Finder Keepers - Volunteers

Donation information:

Please set aside your gently used items to donate to new hires.  All items should be in good or new condition.
 
We need:

Supplies

  • Cleaning supplies (unopened/new)
  • Consumables (paper clips, staples, etc.)
  • Crayons
  • Markers
  • Notecards
  • Paper, loose leaf
  • Paper, printer
  • Paper rolls
  • Pens, pencils
  • Post it notes
  • Spiral notebooks

Classroom materials

  • Bulletin board materials, borders, posters
  • Curated classroom libraries (organized by grade level/reading level)
  • Fidgets
  • Flex seating pieces
  • Furniture, bookshelves
  • Games/puzzles/dice (complete sets only-no missing pieces)
  • Legos
  • Organizing materials, book racks, letter trays
  • Prizes/incentives
  • Puppets
  • Rugs (in good/excellent condition)
  • Small group reading sets, organized by grade/reading level
  • Toys
Please do NOT donate:
  • Any materials not in good/excellent condition
  • District Purchased Materials
  • Yellowed/torn books & novels
  • Games/puzzles with missing pieces
  • Dated/yellowed bulletin board materials
  • Outdated Maps
  • Coffee mugs
  • Textbooks/Professional Books
The OEA Building will be open for drop offs on the dates below. Daytime hours are during teacher work days for participating districts. There will be a volunteer here to help you bring your donations inside, however we ask that you take a few minutes during your drop off to sort your materials by category in the event space – you know better than anyone how they can be used!
 

Designated drop off Days:

  • All Metro Districts: Saturday, May 20, 9 AM - Noon; Monday, May 22, 4 - 7 PM
  • Bellevue: Wednesday, May 24, 8 AM - 5 PM
  • Gretna: Thursday, May 25, 8 AM - 5 PM
  • Millard: Thursday, May 25, 8 AM - 5 PM
  • OPS: Tuesday, May 30, 8 AM - 5 PM
  • Papillion-LaVista: Wednesday, May 24, 8 AM - 5 PM
  • Westside: Friday, May 26, 8 AM - 5 PM

Volunteer info:

We need volunteers from all participating districts to ‘shop’ around with new hires – a Bellevue 6th grade teacher to walk through with an incoming Bellevue middle school teacher, a Millard elementary counselor to assist a potential MEA member with items for their new counseling gig, a current PLEA member who teaches high school history to show a new Papillion-LaVista High school hire what items they might use in their classroom, etc.
 
Sign up for as many shifts as you’d like! We will also need volunteers for loading cars, pulling backstock, etc., and in the days before and after the event.
 

VOLUNTEER TIMES:

  • Wednesday, June 14, 7:30 AM - set up
  • Wednesday, June 14, 9:00 AM - Doors
  • Wednesday, June 14, 1:00 PM - Ending time
  • Monday, June 19 - 9:00 A.M. - Clean up, take leftovers to Lincoln EA

 

 
If you have questions, contact Kathie Garabrandt (kathie.garabrandt@nsea.org) or Becky Scherbring (becky.scherbring@nsea.org) at 402.731.0800