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A PTA volunteer sign-up sheet without the ads

Post the slots — ticket booth 4–5, setup, cleanup, chaperones — on the event or on the PTA’s Volunteer tab, and share the link. Parents claim a slot with their name; everyone sees what is still open. No account, no ads on the page, and the same people who RSVP’d are the ones who volunteer.

A fall festival, as slots

Each slot has the number of people it needs. Parents see what is still open and put their own name in; a slot closes when it is covered.

A sample slot list for a fall festival
NeededStatus
Setup, 2–3 pm6closed
Ticket booth, 3–4 pm2closed
Ticket booth, 4–5 pm2~1 claimed — 1 still needed
Bake-sale table4~2 claimed — 2 still needed
Cleanup, 6–7 pm88 still needed

Illustrative. Cleanup is always the last to fill — post it first and remind once.

Why the sign-up tool and the RSVP should be one thing

When the volunteer sheet is on a separate site, half the parents never see it. When it sits on the event they already opened to RSVP, the slots fill while they are there.

Slots that close

Each slot has a number of people it needs. Once it is covered it closes, so you never get seven parents on cleanup and none on setup.

Before you post

A PTA year in MelaVolunteer slots and announcementsClass outing sign-up and headcountTry it in the demo

See a PTA year in Mela

Free · announcements, events, clubs and volunteers in one place

Nothing in the demo is sent or published.

Questions

Do parents need an account to sign up?

No. They open the link, tap the slot, type their name.

Can I remind the people who signed up?

Yes — send an update to the volunteers for an event, or an announcement to the whole PTA.

Is it free for a PTA?

Yes. Nothing to pay and no subscription. There are no ads on the sign-up page; a PTA community may choose to show approved sponsored listings from local businesses.

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