Festival 2018
 
Dear Volunteers,
 
The safety of our students is a priority at Mother of Divine Grace Parish and School.  Offering your time and talent is invaluable and we are so grateful for your help.  The policy of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and Mother of Divine Grace School requires adult volunteers (unpaid) who may have any possible contact with or responsibility for children to obtain clearances as required by Pennsylvania law. 
 
The Italian Festival Volunteers are required to have a PA State Police Criminal Record Check.  It is free of charge, can be obtained via a website and is good for 5 years.   This clearance will be valuable to you because it will clear you to volunteer for a wide variety of Church and Civic organizations beyond the Italian Festival.
 
All clearances will be held in the strictest confidence and be kept in our parish/school confidential files.  Please note that you may already have your clearance on file as a volunteer through school or from last year’s Festival.   If so, you do not need to complete a new clearance check unless notified that your clearance is about to expire.
 
Festival Committee members are available to assist you in obtaining this clearance.   Committee members will also be available at the Prep Days such as Meatball Day and Yard Set Up Day.  Your clearance can be printed right on site.
 
Once this clearance has been submitted, if further clearances are required, we will contact you.
 
To obtain this clearance, please visit the following website:
 
PA State Police Criminal Record Check
https://epatch.state.pa.us/Home.jsp
New Record Check (Volunteers Only)
Check the box at the bottom of the next page Volunteer Acknowledgment and there will be no cost for this record check.    Click Accept. Complete the form which follows and click next
Follow the on line prompts
You will have your results within a few minutes.       
Kindly print the results and return a copy of this printout with your volunteer form. 
 
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs. Pat D’Angelo at dangelo.patricia.222@gmail.com or Mrs. Jane Lockhart at jelockhart@motherdivinegrace.com.
 
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
 
Sincerely,
 
Mrs. Patricia D’Angelo
Italian Festival Chairperson