Why Volunteer at Cherry Chase?
- Your kids LOVE it! Volunteering gives you a wonderful opportunity to create special school memories – elementary school years go by faster than you can imagine!
- It builds a strong school and community. You get to know other neighborhood parents—and your child’s schoolmates!
- You are a role model. By volunteering at their school, you are not just telling your kids, but you are showing them how much you value education and community.
- It gives our kids the best of education. Budget cuts are a sad reality of public schools in California. Without your time, many of our valuable and enriching programs (FAME, garden, PE, band, strings, special events, languages, and so many more!) would just not exist.
- A strong school means strong home values. Kiplinger Reports listed Sunnyvale as one of the top 10 cities in the nation to raise a family. Two of the reasons cited were public safety and distinguished schools, one of which is Cherry Chase! The enrichment programs made possible by our PTA and volunteers is a big factor in this honor.
What can I do as a volunteer?
Volunteers are in integral part of every Cherry Chase student’s elementary education. Here’s a partial list of the programs and events that Cherry Chase volunteers run, from set up to clean up and all the fun stuff in between:
- ABC Readers
- After School programs
- Book Fair
- Citizen of the Month
- Diwali Celebration
- eBlast (weekly newsletter)
- Fall Festival
- FAME (Fine Arts Mini Experience)
- Family STEAM Night
- Field trip drivers and chaperones
- FUN Zone
- Garden
- Ice Cream Sales
- International Night
- Kindergarten lunch helpers
- Lunar New Year Celebration
- Walk-a-Thon & Auction
- Walk-and-Roll
- Yearbook
How do I volunteer?
1. Follow link in eBlast or Principal’s Newsletter to express interest in helping. Your name and email address will be given to the program or event leaders who will contact you with next steps.*
2.Well in advance of your volunteer date, complete the volunteer form online using this link: https://permission.click/
assessment questionnaire signed by Physician –> https://www.sesd.org/site/
3. This year, COVID Vaccination is also required. Follow the link above to easily download your record for submission.
4.Check with your program contact or the teacher you’re helping before volunteer date. Show up on time. Have fun.
5. Log how many hours you volunteer, to report at year-end.**
You make the connection for students and programs at Cherry Chase. To learn more about programs needing your help, contact our Volunteer Coordinator at volunteercoordinator@
Questions? Please contact our Volunteer Coordinator VP at volunteercoordinator@cherrychasepta.org
