How Can I Help?
Glad you asked! There are so many ways you can help!
We are an organization of volunteers who support every student at Brown Elementary. We need the support of every single person in the Brown community. Luckily, there are many ways to support your PTO. This page has details about many of them.
PTO Meetings
Just by being a parent of a Brown student or a teacher at Brown, you are a member of the PTO. Our meetings are the best way to get to know what we do, how you can help and what is in store for the year. Meetings are the first Tuesday of every month at 7 PM in the Brown School library, and often have a google meet available as well. They also happen to be a great way to make new friends and connections. We hope to see you there!
Volunteer
There are as many volunteer opportunities as there are members of the Brown Community. Chair a committee for a fundraiser or event, run for a board member position, bake a cake, make crafts, inflate balloons, help set up or break down the book fair, run a bounce house. The list goes on and on. Go ahead, give us a few hours. If interested, please email the VPs of Volunteers and they will add you to the list, or you can visit our volunteer opportunities page to see what we need most right now.
Direct Donation
Every dollar you donate directly to the PTO, is a dollar that we don’t have to raise otherwise. It is the easiest and most effective way to support the work that the PTO does. Please visit the Direct Donation page, or send us a check or donate through Venmo (@BrownSchool-PTO).
Utilize Corporate Programs
The simple corporate programs that we use raise a small, but significant portion of our PTO budget. If everyone in the Brown community participated in them, they could really make a big impact.
Support our Fundraising Efforts
We need to raise almost $40,000 a year to fulfill all of our PTO goals. This takes a lot of effort and many fundraisers. We have a full menu of different fundraising options. We are grateful for every contribution.