I took on the job as volunteer coordinator because two of my children are now in Clifford and I thought it was important to do whatever I could for their school and build upon the successes that have been established. My goal to increase volunteer participation was to just go up to people and ask for help- meet people face to face, make a connection, build community and work together.  I am very grateful to the school administration who included the volunteer forms in the MAZE day packets.

The response has been overwhelming.  I have hundreds of volunteer forms and am entering them into a spreadsheet every spare moment I have.  Already, we have found volunteers to head WOW science and I am grateful because my 1st grader LOVED his field trip last year.  We also have a new traffic volunteer being trained by Nanette Silverman, so if you see a new face in the circle please smile and wave.  All this in the first week of school – amazing!  I have lots of work to do to organize and place volunteers but through the year, I’ll be contacting everyone or passing names to chairs of committees.

The Clifford Community has impressed, inspired and overwhelmed me with their hearts and generosity of time and money.  With all of this enthusiasm and excitement, I feel that this is going to be a great year for Clifford and we will compensate for what our school has lost in funding from the current economic situation of California.

Thank You!

Lisa Chad, Volunteer Coordinator