One of the most rewarding aspects of Gloria Deo Academy is the community of Christ followers that each family helps create. Our desire as a team of parents, teachers, administrators and friends is to build the kingdom of God together in community through the mission and vision of GDA. We believe each part of the GDA family helps strengthen each other and hope that you will add your voice to the growing chorus of volunteers. Simply fill out the form below to join one of our exciting volunteer teams today!

Parent Team
This team will consist of parents who want to be fully informed of everything happening at GDA in order to help communicate to other parents about campaigns and events at the school. Room moms will be an integral part of this team for a “calling tree” style of communication. This team will not be required to attend very many planning meetings but may help host informational meetings for campaigns or for new parents at the beginning of the school year.

Business Team
The Business Team is established to bring businesses to a closer relationship with the school, to organize effective communication with businesses and professionals, and to solicit businesses and professionals for support and involvement. The responsibility of this team is to give identified businesses an opportunity to participate.

Media Relations Team
The Communications Team oversees many topics that are mostly task oriented. This team does not typically meet unless there is an assignment they are working on. Many members are only called upon based on their specific skill set. For instance, graphic design, social media expertise, photography, videography, writing, editing, etc. If you think you can contribute to this team, you can let us know what your communication interests might be.

Prayer Team
The Prayer Team is assigned the responsibility of providing a cover of prayer support for all school related personnel, events and activities. By lifting up the needs of teachers, staff, administrators, and GDA families, the prayer team offers encouragement and strength, while also carrying one another’s burdens with compassion. This team will meet approximately once a week.

Address Team
This team comes together to stuff, address, and stamp envelopes. This is a great team for anyone who loves to  be productive and get to know people. This team meet about 4-5 times per year.

Campaign Event Team
The Annual Fund Event is a special event every year to celebrate our school, bringing focus to the mission and purpose. A successful event will motivate and encourage volunteers and donors as well as cultivate and recruit new ones. This event will take a great deal of planning, organizing and creativity but there is a job on this team for every kind of skill set. This team will meet approximately once per month and maybe more when it gets close to the event time. There are 3 different teams available for volunteers.

Recognition Team
During a capital campaign, it is imperative that donors are thanked and recognized for their generous contributions. The Recognition Team is responsible for designing a list of ways to do so within the stated policies and procedures of the school in general and the campaign in particular. The team is established for the purpose of identifying and implementing policies, procedures, and opportunities of thanking all donors of the campaign. There will be two phases for this team. The first phase will focus on the policies and procedures and reviewing the current policy governing the acceptance of gifts. The second phase will focus on the opportunities of thanking and recognizing.

Landscaping Team
Help us steward our campuses as places of welcome. The Landscaping Team beautifies entryways, beds, and play areas so families and guests experience a clean, cared-for environment from the moment they arrive. Volunteers help scope projects, gather estimates/donations, and schedule hands-on workdays.

Raise Right (SCRIP) Team
This team helps GDA earn bonus money for the school and for our GDA families’ tuition. They do this by making gift cards available for purchase to our families at the school and school functions. Responsibilities would include being part of a team that manages inventory at each campus and helps with parent training at the beginning of school. One or two strategy/training meetings is all that would be required. Landscaping Team This team would meet initially to prioritize the things that are most important. They would propose projects, get estimates and develop a schedule of volunteers to beautify the outside spaces of our school. This group would have periodic planning meetings and work outside once or twice per month.

Events Team
This team would work closely with GDA’s Event Coordinators to exchange ideas, plan, and implement various school events. There would also be volunteer opportunities to help with event set-up, decorating, working the event, clean-up, etc. for the major school events like Daddy Daughter Dance, Grandparents Day, Field Day, etc.

Facilities Team
This team would meet initially to prioritize the things that are most important. They would propose projects, get estimates and develop a schedule of volunteers to beautify the inside spaces of our school. Volunteers would organize group clean up days or work days to help take care of the GDA facilities.