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 /Tech Team
The Yearbook/ 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) Leader: Mary Sprouse mts3439@cox.net
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 will 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 one or two moms whose children will graduate in the following year. 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. Monthly meetings dates, plus
graduation site and date will be voted on at the first meeting with the intent to
accommodate every family. This team will also be responsible for planning fun Senior
events throughout the year.

 

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 will be

planned separately for boys and girls.


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.


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.