Volunteer!
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PTA Committee Descriptions:
(Use the Email Prefix listed for the PTA committee before "@brookfieldpta.org" to send an email.)
Abrakadoodle® (afterschool): Coordinates the Abrakadoodle® after school program. In Abrakadoodle art classes and programs, children learn about artists and artist styles, develop new skills, learn about artists of distinction, demonstrate art techniques,explore creative art materials, and design original artwork.
Committee Chair: Jennifer Szachara
Email Prefix: abrakadoodle
Audit (Summer/Fall): Performs annual review of PTA financial books to ensure accurate bookkeeping and issues a report with its findings.
Committee Chair: Mario Zampiello
Email Prefix: auditor
Babble Newsletter (Monthly): The editor is responsible for editing submitted articles and layout of the monthly school newsletter to parents. Once layout is ready, it is taken for printing and then sorted by class and distributed in teacher’s mailbox.
Committee Chairs: Suzanne Cross
Email Prefix: babble
Bingo Night (Fall): The bingo committee organizes the Fall Bingo Night, including set-up, publicity, prizes, and clean-up.
Committee Co-Chairs: Janice Crowley and Dana Condemi
Email Prefix: bingo_night
Chess Club (Weekly after school): Supervises the after-school chess club, arranges for meeting space, filling out and submittal of all required forms, tracking progress of club members for end of year tournament, organizing the tournament, providing supervision/guidance during the Club meetings, organizes end of year party, purchases trophies and prepare certificates for club members.
Committee Chair: Leigh Trinh
Email Prefix: chess_club
Concessions (As needed for events): The concessions committee participates in evening events coordinating the concessions to be sold and selling concessions at the events.
Committee Chair: Marcia Applegate
Email Prefix: concessions
Cultural Arts (Summer and 4 times during the year): The Cultural Arts Chairperson (or co-chairpersons) meets with the principal in August to arrange performing artists and curriculum-based cultural assemblies for the students. Traditionally there is one assembly per quarter. Fairfax County provides an extensive list of approved performers.
Committee Chair: Jennifer Szachara and Tina Clark
Email Prefix: cultural_arts
District Advisory Council (DAC) Representative (ongoing):
Committee Chair: Jennifer Miner
Email Prefix: dac_rep
Fairfax County Representative (ongoing): Acts as Brookfield PTA liaison with the Fairfax County Council of PTAs. Attends county level PTA meetings and provides feedback to the Brookfield Board. As needed, acts as the liaison at the county, Fairfax district and VA state level by attending meetings and casting votes as appropriate.
Committee Chair: Sandy Knox
Email Prefix: ffxco_rep
Fall Festival (Sept – Oct): Coordinates the Fall Festival held at the school in October. The day’s events include inflatables, crafts, games, a Chili contest, 50/50 raffle, prizes, a Silent Auction, cake walk and bake sale. The committee is responsible for selecting vendors for equipment, publicity of the event – within school and in the community, concessions at the event, purchasing prizes, organizing and running the sale of tickets for each event, and set-up and clean-up of the event. This is our largest PTA activity.
Fall Festival Chair: Liz Fisher
Email Prefix: fall_festival
Silent Auction Co-Chairs: Michelle Breslin, Juliana Rampersad, Reanna Thakoorie
Email Prefix: silent_auction
50/50 Raffle: Terry Dunbar
Email Prefix: raffle
Fall Fundraiser (Sept): Coordinates the Fall fundraiser, which is typically catalog-based. The committee coordinates distribution and collection of the sale information to students and the distribution of the orders when they arrive at the school. Works with the PTA Officers and appropriate vendors to select a fundraising company. Creates the incentive plan. Provides ALL publicity for the event to include Tues folder mailings, posters, WBRK spots and community messages.
Committee Chair:
Email Prefix: fall_fundraiser
Foreign Language (FLEX) (Weekly after-school): The FLEX Chairperson and small committee coordinate the after-school foreign language enrichment program, including securing teachers, coordinating registration and managing the on-going program.
Committee Chair: Juliana Rampersad
Email Prefix: flex
Fun Run Fundraiser (Spring): Working along with the Boosterthon Fun Run team, this 10-day event provides a fun and healthy alternative to fundraising with a school-wide Fun Run and classroom lessons teaching the values of: integrity, enthusiasm, leadership and results.
Committee Chairs: Jennifer Szachara and Dana Condemi
Email Prefix: fun_run
Grocery Receipts (Sept – Oct): Coordinates the point programs sponsored by Giant and Safeway. The Grocery Receipts chairperson inputs forms received from parents into each store’s system for collecting points for the stores to provide items to the school.
Committee Chair: Tina Clark
Email Prefix: grocery
Health Clinic Coordinator (ongoing): Assists in the clinic with children, administrative work, and health screenings. A class is required to assist with sick children in the clinic.
Committee Chair: Lindsey Del Cid
Email Prefix: health_clinic
Holiday Shop/Vendor Fair (December): Coordinates
Brookfield’s Holiday Shop – where students can shop for gifts, on their own, for family members and friends while parents can do shopping at the vendor fair. The committee plans the event, publicity, arranges for various vendors and takes care of set-up and clean-up.
Holiday Shop Committee Chair: Leigh Trinh
Email Prefix: holiday_shop
Vendor Fair Committee Chair: Debbie Wasem
Email Prefix: vendor_fair
Hospitality (August, May, as needed): The Hospitality committee organizes the Back to School Teacher breakfast in late August and events during Teacher Appreciation Week in May, including the luncheon, and other events as needed or desired.
Committee Chair: Elaine Perry
Email Prefix: hospitality
International Night (Spring): Coordinates Brookfield’s International Night – a night for sharing our rich cultural heritage. The committee plans the program, publicizes the event, arranges for concessions and set-up and clean-up.
Committee Chairs: Teresa Rothschild and Stephanie Green
Email Prefix: international_night
Mad Science® Coordinator
(ongoing): Coordinates the
Mad Science® after school program. It is a science enrichment program delivering unique, hands-on science experiences for children that are as
entertaining as they are educational.
Coordinator: Deb Marciello
Email Prefix: mad_science
Media Liaison/Publicity (ongoing): Works with the photographers and yearbook chair to get pictures of events and submit the pictures and short descriptions to the local newspapers.
Committee Chair: **VACANT**
Email Prefix: publicity
Membership (Fall): The co-chairpersons coordinate the annual PTA membership drive in the Fall and maintains the PTA membership roster. They are available at Orientation and Back to School Night to answer questions and to sign-up parents for the PTA. If a contest is held for the classes to boost PTA membership, the co-chairpersons would organize the prize for the winning class.
Committee Chair: **VACANT**
Email Prefix: pta_membership
Minority Liaison (ongoing): Assists in the planning and development of programs events that would improve minority awareness and involvement in Brookfield. The current Chair is a representative for the Chantilly Pyramid Minority Student Achievement Committee (CPMSAC). CPMSAC provides an array of academic services for minority students to foster academic success. Committee Chair:
Shakita Robinson
Email Prefix: minority_liaison
Movie Night (October, February): Organizes the annual movie night for student’s entertainment. Movie night is usually held in the winter. The committee is responsible for selecting an appropriate movie, publicity, set-up and clean-up at the event.
Committee Chair: Karin Wallace
Committee Co-Chair: **VACANT**
Email Prefix: movie_night
Nominating Committee (Spring): Seeks individuals to run for PTA office in the elections held in the Spring.
Committee Chair: Lori Zampiello and Sandi Mitchell
Email Prefix: nominating_committee
Odyssey of the Mind (ongoing): Coordinates this international educational program that provides creative problem-solving opportunities for students. Team members apply their creativity to solve problems that range from building mechanical devices to presenting their own interpretation of literary classics.
Committee Chair: **VACANT**
Email Prefix: odyssey_mind
Political Coordinator (as needed): The Political Coordinator works closely with the Principal and represents Brookfield at Fairfax County School Board Meetings when necessary on issues of concern to Brookfield.
Committee Chair: Sandy Knox
Email Prefix: political_coordinator
Reflections: The PTA Reflections program is a national arts recognition and achievement program for students with interest in literature, musical composition, photography, and visual arts. The committee plans and coordinates the Brookfield Reflections competition and related awards ceremony.
Committee Chair: Christine Klosky and Dino Salin
Email Prefix: reflections
School Supplies (May, August): The School Supplies Chairman works with teachers and with the school supply company to provide the appropriate school supply pack for each grade level. The committee organizes the distribution and receipt of order forms and the subsequent ordering. At the Open House before school begins, the committee hands out the prepaid packets.
Committee Chair: Jennifer Miner
Email Prefix: school_supplies
Science Fair (January):
The Science Fair is a PTA sponsored event at which the students will
have the opportunity to display their science experiment, during the
school day, and explain their projects to fellow students. The
committee plans the event, including booth assignments, set-up,
publicity, and clean-up.
Committee Chair: Deb Marciello and Janice Crowley
Email Prefix: science_fair
6th Grade Event (Winter): This
committee organizes the annual event/game between Brookfield’s 6th
graders and teachers. Committee is responsible for arranging the event
and publicity.
Committee Chair: Deb Marciello
Email Prefix: 6grade_event
6th Grade Party (Spring): This committee organizes the end of year 6th grade party, raising money for the party throughout the year as needed, soliciting vendors for prizes at the party, and set-up, organization, and clean-up of the party.
Committee Chair: Lori Zampiello
Email Prefix: 6grade_party
Spiritwear (Fall): The Spiritwear committee works with a local vendor to design the Brookfield Broncos t-shirt and other spirit items for that year, coordinates the sale and distribution of the items.
Committee Chair: Lori Zampiello
Email Prefix: spiritwear
Spring Fundraiser (March): Working with the administration, the Chairperson selects the Spring Fundraiser. Recently, the Spring Fundraiser has been catalog-based selling novelty Spring chocolates. The committee coordinates the distribution and collection of the sale information, publicity and the distribution of the orders.
Committee Chair: Leigh Ann Grike
Email Prefix: spring_fundraiser
Student Directory (Fall): Compiles data received from the county into a student directory for use by PTA parents. The committee must coordinate the layout, printing and distribution of the directory.
Committee Chair: Sandi Mitchell
Email Prefix: student_directory
Talent Show (Spring): The committee plans an evening event to celebrate the talent found in our school. This committee organizes after school rehearsals leading up to the event, publicity, set-up and clean-up when the Talent Show takes place.
Committee Chair: Jill Flynn
Email Prefix: talent_show
Volunteer Coordinator (ongoing): The Volunteer Coordinator(s) assists in finding volunteers for the committees, updates the committee descriptions, and works with room parents to coordinate volunteers for the Fall Festival. With the room parents, the Volunteer Coordinator(s) plan and execute Teacher Appreciation Week activities. The Coordinator works closely with the PTA Board.
Committee
Chair: Lori Zampiello
Email Prefix: volunteer
PTA Web Page (ongoing): Maintains and updates the current PTA website with current events and PTA news.
Committee
Chair: Sandi Mitchell
Email Prefix: webmaster
Yearbook (ongoing): The Yearbook committee is responsible for the design and layout of the yearbook. The committee also coordinates the sale and distribution of the yearbook.
Committee
Chair: Lori Zampiello
Email Prefix: yearbook