Get Involved!

One of the most difficult things I find as Chair of the PTFA is asking people for things...

When it comes down to rolling my own sleeves up and getting stuck in (whether browsing wholesalers for 'secret sale' items or setting up stalls at a fayre), I enjoy putting in the effort for a worthwhile cause.

 

However, when I recently had to go knocking on the doors of local businesses to ask for donations for our Father's Day Fundraiser, I found it much harder!  Perhaps this is the British way, not wanting to be seen to be asking for help?  Yet when you receive some lovely, generous items from the businesses, it does seems worth it.

The same applies when it comes to asking parents and staff to volunteer and help out at school events.  We have some lovely parents at the school who have been really positive about what we are trying to achieve, yet I'm still shy when asking them to sign up to help more.


But, with the realisation that we simply cannot raise enough money to buy the playground equipment with the small group of volunteers, we need to encourage more people to get involved in our PTFA.

All parents, staff and "friends" of the school are automatically members of the PTFA and are welcome at our meetings, whether you want to help at an event or just to find out a bit more about what we are doing.

To find out more about the different ways to get involved, visit our Ways to Volunteer page.