How to Volunteer!

Many Hands Make Light Work!

The NFS PTO organizes many events throughout the school year. Each one of these events is an opportunity to build community, make new friends, and ensure that our NFS students will continue to have an amazing experience at NFS!  

We need your help to make events successful!
Please consider volunteering your time in any way possible. 

Events that we need volunteers to help at:

• Tuesday, September 8 - Election Day Bake Sale Sign-up here!
• September 21 - 25, Scholastic Book Fair
  Classroom sign ups will be posted closer to date
• Halloween Dance Party - TBD
• Sunday, October 25th - Half Marathon Water Stop 
• ​Tuesday, November 3 - Election Day Bake Sale Sign-up here!
  
• ​Movie Night
  
• Ice Cream Social
• Garden Clean-up
• Monthly Teacher Appreciation

Click the button below to see our current volunteer opportunities. 
If you have an idea for an event send us a suggestion!

Volunteer Opportunities

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Why Volunteer?

We know every family’s schedule is different—and that’s what makes our community so incredible! No matter your availability, there’s a place for you to jump in, get involved, and make a real impact.

Got an hour? Perfect. Want to help regularly? Prefer to pitch in when you can? We love it! Whether you’re volunteering before, during, or after school or work, helping out at the annual Lawn Fete, or baking cookies for the Election Day Bake Sale, every single effort counts—and it all adds up to something amazing!
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Busy schedule? No problem! You can still make a huge difference by:

• Connecting us with local businesses for donations
  
• Gift Cards
  
• Sponsorships
• Offering Financial Support
  

Every connection, every gesture, every bit of generosity helps our school thrive. However you choose to show up, know this:
you matter, your contribution matters, and we are so grateful for you.

Together, we bring the energy, build the spirit, and make our school community stronger, brighter, and full of life. Let’s do this!

For more information about how you might help, please contact our volunteer coordinator, Amanda Hardman

What to Expect 
Curious what goes into each event? See what’s involved, how much help is needed, and where you can jump in.

Fall Mums Sale through Wentworth Greenhouses
September/October
Commitment Level: Medium
Number of Coordinators Needed: 1-2
Responsibilities:
1. First week in September: Contact Barbara Flanagan at Wentworth Greenhouses - 603-742-1113 or [email protected]
2. Create an order form (or modify the form from Wentworth Greenhouses) and get it distributed to students - copy and sort into 16 piles of 20 for distribution in yellow folders. (Online order forms are great too, but we’ve found they work best as an addition to paper forms.)  Make sure there is a CLEAR DUE DATE for orders to be completed and turned in
3. Contact our Social Media Coordinator to publicize the sale
4. Collect order forms and payments from the secretary (Kim Kumph) in the Front Office at NFS
5. Organize payments, tally funds, and contact our Assistant Treasurer to turn funds in
6. Contact our Volunteer Coordinator to get volunteers to help with pickup and distribution of Mums and the Social Media Coordinator  to publicize the pickup details
7. If you need help with an online form or anything else, contact a Board Member

Scholastic Book Fair
Commitment Level: Light to Medium
Number of Coordinators Needed: 1-2  - 

1. July/August - Contact the PTO Board to get the Book Fair Chairperson login info. 
2. Login at - https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/landing-page.html to schedule a fair. We try to plan our Book Fair to coincide with Open House - so check with Mrs. Simons before scheduling.
3. Contact the Social Media Chairperson to publicize the Fair. And the Volunteer Coordinator to send out a Sign-Up Genius for people to work shifts and to help with set-up and breakdown
4. Manage and divide any paper promotional materials into class sets - 19 sets of 20-25 - and bring them to the NFS Front Office for distribution in yellow folders.
5. 1-2 Weeks Prior  - Ask teachers to schedule times for their class visit to the Fair.
6. 1 Week Prior - Plan for unloading and set-up of Fair  - and contact Assistant Treasurer to arrange for a cash box
7. Week Of - Work shifts at the fair and be available to answer questions - contact Assistant Treasurer to coordinate any cash, check, or deposit needs
​** This person also manages the Scholastic Dollars.  The PTO uses these Scholastic Dollars to ensure that every student gets a book. This “money” has also sometimes been used to purchase books for the library.**

Find Your Perfect Fit

There’s more happening all year long! Browse our full volunteer playbook to see upcoming events, ongoing opportunities, what’s involved and how you can help.

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