{"id":40,"date":"2024-01-10T20:55:18","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T20:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thescienceplayground.com\/PTOFiller\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2024-01-11T17:34:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T17:34:02","slug":"get-involved","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thescienceplayground.com\/PTOFiller\/get-involved\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Involved"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><em><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgeportpto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Volunteer-Header.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<h3>Stay in the Loop! Subscribe to Our Mailing List<\/h3>\n<p>We send regular emails about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities. Joining this list is the best way to find out about upcoming events, meetings, ways to be a part of it! You can also explore our <a class=\"customize-unpreviewable\" href=\"https:\/\/us13.campaign-archive.com\/home\/?u=ba2a43286722a071203f6f57b&amp;id=9d40df2ac8\">recent newsletters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup\">\n<form id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" class=\"validate\" action=\"\/\/cambridgeportpto.us13.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=ba2a43286722a071203f6f57b&amp;id=9d40df2ac8\" method=\"post\" name=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" novalidate=\"\" target=\"_blank\">\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup_scroll\">\n<div><input id=\"mce-EMAIL\" class=\"email\" name=\"EMAIL\" type=\"email\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Email Address\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><input id=\"mce-FNAME\" class=\"email\" name=\"FNAME\" type=\"fname\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"First Name\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><input id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe\" class=\"button\" name=\"subscribe\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Subscribe\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Share Your Voice! Attend a Meeting or Send an Email<\/h3>\n<p><span id=\":3ly.co\" class=\"tL8wMe EMoHub\" dir=\"ltr\">Our families and teachers benefit and thrive on community participation from a broad range of perspectives. What would you like to see in our school and school community? What ideas do you have? What would you like to see? We invite your participation and input!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\":3ly.co\" class=\"tL8wMe EMoHub\" dir=\"ltr\">You can also always email us at <a href=\"mailto:officers@cambridgeportpto.org\">officers@cambridgeportpto.org<\/a>. Our meetings are open to all members of the school community. <\/span><span id=\":3ly.co\" class=\"tL8wMe EMoHub\" dir=\"ltr\">They are held on the school cafeteria or playground, weather permitting. <\/span><span id=\":3ly.co\" class=\"tL8wMe EMoHub\" dir=\"ltr\">Any amount of time you are able to attend is appreciated!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explore our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgeportpto.org\/dates\/\">Calendar<\/a> for meeting and events dates and time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Attending a CPTO meeting is a great way to learn more about what is happening the school, get to know others in the school community, and share your ideas, insights, and talents. The more voices, ideas, and volunteers, the better we can support our school community! Even if you can only come for a few minutes, we\u2019d love to have you!<\/p>\n<p>We always look for times and days that work for a majority. For the past couple of years, this has meant meeting in the morning. Email us at <span id=\":3ly.co\" class=\"tL8wMe EMoHub\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"mailto:officers@cambridgeportpto.org\">officers@cambridgeportpto.org<\/a><\/span> to suggest meeting times that would work well for you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Explore our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgeportpto.org\/minutes\/\">Meeting Minutes<\/a> to see what is being discussed and stay connected.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Follow Your Interests! Serve on a Committee<\/h3>\n<p>If you can&#8217;t attend a regular meeting or have a specific passion you&#8217;d like to channel, serve on one of our committees. Committees working and meeting schedule are determined by the agreement of committee members.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Committee List<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Teacher Appreciation<\/li>\n<li>Teacher-Parent Liaison<\/li>\n<li>Fundraising and Donations<\/li>\n<li>Event-Specific Committees (e.g. Spring Fling, Make A Difference Day, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Support the Big Picture! Serve as an Officer or Director<\/h3>\n<p>If you would like to have more involvement in the decision-making, planning, and overall organization of the CPTO, please consider volunteering to be an officer! Officers are elected at the beginning of the school year. It is a rewarding and fulfilling position and a great way to contribute to the school. The positions are President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. We also have a director of communications.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in helping in any of the ways listed above, or if you have ideas for other ways you&#8217;d like to be involved, please email <a href=\"mailto:officers@cambridgeportpto.org\">officers@cambridgeportpto.org<\/a>. We look forward to seeing you!<\/p>\n<h3>Engage on Social Media<\/h3>\n<p>Visit our\u00a0<a class=\"customize-unpreviewable\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CportPTO\">Facebook page<\/a> to see what we have been up to lately!\u00a0If you haven&#8217;t already, be sure to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cportpto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LIKE us on Facebook<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cambridgeportpto\/\">follow us on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stay in the Loop! Subscribe to Our Mailing List We send regular emails about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities. Joining this list is the best way to find out about upcoming events, meetings, ways to be a part of it! You can also explore our recent newsletters. \u00a0 \u00a0 &nbsp; Share Your Voice! 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