TASK	DRE	COMMITTEE	OTHER
1. APRIL - Preliminary meeting contact volunteers who signed up on RE registration form to help with teacher recognition Sunday and/or recruit additional volunteers meet with committee to review recognition components determine number of teachers and youth advisors delegate tasks ask volunteers to save all receipts for reimbursement set date of next meeting, if needed
2. Invitations for teachers and youth advisors review previous year's card; update or change hand out during Sunday services in May mail remaining invitations two weeks in advance
3. Books purchased for RE library in honor of teams review next year's curricula to determine books that will be needed (purchase these when appropriate) choose and order or purchase books, one for each teaching team create bookplates print bookplates, glue in books
4. Potted plants/flowers determine number of teachers and youth advisors determine kind of potted plants/flowers purchase plants, care for until Recognition Sunday§ divide six packs, prepare with plastic wrap, tissue paper, & ribbon give out during recognition service
5. Thank you cards review previous year's card; update or change print cards, individual names on envelopes give out during recognition service
6. Children's participation in showing appreciation prepare thank you cards from each child to each teacher review last year's cards & parent letters, edit as needed color code cards for classes include list of teacher's names with parent letter distribute to children in RE mailbox by mid May add "Teacher Recognition" file to RE mailbox to collect thank you cards from children check RE mailbox one to two weeks before recognition Sunday and send cards that haven't been picked up by parents
Teen's participation in showing appreciation contact teen to act as liaison suggest teens write thank you cards or other request teen attendance at recognition service Activity packets for children crayon packets or pipe cleaners for younger kids obtain UU motifs for coloring pages (UU Kid's Book) collect after service for reuse in future refill packets with crayons and paper as needed
9. Order of recognition service introduction or reading (plan teacher's and youth advisor's participation (how and when recognized) plan children's participation (group recitation of UU affirmation during chalice lighting, hand plants & envelopes to teachers, sing) write out and review with minister give to admin. assist. to print in order of service bulletin
10. Follow-up committee meeting review events, contribute to event file, make notes of recommendations for future§ collect receipts from volunteers for reimbursement
11. Cost determine total cost of teacher recognition and record in file