Spend 2 hours, 1 to 2 times a week, tutoring ESL students from Vose Elementary School.
After the Advent Service in December there is a wonderful get together (Afterglow) in the Upper School Great Hall, with a Faculty and Student Art Sale. Volunteers work with Food Services to provide refreshments for all the Advent Service participants and their families.
The Annual Fund is OES’s most vital and basic fundraising effort. Every year the School appeals to its entire community for unrestricted donations which are used, with other non-tuition income, to fund over 15% of the operating budget. The Annual Fund supports the mission of OES.
Annual Fund solicitation activities kick off in October and continue throughout the fiscal year, ending in June. This year there will be phonathon nights in late October and many volunteers will call their peers to help raise awareness and parent participation rates.
ANNUAL FUND COMMITTEE MEMBERS
The Annual Fund Committee is composed of recruited parent volunteers who represent the importance of parent participation in their school division and grade. They are ambassadors; empowered to educate and inspire parents about the importance of donating to the Annual Fund.
ANNUAL FUND VOLUNTEERS
In addition to recruited representatives, other annual fund volunteers assist by actively soliciting fellow parents during phonathons to be held in October and early March. Annual Fund volunteers also help in the Development office with mailings in the early fall and in the spring.
The OES Auction is wonderful evening in February/March that brings the entire OES community together. Funds from the Auction are primarily used to fund OES faculty educational enrichment experiences. In the past the OES Auction has also benefited the OES campus in several other ways, computer upgrades, our gloriously wonderful turf field and our much anticipated traffic and parking improvements, the loop road. This is another volunteer activity that provides lots of contact with OES parents from all divisions. Curious about a parents view of the Middle School, the Upper School, come chat while setting up for the auction.
AUCTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Auction Committee Members works on various Auction Committees: food, entertainment, decorations, publicity, live Auction, silent auction, advertising, catalog, procurement, organizing/scheduling volunteers, setup up, cleanup, the list goes on.
AUCTION VOLUNTEERS
Auction Volunteers work on all sorts of fun auction activities, such as: data entry (before, during and after the Auction), decorations, setup and cleanup.
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In early fall, OES holds the Annual Christmas Wreath and Greens Sale. The OES Wreath Sale Committee works closely with Teufels nursery and Iwasaki to provide OES parents and friends access to the freshest, most beautiful greenery and Poinsettias. Parents from all divisions work together on this fun and festive project. The Wreath Sale is a great service to parents, not only providing them with beautiful holiday greenery for their homes, but also offering great gifts that Teufels will mail throughout the country. Profits from the OES Christmas Wreath and Greens Sale are used to benefit the OES community.
CHRISTMAS WREATH SALE CHAIR
Auction Committee Members works on various Auction Committees: food, entertainment, decorations, publicity, live Auction, silent auction, advertising, catalog, procurement, organizing/scheduling volunteers, setup up, cleanup, the list goes on.
CHRISTMAS WREATH SALE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Auction Committee Members works on various Auction Committees: food, entertainment, decorations, publicity, live Auction, silent auction, advertising, catalog, procurement, organizing/scheduling volunteers, setup up, cleanup, the list goes on.
CHRISTMAS WREATH SALE VOLUNTEERS
Wreath Sale Volunteers can work on data entry, publicity, organizing volunteers, food (during distribution), distribution setup and cleanup. There is nothing like becoming a Wreath Sale elf at distribution time, listening to Christmas music and helping people load their cars with holiday greenery and Poinsettias. (Pointy Elf hat optional)
The Friends of the OES Libraries (FOESL) committee meets regularly to assist the divisional librarians, arrange for visiting authors and guest lecturers and assist with the fund raising events organized through FOESL. Funds raised by the FOESL committee are used to bring authors, illustrators and lecturers to the OES campus.
FOESL COMMITTEE CHAIR
The FOESL committee chair works closely with the divisional librarians and school administrators to schedule meetings, lectures and fund raising events.
FOESL COMMITTEE MEMBER
Committees are in charge researching and arranging for authors and lecturers to visit campus and planning the various fund raising events – the fall and spring OES Book Fairs and GOBS (Great OES Book Swap).
FOESL VOLUNTEERS
FOESL Volunteers help with various FOESL activities throughout the year, including Reading celebrations and teas, the Book Fairs and GOBS (Great OES Book Swap).
FOESL – GOBS – GREAT OES BOOK SWAP
Encouraging recreational reading the FOESL committee plans the Great OES Book Swap. (GOBS) is held every other year in the spring. Families, faculty and staff drop off books for the swap and receive swap credits to shop. Volunteers help with organizing books, setup, cleanup and working shifts helping parents/children check out.
FOESL – OES BOOK FAIR
The FOESL Committee plans and organizes the Fall OES Book Fair, encouraging recreational reading. Another OES Spring Book Fair is held every other year, alternating with GOBS. Volunteers help with setup, cleanup and helping with checking out.
HOMECOMING SPIRIT WEEK CHAIR
The Homecoming Spirit week chair works with the three Homecoming Liaisons, the Development Department and the Athletic Director to coordinate events for this All School Alumni/Community sports event. Homecoming is held in the Fall usually early to mid October.
HOMECOMING SPIRIT WEEK VOLUNTEER
Homecoming Spirit Week volunteers work with Homecoming Liaisons on the different events during Homecoming Spirit Week.
Volunteers can enjoy a morning or afternoon shift meeting and greeting students in the new OES Gallery. Shift tasks include selling, stocking shelves and pricing items.
The Host Family program is designed to encourage interactions between dorm and day students and their families and enhance the sense of community at OES. As a host you might invite your student to your home for a meal or an overnight, explore the Rose City together, remember birthdays and other special occasions or attend an OES event. We encourage host families to find a level of involvement that feels comfortable to them. The time commitment does not need to be great, yet the rewards can be tremendous. Volunteers will be notified via email in the fall. Contact Bonnie Brennan, brennanb@oes.edu if you have questions.
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