Congratulations to the Fall 2010 E-Board members!
President: Alex Harding
Service Vice President: Lindsay Webber
Membership Vice President: Alexis Martin
Pledgemaster: Vidhika Agrawal
Fellowship Chair: Crystal Ortiz
Philanthropy Chair: Catherine Hibbitt
PR Coordinator: Amber Danielecki
Alumni Coordinator: Audrey Bannon
Recording Secretary: Alyssa Freeman
Sergeant-At-Arms: Ryan Arens
Historian: Alisha Feldman
Summer Booth Chair: Camille Liebnitzky
St. Francis House
The St. Francis House Board of Directors and I would like to thank you for your very generous donation. Your donation will be used for the guests and visitors of our emergency shelter and soup kitchen, as well as those that reside in our transitional housing. Without the generosity and support from you and other members of the community, we would not be able to make a difference in the lives of the homeless and hungry that come to us for help.
Your continued support is one of the reasons we experience the success identified above. Thank you again for your contribution to improving the lives of so many individuals within the community by financially supporting the work of St. Francis House.
Sincerely,
Kent Vann
ByStudents
Dear Alpha Phi Omega,
Congratulations! On behalf of ByStudents, I am proud to provide Alpha Phi Omega with a check to support the St. Francis House in Gainesville. Your responses will go to help thousands of future UF students learn about the school.
Again, congrats!
All the best,
Mike Dang
Editor for UF
Tau Chapter of the University of Florida invites you to share a fun-filled weekend of leadership, friendship, and service!
Tentative Schedule
Friday, February 26
6:00pm – 10:00pm Potluck – Brothers arrive and meeting their weekend hosts
Saturday, February 27
9:00am – 12:00pm APO LEADS: LAUNCH program
12:00pm – 5:00pm Volunteer at the World’s Largest Water Balloon Fight Against Breast Cancer (in shifts)
10:00pm – 2:00am EPIC NIGHT at Downtown Gainesville Club
Sunday, February 28
10:00am – 12:00pm Brunch and Campus Tour
More information to come soon!
Contact Emily Sasser for more information!
email: esasser5@me.com
phone: 321-217-7565
The February issue of the Tau Chapter Times has been published! Copies are available in the booth, or you can get a digital copy here.
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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
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.
