C.H.E.E.R.

Christian Home Educators Encouragement Resource

 Encouraging Excellence

"And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.  Let us not give up meeting together...but let us encourage one another. " Hebrews 10:24

Contact CHEER: cheer@cheersupport.com

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Team Descriptions

Every member is required to serve on a team within the group. It takes everyone doing their part to have an effective organization.

Yearbook Web Tech Team

The Yearbook Web Tech team will be responsible for the yearbook. The team members will help plan, organize, put together for publishing, market, sell and distribute a yearbook of CHEER families and yearly activities. They will also organize, oversee and instruct the high school yearbook club, plan fun events for fundraisers, and sell ads and sponsorships to help keep the cost reasonable. This Team is also responsible for maintaining and monitoring our CHEER e-loop and website as well as keeping the CHEER calendar.  

 

Communication Team

The Communication team will maintain consistent communication within CHEER internally through creating and updating the CHEER Roster throughout the year, and  collecting information, articles, and putting together our monthly newsletter. It will also be responsible for outward communication such as Team T-shirt orders and sales. Collecting and distributing information on homeschool legislative alerts, Capital Day, Teen Pact will be part of this Teams job. And the team will also be responsible for collecting money, placing and handling orders for Scholastic Book Club, God’s World News Book Club and God’s World News weekly newspapers. The treasurer, responsible for collecting money from CHEER activities, membership, fundraising and any other events/items and maintaining all financial records and reports will be on this Team as well.

 

Elementary Team

The elementary team is responsible for providing opportunities for elementary-age children (5-11) to interact and learn together.  The team is responsible to plan activities such as game night, library share day, park day and any other activities to help foster interacting among elementary children in CHEER.  The team will also provide some separate activities for boys and girls. 

 

Middle School Team (6th through 8th grade)

The Jr. High team will be responsible for providing opportunities for Middle school children (6th-8th grade) to interact and develop friendships. The team is responsible to plan activities such as game nights, theme parties, service projects, or any activity that would promote interaction among MS aged students in CHEER.  Activities may also be planned separately for boys and girls.

 

CHEER Graduation Team

The Graduation Team will consist of moms who have Seniors this year but will also include some moms whose children will graduate in the next few years. The Team will be responsible to plan meetings in order to distribute and carry out necessary jobs to have a successful graduation ceremony in May. This team will also be responsible for planning fun Senior events throughout the year.

 

High School Team (9th through 12th grade)

The High School team is responsible for providing opportunities for high school students to interact and develop friendships.  The team will plan activities such as game nights, theme parties, and several service projects each semester to help promote an outlook of serving in our community while fostering relationships among CHEER high school students. Activities may also be planned separately for boys and girls.

 

Meeting Team

The Meeting team will be responsible for coordinating the meeting facilities. The team will coordinate with the facility any items that need to be handled for each meeting, open the facility early for set-up, set-up and tear down any rooms used during the meeting.

 

Hospitality Team

The Hospitality team will coordinate refreshment sign-ups, purchase cups, plates, napkins etc, set up the refreshment area and clean up for each monthly meeting.

The will arrive early and decorate as needed. The team will also be available to coordinate refreshments for other events as needed.

 

Membership Team

The membership team will be responsible for all items relating to membership needs of CHEER. This will include updating and handling the New Member packets and creating and distributing membership cards used to obtain discounts at local stores.  The team will also be responsible for creating individual permanent name tags for each member to be used at each Ladies meeting.  The membership team will be responsible for being at the new membership information table to pass out new member bags, visitor information cards, name tags and answer any questions.

 

Ministry Team

The ministry team will be responsible for meeting the ministry needs of CHEER that arise throughout the year.  The ministry team will stay in touch with each team helping to coordinate meals to members having babies, illnesses, deaths, and anything that is deemed necessary.  The ministry team provides prayer and encouragement to members throughout the year.  The Team will also be responsible for coordinating Mom’s Night Out for special fellowship. And serve as greeters at the monthly Moms meetings and make the initial contact with those who have visited. 

 

Service Project Team

This service project team will be responsible for facilitating service projects for K-8th grade throughout the year with families of CHEER.  The service projects may include Meals on Wheels, Operations Christmas Child and any other projects that would help children learn to serve in the community.

 

Drama Promotion Team

The Drama Promotion Team is responsible for the promotion of the CHEER drama.

Their duties will include selling ads, promoting it in local newspapers, radio stations, and other community venues. They will also create and print the program, be in charge of ticket sales, and remain available for whatever is needed during the rehearsals and production of the play. Please note: Being on this team does not guarantee your child a part in the play.

 

Special Events Team  

The special events team is responsible for planning and coordinating one-time special events for CHEER moms and families.  The events could include Fall Mom’s Getaway, beginning-of-the-year picnic, Barn Party, track and field day, mother-daughter tea, Spring Fling, and academic fairs such as a science, geography or history fair. This team will also provide some events on how to live well in this economy with extra coupon teaching, meal stretching, sales info and encouragement.   

 

Support to New Homeschoolers Team

This responsibility of this team is to help those who are new to homeschooling through various activities.  The new-to-homeschooling team is responsible for planning activities to assist and fellowship with new homeschoolers such as progressive dinners, make and take game nights, ice cream socials and/or any activities that are pertinent to new homeschoolers.  This team is also responsible to collect and assemble packets of information that are helpful to members who are new to homeschooling.