Service Opps

Hi NHS! Okay, so three things... please be patient and read! These are just some forwarded messages about service opps

Good morning,

This year Waverly will be participating in Jump Rope for Heart again. Over the past we have raised a good amount of money for the American Heart Association. You might remember Mrs. Donna Chrest contacting you over the years for volunteers, she retired last year and the new PE teachers are continuing her Jump Rope tradition.

We would like to know if any of your NHS students would be available to help with our event. We will need them on Wednesday, February 10th and Thursday, February 11th from 12:15 -3:00.

Would your students be available to particapte for NHS hours?

Cindi Deckman
Principal's Secretary
Waverly Elementary

secondly:

Hey just letting you know that there will be Scholastic Saturdaytutoring at Patapsco this Saturday, Jan. 23. If anyone really needsthe 3 hours (8-11am), they should send Tracey Ryan (acting viceprincipal while Carol Ketterman is on maternity) an email at tracey_ryan@hcpss.org.

aaaand lastly, we need one volunteer for the basketball concession stand on january 27th due to a last-minute drop-out. let me know!

Becky Yep

Adopt-a-family Final Wrap-up: Hours

Hi NHS!!! Thank you all so much for making the Adopt-a-family program such a success, despite all of the snow. You all delivered gifts to nearly 50 needy families and their kids for the holiday season!

A lot of you have been asking me over break about credit for hours. I have emailed everyone an excel spreadsheet of how many hours you will receive, if you donated money/shopped/wrapped/ a combination of the above. Basically, everyone that raised money gets at least 1 hour. If you raised over 50 dollars, you will receive two hours. Over one hundred dollars receives three hours. Additionally, if you shopped and wrapped, you will receive two hours. So that's a potential for a total of five hours, just from this one assignment. And most of you will receive at least three hours.

Please don't put the Adopt a family on your December hours sheet. I have already sent this information to Grace, and since we already have names, we will be sure to credit you your due hours automatically. Adopt-a-family hours turned into the box will not be counted again.

This is just an FYI post, you should see your hours updated automatically very shortly. Be sure to check your name and hours, and as always, any questions can be directed to mthnhs@gmail.com.

Thanks, and don't forget that the next meeting is Tuesday, January 12 after school.

Becky Yep

Important Adopt-a-Family Update

Canned Food Drive is on tomorrow. Everyone who has bought and wrapped presents, please drop them off at Alex Flentje's house by tonight, or at the school at 7 AM tomorrow morning!!! Check your email for the address, and also numbers to call for any questions.

Adopt-a-family Snow Day

Hi NHS

Happy Snow Day tomorrow! But here's the deal: since we don't have school tomorrow, people need to bring in their ALREADY WRAPPED AND LABELLED GIFTS for adopt-a-family on Tuesday morning, ASAP. Please wrap them nicely, separate the gifts into bags by family, and label the bags and all packages by family number, name, and girl/boy+ age, if possible.

Thanks, and please email or check the blog for questions.

Becky Yep

Adopt-a-Family Giftwrapping Updates

Hi NHS!

Happy Blizzarding Season :)

Just a reminder that Adopt-a-family gifts are due to Madame's room on Monday, Dec 21st. We will be wrapping them after school on Monday and Tuesday, so come and help, because we need all the help we can get!

If you are coming to wrap, please bring a roll of wrapping paper and perhaps some scotch tape. With all of the renovations and such, a lot of the NHS wrapping paper was thrown out. So please bring some!

A reminder to the buyers: keep your receipts and use ALL the money allotted on the children. If you do happen to have money left over, please put it back in the envelope and hand it back in. We need all the receipts for bookkeeping purposes. Also, please separate families into bags by number/family name.

Be careful shopping this weekend in the winter weather! If by chance we do not have school on Monday/Tues, I will give you an email update as to what to do!

Becky Yep

MALL Giftwrap vs Adopt a Family Giftwrap

Hi NHS,

there has recently been some confusion over Mall Giftwrap assignments, as well as Mall Giftwrap versus Hebron Adopt-a-family Giftwrap. So, to clear up some things:

The Mall Giftwrap is a totally separate service opportunity than the Adopt-a-family Giftwrap. Near the end of November I had you sign up for Mall Giftwrap time slots, in which you report to the Columbia Mall and help holiday shoppers wrap their purchases.

I have the following people assigned to giftwrap at the mall:

Dec 17, 6-10
Kate Appel

Dec 21, 6:30-11
Kerrie Uthoff
Becca Stanford

The Hebron Adopt-a-family Giftwrap coincides with SGA's canned food drive. On the 18th after school, the people who signed up to go shop will report to Madame Clem's room (105) to receive their money and family assignments to go shop on their own time over the weekend. These gifts will then be delivered to Madame's room on Monday, Dec 21st, and will be wrapped at school in the same room that week (of the 21st). No need to sign up for this giftwrap, just show up.

Hope this clears up everything, and sorry for the confusion. Let me know if you have any more questions, and don't forget to document your hours!

Becky Yep

Service Opp: VARSITY bball

Hi NHS

We've had a lot of good feedback for JV basketball games for the concession stand, so here is another opportunity, this time for VARSITY basketball concessions. The dates/times are listed below. If you are interested, please email me and specify VARSITY, since some of these dates overlap with JV. Needed: 2 people for each date (1.5 hour shift).

Thanks,
Becky

Fri Dec 11 @ 7pm

Fri Dec 18 @ 4pm

Mon Dec 21 @ 5:30

Wed Jan 6 @ 5:30

Fri Jan 15 @ 7pm

Wed Jan 27 @ 5:30

Fri Feb 3 @ 5:30

Tues Feb 9 @ 5:30

Thurs feb 18 @ 5:30

Service Opp: Concession Stands for JV Basketball

Hi NHS

Please sign up to work at the concession stands for the JV Basketball games!

Needed: 2 people per 1.5 hour shift

Mon, Dec 21, 4:00
Wed, Jan 6, 4:00
Wed, Jan 27, 4:00
Wed, Feb 3, 4:00
Fri, Feb 5, 7:00
Tues, Feb 9, 4:00
Thurs, Feb 18, 4:00

The contact person for this opportunity is Ms. Cassard, stevecassard@comcast.net. Please email either her or me with any questions. If you'd like to sign up for a shift, email mthnhs@gmail.com!

Thanks
Becky Yep

Final Information for Adopt-a-Family

Hi NHS

Unfortunately, due to the lack of feedback, we have decided to cancel the Bowl-a-thon that was supposed to be scheduled for next Tuesday, December 8th. There will still be a meeting right after school December 8th.

Please check your email for a pledge sheet for the Annual Adopt-a-Family program. Please read carefully as it outlines everything from money raising to gift-buying to gift-wrapping. There are many of you that have already requested to sign up to go shopping, which is wonderful (we still need all of you and more!) and I will be passing out a sign-up sheet for shopping on Tuesday. So even if you have emailed me about shopping, you need to formally sign up at the meeting.

Remember, with over a hundred families to help, we're trying to do as much as possible! Read and print those pledge sheets, and return the money and pledge sheets to Stuart Russell by December 17th.

As always, check the blog for updates and don't hesitate to email me with questions.

Becky Yep

Secret Shoppe at SJLES

Hello NHS,

Here's another service opp, this time from Saint Johns Lane Elementary School. It's basically the same thing as Worthington's Secret Shoppe, and on the same date/times.

December 5; shifts are 8:30-10:30, 10:30-12, 12-2. I have the most availability in the 10:30-12 and 12-2 slots. Please let me know if any of you are interested by emailing mthnhs@gmail.com with your name and phone number, as well as which shift you'd like

Becky Yep

Holiday Money-Raising

Hi NHS

Regardless of whether or not you are able to participate in the Bowl-a-thon (although please sign up if you haven't already!) we would like ALL members to participate in holiday service; i.e. raising money for the needy families helped by SGA.

There are lots of ways to help, so get started! Raising a certain amount of money (say, $25) will get you a SMALL amount of hours (we encourage you to raise as much money as possible, but we don't want you "buying" NHS hours, so we cap the hours)

Also consider shopping with your NHS friends on a free weekend. If you volunteer to do so, you will be responsible for buying gifts for the children of the needy families. We'll provide the money and the information about the families; you just need to get a group of NHS friends, find time, and go shop.

You can also sign up to giftwrap after school. If you're interested, let me know and I'll set up some dates after school, after we buy some of the gifts.

Check your email and the blog for updates!
Becky Yep

Bowl-a-thon

Hi NHS!

Here's an opportunity we were talking about at the last meeting: a National Honor Society Bowl-a-thon to raise money for the gifts for the children of the Canned-Food-Drive.

We need around twenty volunteers to come and bowl for a few hours and getting sponsors to pledge money.

Normandy Bruinswick Bowling Alley on Route 40
$8 per person
includes 2 games plus shoes
Tuesday, December 8th from 3-5 (we'll leave straight from the NHS meeting)

NHS, it's a fun opportunity for you and to help a good cause! Consider signing up! When I get a list of people I'll send out some more information about the raising money part.

Thanks
Becky Yep

Worthington Elementary School Holiday Secret Shoppe

Hey NHS!

New service opportunity just in from Ms. Kim Bolton- they need volunteers at the annual Worthington Elementary School Holiday Secret Shoppe. I believe we had people go last year, and from what I understand, you'll basically walk kids around a little "market" in their gym as they "shop" for little presents for their parents for the holidays.

Worthington Elementary School
Saturday, December 5
Two Shifts: 10-12, 12-2
Eight volunteers per shift

Contact person: Kim Bolton, 410-750-2702
bolton51@verizon.net

oh yeah, and they'll serve you pizza once you're done! Please volunteer!

Also, a couple of reminders:
Our next meeting is next Tuesday, Nov 10 right after school in the cafeteria. Attendance is mandatory, and remember to pick up a new hours sheet before you leave!

Seniors not-in-good-standing (those with negative hours from last year): if you have any hours you haven't turned in, get them in ASAP. And continue to make up those hours! Those seniors with negative hours will be reviewed within the next couple of weeks, and may likely be dismissed if conditions don't improve.

Be sure to be checking the blog for regular updates!

Becky Yep

Holiday Giftwrap!

Hey NHS, as far as I know, not many people have volunteered for this holiday giftwrap at the mall in Columbia this December. I have to get volunteers FIRST and then call the mall and reserve our spots, so please sign up ASAP!

Becky Yep

Service Opportunity: Holiday Giftwrapping!

Hey NHS, here's a great opportunity that we have participated in during years past. It's lots of fun and really helps the public during the holiday season.

Holiday Gift Wrap at the Columbia Shopping Mall- basically you stand at a table for a couple of hours and help people wrap their holiday gifts. No big deal! :)

The dates are broken up into several four-hour shifts. The shifts run: 10-2, 2-6, 6-10

Dates:
Friday, Dec 4 (need two volunteers per shift)
Saturday, Dec 5 (4 volunteers/shift)
Wed, Dec 9 (4 volunteers/shift)
Friday, Dec 11 (6 volunteers/shift)
Saturday, Dec 12 (8 volunteers/shift)
Wed, Dec 16 (8 Volunteers/shift)
Thurs, Dec 17 (8 volunteers/shift)
Fri, Dec 18 (8 volunteers/shift)

For Sat, Dec 19 (10 volunteers/shift) and Mon, Dec 21 (8 volunteers/shift), the shifts are: 9-1:30, 1:30-6:30, 6:30-11

I know that this is a long way away, but please get those hours in and sign up! This is something that we volunteer for every year; it's a lot of fun and an easy way to cumulative a lot of hours. I need to get a preliminary head count, so let me know if you're interested!

Becky Yep

MultiCultural Festival

Hi everyone, thanks for the great feedback in volunteering for the MultiCultural festival on October 3rd and 4th!

Here is the basic information again:
Orthodox Church of St Matthew Multi-Cultural Fall Festival
7271 Eden Brook Drive
Columbia, MD
Kings Contrivance Village Center

contact: Kristi Sturm, program coordinator (report to her in the kid's corner upon arrival)
kristi.sturm@verizon.net, 410-507-4506

Make sure you wear appropriate clothing for family oriented outdoor activities!
Don't forget to get your hours documented!

Here are the volunteers I have so far:

Saturday
Shift 1: Grace Freund, Lena Carmona, Amy Lee, Imani Williams, Lori Arnold
Shift 2: Corinne Straube, Lena Carmona, Dong-Ju Lee, Taylor Babin
Shift 3: Maryssa Timberlake

Sunday
Shift 1: Olivia Vo
Shift 2: Dong-Ju Lee
Andrew Walker


We could still use tons more volunteers! Get those hours in early!

Becky Yep