General Meeting September 22 2009 South Kedzie Rm

General Meeting September 22, 2009 South Kedzie Rm. 107 6: 30 PM

2009 Eboard President- Lauren Still Executive Vice President/ VP PACE- Linnea Czerney Treasurer- Kate Gay Information Technology Representative- Patrick Hourigan VP PACE- Claire Antaya VP Community Service- India Ramsey Community Service Representative/ Historian- Sarah Varney Community Service Representative- Kaleigh Robichaud Advisor- Dr. Degraw

ICE BREAKER IN THE NEXT COUPLE MINUTES INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO ONE OR TWO PEOPLE NEAR YOU (MAJOR, YEAR, HOMETOWN ETC. )

Two Eboard Positions Open • Secretary: Taking minutes at all meetings, turning in activity sheets to nationals, and being a part of the NSCS eboard! • VP of Public Relations/Recruitment: Help get the word out about NSCS, great position for a marketing/advertising/PR major to use their skills to recruit new members! A committee will be organized to brainstorm and put ideas into action. • Please see us afterwards if you are interested for further information • Log onto the website to get an application and email to stillla 1@msu. edu

Our Chapter Website • https: //www. msu. edu/~nscs/

Induction Attendee Scholarship • http: //www. nscs. org/scholarships/inductionrecognition

Community Service Events • AIDS WALK This Sunday September 27 @ 10: 00 Contact ramseyin@msu. edu • White Hills Nursing Home (On Hagadorn) -October 3 rd, 3 -4 PM -Need 5 -6 for Activity Time, Playing Wii games, card games etc. ramseyin@msu. edu

Community Service • Ronald Mc. Donald Dinner: September 30 th @ 5 PM Contact varneys 1@msu. edu • Boys and Girls Club Halloween Party: October 30 th from 5: 30 – 7: 30 It ends early so you can volunteer first and still go out later! Help kids with games, check in, etc. Also a good opportunity to dress up in a costume! http: //www. bgclansing. org/events. php -Contact ramseyin@msu. edu

More Comm. Service… • Neighborhood Clean-Up What: East Lansing Neighborhood Clean-Up When: Sunday, October 4 @ 10: 30 am Where: Parking lot at rear of EL Police Station **Donuts and Juice will be provided!! Awesome Fall community service event, bring friends! Robicha 5@msu. edu • Volunteer Day at Lake Lansing Park South (1621 Pike St. ) on Saturday October 10 th - seal coating our wooden playground - Beginning at 10: 00 am - I would be looking for 20 -40 volunteers for this project. - Robicha 5@msu. edu

Point System • Point system General Meetings- 5 pts. Item of the Month- 5 pts. PACE- 5 pts. every time you attend Service Projects/Social Events- 5 pts. per hour Creating a service project for the society- 10 pts.

Other Info from our Historian. . • If you are a graduating senior to get cords you will need to attend at least 3 general meetings and attend at 6 community service/social events throughout the year. This is the only way to get your senior cords! For those graduating in December. . . contact me individually to work something out. Varneys 1@msu. edu Also any pictures from the induction ceremony sent to me would be awesome for our online gallery. Send pictures to Sarah at varneys 1@msu. edu • Thanks!

Planning on Achieving College Excellence Claire, VP Linnea, VP • Mentoring program @ Holt Junior High School Located in Holt, MI (15 minutes from MSU Campus) • Help 6 th, 7 th, & 8 th graders with homework -Math (algebra-middle school level)** -Science (middle school level) -English (middle school level) Also, these students love to hear about your day at MSU. You are not just a tutor, you are a mentor to a younger generation! Think POSITIVE ROLE MODEL!

PACE Con’t… • Available to: ALL NSCS members and Non-NSCS students (so you can bring a friend!) Program Times: 2: 30 PM-3: 30 PM MONDAY-FRIDAY 8: 00 AM-10: 00 AM Wednesday MORNING (twice on Wednesday) ***We do carpool so if you don’t have a ride, we will find one for you! How To Get Involved: Sign-Up after the meeting! ~We then begin the process of collecting everyone’s information, setting up a car pool, and then the program begins! Direct Current Questions To CLAIRE: pfcsrocks@gmail. com

Movie Night Halloween is around the corner and its about time to start watching some SCARY movies! • Bring friends, Halloween candy, baggies, decorations etc. or just bring yourself and help us put together some goodie bags for local children and pediatric patients while watching a seriously scary movie! • Food and Beverages will be provided • Thursday October 15 at 7: 00 PM in South Kedzie Rm. 107

RAFFLE!

Lets Recap… • What can you do? -Volunteer as much as you want with PACE -Take advantage of Community Service Activities -Lend a hand at movie night • How about leadership? -Apply for an open Eboard position -Plan your own community service event and talk about it at our next meeting -Come next time and learn about our committees (Great positions to have on your resume!)

Next General Meeting • Our next general meeting will be held on Wednesday October 28 th • In South Kedzie Rm. 107…at 7: 30 PM • Pumpkin Contest!

Next Item of the Month • The item of the month will be supplies for 3 rd grade children at Duke Ellington Detroit Public School: -Kleenex/paper towel -Liquid Hand Sanitizer -Erasers (little pink ones) -Holiday Construction Paper -Laffy Taffy/ tall String Licorice -Pop tarts and Gram Cracker like snacks (Many of the students come to school and have not eaten yet!) **Some of the kids come to school under dressed in the winter, Navy Blue sweaters, zip ups or cardigans would be a great thing to buy with a friend as your item to keep this class warm (Navy Blue is the color they are suppose to wear at school) They are kids medium size (ages 7/8). The info from tonight will be posted on our website and remember to contact any eboard members with questions, concerns, or ideas!

ICE CREAM SOCIAL!