JFK Committees

Below is a brief description of the many committees within the JFK PTO.  If you would like to learn more about any committee listed below, please feel free to contact the appropriate committee head.  If you would like to head any of the open committees, please contact one of the Board members.

Fundraising Committee:  This committee plans a calendar for all fundraising events throughout the year. This is to ensure that there is not an over-abundance of fundraisers at one time.

Board of Ed Liaison:  Attend monthly meeting of Board of Education and report back at next PTO meeting any information pertinent to JFK. 

Historian:  Collects newspaper articles from the J F K community and puts them in a photo album/scrap book categorized by school year.  These books are kept in the Media Center.  Anyone who enjoys scrap-booking would be ideal in this role.  It is on a time-convenient basis and you will be documenting the wonderful achievements of our students, families, faculty and staff.

Library Volunteer:  This person works in conjunction with the librarian to schedule parent volunteers to help out in the library at designated times.  

Hospitality:  This person[s] is responsible for overseeing and calling volunteers each month to bring desserts for each monthly PTO meeting.  These volunteers set up the coffee pot and get out the supplies outside the media center.   Sign-up sheets for volunteers are made available at the Open House.

School Sunshine:  This person gets in touch with Mrs. Carey and Mrs. Maguire on a weekly basis to find out if any JFK families, faculty and/or staff members should receive cards and/or gifts when appropriate for illness, in sympathy or great achievements. 

Election Day Bake Sale:  Organizes bake sale to be held on Election Day.  This takes place in the front hallway of the school.  Baked goods and coffee are typically sold.  The Chairperson will need to ensure enough volunteers and bakers are able to help out. 

Fall / Spring Book Fair:  This entails organizing, in cooperation with Scholastic Books and the office, a date to hold the book fair at our school.  Chairperson will need to ensure plenty of volunteers to help the children shop.  The Fall Book Fair is a major fundraiser for JFK and the Spring Book Fair is usually BOGOF - Buy One – Get One Free.  Headed by Maggie Germanese.

St. Patrick's Day Bake Sale:  Chair must organize and attend a bake sale for our children during the school day.  He/she will ensure enough volunteers and bakers are able to help.  Items like cupcakes and cookies are welcome.  A cart full of baked goodies is wheeled to each classroom for the children to choose from.  Items should not cost more than a quarter.

Valentine's Day Dance:  Organize a family dance at our school in February.  Secure a date with the office; book a DJ and provide refreshments.  Chairperson will need to secure volunteers for the evening.

Green Thumb Committee:  This committee organizes volunteers to clean up and maintain the Rock garden at the front of school as well as the Atrium outside the Book Nook.  After spring clean up, working with the 4th grade teachers, they invite the students to celebrate Arbor Day in late April or early May and plant both gardens. 

Parent Partnership:  This is a group of parents who, along with the principal and other teachers, explore different educational programs / speakers / materials that would benefit the JFK students and their families.  This group meets one a month and reports its findings/programs at the monthly PTO meeting.

Publicity:  This person notifies the local newspapers of special events, guest speakers or student events that we feel are topics of interest and request coverage.  This person contacts the local papers and gives a brief outline of what will be taking place at school.  The publicity chair is contacted by JFK teachers and/or committee heads outlining their event.  

PTO Membership:  This chairperson is responsible for selling annual PTO memberships to the JFK Community.  The cost is $5.00 per family.  This person also orders our school calendar magnets which are distributed with each membership purchased.

School Enrichment:  This chairperson explores different guest speakers, bands, dance ensembles and other entertaining events which will visit the school on a specific date or as part of the monthly All School Celebration.

Mother’s Day Plant Sale:  Contact local nursery.  Organize, in cooperation with the office, a day for the plant sale.  Ensure that there are enough volunteers to help the children shop.

Poinsettia Plant Sale:  Contact local nursery and pre-order poinsettias for the holiday.  Organize volunteers to help hand out those plant orders to students and their families.

Fifth Grade Picnic:  Chairs the fifth grade parents and helps organize the events to commemorate the 5th graders years at JFK.  A small gift like a water bottle or T-shirt with JFK on it is often given to the 5th grade students. 

End of School Year Picnic:  Chairs and organizes this “Field Day” full of activities, snacks and bag lunches for children in all grades.   Chairperson will need to secure a large number of volunteers.

Major Fundraiser – Fall & Spring:  Chairperson will choose a fundraising company to work with.  He/she must secure dates for the fundraiser; distribute fundraising materials to children and collect forms when required.  They will coordinate with the office and fundraising company on a date which to have the parents pick up their child’s orders.  Volunteers may be needed for this part of the fundraiser. 

Business Directory:  This person will send a form home to parents who would like to add their business card information to a directory that will be posted for free on the JFK-PTO website.  Chairperson will gather information and type in all information before publication.  

Family Movie Nights – Fall & Spring:  Chairperson organizes watching a movie on Friday night in the JFK gymnasium.  Organizes renting the movie, setting up the gymnasium, and ordering pizza, snacks, candy, and drinks to sell.  Chair will need to arrange for volunteers to help that evening.

Ice Cream Social:  Chairperson organizes this event with selling pizza, make-your-own sundae and a family game during the “Turn Off the TV Week”.  Chair will need to arrange for volunteers to help that evening with selling tickets and with the ice cream.

Bingo Night:  Organize at least 5 people to work on this committee.  One is responsible for organizing/purchasing and serving the food.  One is responsible for putting together the raffle baskets, two are responsible for soliciting businesses for raffle prizes and the last is responsible for the pre-paid tickets.  Chair will need to arrange for volunteers to help that evening. 

Staff Appreciation Breakfast:  Chairperson organizes breakfast for all the teachers and staff. 

Special Persons’/ Grandparents’ Day:  Chairperson organizes a multi-day event for special people in the student’s lives to come in at lunchtime and visit (lunch not provided to guests). 

Oyster Festival:   Chairperson organizes by coordinating with Milford Oyster Festival Committee and the Milford Health Department.  Typically sno-cones & water are sold. A multi-item raffle is planned and tickets are sold prior to the festival and at the Festival.  Raffles must be coordinated with the Milford Police Dept and the Dept of State Raffles.  Fifteen to twenty volunteers are needed to help set-up and work at the festival.   Festival runs Friday evening and all day Saturday.

Nominating Committee:  Responsible for identifying new officers for the PTO Board

Kindergarten Registration:  Prepare registration packets for parents, work at school the two days of registration, and line up additional volunteers

Sweats Sale:  Chairperson(s) finds a vendor and supplies them with the JFK Hawk logo.  Organizes the selection of apparel, makes & distributes an order form to school population.  Collects money and distributes JFK Hawk apparel & merchandise.

Food Fundraiser (November):  Chairperson will choose a fundraising company to work with (typically pies and cookie dough).  He/she must secure dates for the fundraiser; distribute fundraising materials to children and collect forms when required.  They will coordinate with the office and fundraising company on a date which to have the parents pick up their child’s orders.  Volunteers may be needed for this part of the fundraiser. 

Ice Skating Party:  Coordinate an hour and a half skate time at Milford Ice Pavilion.

Junior Achievement:  Chairperson plans the “JA in a Day” program to teach students about free enterprise and their role in the economy.  Coordinates activities, materials, and training as well as arranging for volunteers.