Voluteer Opportunities
2024 - 2025 

Sign up as a General Volunteer with Blackwell PTSA: 

Please sign up here to be placed on our general volunteer list. General volunteers are contacted by Program and Event Chairs and invited to sign up for specific activities within a defined timeframe. When you get the email, you can decide whether you have the time to commit to a volunteer activity. 

Consider Leading a Program or Event Committee:

Please fill out the volunteer form to sign up to chair or co-chair PTSA programs supported by our wonderful volunteers and Board of Directors. Bring your vision, and planning powers to create and implement fun-filled events for our students, staff and community!

Consider joining our PTSA Board of Directors for 2024 - 2025:

The following positions are currently open: 

• VP Family& Community Engagement
• VP Advocacy
• Co-VP Fundraising
• Co-VP Membership 
• Co-VP Enrichment 
• Co-VP Communications  
• Co-VP Family& Community Engagement
• Co-VP Advocacy

Click here for Job Descriptions. 

If interested in a position on the Board, please contact Zainab Kapadia -  president@blackwellptsa.org

Sign up as a Student Volunteer with Blackwell PTSA: 

Please sign up here to be placed on our student volunteer list. Student volunteers are contacted by our Executive VP and invited to sign up for specific activities within a defined timeframe. All student volunteer hours are considered community service and Blackwell PTSA will issue a letter confirming your participation after each event. 

Volunteer Expectations

• All volunteers must be approved as a volunteer through the Lake Washington School District. Volunteer approval is valid for two years after which it must be renewed.Note that it can take up to two weeks to process for approvals, so please plan accordingly. Click here to get district approval. 
  
  
• Review the LWSD Volunteer Handbook. 
  
  
• When you come to school:
  1. Sign in at the main office. 
     
     
  2. Wear a name tag or a volunteer badge while you are in the building. All approved volunteers are invited to come in to get their personalized volunteer badge made on picture day. 
      
  3. Sign out at the main office when you leave. 
• Keep all student information confidential. 
  
  
• Contact your Chair if you cannot make your scheduled volunteer time. 
  
  
• Our volunteers are very important to us! If you have any concerns or questions, pleace contact Ritika Sharma - executivevp@blackwellptsa.org 

FAQs

Who can be a Volunteer?

Working parents, stay-at-home parents, young adults, grandparents–basically anyone can be an invaluable PTA volunteer. The volunteer does not have to be a college graduate and can be young or middle-aged, work outside the home or within the home, or be retired.

What Skills are Required?

While there is always a need for those with expertise in a given area such as communications, marketing, social media, legislation, etc., any volunteer with a desire to learn new skills who is willing to actively participate and follow through is welcome to submit an application