If you have a student in a West Potomac band, you are automatically a member of the West Potomac Band Patrons Organization (WPBPO).  All members are asked to volunteer to help out with at least some of the many activities that the WPBPO is involved in throughout the year.   In fact, the band program runs much more smoothly with lots of parent involvement, and those who get involved have a lot of fun getting to know the kids and other band parents.

The WPBPO volunteer opportunities offer something for everyone!  For example – The concession stand income is an enormous part of the budget benefiting your child.  Each family is expected to work three shifts at the concession stand during the Varsity and JV football season as well as help out in at least one other volunteer opportunity area.  Help with uniforms is needed all year – for marching band and for concert bands.  Chaperones are needed to accompany the marching band to away games and competitions, and the concert bands to selected events.

Please feel free to contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Joscelyn Silsby at Volunteers@WolverineBand.com, with any general questions about volunteer opportunities.  You can also contact the individual coordinators for questions about specific volunteer opportunities.  Their names and contact information are listed below:

• Car Washes (Esther Miller and John Medina, CarWash@WolverineBand.com)  Adult volunteers needed. The Car Washes are held at Belle View ES on Fort Hunt Road.

• Tag Day (Liz Gwartney and Carl Swaney, TagDay@WolverineBand.com)  This involves door-to-door requests for monetary contributions to the Fine Arts program, including band.  ALL band members will be expected to participate in this fund raiser. We will also need adult drivers, volunteers to check groups out and in, count money, etc.

• Marching Band Uniforms (Sara White and Stasia Rhoads, Uniforms@WolverineBand.com)

• Concert Band Uniforms (Sara White and Stasia Rhoads, Uniforms@WolverineBand.com)

• Varsity Concessions (Becky Hebert and Gwen Tadie, VarsityConcessions@WolverineBand.com)

1. •JV Concessions (Joann Molnar and Karen Tupitza, JVConcessions@WolverineBand.com)
   

• Chaperones (Colleen Beres, Chaperones@WolverineBand.com)

• Hospitality (Kathi McNeil, Hospitality@WolverineBand.com)

• Pit Crew (Frankie Brooks, PitCrew@WolverineBand.com)  Able-bodied adults are needed to help load, unload, and move the percussion equipment, on carts, to and from the field for marching shows at home games and band competitions.

• Publicity (Karen Corbett-Sanders, Publicity@WolverineBand.com)

• Fundraisers (currently vacant - please see Band Board page to find individual fundraising efforts and chairperson)

1. •Senior recognitions (Leslie Edgar and Diane Read, SeniorCoord@WolverineBand.com)  Volunteers are needed to help with Senior Night, Spring Concerts and Senior Bios, which may include making corsages and boutonnieres, picture-taking and editing.