Volunteer
Like many schools and non-profit organizations, Prairie Moon Waldorf School relies on the volunteer efforts of members of the community to support its work. Waldorf Association of Lawrence board members are volunteers, as are most members of the board committees who do much of the work outside the classrooms and school office.
We encourage parents and community members to become involved with the school by serving on a committee or contributing time and talents to the many special events and projects organized by the school each year.
Opportunities for volunteers exist in these and other areas. For more information contact Melissa Watson in the school office.
- Community Development and Outreach
- Facilities and Environment
- Special Events- Autumn Fair and Mayfest
- Teacher Assistance
- Okanis Garden Assistance
New Updated Post, January 30, 2010
Generosity of time and talent is an immeasurable gift to the school and we can always use volunteers. School needs include everything from organizing the Lost&Found to handing out flyers for events, to sitting at the school table for an outreach event. Please consider something from our Help Now Needs to our individual Festivals, Campaigns, Café and our school wish list as a place that you can get involved. Make a difference, get to know other members of your PMWS community and have a little fun doing it!
Prairie Moon Waldorf School promotes the community ideal of working together to create a wholesome school for our children. How each of us contributes is extremely diverse and yet, all extremely valuable. To help connect the skills and interests from the PMWS Community, with the needs and desires of the school, a Volunteer Coordinator has volunteered! Karen Kerin.
She will be organizing all the volunteer activities and streamlining the tasks, making it easier for friends and family to lend their head, heart and hands to the school.
“We are all on this boat together, we have 42 (families) oars – and many more including family and friends to our core families – and each oar makes a difference. Whether your oar is baking something to sell at the Chocolate Garage Sale, adopting a teacher for a month, sweeping the front entryway, sending a few Annual Giving Campaign invitations to your friends and family, making a suggestion, managing an event, telling a friend about the school, helping the children with bookmaking, teaching a skill you have, whatever your oar is, it helps with the momentum and progress of our voyage.” Karen Kerin
100% Participation Goal
We are all in this together! And the results of all of us participating are:
Builds momentum, the workload is easier
Raises community spirit and energies; participating is more fun
Generates outside confidence in our school
Increases our ability to receive grants from outside sources/foundations
Helps the school and mentors our children about the joy of service and community
All this leads to increased enrollment, more funding and strengthens our school community for your child(ren).
Feel a connection to community through service and volunteerism
Although volunteer hours are not “mandatory” it is important that you log your hours. Those volunteer hours are very important when we apply for grants. Please submit them to Karen Kerin at karendermot@yahoo.com as often as you can remember. List the hours and the activity. Thank you!
Thank you PMWS Families, Friends & Staff!
Thank you to all the volunteers who helped with all the festivals and events we have had so far.
Thank you to all the people who brought breakfast treats to our Community Meeting.
Thank you to all who clean up around here and who fix all the things that need it.
Thank you Tzeidel for helping everyone get to know and use SCRIPS.
Thank you to all who helped with our Community Meeting.
Thank you to all who have gone to meetings and organized various things when needed.
Thank you to Shamrock Trees for donating all those stumps.
Thank you to the kitchen fairies.
Thank you to all who do all the things we don’t see but that makes our school better because of it.
Thank you to our board members and committee members who meet several times a month in person, and also email in between. Your time and leadership are vital to the school.
If you have questions/suggestions regarding getting involved at the school, contact
Karen Kerin karendermot@yahoo.com 913-416-0780