Once Upon a School

 A couple of days ago my exercise-TED was Dave Eggers' wish: Once Upon a School, in which he tells the story of his attempt to start a volunteer tutor service in which his writer friends would be available to students...but the students didn't come, until "826 Valencia" also became the Pirate Supply House. And clever energetic people did clever energetic things, building up a volunteer list of people in the community who would come in for an hour or many hours each month, and it really seemed to help a lot of kids. Now there are a bunch of somewhat similar groups with a variety of themes, and there's onceuponaschool.org which, on its front page, suggests that you sign up by putting in your zip code...Hmmm, I see when I put in the Hamilton Central zipcode I get

We found 18 Opportunities

Volunteering Opportunities within 20 miles of Hamilton, NY 13346, US
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1. Mentor High School Exchange Students in Sherburne, NY and Surrounding Areas!	Sherburne and Surrounding Areas, NY	55+
2. Run the Exchange Student Program in Eaton, NY or surrounding areas!	Eaton or surrounding areas, NY	55+
3. ...

There are a number of volunteer "opportunities" associated with schools nearby, but it doesn't seem that my own school has signed up with any of the organizations in question. I wonder if a bet is being missed.