PTSA Community Service

Join Paly students and parents participating in our monthly PTSA-sponsored community service projects! Meet new friends, good people, have fun and learn more about the community we live in. An exciting variety of community service opportunities are beginning now to benefit the needs of others in our community. If at least 100 service hours are completed prior to graduation, student volunteer hours can be documented on their transcript - a valuable asset in applying to colleges. Download the transcript documentation form here (pdf).

How to join the Community Service E-mail Network? To learn more and receive the most up-to-date information about the monthly PTSA community service projects and opportunities, join our e-mail network. You have two choices for subscribing:

1. Visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/palycommunityservice and click "Join This Group" at the top of the page ("Yahoo! Groups is a free, easy-to-use email group service). ---- OR ----
2. Contact Danielle Mewes, and have your name and e-mail address added to the "palycommunityservice" Yahoo Group if you give us permission to do so.

Paly PTSA Community Service Calendar for 2007-08:

Please mark your calendar with dates of interest. Notices will go out 2 to 3 weeks prior to each project date with more detailed information and the name of the person to contact. Spaces are limited for each project, and there is usually a waiting list, so please respond promptly after the notice goes out. (Note: these projects are only open to Paly students and parents) For questions, call Paly parent Anne Stewart at 650-325-4861.

Friday, Oct. 12 (school holiday) 9-12 -- Hidden Villa, Los Altos. Help with farm chores. For more info on Hidden Villa, see www.hiddenvilla.org

Saturday, Nov. 10, 9-12 -- Second Harvest, San Carlos. Help sort food collected for the hungry in
San Mateo County. For more info on Second Harvest, see www.2ndharvest.net

December -- TBA

Saturday, Feb. 9, 10-1 -- RAFT (REsource Area for Teaching), San Jose. Help sort donated materials for teachers to use throughout the Bay Area. For more info on RAFT, see www.raft.net

March (tba) -- YCS Service Day. For more info on YCS, see www.youthcommunityservice.org

Friday, April 25 (school holiday) -- (tba) -- Beechwood School, East Menlo Park. Work with elementary school children.
For more info on the Beechwood School, see www.beechwoodschool.org

Saturday, April 26 (all day) -- Rebuilding Together. Help with their annual National Rebuilding Day.
For more info on Rebuilding Together, see www.rebuildingtogether.org

For more information about how to document your community service hours, check the website at http://www.paly.paloaltopta.org/community_service.html

Call Paly parent Anne Stewart at 650-325-4861 with any questions.