Parents Committee
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Parents Committee Volunteer Activities

Already on the Committee? Check the ways in which you are willing to help the Parents Committee this year:

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Parents Fund
Help to raise leadership gifts by soliciting approximately ten families in the Fall and five to seven in the Spring
Senior Parent Initiative
Solicit ten families of seniors in the Fall and five to seven families in the Spring
Parents of Alumni Fund

 Help to raise leadership gifts by soliciting approximately ten families of alumni in the Fall and five to seven in the Spring
Leadership Gifts
 Make a leadership gift to St. Lawrence of at least $25,000 or more )payable within five years or less) and encourage other parents to do the same
Career Planning



Arrange internships
Facilitate recruiting
Serve as a career advisor
Provide a one- or two-day job shadow experience
Host a student during his/her January or Summer internship
Communications

Suggest and/or write articles for the ParentScope newsletter
Suggest changes to the SLU Parents web site
Participate in the Calling All Parents program (calls to parents of first-year students to gather feedback about their sons' or daughters' St. Lawrence experience thus far)
Special Events

Suggest programming for Family Weekend and Parents Committee Winter Weekend
Host, help with, and/or attend regional parents receptions during the school year
Outreach
 Encourage membership in the Parents Committee through personal phone calls and letters
Admissions


Refer promising high school juniors and seniors to SLU
Add your e-mail to our web site and give first-hand reports about SLU to parents of potential applicants and to "admits"
Host sendoff functions for new matriculants and their families
Write a letter to your local newspaper about what makes SLU special
Recommend high schools in your area that you feel SLU should be working with