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Emerald Trail PTO is a non-profit community of parents and caregivers dedicated to the staff and students at Emerald Trail Elementary. We meet monthly to build connections among families at Emerald Trail, plan school community events, and brainstorm fundraising ideas. The dollars we raise support the mission at Emerald Trail to nurture bright minds, kind hearts, and a love for learning that lasts a lifetime. Emerald Trail PTO is dependent on care giver involvement and volunteers like you! There are several ways to be a part of the PTO which include donations of goods, services or funds, volunteering your time in person, from home, before school, during the school day and afer school, and sharing your talents, special skills and resources with the our Emerald Trail community. There is a way for every care giver to contribute and feel a part of the Emerald Trail Elementary and Emerald Trail PTO community. The more we come together to support our Emerald Trail community the stronger it will be for our students and staff.

Volunteer (click to expand)

The Emerald Trail PTO depends on volunteers! We are able to do all that we do because of volunteers. Volunteering is a great way to be involved in your students school and lives. The Emerald Trail PTO has a variety of volunteering opportunities throughout the year. Some are during the school day at school and some are before or after school. Other volunteering roles can be done at home. Also, some volunteering roles are show up and help and others involve more time. Below are our current volunteer opportunities

☘️Family STEM night-STEM station volunteer, food helper, committee member, set up, cleanup
☘️Trunk or Treat-provide a trunk with game, committee member
☘️Lunchroom help-volunteer for a shift(s) in the lunchroom. Help students get through the line, sweep, clean tables and open up food packaging. All help is greatly appreciated during the first weeks of school!
☘️Lifetouch Picture Day-volunteer to help make sure Emerald Trail students look good for their pictures and the day runs smoothly.
☘️Fire Safety Day-1 or 2 families volunteer to provide treats for firefighters
☘️Red Balloon Book Fair-set up, tear down, take a shift to run the checkout process

☘️Conference Meals -donate food and paper product items, set up & clean up, planning of meals
☘️Veterans Day-coordinate food and drinks, decorate (this role has been filled for 2026)

☘️Special Friends Day-greet families, help guide cars for parking

☘️Winter Family Night-hand out food, monitor hallways, set up, clean up, pop popcorn, help at a station, join committee
☘️Firefly Fest-join the planning committee, volunteer at a station or activity, set up, clean up, ticket seller
☘️Spring Fundraiser-join the planning committee, collect student envelopes, help with schoolwide incentives
☘️Staff Appreciation Week-set up, clean up, join the committee, donate goods, help students with staff appreciation task
☘️PTO welcome table-volunteer a shift to greet families and handout PTO information
☘️Assemble new staff welcome bags
☘️Art Fundraiser- collaborate with the art teacher to create a student art work calendar and other items

☘️Yearbook-create the yearbook (this role has been filled for 2026/27)
☘️Other volunteer opportunities will be added as they arise.

Join a Committee (click to expand)

The Emerald Trail PTO board is looking for parents and guardians who would like to serve on committees for our fun Emerald Trail events and activities. You would assist in the planning and execution of the event and activities. This is a great opportunity to take a more hands on role in our Emerald Trail Elementary community. More information can be found on our committees page.

Committees

Involvement Interest Form

Donate (click to expand)

The Emerald Trail PTO is always welcome to donations. Donations can be money donations or items. At conference time, we ask for donations of food items and paper products. For our events we may ask for donations of food and other items. We accept money donations through our Emerald Trail PTO venmo, cash or check. The money donations help fund conference meals, staff appreciation week and other needs at Emerald Trail Elementary. We can provide a tax reciept for donations, please ask for a tax reciept if you would like them by contacting info@emeraldtrailpto.com.

Emerald Trail PTO Venmo

Volunteering Opportunities

Lunchroom Help (click to expand)

Come and help in our Emerald Trail lunchroom! You can volunteer for a shift(s) in the lunchroom. Help students get through the line, sweep, clean tables and open up food packaging. All help is greatly appreciated during the first weeks of school!

Current Lunchroom Help Signup: Lunchroom Signup 2026/2027

Family STEM Night at Emerald Trail Elementary (click to expand)

An evening of science, technology, engineering, and mechanics. The kids really engage and we love it! We have partnered with The Works Museum to put on this fun back to school event. With a generous donation from Burns & McDonell and Dakota Electric, this is a fully funded and free event for Emerald Trail Elementary families. All family members are welcome to attend. Food will be provided.

We will need several volunteers to make this event happen! Volunteers will help run the STEM stations that are provided by The Works Museum. You will help make sure each station runs smoothly and supplies are readily available. We will also have setup, clean up, and food station shifts available too.

Current Family STEM Night Signup: coming soon!

Lifetouch Picture Day (click to expand)

Come and volunteer for picture day and picture retake day. Sign up for a shift and help Emerald Trail students look camera ready & to make the whole day run smoothly. President or board member will create a sign up. All you need to do is sign up and show up! Picture day is October 1. Retake picture day is November 12.

Current Picture Day Signup: coming soon!
Retake Picture Day Signup- coming in November

Conference Meals (click to expand)

The Emerald Trail PTO provides conference meals to staff each conference night. The staff greatly appreciate having a meal ready for them to eat in between meeting with our wonderful Emerald Trail families. To make this possible, we accept money donations and ask families to donate food, drink and paper product items. We also ask for volunteers to help with set up and clean up. If you want to take a lead with conference meals, please send in email to info@emeraldtrailpto.com or fill out the Emerald Trail PTO Involvement Interest Form.

Current Conference Meal Signup for November 4 and 5: coming soon!

Red Balloon Book Fair during Conferences (click to expand)

Offered two times throughout the year, book fairs are a great way to earn free books for our school. Volunteers are needed for setup, check-out and tear-down.

Current Red Balloon Book Fair Signup for November 4 and 5: coming soon!

Trunk-or-Treat (click to expand)

A fun Halloween event for children in grades K-5. It takes place in the bus loop, allowing families to get creative and for kids to have a great time! The PTO provides the prizes and treats and families provide a trunk and game. The more trunks we have the shorter the lines during the event. Committee members will plan the event, gather examples of trunks and games, order items, distribute items night of, coordinate with Emerald Trail admin, ensure we have enough trunk volunteers.

Current Trunk-or-Treat Signup for November 4 and 5: coming soon!

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