The BTV puts on many events and activities throughout the school year with the help of our committee chairs. We are always open to hearing new ideas for events and activities if you're interested in chairing something new for our school! Or, take a look at what we currently offer if you're interested in being a chair (or co-chair, or a group of friends could tackle an event/activity!).

 

Event chairs can put their own special stamp on the event by making changes or additions to what's been done in the past - just keep open communication with the board to ensure everything is allowable. There will also be support and guidance from the BTV every step of the way in getting approvals as needed, facility requests, event communication, event registration, etc. and we have a Fundraiser Coordinator dedicated to working directly with all of our committee chairs!

 

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Fun Run - September 

Need a chair! 

 

Purpose: Our biggest fundraising event! 

To Dos: Schedule a date, plan out prize incentives, create and distribute flyers explaining the fundraiser / prizes / purpose, help run the event the day of. Plan and implement the incentives following the event.

 

GREAT FOR: the exercise enthusiast who also shares enthusiasm for fundraising!  

 

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Trunk or Treat - October

Currently chaired

 

Purpose: Bring together our Beacon Tree community to show off their trunk decorating talents and distribute candy to all of our students. 

To Dos: Schedule a date, create and distribute a flyer detailing registration instructions and event guidelines, arrange purchase/discount/donation of donuts and apple cider for sale at the event, secure volunteers to assist with the event, set up parking plan for all the trunks, set up some fun games at the event, run the event the day of.  

 

GREAT FOR: the spooky-season fanatic who loves to plan a top-notch event!  

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Santa Shop - December

Currently chaired 

 

Purpose: Create a magical shopping experience for our students where they can learn the benefits of the act of giving

To Dos: Schedule a week to hold the event, secure the location in the school (usually science room), create and distribute a flyer with all the shopping related details / a shopping list to fill out / payment info, coordinate with teachers to create a shopping week schedule, recruit volunteers to assist with wrapping / shopping / check in table, set up the store, run the store the week of the event, and take down the store. Also, SHOP SHOP SHOP till you drop to stock the store with any great deals you find throughout the year.

 

GREAT FOR: extreme deal shoppers who love hitting up all the sales all year long!  

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Daddy Daughter Dance - February

Currently chaired

 

Purpose: Create a magical night for our girls and their special guys to dance the night away! 

To Dos: Select a date, secure the venue, pick a theme, create and distribute a flyer with registration details and event guidelines, secure any entertainment/desserts/decorations, recruit volunteers to assist with set up and tear down, run the event day of. 

 

GREAT FOR: lovers of party-planning and decorating! 

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March is Reading Month - March

Currently chaired

 

Purpose: Help celebrate MRM by decorating our school to match the scenes or themes of the book selected by our media center teacher

To Dos: Assemble a team of volunteers to help decorate the school, come up with ideas for decorating that feature scenes or events from the book, decorate the designated areas of the school at the end of February so it's ready when MRM begins! 

 

GREAT FOR: the book-lover who loves book-themed decorating!  

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Donuts with a Grownup - April 

Currently chaired

 

Purpose: Bring together our community for students to enjoy a donut with a special person in their life!

To Dos: Schedule back-to-back mornings before school, recruit volunteers to help with set up/take down/running the event. Facilitate getting donuts, coffee, beverages to serve the morning of the event (either via purchase or donation).

 

GREAT FOR: donut-loving parents who want to bring joy, and donuts, to the lives of our students and their special grownups!   

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Mother Son Event - April

Currently chaired 

 

Purpose: A special event for sons and their moms or another special lady in their life! 

To Dos: Book a venue, select a meal, book a Photo Booth, create raffle baskets for the attendees, create and distribute a flyer with information regarding the event and how to purchase tickets, recruit volunteers as needed. 

 

GREAT FOR: girl-moms and/or girl-dads who can plan a great event for all the BT boys and their special ladies! We want to give our moms to boys the night to enjoy with their sons (until they run off with their friends, that is!) 

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Staff Appreciation Week - May 

Currently chaired 

 

Purpose: To celebrate our teachers and staff and show them how much they're appreciated! 

To Dos: Schedule meals and/or fun activities for each day of the week usually based around a theme, get donations from school families or local businesses, recruit volunteers as needed, put together raffle baskets and small gifts for all teachers/staff. 

 

GREAT FOR: our staff and teachers' biggest fans who will deliver a fun, delicious, beautiful week to celebrate all their hard work! 

 

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Family Fun Nights - Monthly

Currently chaired 

 

Purpose: Bring together our BT families to enjoy a movie, ice cream social, sporting event, parents night out, or restaurant!

To Dos: Events can be held off-site, so a chair would have to arrange dates and donation details with area business (for example, Emagine or AMC, American Gymnastics, any area ice cream places or restaurants, Jimmy Johns Field, etc!) 

 

GREAT FOR: the parent that wants to keep bringing the fun month after month! Most of these can be very easy to arrange, as many area businesses already have programs for fun nights with schools! 

 

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Sunshine Cart - Monthly

Currently chaired 

 

Purpose: Bring joy and motivation to our staff/teachers with a special surprise monthly throughout the year! 

To Dos: Plan and execute a cart delivery each month. You can select special themes, coordinate with the time of year, etc - use your imagination and creativity to bring a little sunshine to a staff member! 

 

GREAT FOR: our staff and teachers' biggest fans who will deliver a cart full of fun surprises month after month. 

 

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Bagel Days - TBD

Need a chair 

 

Purpose: Provide a delicious bagel breakfast to our students! 

To Dos: Create a flyer to obtain orders for all the bagel days, work with a bagel company to secure flavors and pricing information and place orders as needed throughout the year, arrange to have the orders at the school and delivered on each bagel day. 

 

GREAT FOR: the bagel-lover who wants to share their affinity for carbs with the student body! 

 

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Beautification - As Needed

Currently chaired 

 

Purpose:  Keep our school looking beautiful! 

To Dos: Weed the landscaping around the school and create cute decor scenes for each season in front of the main doors! Ideas include hay bales, pumpkins, mums; winter-themed greens; pretty flowers for spring. You bring the green thumb and the imagination to keep our school looking beautiful! 

 

GREAT FOR: those with green-thumbs who enjoy gardening! 

 

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Curriculum Coordinator - As Needed

Need a chair 

 

Purpose:  Help teachers arrange and schedule various enrichment activities/assemblies to utilize their grade-level grants provided by the BTV. 

To Dos: Be in contact with all teachers and staff that have a grade-level grant about their needs. Work with them to decide what element of their curriculum they want to have an activity/assembly to coincide with the curriculum and their desired dates. Contact various vendors and providers of these services (BTV will provide a list which you can supplement with your own research) to get a date scheduled for the enrichment activity/assembly.  

 

GREAT FOR: the former or current teacher who would like to help our BT teachers supplement their curriculum! Anyone who has an interest in providing elevated curriculum experiences for our students! 

 

 

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Carnival - TBD

Need a chair! Interested in bringing back one of the most beloved BTV events?

Sign up to be CARNIVAL CHAIR! 

 

Purpose: Throw an epic party for the whole school to celebrate Beacon Tree! 

To Dos: Select a date, create and distribute a flyer with registration and payment details, secure vendors (in the past there have been rides, rock walls, bounce houses, Nerf gun courses, magicians, etc), come up with games and prizes, provide a concession stand, create raffle baskets - these are ideas from past carnivals but you can use your vision and imagination to create an epic carnival experience!  

 

GREAT FOR: the party-planner extraordinaire! There are a lot of elements to the Carnival - if you love planning and leading many different vendors and individuals to bring together all the pieces this is the job for you!