Program Guidelines

Logging Hours: Parents are responsible for recording their own volunteer hours using the online PP Login site soon after the hours are served.  Participation, involvement, and service to the school are the goals of the PPP.  If a family chooses not to fulfill their volunteer hours or does so partially, the PPP Chair calculates number of hours served and notifies the school accounting department who bills the families for the equivalent dollar amount. This money is deposited into the Blessed Edmund Rice Bursary Program. 

Donated items: No Participation Hours will be given for donations when tax receipts are issued. In keeping with the PPP goal of encouraging participation by parents in school events exchanging hours for donations is not encouraged.

Pre-arranged Commitment: Parents who attend a volunteer event without reserving a time slot will be turned away if there are enough volunteers for that event.

Taking Responsibility for Arranging Volunteer Hours: Parents should phone the Convenor(s) to coordinate their participation (don’t wait for a phone call). Being proactive saves everyone a lot of time. Review the Vancouver College Parent Website for a current listing of all theConveners and Contact Liaisons. They are there to assist you throughout your many years at Vancouver College.

Major Fund Raiser Commitment: Families are required to complete five of their total thirty volunteer hours at one of our three major fundraising events. These events include – Mayfair, Mothers’ Christmas Tea, and Finnegan Ball.

Exiting Conveners:  The PPP can be greatly enhanced when exiting conveners take responsibility for replacing and training their replacements. Manuals of procedures should be maintained and left in good condition for new people to take over. Assistance is available from the PPP chair.