter in print form and publishing it on the PTA's website.
Premium Programs	Tammy Allison (Lead)	Box Tops, Target, Ukrops & Kroger Committee is responsible for planning monthly contest, counting, organizing and submitting Box Tops collected from our families Richard Troxel (Printer, Camera, Chips) Committee is responsible for counting, collecting and submitting: Printer cartridges, Lays chip bags, old cell phones, Capri sun pouches.
Reading Incentive Program	Kerr Smith	This is an in-school program to encourage reading. Volunteers are needed to organize a theme, tally progress of students, and plan recognition of student achievement. Some jobs could be easily done at home as well as from school. This program is scheduled for a month beginning in early spring
Reflections	Jeanine Schenack	National PTA program involving student competition in Art, Music, Photography, and Literature. The committee needs to publicize the competition to BPES students, find judges, organize and display entries and present certificates to winners. Winning entries are then sent on to state competition. Display and judging takes place in January.
Room Parents	Suzanne Casey Andrea Casey	These chairs send out notices early in the year to recruit room parents. They then do a blind selection of volunteers for each class. Once the room parents are selected, they notify the teachers, directory chair, and PTA presidents.
Showcase - Bulletin Board	Cathy Petree	Volunteers are needed to decorate the showcase Bulletin Board outside the main office several times a year, usually changing with the seasons and school events.
Spirit Wear	Cathy Petree	This committee works with vendors in selecting items displaying the BPES. These items have ranged from fleece blankets and jackets to t-shirts and car stickers. The items are sold to the BPES community. Organize, coordinate selection of clothing and design, publicize, collect orders, and distribute sale of items. Fill and distribute orders as they come in.
Scholarships	Susan Pereira	Annually our PTA grants scholarship money to high school seniors in Hanover County who have attended BPES. High school counselors collect applications at year-end that are evaluated by our PTA Scholarship Committee who select our recipients.
Teacher Representative	Shelley Hartley	Liaison between BPES teachers and PTA board. Share PTA information with teachers. Bring teacher concerns/requests to PTA board. Attend monthly BPES PTA board meetings.
Variety Show	Anita Sharpenstein Leslie Kay	Organize, publicize, and coordinate showcase of student talent, including auditions, rehearsals, and crafting program. This is a great event in which children get to show off their talents. Volunteers are needed to coordinate the event.
Volunteer Coordinator	Dawn Parent	This committee is responsible for coordinated all staffing needs for PTA, actively recruit volunteer base, maintain list of volunteers, work with committees to ensure adequate staffing for all events and programs, work with school staff to determine needs of school, recognize and thank all volunteers & prepare committee report for meetings.
Webmaster	Pam Drew	This position is responsible for maintaining and updating the BPES PTA website.
Wellness Committee	Michelle Wright	This committee’s main goal is to encourage parents to think about child health and safety issues. We’re looking for volunteers who are interested in defining the direction of our committee who can meet either monthly or every other month to decide on the programs and communications that will be sent home. Information would be sent home through the Tuesday folders, newsletter or website.