Current Volunteer Opportunities
| Volunteer Opportunity | Description | Timing | More Info / Sign-up |
| Football Parking | Help us with our BIGGEST fundraiser of the year, and feel the excitement of Game Day as you do so! Can’t help on Game Day? We also need help cleaning up after parking the next day. Timing is flexible! | Approximately 2.5 hours, starting 3.5 hours prior to kickoff. Dates: September 14, October 5, October 26, November 16, November 29 | Football Parking Sign-up |
| Popcorn for Randall Students | Each Friday, come pop popcorn for Randall Students to help them celebrate another week of learning! | 7:30 AM on Friday mornings for roughly 2 hours (if we have two volunteers) | Randall Popcorn Volunteers |
| Randall Outdoor Classroom Fall Harvest Garden Party | Help out at the party or bring food to help celebrate! | Prep and bring food or 1.5 hour shifts during the party | Harvest Garden Party Sign-up |
| Fall Playdate Coordinator | Host an Outside Fall Costume Parade / Playdate at Randall the weekend before Halloween! | September / October 0-3 hours per week for month of October | Email franklinrandallpto@gmail.com to volunteer |
| Glow Ball Lead | Coordinate the Glow Ball committee for the 2025 Glow Ball! | December 2024 – March 2025 0-5 hours per week, with more hours needed leading up to the day of the Glow Ball | Email franklinrandallpto@gmail.com to volunteer |
| Help in the Randall LMC | We need your help checking in/out books, shelving, processing new books (putting on labels), putting up bulletin boards, helping students with projects, as well as finding books; and helping with special events we sponsor | Contact Gabrielle Sharrock | |
| Franklin Literacy Help | A new opportunity at Franklin this year will be to volunteer supporting emergent readers throughout the building in developing their early literacy skills. | More information |
Event and Committee Opportunities
Outside of the PTO roles, we are looking for a few different event/committee leads and volunteers. Please reach out to franklinrandallpto@gmail.com if you are interested in any of these or would like to learn more.
| Role | Brief Description | Timing | Time Commitment |
| Directory Volunteers | Help create the Franklin-Randall School Director under the direction of the Directory Coordinator. | September / October | |
| Grants Program | Help review applications for PTO Grants | September / October | |
| Fall Playdate Coordinator | Host an Outside Fall Costume Parade / Playdate at Randall the weekend before Halloween! | September / October | 0-3 hours per week for month of October |
| Fall Playdate Volunteers | Help hand out snacks and coordinate the costume parade at the Franklin-Randall fall playdate. | October | 3 hours on day of event |
| Winter Movie Night Coordinator | Host a movie night on a Friday evening between the Fall & Winter Breaks | December | 1-2 hours / week beginning in October and 3-5 hours on day of event |
| Winter Movie Night Volunteers | Help at the Winter Movie Night by helping with setup, handing out snacks during the event, and assisting with cleanup. | December | 3-5 hours on day of event |
| Glow Ball Lead | Coordinate the Glow Ball committee to put on the Glow Ball. | Dec 2024 – March 2025 | 0-5 hours per week, with more hours needed leading up to the day of the Glow Ball |
| Glow Ball Committee | Want to help put on the beloved Glow Ball? We need committee members to attend meetings and coordinate projects under the direction of the Glow Ball Lead. | Dec 2024 – March 2025 | 1-2 hours per week, with more hours needed leading up to the day of the Glow Ball |
| Glow Ball Volunteers | Help put on the Glow Ball, a much beloved event! We need monitors, volunteers to sell concessions and tickets, hat sewers, and more! | March 2025 | Volunteers are needed prior to, during, and after the event in March, 2025. More information to come! |
| Super Science Saturday Volunteers | Help put on Super Science Saturday, a great opportunity for Franklin-Randall students to interact with scientists and engage in hands-on activities. | March 2025 | Volunteers are needed for food donations and coordination, set-up, monitoring, and clean-up. More information to come! |
| Teacher Appreciation Lunch – Randall | Bring food to our Teacher Appreciation Event to help celebrate our amazing teachers and staff. | April 2025 | 1-3 hours, week of event |
| Teacher Appreciation Lunch – Franklin | Bring food to our Teacher Appreciation Event to help celebrate our amazing teachers and staff. | April 2025 | 1-3 hours, week of event |
| End of School Picnic Lead | Coordinate the end of school year picnic at Brittingham Park with PEG groups – Ice Cream – Water – Volunteers – Ice | June 2025 | 1-3 hours coordinating 3 hours setting up day of |
| Kindergarten Playdate Coordinator | Coordinate playdates for incoming Kindergartners at the Franklin Playground! You will have support from Franklin Staff and PTO Committee Members. | Light work beginning in June – attend playdates in August | 0.5 hours per week in the Summer leading up to playdates; attend 4 1-hour playdates throughout August |
| Randall Garden Care | Care for Randall’s Garden! Volunteers are needed for watering, re-filling birdseed, weeding, and other gardening tasks as needed! | May – September 2025 | Weekly Commitment, but volunteers can alternate – you don’t need to commit for the entire Summer / Fall |
| PTO Welcome Coffee Coordinator | The PTO hosts coffee on the first day of school for parents and Franklin and Randall. Coordinate this effort by working with a small group of volunteers, including ordering coffee, making signs, and making sure volunteers have what they need for the day of. | First Day of School, 2025! | About 0.5 hours of coordination / week in August Coordinate / Attend at Franklin or Randall on the first day of school |
Volunteering at Franklin or Randall
Volunteers help our school community achieve great things! If you’re interested in chaperoning field trips, volunteering in your child’s classroom, supervising recess or helping out at your child’s school, you will need to receive MMSD volunteer approval. All volunteers must complete the district required process (background check and trainings) before beginning to volunteer. You can review the steps and begin this process at MMSD’s Volunteer page.