Broadview-Thomson and the PTA love volunteers! Thank you for your interest!

Current Volunteer Opportunities:


April 25th and 26th, Selling Car Wash Tickets. We need volunteers to help sell Brown Bear Car Wash tickets in front of Town and Country on Westminster Way. Bring the kids! Make it a family thing.

May 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 9th Newsie the Musical

Come help us during rehearsals and performaces. Some of the volunteer slots, you will need to be a SPS approved Volunteer. If you aren’t approved contact Laurie McVicar.

March 13th - June 17th Morning Drop off Helpers

  • Ushering cars through the driveway

  • Opening car doors and escorting kids from cars to the door

  • Keeping pedestrians out of the driveway

  • Ensuring cars turn right onto Greenwood Ave. from the exit, etc.

April 1st - June 17th Recess and Lunch Helpers

Remember the joy of recess? Now’s your chance to bring that magic to life for our students! We’re calling on parents and guardians to lend a hand during recess duty. (Need to be a SPS Volunteer Approved)



Volunteering On Campus:

Examples: Monitoring lunch and recess, volunteering in the classroom, or chaperoning field trips.

Steps to volunteer:

The process to become an approved volunteer has recently changed, and we are seeking clarification and will update this page soon. Here is the Volunteer page on SPS’s site: https://www.seattleschools.org/departments/volunteer/

Volunteering Off Campus:

For off-campus PTA events, such as picking up food bags from the Ballard Food Bank or organizing a Self-Help Project,
you do NOT need to be an approved volunteer. Find the SignUpGenius link for our Weekly Food Program at the top of this page or CLICK HERE.

Food Program Volunteering: Sign-up via the link above or Click Here

Self-Help Projects:

  • A Self Help Project is any project to improve our school buildings or grounds and can be initiated by anyone!
    Read more about them HERE. Have an idea? Email Mckenzie.powell@broadviewthomsonpta.com with questions or to find out how we can support your plan.

Volunteer Coordinator FAQ

Does Broadview-Thomson use SignUpGenius? How do I recruit volunteers?

Do you need volunteers for your school activity or event? We are here to help get the word out and manage volunteers, and we’d love to include your event in our list above.

  • If you prefer to create your own SignUpGenius for your event, please email the link to Lindsae Kroeger after it’s been created.

  • If you’d like the SignUpGenius form created for you, please fill out this FORM.

How do I promote my event?

We list events in the weekly newsletter and share on Facebook. If you’d like your event included in the newsletter, please email andrea.drachler@broadviewthomsonpta.com with the event details and a short write-up to include.