Activities, Events and Ways to Volunteer
Directory of Activities, Events and Ways to Volunteer
The following is a list of all the different activities, events and opportunities sponsored by the Lincoln PTA divided by level of commitment, such as activites done mostly during the day, on the evenings or weekends, and finally, activities done mostly at home with short visits to various locations. Interested in volunteering for any of the events below? Contact the Committee chairs or the PTA VP of Committees (lincolncommittees@gmail.com) or fill out our Volunteer Form and we'll get you connected.
Thank you to all the committee chairs and volunteers as well as the PTA members! Without all of you, we wouldn't be able to offer any of the great ideas below.
Activities that take place at school during the school day
Event Name | Activity Type | Committee Chair(s) | Description | Time of Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Art Encounter | In-School Volunteer | Liz Wruk | Bring the world of fine art into your child’s classroom several times per year by presenting an artist and painting to the class. All lesson plans and art are on file at the school for your use. | Year Round |
Boohoo! Yahoo! Breakfast | Event Planning | Katie DiStazio | A gathering on the first day of Kindergarten families to meet each other, principal and PTA. | Fall |
Chess Club | In-School Volunteer | Tom Dabovich, co-chair OPEN | The team participates in several competitions during the year. Volunteers assist the coach with the team during the once-a-week meetings. | Year Round |
Exploremore Day | Event Planning | Susie Dulay, Jessie Camp, Mychela Marshall, Amy Clarke Sievers | Students love this day full of creativity, fun and learning, scheduled at the end of the year. Share your talents and teach a hobby or skill to a group of students. | Spring |
Mileage Club | In-School Volunteer | Katie Enright | Volunteer during lunch on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Hand out and scan QR codes to help children count their laps. Help hand out Shoe Token Awards | Fall/Spring |
Room Parents & Classroom Parties | In-School Volunteer | Mychela Marshall, Jacqie Fingerson | Parents plan and do 3 parties throughout the year: Halloween, Winter and Valentine's. The PTA contributes money for each student to enjoy these parties. | Year Round |
Run-4-FUNds | Event Planning | Liv Wealton, co-chair OPEN | The students get donations They run a course during their PE time. Volunteers help copy and distribute information packets, set up race day course, track student laps, collect donation envelopes and give our prizes. | Fall |
School Pictures | In-School Volunteer | Michelle Morse | Coordinate volunteers to help students to and from the photography area. | Fall |
Vision/Hearing Screening, Dental Screening | In-School Volunteer | Michelle Morse | Coordinate volunteers to help students to and from the screening area. | Fall/Spring |
Activities that take place during mornings, evenings, or weekends
Committee Name | Activity Type | Committee Chair(s) | Description | Time of Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Basket Bonanza | Fundraiser/Event Planning | Meaghan Wadelin & Jennifer Hatzold | Each classroom builds a basket to be raffled off to a lucky student. This event usually takes place during the Pancake Breakfast. | Winter |
Battle of the Books Club | Before School Volunteer | Robyn Ranta and Lisa Eckardt | Prepare students for Wheaton Public Library-sponsored competitions with other schools. Students and volunteers meet once a week. Competition starts in January. | Year Round |
Beautification | Community | Brian Arquette & Cub Scouts | Beautify our school with weeding, mulching and planting around the building grounds. | Year Round/Sprint |
Hospitality | Event Planning | Chair and co-chair OPEN | Coordinate dinners for teachers during Parent/Teacher conferences. | Twice a Year |
Ice Cream Social | Event Planning | Emily Adorjan, co-chair OPEN | Get to know or reconnect with other Lincoln families at the beginning of the year event! Help scoop ice cream, set up or clean up. | Fall |
Make a Difference Day | Event Planning | Catrina LaFave | Students bring in canned food or other needed items to be transported to a local food pantry. Chair organizes the communication, flyers and brown paper bags to send home prior to event. 5th grades "stuff the truck" on the day of. | Fall |
Monster Mash | Community | Chair, co-Chair OPEN | A fun and festive evening of dancing and activities with friends and family. | Fall |
Movie Nights | Community | OPEN | Join us for themed movies, food, and activities | Year Round |
New Family Welcome | Community | Katie DiStazio | Order yard signs and t-shirts for new Lincoln families. Coordinate volunteers to help distribute signs. | Fall |
Pancake Breakfast | Community | Ali Kelly & Brianna Schweighardt | Join other Lincoln families on a Saturday morning for some breakfast at our school. Help is needed for tickets, serving, cooking and clean up. | Winter |
Popsicles with the Principal | Event Planning | PTA Board | Volunteers organize a back-to-school event for new and returning students to enjoy a popsicle and meet Dr. Mitchem on the playground. | Summer |
Science Olympiad | Event Planning | Cassie Meyer & Jodie Brennock | An evening of science for the students. Assist with teaching or organizing the night. Volunteers can also be small group leaders that lead groups to each activity. | Winter |
Standardized Testing (IAR) Snacks | Before School Volunteer | Rachel Maggio | On testing days, the committee provides a health snack to start the day. | Year Round |
Teacher Appreciation Week | Event Planning | Chair and co-chair OPEN | Breakfast, lunch, desserts and raffles are some of the ways of saying thanks to our teachers. Setting up, cleaning up, donating and serving our some of the ways to help. | Spring |
Trivia Night | Fundraiser/Event Planning | Lisa Eckardt and OPEN | An evening of fun for parents, while raising money for the PTA! Help set up, collecting and scoring completed sheets, and clean up. | Winter |
Variety Show | Event Planning | Stacey Tyrpak & Melissa Breitenbach | Students have the opportunity to show off their talents on stage! Help coordinate the students at tryouts, rehearsals and at the show. | Winter |
JRP Walk to School Day | Before School Volunteer | Lorissa Grant & Connor Grant | On this day we join millions of other people from around the globe as we encourage our Lincoln families to leave the car at home and walk to school. | Fall |
Activities mostly done at home with short day visits to school (or other locations)
Event Name | Activity Type | Committee Chair(s) | Description | Time of Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Art to Remember | Fundraiser | Katie DiStazio | Students create a work of art that is placed onto various materials, such as magnets, potholders and t-shirts. Volunteer helps coordinate this fundraiser with the art teacher. | Spring |
Coin Drive | Fundraiser | Kelly Kroening & Karly Bartolucci | A fundraising event that involves collecting coins and other forms of currency to support our PTA. The top three earning classes win a pizza party! | Winter |
Cultural Arts | Event Planning | Alyse O'Dowd | Organize several assemblies throughout the year for students' enrichment. | Year Round |
Dine Out Nights | Fundraiser | Karly Bartolucci | Coordinate dine out nights with neighborhood restaurants that will donate a percentage of sales back to the PTA. | Year Round |
Earning for Learning | Fundraiser | Karly Bartolucci | Our PTA earns money when families shop at AmazonSmile, MemberHub Givebacks and Box Tops. Volunteer helps coordinate additional fundraisers like coin drives that raise money for the PTA. | Year Round |
Kane County Cougars Baseball Game | Event Planning | Adam Marshall, co-chair OPEN | Coordinate Lincoln families for a night out at the ballgame. | Spring |
Mitten Tree | Event Planning | Janine Saviano & Michelle Morse | Organizing the collection of gifts for the Friends of Lincoln. | Winter |
Plant Sale | Fundraiser | OPEN | Our PTA earns money to fund events and activities by selling plants in the Spring. | Spring |
Reflections | Event Planning | Jenna MacDonald & Elizabeth Dabovich | A National PTA program inviting students to submit work is several artistic categories based on a specific theme. Entries have the opportunity to make it through district, state and nationals. | Fall |
Scholarship Representative | Community | Maria English | Wheaton-Warrenville PTA Council program in which all local PTAs contribute to a scholarship fund for outstanding District 200 high school seniors. Each PTA sends a representative to choose the participant. | Spring |
School Directory | Community | Andrea Surdenik | The PTA publishes the annual school directory via DirectorySpot. Volunteer updates the directory each school year. | Fall |
School Supply Sales | Event Planning | OPEN | Parents can choose to purchase next year's school supplies through this service. Volunteer coordinates with supply company and parents. | Spring |
Silent Auction | Event Planning | Chair & co-chair OPEN | In conjunction with Trivia Night, this highly successful fundraiser auctions off various high-value items donated by businesses, community members, and Lincoln families. Help is needed to solicit donations from businesses and create themed baskets. | Winter |
Spirit Wear Sales | Fundraiser | Katie DiStazio | Show your Lincoln Wildcat pride by purchasing spirt wear. Volunteer coordinates with spirt wear supplier for designs and communication with parents. | Fall |
Wine/Beer Pull | Fundraiser/Event Planning | Beth Gucwa & Emily Adorjan | This fundraiser typically takes place at the annual Trivia Night. Donated bottles of wine and beer are repackaged and sold to raise money for Lincoln. | Winter |
Yearbook | Community | Nicole Wilkins & Elizabeth Fread | PTA publishes the annual yearbook. Volunteers contribute photos taken at various events throughout the year via TreeRing and the committee chair coordinates with TreeRing to print the yearbook using pictures uploaded to the site. | Year Round |