PTG Committees & Fundraisers

The Parent Teacher Guild Christ The Divine Teacher School's Parent Teacher Guild is a friendly, informal organization that provides help and support to the school.

The purpose of the PTG is to advance the Catholic education and welfare of our school children. It enhances the role of parents in their child's education by fostering interest and knowledge of the processes of education. In doing so, it provides an opportunity for parents and teachers to work together for the good of the students.

One of the primary roles is to organize and run fundraisers that will ultimately benefit the children of our school by enhancing programs and extra curricular activities. We are involved with organizing social functions, paying for classroom fieldtrips, providing assemblies and speakers, purchasing books and supplementing the school budget. All parents are encouraged to be part of the CDT community and become active members.

Monthly meetings of the PTG are held and announced in advance. A schedule of meetings for this school year is listed below. The Parent Forums will be informational or educational in nature. All other meetings are regular meetings intended to report on, and plan the scheduled activities of the PTG. All parents are welcome and encouraged to attend all meetings.

Committees

ACTIVITY Committee
The Activity Committee plans fun activities for the school community to enjoy as a school family at little or no cost to the students several times a year. Activities may include skating parties, Christmas Caroling, and a bowling party. If you have any other suggestions, please contact the chairperson.

BABYSITTING Committee
Babysitting services are needed during the Parent Forums. This service is provided from 6:45 pm to 9:00 pm on the evening of the forums in the gym and music rooms. Several parents are needed to give as little as fifteen minutes to watch the children during these important meetings. Movies and activities are provided for the children.

COMMUNICATION FOLDER Committee
The children bring home a brown envelope every month full of school announcements, notices, menus, calendars, newsletters, etc. The communication folder is generally put together on the last Thursday of the month at 10:00 am. Help is needed in putting the communication folder together. This is done in the gyn room so small children are welcome to play while you work. This does not mean you are expected or obligated to help every month. A phone list of people to call each month to see who is available will be compiled. The more people the faster it goes!

EDUCATION RESOURCES Committee
The Educational Resources Committee is an exciting way to help Christ The Divine Teacher School expand its academic excellence by using your special skills, talents, occupations, interests and hobbies, but not too much of your time.

The ERC maintains a database listing your talents, availability, skills, occupations and hobbies. Interested teachers are linked with available parents, grandparents or other family members who possess expertise in a particular type of assistance desired. Help is needed to organize this event, keep the records, and make arrangements.

HOMEROOM AMBASSADORS Committee
Every family is an Ambassador to your child's homeroom. Each school year, the name of one family is selected by lottery to serve as the Homeroom Ambassador Coordinator for each classroom. The role of the Homeroom Ambassador Coordinator is to facilitate the homeroom teacher in planning parties, special classroom events and fieldtrips. Most importantly, the Homeroom Ambassador Coordinator is responsible for organizing parent volunteers for the cafeteria and recess. A minimum of three (3) parents are needed daily to help serve lunches and four (4) more are required to assist at recess on the playground or in the classrooms. The participation of all families in the lunchtime volunteer needs of our school enhances the atmosphere of the cafeteria and the safety of recess. Homeroom Ambassador Coordinators also serve the school office by contacting volunteers for the Scholastic Book Fair, Used Uniform Sale and other events. The role of the Homeroom Ambassador Coordinator and the Homeroom Ambassadors are vital to our school community.

LIBRARY Committee
This busy center of activity needs helpers to assist students with book selection, check-in procedures, check-out, typing, entering books into catalogue and performing tasks requested by the librarian.

OLYMPIC DAY Committee
This is a fun-filled day for the students as they participate in a variety of sports activities at Latrobe Stadium. They enjoy a home-made brown bag lunch in a more relaxed setting. Help is needed by giving as little as one hour to run an activity, set up the games, clean up, collect the supplies, paint the shirts and participate in the the Tug-of-War. Olympic Day is scheduled for Thursday, May12, 2005

PUBLICITY Committee
Help is needed to compile and distribute information on events going on at CDT for the local news media and churches. Help is needed to write articles that will promote the school, PTG, Athletic Association and Fundraising activities between the school and community.

SANTA'S WORKSHOP Committee
This is a service provided to our students in order for them to Christmas shop in a safe and fun environment. Help is needed to shop for the gifts, set up tables, wrap the gifts, shop with the children, run the cash register and clean up. Santa's Workshop is scheduled for November, 2004

SCHOOL DIRECTORY Committee
The school directory is a guide to the current families attending CDT. Families are listed on a volunteer basis only. A form is sent home in the first communication folder asking for your family information. The information is collected and put in a booklet which is sent home to each family. A donation of paper would be greatly appreciated

SCHOOL SPIRIT Committee
This sale is provided as a service to purchase school spirit wear and to show your pride for the school. A brochure through the Crill Tog Company will be sent home in the communication folder in the fall for you to order school jackets, sweats, t-shirts and shorts. Help is needed to organize the event, distribute brochures, collect the money and distribute the clothing on pick up day.

SKI CLUB Committee
The Ski Club is open to all students in Grades One through Eight and their parents. First time skiers are welcome to join the fun. Experts are welcome to practice what they know. We will meet at Hidden Valley Ski Resort again this year unless Laurel Mountain reopens. We will meet for five consecutive Sundays in January and February.

SOCIAL Committee
Volunteers will provide refreshments for programs, special events, meetings, Catholic School's Week, the fall and spring Faculty Appreciation Luncheons and more. Help would be needed with making arrangements, set up, clean up, watching the tables collecting and storing supplies

TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENT Committee
Volunteers are needed to help with the ongoing development and updating of our school website, assist in digital photography, help with technology upgrades and assist in other creative ways.

TRAVELING ART GALLERY Committee
This educational and enjoyable program brings slides and information about works of art into the classroom. The students learn about art through books, music, and a craft related to the featured piece. Help is needed with the presentations. No experience required.

Fundraisers

AUCTION Fundraiser
This is the major fundraiser of the PTG. Help is needed to organize this major event, solicit organizations for donations, organize the donations, address invitations, compile the program, assist with publicity, help with set up, work during the Live, Silent and Chinese Auctions, and help with clean up.

GOLF CLASSIC Fundraiser
Volunteers are needed to organize this exciting event. Help is needed to solicit businesses for sponsorship and donations, assist with publicity, work at the registration table, sell 50/50 tickets, watch the holes, participate as a golfer in a foursome or putting contest, help with set-up, help with clean-up.

MARDI GRAS TICKET Fundraiser
This is another major fundraiser of the PTG. It is a $10.00 ticket taken from the evening Pennsylvania State Lottery three-digit number. There are 1000 tickets to be sold. Each family is requested to sell at least 5 tickets. Help is needed to organize this event, distribute the tickets, sell the tickets, and collect the stubs and money.

MARKET DAY Fundraiser
This fundraiser provides the opportunity to purchase foods through the Market Day Company. It is very easy to do. Order forms are sent home monthly in the brown envelope. Fill out your order form and send it back to school. Then pick up your order on the scheduled pick-up day. Help is needed to collect the orders and organize and distibute the food on pick-up days.

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MILES OF PENNIES Fundraiser
Volunteers are needed for this special project of collecting, counting, rolling and recording pennies donated by students for the purchase of balls, board games, recess equipment and other items of interest. Special jars will be placed in each homeroom for the collection of pennies and special contests will be run throughout the year. This can be done by volunteers with the help of seventh and eighth grade students at recess.

SARRIS CHRISTMAS & EASTER CANDY SALE Fundraiser
This is also a major fundraiser of the PTG. The Sarris Christmas Candy Sale is provided as a service to purchase Sarris Candy as gifts for the holidays, stocking stuffers or treats as well as providing fundraising monies for the school. The Sarris Easter Candy Sale allows the CDT community a chance to purchase Sarris Candy as Easter gifts, basket stuffers or after dinner treats.

A brochure will be sent home in the brown envelope for each family to sell the candy to family and friends. Help is needed to organize the event, distribute the brochures and candy and collect the orders and money.