Thank you for your interest. Volunteering at the school opens various opportunities to meet your child's friends, other parents, teachers and support staff at Meadowbrook. We value whatever time you can give and if you have any questions about the various committees, please feel free to email us at d28.meadowbrookpto@gmail.com. Volunteer signups available now!

As part of this committee, you will contact and welcome new families to Meadowbrook, connect them with relevant PTO committees and contacts. You will also prepare a welcome packet for our incoming Kindergarteners and all students that are new to Meadowbrook. Other responsibilities include:

• Coordinate parent bus volunteers that will ride with the students to school
• Order supplies and make a button for new students, kindergarteners, new teachers and volunteers
• Organize a welcome mailing for new students, kindergarteners and incoming 5th graders who will be the role models for our new students.
• Deliver yard signs to new Meadowbrook students

Time Commitment: Allocate time to plan the back-to-school timeline and then you can prepare all the buttons, mailings and welcome packet at your own pace.

Meadowbrook's VP of Programming will organize a fun back-to-school celebration for all school families

Time Commitment: A few weeks to plan leading up to the event.

Join a team of more than a dozen volunteers dedicated to making children's birthdays extra special. The Birthday Signs are distributed by volunteers and placed in the front yards for families that order the birthday celebration signs. Signs remain up all day and are removed in the evening. You will be delivering, assembling and picking up signs on front lawns of students homes within your neighborhood about 1-2 times per month on average for 12 months, from August through July.

Time Commitment: You will spend a few minutes a couple of evenings a month dropping off and picking up signs.

Organize and run the Winter and Spring Book Fairs.

Time Commitment: 2 events per school year, December (winter) and April (spring)

Organize and facilitate various community service activities at Meadowbrook. The goal of this committee is to engage the students in meaningful service opportunities that instill values of empathy, compassion and civic engagement while making a positive impact in our local community. Some ideas for service endeavors can be a book drive, food drive, clothing drive and other community projects. You can see other community service examples here.

Time Commitment: Flexible, occassional periods of high activity

Every other year, all the schools in District 28 come together for a fun Parent's night out. Together with parents from Greenbriar, Westmoor and Northbrook Junior High, help us plan and organize the event. Responsibilities include:

• Reach out to potential donors, including local businesses, community members, and supporters to collect donations for a silent auction
• Collaborate with other event organizers and volunteers.

Time Commitment: Flexible, occassional periods of high activity.

Plan and organize the breakfast and festivities for Meadowbrook's 5th grade graduating class. You will also be planning an awards assembly with school administration and 5th grade teachers. This event is held on the last day of school.

Time Commitment: Flexible, requires time to meet with committee members, school administration and teachers to plan the event.

Work with other 5th Grade parents and our yearbook publisher, to collect photos, 5th Grader Fun Facts and design this special keepsake for our 5th Graders. Along with the yearbook, you will also be putting together a fun slideshow that will be presented at the 5th Grade Breakfast, Awards and Celebration. The yearbook is distributed in May.

Time Commitment: Flexible, occassional periods of high activity

Join the General Volunteer pool and when we are in need of last minute help, we will reach out to this group of parents to help at any of our school events.

Time Commitment: 1-2 Hours

Gather information from teachers and staff to determine a "wish list" and create a spending plan for excess PTO funds.  Time Commitment: this committee will meet several times a year, generally during the day when meetings with teachers and staff are necessary.

Time Commitment: Flexible

Attend HOH 5K District meetings and help plan and facilitate the annual Homer O. Harvey 5K walk/run to raise money for the HOH scholarship Fund. This event is held in May.

Time Commitment: Flexible, occassional periods of high activity

Organize PTO special events including: Staff Luncheons, Dinner for teachers during conferences and Field Day treats (Cooking is not required).
Time Commitment: Flexible, occassional periods of high activity

The Ice Cream Social and Family Picnic is a fun-filled evening for families to purchase ice cream and dinner items from a local vendor and picnic with friends on the Meadowbrook lawn. The event also features a DJ, dancing and games for all! This event is held in May 2026.

Time Commitment: Flexible, occassional periods of high activity

Organize an evening to share and celebrate diverse cultures that make up the Meadowbrook Community. This Committee will plan, organize, and coordinate the Host Countries (Families) for a fun evening around the world through food, craft, games and performances. This event is held in November.

Time Commitment: flexible, occassional periods of high activity

Meadowbrooklet is our Back-to-School newsletter. This newsletter is emailed out to parents a week before the first day of school. You will be working with the PTO Presidents and various PTO committees to update / design the newsletter in canva.

Time Commitment: Flexible, few hours/week to get content from Committee Chairs, update and then proof-read. June/July 2026

Each volunteer would be trained to help a Marla's Lunch staff member set-up and sort lunches 1-2 days per month from about 10:45-11:45am. They would also help support the Meadowbrook office staff and PTO with special lunch communication as needed. Marla and the PTO Committee Chair will identify dates for volunteers to sign up for time slots in advance. Help is most needed at the beginning of each month and for sorting the more complicated lunch orders from certain vendors.

Time Commitment: 1-2 days per month, for an hour (10:45-11:45am)

This group will partner with the school’s building safety team to help ensure that student and staff safety continues to be a top priority.

For questions, contact Whitney Goldin at whitneygoldin@gmail.com.

Time Commitment: The committee will meet in person every other month on Friday mornings, with the first meeting on Friday, September 26, from 8:30–9:30 am.

The 2 Chairpersons for this committee will be responsible for planning and executing Pizza Lunches and coordinating Marla's Lunch with the vendor.

Time Commitment: Flexible

Pre-assembled school supplies kits are ordered in the Spring for the following school year and are delivered to classrooms for Meet Your Teacher Day in the Fall. The Chair of this committee spends time in the Spring creating school supplies lists with the teachers, sending out information to families about placing orders and inputting the orders. In the Fall, you will need 2-5 hours to help deliver the school supplies to the classrooms.

Time Commitment: This role requires half a day in the Fall and approximately 10 hours throughout the Spring.

Support the science department in organizing and promoting the Science Fair, a one-day event, held on a Wednesday evening in March. No specific science expertise is required of volunteers.

Time Commitment: Flexible, occassional periods of high activity in March

Coordinate, order, and sell Meadowbrook school clothing and accessories at events throughout the school year.

Time Commitment: Flexible, but with periods of high activity at the beginning of the school year

Do you have an incoming Kindergartener or First Grader? Secure volunteers for the Kindergarten and 1st Grade classrooms to read to the children for 20 minutes in the afternoon.

Time Commitment: Flexible, few hours/week at the beginning of the school year

Plan and organize the teacher and staff breakfast and luncheon in May.

Time Commitment: Flexible, occassional periods of high activity

This is a dedicated group of parents committed to capturing the special moments and memories of our students' year in Meadowbrook school. With a passion for photography and a love for our school community, this committee plays a vital role in capturing and archiving photos that will be used by the 5th Grade Yearbook Committee.  Responsibilities include:

• Take ownership on how to archive the photos (setup your preferred cloud storage in Google Drive, Dropbox, AWS, etc) and share how parents can submit their photos.
• Attend various school events (Back-to-school social, Winter Sing, Science Fair, Bingo, etc.)  or coordinate with volunteers (Field Trips, Field Day, etc.) and capture memories.

Time Commitment: This is a rolling commitment to follow your grade level until 5th Grade.