Walk-a-Jog: Communicating with Teachers & Staff

Keeping teachers and staff in the loop on any fundraiser is critical to your success. When you communicate effectively, respectfully, and with that brand of enthusiasm (read: wild-eyed and slightly disheveled) unique to parent volunteers around the country, you exponentially increase your chances of victory.

With that in mind, I delivered a memo to each teacher's mailbox asking them to work with their Room Parents and students to create a Class Basket for the silent auction (I backed this up with an e-mail to Room Parents asking them to work with their teachers. OMG, I'm evah so clevah!). I also asked them to let us know what their "Teacher-riffic Time" raffle contribution would be, i.e. lunch, bowling, craft time, movie, etc. with a student.

It's was important, too, to check in with our School Secretary to ensure that she contacts the school district so that our campus is prepped for the event. In other words, no watering the grass for two weeks prior, red flags to indicate sprinklers, and no pesticide spraying!

Meanwhile, other Walk-A-Jog team members are meeting with the city, obtaining insurance, notifying all neighbors who will be affected by the course set-up, ordering t-shirts, finding family and business sponsors, and more. Way more.