Check here often for opportunities to volunteer at Rilke Schule. Part of every families commitment to Rilke Schule is providing 4 hours of volunteer time to the school every month. There are many ways to fill this need. We realize how busy families are and truly appreciate your contributions to our school. If you would rather make an in-kind contribution in lieu of time, please see the items listed on our Wish List page.

How to log your volunteer hours - The school will track your volunteer hours quarterly and let you know if you have met your commitment. Please fill out an index card by the sign-in log near the front desk. File the card by your youngest child's last name. You may use the same card for siblings with different last names, but please note the other childrens' names on the card. Keep it simple. Enter the amount of time you have spent in 15 minute increments, and a very brief description of what you did. See Terri Wood at the front desk, or email her at Wood_terri@asdk12.org if you have any questions.

CONTRIBUTIONS IN LIEU OF VOLUNTEER TIME
If you are too busy to volunteer your time for the school, you can make a contribution to the school. One of our regular expenses is the school website. If you would like to support the school by paying $16 monthly for the school website, please contact Principal Wrabetz or Julie at the front desk. Thanks very much! We are also looking for contributions to help support our intern program.

PICK UP DROP OFF DUTY
The APC has approved DOUBLE TIME for pick up or drop off duty.  If you work either of these essential jobs your volunteer time counts for DOUBLE the minutes actually worked!  Please note on your family volunteer cards when you log your time, that you were doing traffic duty.  Rather than allowing all of our frustrations get the better of us, we can be a part of the solution (and earn double time doing it)!  Please contact Traffic Guild Coordinator  Linne' Weinberger at joelinne@msn.com with questions

TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK
Teacher Appreciation Week is May 2nd-8th.  The RSV would really like to do something to show our teachers how much we care.  Be it a theme week or a potluck lunch at the end of the week, all ideas considered.  What we need immediately is a Teacher Appreciation Coordinator.  If you are interested in this Work Group/Guild please respond to this email or to Tallee Wellman at ssasee@gmail.com, with Teacher Week in the subject.

GENTLY USED RILKE SCHULE CLOTHING SALE - Wednesday and Thursday, March 24th & 25th, 11:30 - 4 PM
We need volunteers to staff our Gently Used Rilke Schule Clothing Sale during parent-teacher conferences Wednesday March 24th and Thursday, March 25th from 11:30 AM to 4 PM. Questions? email Liz Crafford at craffordfamily@gmail.com. Email Liz to sign up for 1 or 2 hour shifts to help at the sale. Make up your school volunteer hours!

ANNUAL JUGENDFEST VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - Saturday, April 3
The annual Jugendfest for grades 4 - 8 for students in Anchorage learning German or interested in learning German is coming up Saturday, April 3 at Northern Lights ABC School.  We usually have 20 - 30 students from Rilke participating and student applications will come out soon.  Meanwhile, we need to find people (parents, grandparents, Rilke grads, etc) who could volunteer to help in any of the following areas:
   1.  Registration: 8 am - 9:15
   2. Lunch help - cooking Bratwurst and Tater tots and 
       setting up for and serving lunch. (9 am - 1 pm)
   3.  Help with any classes (contact Frau Sanders)
   4.  Set up and clean up (8 - 9 am; 3 - 3:30 pm)
To volunteer, print out this Jugendfest Volunteer form or contact Terri Wood at Rilke or Frau Sanders frausanders@alaska.com

FOURTH QUARTER O.I. PROGRAMS AND VOLUNTEERS REQUESTED
Now is the time to be thinking about leading an Optional Intensive Program for the 4th quarter this year. The 4th quarter begins right after Spring Break. O.I. Fridays will be March 19th, April 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th, May 7th, and May 14th. If you are interested in leading a program for all or part of the quarter, please contact Denise at rilke.optional.intensives@gmail.com.

RILKE SPRING BOOK FAIR
Our next book fair is scheduled for the week of parent teacher conferences in March.  We are actively seeking a coordinator (or team of coordinators) for this event.  If you would be interested, please send an email to rilke.schule.verein@gmail.com.

PRESCHOOL FLYERS TO DELIVER
We are in need of parents willing to deliver flyers to preschools.  The flyers are printed and ready to go.  If your child attends preschool, you live near a preschool, or you drive by a preschool on a regular basis and you are willing to deliver flyers please pick some up from the Rilke Schule front office.  Terri Wood will have a master list of preschools that we will work from, this will ensure that only one person is delivering flyers to each location.  The first Kinderfest will be on December 5 so we are hoping to get the information out to families soon.  Thank you for your time.  Don't forget these deliveries count as volunteer hours!!  Please email questions to Wood_Terri@asdk12.org.

SPRING AUCTION DONATIONS AND TALENTS NEEDED
Do you have a hidden talent or ability that someone else may benefit from?  It could be anything from painting a picture to a house, or oil changes, accounting, cooking...the possibilities are endless.  What we need are your gifts to help raise funds at our Spring Auction on March 27.  Donations are tax deductible, and you could get some free publicity for you talents or business!  Do you love to bake, create a Cake of the month club to be bid on.  Are you handy with a hammer, set a up a handyman consult.  Does your hobby include building furniture, and your shop is over flowing?  No donation is too small and all gifts are appreciated. Please contact us at  RSVEarlySpring@hotmail.com or respond to this email. We thank you in advance for any and all your help in making this a successful annual event for Rilke and the RSV!

LOOKING FOR "AT HOME" VOLUNTEER HOURS?
Then the RSV Fundraising Committee is looking for you!  We are currently seeking parents with time during the day to help with current fundraising plans.  Please contact Heather Kniefel-Jacobsen at hkniefel@yahoo.com to find our more!

SCHOOL LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Do you like books and want to volunteer some time at Rilke Schule?   If so, then we have a great opportunity for you.  Rilke Schule currently does not have a dedicated library person, so we are in need of parent help to finish getting the library in working order. If you can spare a few hours we need you. Please email Britta at tbhe@gci.net or call 344-8824 to let her know your interest and availability.

Classroom Liaison – Each classroom needs one or two parents to help with communication between the teacher and the families. This involves emailing and phoning other parents.  

Playground Monitor – Help watch the children during lunch and recess.  

Crossing Guard – Help before or after school with Crossing Guard duty to get the children safely to and from school.  

Grant Writer - Help the school raise funds by writing grants to various charitable and government organizations.  

Parent Ambassador -  Help spread the word about Rilke Schule by speaking with prospective interested families, delivering flyers about the school to preschools, and being a parent representative at events outside the school. 

Website Coordinator – Help with the school website.  

Kitchen Fairy – Help keep the kitchens in the multipurpose room and the staff room clean and tidy so our staff can work on other things!  

Recycling Program  - Help the school run its recycling program.  

Classroom Volunteer – Spend time in either the English or German classroom as an assistant.  

Verein Email Newsletter Editor - Help keep the school community informed about events at school by compiling and sending the weekly email newsletter.  

Verein Volunteer Coordinator – Help coordinate volunteer needs and volunteer people with the school.  

Verein Parent Database Keeper– Help organize and keep up to date family info for the Parent Volunteers.  

Verein Directory Editor – Help publish the annual school directory. Need computer skills – word processing.  

Verein Event Coordinator or Helper-  Help organize and coordinate events that are run by the Rilke Schule Verein.  

Verein Donations Coordinator - Help solicit in kind contributions for the Verein.  

Verein Fundraising Coordinator – Help with fundraising events for the school.

Verein Baking Guild – Volunteer to provide baked goods at a school or Verein function.  

Verein Used School Clothing Exchange – Oversee the used school clothing exchange program at school events.  

Verein Logo Shop Store Manager – At school sponsored events we often sell items with school logos to raise funds for the Verein.  

To help with any of these things, please stay tuned to the weekly email newsletter for announcements, check the school website, or send an email to rilke.schule.verein@gmail.com with your ideas and suggestions.