Grandville Education Foundation connects with and has an impact across Grandville Public Schools. Volunteering with GEF means you don’t have to choose a school, or a program to volunteer with - your time and efforts reach across Grandville schools, teachers, and students. Think of GEF volunteers as a flexible pool of support that shows up to support student investment and educator empowerment across the district. Whether it's an hour at the beloved Kindergarten Tailgate, helping at a district event (such as Amazing Shake), or lending a hand behind the scenes with GEF administration, your time goes directly toward delivery on the GEF vision to be a support system in GPS. We know GPS families, staff, and community members already give so much through classroom PTCs, athletic boosters, band and robotics programs, and more. Our goal is for the volunteer program to grow into a networking hub, where rather than competing with the many ways GPS families, staff, and community members already show up for educators and students - we add to it. Volunteering with us is one more way to show up for all of GPS.

Why volunteer with GEF?

Sign-up here!

What you might do?

Volunteers contribute to achieving GEF’s mission to spark curiosity, foster engagement, and fuel creativity by filling a variety of roles within GEF and supporting our outreach (including relationships with the schools). Volunteers can contribute to GEF through a variety of areas based on skills and interest…

❋ Administrative support

occasional office administration, database management, printing/copying, etc.

❋ Special projects

Preparing mailings, office projects, special district project, largely TBD based on need

❋  Event planning and execution

planning and attending GEF activities such as picture project, attending sporting events, etc.

❋ Outreach and social media

Community outreach and/or sharing GEF activities and impact with your social media network

Who we’re looking for…

Volunteering is also a great low-commitment way to get to know GEF from the inside — some of our best future Board members start right here.

…You!

Whether you're a longtime GPS family, a GEF supporter looking to do more, or a neighbor who simply cares about strong schools, there's a place for you here. We especially welcome:

  • Parents and guardians, and grandparents across all GPS schools

  • GPS alumni who want to give back to the community that helped shape them

  • Retired GPS staff and past GEF Board members who want to continue to be engaged within the community

  • Community members with a passion for education, even without a current GPS connection

Questions?

Reach out to our volunteer coordinator at volunteer@supportgef.org — we'd love to hear from you, even if you're just curious.