COMMITTEE DESCRIPTIONS 

Take a look at the many opportunities there are to become involved at Pine Run!  Below are descriptions of each of the many Comittees that are currently active in the HSA.  Find a position or effort that you would like to be involved with and contact any Executive Board member to get started.

Book Fairs (Fall and Spring) 

Book Swap Coordinator:  In order to promote reading, the Pine Run Home & School Association organizes a Book Swap of gently used children’s books of all reading levels. Each child who participates in this voluntary book swap by bringing in one or more books may then choose up to a maximum of three books.  After the books are collected, the Coordinator and helpers sort the book according to reading level.  They then assist the students when choosing books on the day of the Swap.  The extra books are then packed up and donated to various local organizations.

Box Tops for Education Coordinator:  Box Tops is a wonderful fundraising program for Pine Run.  Another passive fundraiser where our HSA receives money from General Mills by collecting and submitting the Box Tops labels found on hundreds of General Mills products.  Each year Pine Run has increased their earnings through the Box Tops for Education Program as students and families become more familiar and aware of the program.  Students participate in collection drives throughout the school year. Their efforts have been rewarded with a popcorn party the past two years and also with items purchased through HSA for their benefit!
Committee Members help organize the Box Top Collection Drives.  They also sort, count and submit the Box Tops to General Mills for processing.  Most of the work can be done at home so this is a great opportunity for someone who has a few hours to contribute throughout the school year.

eScrip Coordinator:  This position consists of informing parents of the benefits of enrolling their Genuardi's Club Card thru eScrip reward program. This program gives money to our school as a percentage of what parents who have registered spend.  At the beginning of the year informational flyers are given out to remind parents to enroll, or to give new parents an opportunity to do so.  Through out the year the coordinator will submit reminders to the Pine Run News to keep everyone informed of any change or updates about enrolling their Genuardi's card in the eScrip program.  Most work can be done from home at the computer.

Family Fun Nights Coordinator:  Roller Skating, Ice Skating, Highpoint . . . whatever you make of it!

Family Support Network:  The Family Support Network Committee provides help and support for Pine Run families in need.  This may be in whatever form is determined appropriate for the situation. 
LOOKING FOR NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS - Give as much or as little time as you can - a very flexible committee.

40 Assets:  This committee is responsible for helping to make Pine Run a more caring school. The 40 Assets are common sense, positive experiences and qualities that are essential for all kids.
This committee helps make sure that all Pine Run students acquire these 40 positive assets by promoting and integrating them into existing school activities and programs, looking for new opportunities to introduce 40 Assets at Pine Run and helping with the Boomerang Youth Recognition Award.

LEAD OPEN!!! Garden Committee:  If you like to be outside digging in the dirt then this is the job for you.  Make your own hours.  Choose your own weeds.  Plant, mulch and weed in the Pine Run gardens on your own time schedule.  Coordinate Fall and Spring clean-up efforts. 
LOOKING FOR NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS - Give as much or as little time as you can - aother very flexible committee.

Goodwill Committee:  Blood & Food Drives

Grants & Donations Coordinator: 

Holiday Shop: Draws families together for an evening of holiday shopping and allows students the opportunity to shop in a secluded area wit an array of low cost merchandise.  Learn more . . .
The Committee is composed of the following positions:
Chairperson:  Work with committees to identify and arrange activities, identify tasks and timeline, approve vendor selection and negotiate contracts, coordinate in advance with school staff and volunteers
Decoration coordinator:  Work with 6th grade & committee to assign and coordinate decorations
Volunteer coordinator:  Work with Tohickon, CB West and Pine Run staff and parents to staff Holiday Shop stations (store, gift wrap, crafts and food)
Food coordinator:  Get prices for sandwiches from local businesses and coordinate food donations and supplies
Merchandise coordinator:  Work with vendors to select vendor, order merchandise, arrange in-school display, price and label products
Fundraising coordinator:  Solicit raffle donations and sponsorships
Activities coordinator:  Purchase wrapping paper and craft items, coordinate signage so that each activity is clearly marked

Homeroom Parents Program:  

Kindergarten Orientation:

March into Spring Program:  is an after school activities program that offers a wide variety of classes that students participate in once a week for four weeks. Classes begin in late February. Coordinator contacts instructors and develops class schedule. Class descriptions and registration forms are distributed to all students. Completed registration forms are returned and students are assigned to classes on a first come, first serve basis. Confirmation letters are filled out and distributed to all students participating in the program. Payments are received by the coordinator prior to the start of classes. LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS to chaperone classes held at Pine Run as well as off site. Volunteer information is submitted on the registration form. A volunteer coordinator is needed to use that information to create a chaperone schedule. The volunteer coordinator also contacts the chaperones to give them instructions and to confirm their attendance.

Pine Run Gear:  Gear Coordinator duties include taking orders and selling t-shirts, sweatshirts and various items with the Pine Run logo/mascot on them.  Setting up a table to sell merchandise at most school wide events including, Kindergarten Orientation, Back to School Nights, Shop Till you Drop, Holiday Sing, Breakfast with Books, and Spring Fair.  Coordinator's time is spent at the various events and then every other month or so to send out fliers, collect payment, place orders with vendors and then fill orders and hand out merchandise when received. 

Pine Run News:

Pine Run Pages:  Business Directory

Mother's Day Plant Sale Fundraiser:  NEW!

Playground Equipment Committee:  NEW!

School Board Representative:  bimonthly meetings

Shop ‘til you Drop Coordinator:  for Parents while kids are at the Holiday Shop
Solicits an assortment of Vendors to purchase tables for selling their products. Sets table $ amounts, corresponds with vendors, organizes evening, sets up room for vendors, sells raffle tickets. HSA earns funds from the sale of each table & selling of raffle tickets for vendor donated items.

Special Scrip or Great Lakes Scrip:  Families purchase Gift Cards from well known retailers and restaurants for a % of profit to the school.  Coordinator's duties include (on  a monthly basis) sending out order forms, collecting orders and fees, place order online with Great Lakes Scrip and returning the ordered cards to families.

LEAD OPEN!!! SPRING FAIR provides a fun community activity in which all students and families can participate.  Fundraising is generated through the raffle, silent auction and sponsorship sales.  Learn more . . .
LOOKING FOR NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS - to bring fresh ideas for games and activities such as:
Co-chairpersons: Works with all team members to set goals, monitors progress of tasks, communicates with your organization's administrators, assembles final follow-up report for use by the next carnival team.
Treasurer: Helps determine budget, monitors expenses, counts receipts from pre-sales and carnival-day sales, prepares follow-up expense/profit report.
Tie-Dye Coordinator: Works with vendors and parents to coordinate advance orders (eg parking), troubleshoots during the carnival, prepares follow-up report.
Prize Coordinator: Determines what and how many prizes to order, prepares prizes for distribution to winners, coordinates prize room, prepares follow-up report on # of prizes used and what were popular/unpopular prizes.
Food Coordinator: Determines what to offer, coordinates vendors, arranges for parent & corporate donations, sets up bake sale and trouble-shoots food operations during event, arranges for donation of unused food
Mumford Money Coordinator: Corresponds with teachers and students to initiate program and works with ticket person to coordinate prizes.
Donation Coordinator: Approaches businesses for sponsorship and support; coordinates donation requests with silent auction and food coordinators.
Raffle: Assigns volunteers for each grade and coordinates communications, collection & assembly of donations.
Silent Auction Coordinator: Contacts potential donors, coordinates acquisition of donations, arranges for acknowledgement of donors during the carnival, sends "Thank You's" to donors following carnival.
Decoration Coordinator: Determines what lighting, decorations and signage will be needed, coordinates purchase, construction, set-up, and removal of decorations & signage.
Game Coordinator: Selects games, coordinates game rental or construction, determines where games will be located, writes instructions for game operators, troubleshoots game operation during the carnival, prepares follow-up report on what games worked well and problem spots.
Entertainment Coordinator: Determines which entertainment will be available, coordinates contracts, determines schedule of events, identifies where events will be located, provides instructions (eg parking).
Volunteer Coordinator: Determines how many volunteers will be needed, recruits volunteers, schedules volunteer staff for games, food, set up and clean up, provides & checks in volunteers during the carnival.
Ticket Sales Coordinator: Arranges purchase of tickets, publicity for pre-sales of tickets, and sales during event.

Superintendent’s Advisory Council: 

Teacher Appreciation Meals:  Plan 3 meals a year for the teachers...one during Fall conferences around Thanksgiving time...one in the Spring during conferences and then a luncheon on the last day of school.  Send out a request flyer a few weeks before and helpful moms cook/provide/bake their specialty.  Set-up and clean-up for the meals including paper products, etc.  It is something that the teachers really appreciate during the busy week of parent /teacher conferences!

Yearbook:  Editor in Chief of the PineRun School yearbook duties include collecting, taking and editing pictures for the entire school year of every grade, function and special.  Working closely with an outside vendor to negotiate price.  Designing and editing the layout of the 84+ page book before final distribution.  Advertising and collecting money and distributing approximately 400 yearbooks!  
LOOKING FOR NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS - to help take and collect pictures throughout the year as well as labeling and distributing the yearbooks in June!