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Early Learning Coalition of Alachua County – School Projects during Summer A/B
Dear Alpha Phi Omega,
On behalf of the Early Learning Coalition of Alachua County, Jessica and I
want to send a huge THANK-YOU to Alpha Phi Omega for the invaluable service provided in
assisting us with playground construction. Not just once, but three times
you came out to different child care programs. Twice you
traveled the 20 miles out to High Springs from Gainesville, braving scorching
summer sun and heat, and even torrential rain—working straight through it!
Always you brought exceptionally willing attitudes, cheerful spirits,
enthusiasm, and expertise! Now, where there were no appropriate
outdoor play areas for these children, there are now stimulating and exciting
playgrounds!
Please know how much we, the child care providers, and the children
appreciate you and the significant difference you’ve helped make in our
community!
With warm regards,
Lynn Blakeslee, Quality Program Coordinator
Phoenix Animal Rescue – Pit Bull Awareness Day 10/4/09
Dear Alpha Phi Omega,
I am writing to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of the work you did for Pit Bull Awareness Day. Thanks to you guys, setting up and running the booths was a piece of cake. This is my third year working with PBAD, and it’s never gone so smoothly. Having you all there made things run so much better. I really appreciate each and every one of you taking the time on a Sunday to help us out. Because of your help, we were able to raise over $1000 to help rescue, rehabilitate and rehome local pit bulls. As the “mom” of a rescued and rehabilitated pit bull myself, this means so much to me.
Thanks again! I hope we have the opportunity to work with your organization again. You guys are great!
Alison Hightower
Campus Diplomats – UF Family Weekend 10/3/09
Good Afternoon Alpha Phi Omega!
I want to take a moment to express our appreciation for your contributions to Family Weekend 2009: Bringing Home the Orange & Blue! With your contribution to the Family Fair, and Kick Off setup and tear down we were able to move efficiently and effectively through the weekend and provide several participants with a great opportunity to enjoy a fun relaxed atmosphere and interact with some of UF’s finest student leaders. I greatly appreciate the time you took out of your weekend to join us for Family Weekend and hope that you enjoyed your experience.
You can take a look at our pictures from the weekend online at http://uffamilyweekend2009.shutterfly.com. If you have any pictures you would like us to include in these albums, please pass them along my way
Many thanks for your support!
Jaime
Jaime A. Baker
Assistant Director New Student Programs
University of Florida
Heifer Living Market Fall Festival – Set up, Clean up, and Running event 10/10/09
Hi Alpha Phi Omega,
Thanks so much for coming out and helping. All of the volunteers made hauling tables, etc. much more efficient. We ended up raising about $1,300, which was pleasantly surprising due to the low turn out. Not to mention we were able to raise awareness about the work of Heifer International as well as bring numerous churches and groups throughout the community to work together (which does not seem to happen as often as one might hope). All in all, it was a worthwhile event. Thank you again for all your assistance and leadership, and thanks for the invitation to help with future (hopefully bigger 
events.
Peace,
Traci
Haven Hospice Coats For Kids – Nov. 17 2009
Members of the Alpha Phi Omega Fraternaty,
We at Haven Hospice, The Attic would like to thank you for your recent donation of your valuable time to help us in the Coats For Kids donation drive and give away. The event was a tremendous success and we are thankful for your help to bring this project to a successful conclusion. We collected over 600 coats during the donation drive and gave out coats to over 130 families. As the coats warm the recipients bodies, your hearts should be warmed knowing that your efforts are appreciated!
Again, thank you for your support!
Michael H. Ingram
Manager of Retail Operations
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Puppy Hill Farm Animal Rescue – November 21, 2009
Dear Alpha Phi Omega,
Thanks so much to all of you for spending a whole morning (and a game morning at that!) building and painting donation boxes for Puppy Hill Farm Animal Rescue. The dog houses are SOOOO sweet, I can’t believe how talented you all are! Now they are bound for the counters of local vets and businesses, where they’ll raise some much needed funds for PHF, as well as helping us raise awareness for animal rescue.
In 2008 Puppy Hill Farm helped 587 dogs and 123 cats find permanent, loving homes. With the help of APO Tau Chapter and other wonderful volunteers and supporters like you, we’re on track to do even better in 2009. Again, thanks for helping us help the animals.
Sincerely,
Priscilla Caplan
for Puppy Hill Farm
Ways to Get Service Hours
- Weekday Service project
- Weekend Service projects
- Concessions *Talk to Treasurer*
- Committee Hours (Brother 9 hr max , Pledge 4 hr max)
- Outside Hours *Brothers Only*
- Other: Donate Blood (.5 hr), Locks of Love (1 hr), Ink Cartridges (.5 hr each, 4 cart. max), Voting (.5hr)
- Write first and last name of brothers and pledges.
- Email the list of names and the hours to the SVP as soon as possible.
- Make sure brothers who leave early or stay longer let you know, so you can write down the right hours.
- If you want to guarantee that you did not miss anyone, get everyone’s names down before the project starts, then check the list again right before the project ends.
- If there are pledges, check for their pledge pins.
- Brothers: Verbally let the liaison know that you are there, it makes it less likely that they will miss you.
- If hours don’t get turned in you don’t get hours. Be sure to email the SVP!
- Make sure you include half of your total travel time into service hours. So if it took an hour to drive to and from service, then a half hour of service will be added.
- Remember, as the project liaison it is not just your responsibility to write down names. You are there to make sure brothers and pledges are representing Alpha Phi Omega positively, especially if the SVP is not at the project.
The newest issue of the Tau Chapter Times is now available! Download it here.
How to volunteer at the Humane Society:
- Fill out the volunteer application.
- Do an orientation (contact the SVP if you have questions about orientation dates).
- Once you’ve done the orientation, use your login information (from the email that is sent to you after filling out the application) to sign up for volunteer shifts at the site below (we generally go on Fridays from 4:30-6:30).
- Sign up to volunteer.
How to volunteer at Gainesville Pet Rescue:
- You must fill out the volunteer application.
- Look at the handbook.
- Talk to one of the brothers who have gone through orientation:
- Nirvana Bissessar
- Rob Klaasen
- Amanda Prats
- Gabi Cervoni
- Lindsay Webber
- John Coop
**Closed-toed shoes are required for these projects**
Epsilon Iota’s pledge class service project made it into the Gainesville Sun!
Thanks to volunteers for all your help
The Early Learning Coalition of Alachua County wants to extend it’s sincere thanks to all of our volunteers.
Students helped us from multiple colleges, many of which connected with our agency through the Center for Leadership and Service and Multi Cultural and Diversity Affairs.
We also want to thank our group volunteers; those who participated in Gator Plunge, which was wonderfully handled by Cassidy Young through the Center for Leadership. These volunteers enabled us to fix up many child care centers to create better learning environments for young children.
We would also like to thank Ignite, led by David Vargas, and Alpha Phi Omega, led by Emily Sasser, who helped with two events we hosted for children and families.
The volunteers are mostly from the University of Florida and are critical to multiple agencies that serve the Gainesville community. They help us while gaining valuable experience and leadership skills to help secure better jobs; all which make the University of Florida look fantastic.
Please consider what these groups do as a serious part of their education and the university producing successful graduates.
As “Title Town” for sports and higher education, let’s show the world that we are also Title Town for community service and early learning.
Sheryl Eddie,
Community outreach coordinator,
Early Learning Coalition of Alachua County,
Gainesville