Community Service Committee Description
Community Service
2015-16 Chair: Beckie Carew
Date usually held: You decide – We have sponsored monthly community service projects –food drives, writing to troops, singing at nursing homes, sock drives, raising money for national disasters (ex: Hurricane Katrina) “donate $1 to wear your hat in school.” We have also worked on projects with the Student Council.
Description: This committee should teach and promote helping others – We used the phrase “Tashua’s Helping Hands.”
Duties: Approval by the principal of ideas, dates, times, etc. Complete Use of School Form.
Characteristics/Skills Needed: Creativity: Ability to develop new and interesting ideas.
Dependability: Can be counted on to complete tasks. Organization: Can make a logical order out of many competing interests. Resourcefulness: Finds inventive ways to complete a project.
Excellent communication and outreach skills. Computer Literate: the ability to send/receive e-mails, type articles, attach photos to e-mails. Good communication skills: spelling and grammar are important.
Time Needed: Involvement monthly, seasonally, or as much or little time as you can devote.
Helpful Tools: Having a committee of at least 3 is helpful – for stimulating new ideas and tapping into individual talents.
Personal Benefits: This can be a tremendously rewarding committee – There are so many organizations that need assistance and kids LOVE to help. Try to think of ways to help without always asking for money – the elderly love to have visits from the students (after school of course) – for example, we sponsored a Halloween parade at Middlebrook Farms in Trumbull.
Lifespan of committee: Ongoing