SERVICE HOURS
A thriving school community requires a meaningful commitment on the part of every family. After a few years off, St. Columba School has again defined that commitment as at least 20 hours of service by each family. This is something that each family has agreed to during the student registration process. We are grateful that many of our families give of their time in a very generous way to enhance our school community. We could not function smoothly without the support of our school families!
In order to make the service hour commitment more tangible and to help our planning for events and activities, we will track the service commitments of each family through our service hour form which will be emailed out as well as posted on our school website. We will also include a link for the form when we announce new service hour needs. Attached is a list of some of the service opportunities we have defined. This list encompasses more than 2,500 hours of service opportunities. While it is not all inclusive, we hope that this will be a starting place for you to determine where you would like to be involved.
Please use the service hour google form below as a way to both track your hours and sign up for upcoming opportunities. For example, you can mark hours for the book fair now, and then when it comes time to sign up we will reach out to those that have marked it down first to offer them time slots. You can also wait and sign up to help with an event like book fair separately and record your hours after they are completed. An approval process will happen for all hours that have been completed.
We know that several families have already completed hours with the fun fest, field trips, and more. Please go ahead and log all of those hours now. Our community is especially blessed for your efforts! We ask each family to track at least 20 hours, and we know many of our families give much more time than that. While we would be thrilled if families would track all of their hours beyond 20 so that we would have a clear understanding of the magnitude of shared time, we recognize that tracking everything you do might become a burden. So please feel free to log hours beyond 20 at your own discretion. You likely have noticed that the service hour fee is charged up front and has been added to your Blackbaud account according to the tuition payment plan you selected. The $250 will be credited back to your account once the full 20 hours are completed.
Thank you for taking the time to log your family’s service commitments for this school year. Serving one another and our community is a foundational tenet of our Christian beliefs. Through your gift of time, you are helping us to cultivate an environment of service at St. Columba, as we live out our faith as a community of God.
If you have any questions, feel free to call the school office (970)247-5527.
In order to make the service hour commitment more tangible and to help our planning for events and activities, we will track the service commitments of each family through our service hour form which will be emailed out as well as posted on our school website. We will also include a link for the form when we announce new service hour needs. Attached is a list of some of the service opportunities we have defined. This list encompasses more than 2,500 hours of service opportunities. While it is not all inclusive, we hope that this will be a starting place for you to determine where you would like to be involved.
Please use the service hour google form below as a way to both track your hours and sign up for upcoming opportunities. For example, you can mark hours for the book fair now, and then when it comes time to sign up we will reach out to those that have marked it down first to offer them time slots. You can also wait and sign up to help with an event like book fair separately and record your hours after they are completed. An approval process will happen for all hours that have been completed.
We know that several families have already completed hours with the fun fest, field trips, and more. Please go ahead and log all of those hours now. Our community is especially blessed for your efforts! We ask each family to track at least 20 hours, and we know many of our families give much more time than that. While we would be thrilled if families would track all of their hours beyond 20 so that we would have a clear understanding of the magnitude of shared time, we recognize that tracking everything you do might become a burden. So please feel free to log hours beyond 20 at your own discretion. You likely have noticed that the service hour fee is charged up front and has been added to your Blackbaud account according to the tuition payment plan you selected. The $250 will be credited back to your account once the full 20 hours are completed.
Thank you for taking the time to log your family’s service commitments for this school year. Serving one another and our community is a foundational tenet of our Christian beliefs. Through your gift of time, you are helping us to cultivate an environment of service at St. Columba, as we live out our faith as a community of God.
If you have any questions, feel free to call the school office (970)247-5527.
Service Opportunities & Approximate Service Hours
Classroom Service
● Review, interview, and judge Middle School projects on a date TBD in February (8-11)
Family Fun Fest (hours vary)
● Help with the organization of this fun event or volunteer the day of. (Hours vary)
Spring Celebration and Auction - April 15, 2023
Please reach out to parentsassociation@stcolumbaschooldurango.org if you are interested in leading or assisting one of the following committees:
If you have another way of serving our school community, please talk to Mr. Chick or Ms. Heidi.
*Service opportunities that involve contact with children require a background check and completion of a volunteer packet that is required by our diocese. Please stop by the office to get paperwork from Heidi
- Room Parents (10+ hours)
Each grade will have a parent representative, who helps oversee auction basket coordination and art project, classroom parties, and other classroom needs. - Classroom Activity Assistant (1 hour per activity) Helping with a class party or activity
- Auction Basket Coordinator (5+ hours)
Develop, organize, and create a classroom donation of a themed basket for the Gala & Auction - Classroom Art Project Coordinator (5+ hours)
Develop, organize, and work with the students to create a classroom art project for the Spring Celebration and Auction - Teacher Appreciation Week Coordinator (3+ hours)
Work with the Parents Association to coordinate a special gift for school staff to show our appreciation and gratitude for their hard work and dedication to our students - Field Trip Chaperones (Varies per trip)
Chaperone classroom field trips as requested by teachers - Spring Plant Sale (6+ hours)
Help students plant seeds in April/May, water seedlings for about 4 weeks, and sell plants in May - Science Fair - Elementary Classroom Projects (6+ hours)
Help in classrooms at various times during the school day during the month of January
Kitchen Service
- Daily Kitchen Help (2-6 hours per shift)
Assist Chef Kristyn with lunch prep, service, and clean-up (Shifts available 8-1, Mon-Thurs) - Thanksgiving Dinner Prep (2 hours per shift)
Assist Chef Kristyn with turkey dinner prep, Nov. 14-16, 2 hour shifts, times will vary - Thanksgiving Dinner Service (2 hours)
Serve our community dinner, Nov. 17, 10:30-1:00
Administrative Service
- Book Fair (1 hour per shift)
Set up Nov. 10 and/or clean up Nov. 18. Work shifts before and after school the week of Nov. 14-18 - Lost & Found Coordinators (Approx. 10 hours)
Organize lost & found items monthly, helping return items to owners. Twice a year take unclaimed items to the thrift store and wash St. Columba items to be added to the swap. - Maintenance Help (hours vary by job)
Assist Glenn Gundrey in caring for our school campus. Varied seasonal work with flexible scheduling includes mowing, leaf raking, touch-up painting, snow removal, safety inspections, etc.
● Review, interview, and judge Middle School projects on a date TBD in February (8-11)
Family Fun Fest (hours vary)
● Help with the organization of this fun event or volunteer the day of. (Hours vary)
Spring Celebration and Auction - April 15, 2023
Please reach out to parentsassociation@stcolumbaschooldurango.org if you are interested in leading or assisting one of the following committees:
- Silent Auction Procurement (10+ hours) Assist with coordination of silent auction items
- Live Auction Procurement (10+ hours) Assist with procuring live auction donations
- Decorating (10+ hours) Assist with decorating for the event
- Thank You Note Coordinator (10+ hours) Organize volunteers and write thank you notes
- Event Coordinator Assistant (20+ hours)
Assist the event coordinator with the selection of food - dinner/appetizers, music, beverages, bar items, party rental equipment
● Laundry Fairies - Miscellaneous Service
If you have another way of serving our school community, please talk to Mr. Chick or Ms. Heidi.
*Service opportunities that involve contact with children require a background check and completion of a volunteer packet that is required by our diocese. Please stop by the office to get paperwork from Heidi