Listed below are all of
the events that are sponsored by the 5th Quarter Club. Each of these
events occur at least once a year and are in need of volunteers to assist
with these events. Below are descriptions of each event and the
approximate time of year the event will occur. If you would like to
volunteer for any of these events, please clink on the link under the event.
If you have questions please send your question to
gvjagfootball@gmail.com
Please Note: Legislation in Pennsylvania requires community members and
parents to obtain clearances in order to volunteer in our schools. Please
click on the following link:
Garnet Valley Schools Parent Portal
then click on volunteer
clearances for directions and information about obtaining these clearances.
Senior Leadership
Development Day - May 17, 2020
Upcoming seniors
come together for leadership development. 6-8 Volunteers are needed to
assist the chairperson with the purchase of food, preparation of food &
serving/clean up lunch. The general time commitment for volunteers would be
approximately 2-3 hours.
Timing: Sunday before Memorial Day,
Chairperson: Michelle
Van Horn
Alumni Golf Outing -
June 2020
GV Friends & Alumni take
to the Golf course on a fun day that helps support the GV football program.
6 - 8 volunteers are needed throughout the day to help with organizing &
purchasing of lunch, selling raffles & mulligans, checking in golfers,
monitoring holes for contest & prizes, assist with volunteer breaks & other
various tournament activities
Chairperson: George
Weisendanger
Discount Cards
Fundraiser:
Players sell discount
cards during Camp Week in August. Volunteer duties include securing card
sponsors & ordering blitz cards (June - Mid July), organizing parent
drivers/sales teams & tracking sales/returned cards by players. Parent
driving volunteers needed,
Blitz Card night -
Aug 2020
Chairperson: Chris
Bradley
Camp Week Aug , 2020
Players spend the full
week at overnight camp and player parents prepare and serve 3 meals/day.
Duties include preparation/serving of meals & cleanup after each meal.
20 volunteers needed throughout each day. Sign-up sheets will go out
before camp.
Timing: Monday - Friday Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner shifts during camp
Chairperson: Jen
Brennan & Kim Westburg
Yard Signs:
“Home of a Jag” signs
are created to be placed on the lawns of all Varsity Jag Football players at
the beginning of the new football season to show Jaguar pride. Duties
include ordering signs and coordinating the pick-up of the signs during Camp
week
Timing: Summer, Prior to Camp Week
Chairperson:
Patricia Henry
Player Picture Pins,
Football Pins
Moms receive pins with
their player son’s picture on it for games; football pins are given to moms
to wear throughout the season. Duties include creating pins and coordinating
distribution to player moms. In addition senior moms receive senior mom
pins.
Timing: August/September
Chairperson: Deb
Makussen
Game Night Dinner
Coordinator (Friday 3-5:30PM):
Players are fed before
every Friday night game. Duties include coordinating the meals each Friday
with the caterer and organizing approx. 12 volunteers to set up & serve food
and clean up following dinner.
Timing: All Friday games 3-5:30PM
Chairperson: Beth
Weisendanger
Dad's Night: Sept 2020
Player’s dads are
treated to a pregame pizza dinner & walkthrough with the team & Coach Ricci.
Also player’s dads will wear their sons’ away jerseys to the game. Senior
dads will receive a hat. Duties include acquiring hat measurement
during camp sign in, set up, serve and clean up. Additional volunteers
needed.
Timing: September
Chairperson: Kim Westburg & Michelle Van Horn
Mom’s Night; Football
101 Oct 2020 (Pink Game)
Player’s moms are
treated to a pregame dinner & to Football 101 with the team & Coach Ricci.
Also, senior players moms will receive a gift. Duties include
setting up catered meals, serving and cleaning up.
Timing: October
Chairperson: Michelle Van Horn & Kim Westburg
Spiritwear:
Spirit wear is available
for players to purchase prior to the beginning of the season through an
online order process.
Football Jacketswill also be available to purchase online.
Duties include
coordinating with the vendor to determine the spirit wear items for online
player/family purchase, as well as, spirit wear items for banquet gifts,
dads night, and moms night.
Timing: throughout the season
Chairperson: Kim
Westburg
Program Coordinator:
Coordination of game day
programs & end of the season program is prepared in January to give
the players as part of their banquet gift.
Timing: Week of Home Games, January Special
Chairperson: George Wiesendanger
Senior Parent Dinner:
Oct, 2020
On the Thursday night
before the last home game, senior parents are treated to dinner in the
school cafeteria. Duties include preparing invitations and organizing
8 junior parents to help: decorate the cafeteria, serve dinner and provide
desserts/drinks and decorate the pit area of the cafeteria.
Chairpersons:
Senior Recognition Game:
October, 2020
Before the start of the
last home game, senior players & their parents are introduced and walk onto
the field. Duties include ordering roses for mothers, assisting
photographers for player & parent pictures on the field and preparing the
list of player and parent names for the game announcer..
Chairpersons:
Polly Wrzesniewski & Shelly McDowell
Freshmen Parent
Representative:
Freshman parent rep will
coordinate banquet plans, which entails a catered dinner held in the lower
level of the cafeteria in November. Duties include organizing
dessert/drinks donations, order gifts through spirit wear chairperson,
decorate designated areas, and coordinate junior player volunteers through
Coach Ricci. Set up & clean up Monday night pre-game dinner, and assist
coach with distribution & collection of discount cards and roster updates.
Additional parent volunteers are needed for banquet and pregame dinner. Also
report the freshman score to web coordinator
Monday night dinner:
November , 6pm
Freshman Banquet:
November , 5pm
Chairperson:
Senior Speech Night
- October
Players gather to hear
senior player speeches. This includes freshman, JV & Varsity team members.
Duties include ordering pizza dinner & drinks for players and coaches.
Chairperson: George
Wiesendanger
Football Banquet: Jan
27, 2020
Annual player banquet
held at Concordville Inn for Varsity team. Duties include sending out
player/family/guest invitations, preparing player/coach/support staff gifts,
organizing banquet seating and meal details. Parent volunteers needed a
banquet day for help setting up.
Timing: January 27, 2020
Chairpersons:
Karen Gallagher & Michelle Van Horn
Framed Jersey Committee:
Each four-year senior
player receives a framed replica jersey at the banquet to commemorate his
four years of playing football at GVHS. Duties include ordering the jerseys,
coordinating the framing project with the vendor and delivery of framed
jerseys to the banquet.
Timing: November
Board Member:
Chris Bradley