Looking For Ways to Volunteer?
We appreciate any time and talent you can give! There are many ways you can get involved:
Become a Committee/Event Lead - volunteer to lead a PTA event/fundraiser, possibly reoccurring or single, annual event
Join a Committee/Event Team - help to plan/execute the event & day-of
Volunteer or donate items when calls get sent out throughout the year
Attend PTA meetings to stay engaged
To get started, attend any of the general meetings where these events/committee leads discuss resources needs, respond to any of the calls for volunteers that get sent out throughout the year through newsletters and social media posts. Or e-mail us to get added to our STAR Supporter team and automatically learn about opportunities throughout the year!
Volunteer Opportunities for our annual events!
Family Fun Night: help greet & hand out game cards, check winner’s cards, sell food/drinks, or set-up/clean up.
Spring Kids Clubs: Sign-up to lead a weekly kids club - get paid & get one free club registration for your kid. (Ideas: yoga, Chess, writing, crafts, fun fitness, coding, sports, singing). This opportunity is open to anyone in the Catonsville community.
Email weskidsclubs@gmail.com if you are interested or have questions.
Book Fair: help set up, clean-up, or help during book fair hours running registers or helping kids pick out a book.
Litter Clean-up Day: Bring your gloves and help pick up trash around WES school grounds.
Super Star Sprint: help gather donations, ride a bike along the route with the runners, hand out medals, take pictures, and many more activities.
Teacher Appreciation Week: there will be many activities throughout the week that you’ll be able to sign-up and help with.
Field Day: volunteer to hand out treats from the PTA for the WES students
WES PTA 4th of July Float: help decorate or sign up to ride on (or walk with) the float in the Catonsville Parade.
Harvest Hangout: Help out at the face-painting, food stations, running the yard games, and more.
Kids Clubs: Sign up to lead a weekly kids club - get paid & get one free club registration for your kid. (Ideas: yoga, crafts, fun fitness, coding, sports, singing)
Picture Day: Volunteers are needed on picture day to help it run successfully. Lifetime gives each volunteer a free basic package certificate.
Clean-up Day: Bring your gardening gloves and help pick up trash, weed, and plant fresh plants around the Westchester grounds.
Grandparent’s Breakfast: help prep food day before, set up, greet/serve food day-of, or clean up.
Join our mailing list to stay up to date on volunteer opportunities to support the PTA and WES!
2025-2026 Committee Chairs
Book Fair: Kait Keelan & Lauren Marini
Family Food Nights: Christina Pocius
Grandparents Breakfast: Tyler Cary
Green Team: Heather English
Kids Club: Leslie Miller
Harvest Hangout: Kerry Whippee
Membership: Caitlin Haskell
Special Resources: Louisa Lopez
Staff Appreciation: Jen Peters
Super Star Sprint: Katie Jones/ Liz Sothoron
5th Grade Activities: Karen Williams