Staples Service League of Boys

Membership

Membership is now OPEN for the 2019-20 school year.  

NEW MEMBERS: If you have NOT previously been a member – click this link to register! BOTH student AND at least one parent/guardian must sign up.

RETURNING MEMBERS: You will receive an email asking you to renew/confirm your information. Click the link in your email to renew.

You must also submit $35* dues payable to SLOBS. This can be brought to a meeting or mailed to Jake and Lisa DesMarteau at 104 Hillspoint Rd, Westport, CT 06880. Write student’s name in memo on check.

*Scholarships are available to any family for whom this is a hardship.  Contact VP Membership in confidence at membership@shsslobs.com

GENERAL GUIDELINES

  • All volunteer opportunities are posted on ivolunteer.
  • Use your student email or if parent/guardian, only ONE email as your hours are tracked on ivolunteer via your email address.
  • If you sign up to volunteer, you need to be there! If you have a conflict, please notify the liaison ASAP. “No-shows” result in 1/2 hour credit deduction.
  • Meetings are a requirement of being a member.
  • Participation in Service Sunday is a requirement of being a SLOB.
  • Boys must complete 10 hours of service and parents 5 during the academic school year.

Membership is open to all boys attending Staples High School and their parents or guardians. The son is considered the member with his parent or guardian as his mentor. There is mandatory parent involvement.

Purpose

The mission of this organization is for parents and sons to initiate and promote educational and charitable endeavors that foster community responsibility as well as strengthen their parent-son relationship.

Membership

Open to all boys attending Staples High School and their parents or guardians. The son is considered the member with his parent/guardian as his mentor. There is mandatory parent involvement.

Financial Obligation

Dues will be charged to help fund both the organizational and philanthropic endeavors of the league. Dues are $35 per son, per academic year. Scholarships are available to any family for whom this is a hardship. Contact VP Membership in confidence at membership@shsslobs.com

Meetings

General Meetings will be held eight times during the academic year in the evenings at Staples High School. Day of the week and starting time may vary to accommodate differing schedules of boys and parents.

Membership Requirements

Boys and parents are encouraged to attend all meetings. Boys are required to complete a minimum of ten (10) service hours during the academic year for philanthropic organizations designated by the league. Parents are required to complete a minimum of five (5) service hours but are encouraged to complete all service hours with their son(s).

Volunteering

All volunteer opportunities are discussed at the meetings. SLOBS Blast emails are distributed to all members on a regular basis detailing volunteer opportunities and providing contact information for boys and parents to volunteer. View an instructional presentation on How To Sign Up For Events here.

Hours

If you have any questions about your volunteer hours, please contact Justin and Beth Franklin at: Hours@SHSslobs.com.   View an instructional presentation on how to check your hours worked here.

Joining

If you are interested in joining SLOBs, and have not previously been a member – click this link to register. Both student AND at least one parent/guardian must sign up.

If you are a returning member – you will receive an email asking you to renew/confirm your information. Click the link in your email to renew.

You must also submit $35 dues payable to SLOBS. This can be brought to a meeting or mailed to Jake and Lisa DesMarteau at 104 Hillspoint Rd, Westport, CT 06880. Please write student’s name in memo of check. SLOBs t-shirt may be received after dues are paid.

If you have any questions, please contact our VP of SLOBs Membership, Jake and Lisa DesMarteau at: lisa.desmarteau@gmail.com

Bylaws

The 2019-20 SLOBs BYLAWS are now available Official 2019-20 SHS SLOBS Bylaws

Treasurer

To receive reimbursement of organization expenses and make deposits, please use the attached form.

SLOBS is a tax exempt organization. Use the tax-exempt-certificate when making purchases.

If you have any further questions please contact our treasurer John and Aimee Kuehndorf at: treasurer@shsslobs.com