ServiceNation Home Depot Gift Cards for MLK Day Projects (Deadline: January 7)
ServiceNation would like to support your MLK Day of Service activities. Through a generous gift from the Home Depot Foundation, Service Nation has been given $5,000 worth of Home Depot gift cards.
The gift cards will be given out in $500 increments to support sustainability or community revitalization projects taking place on or around MLK Day.
To apply for this grant, please submit your proposals by January 7th through our short online application: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGw5STVpT2pQZ2t6N1RkSy1vSnRjUnc6MA
Friday, December 18, 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Get Involved! All America High School Service Team
All America High School Service Team FAQ’s
What is the AAHST Award?
All America High School Service Team recognizes students who have made exemplary contributions in the service areas of: health, education, environment, economics or community.
Who can apply?
· Be a high school student;
· Be a US citizen or permanent resident of the US;
What do you win?
There are 2 levels of awards the first being the most significant.
Service Team Awards:
1st Team- Three awardees from each category of service (health, education, environment, economics, and community) and a parent or guardian will receive an all expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. to receive an award and recognition from the U.S. Secretary of Education. Each 1st Service Team awardee will become a national youth spokesperson for service and a member of The LEAGUE National Youth Commission Advisors.
2nd Team- Three awardees from each category of service (health, education, environment, economics, and community) will receive a framed certificate of acknowledgement for exemplary contributions to their community and local media recognition.
How do you apply?
The application for the All America High School Service Team will be available January 17th 2010.
Please check after Jan 1st 2010 www.theleague.org to find out where to apply.
Who is eligible to apply?
· Students must be involved in dynamic community service projects. Dynamic projects are defined as projects where the student has lead and involved others in service in the area of health, education, environment, economics, or community, and which has had a measurable impact.
· Nominees will be judged on the completion of the following:
1) Nomination Form
2) Nominee Recommendation Form
3) Appendix Form.
· Additional factors may be considered as determined by the judges prior to final scoring.
When is the nomination deadline?
Then nomination is March 1st 2010, all applications received after the due date will be disqualified.
To learn more about the All American High School Service Team nomination process, please contact Kelli Brown, Project Manager via email at Kelli.Brown@leagueworldwide.org
What is the AAHST Award?
All America High School Service Team recognizes students who have made exemplary contributions in the service areas of: health, education, environment, economics or community.
Who can apply?
· Be a high school student;
· Be a US citizen or permanent resident of the US;
What do you win?
There are 2 levels of awards the first being the most significant.
Service Team Awards:
1st Team- Three awardees from each category of service (health, education, environment, economics, and community) and a parent or guardian will receive an all expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. to receive an award and recognition from the U.S. Secretary of Education. Each 1st Service Team awardee will become a national youth spokesperson for service and a member of The LEAGUE National Youth Commission Advisors.
2nd Team- Three awardees from each category of service (health, education, environment, economics, and community) will receive a framed certificate of acknowledgement for exemplary contributions to their community and local media recognition.
How do you apply?
The application for the All America High School Service Team will be available January 17th 2010.
Please check after Jan 1st 2010 www.theleague.org to find out where to apply.
Who is eligible to apply?
· Students must be involved in dynamic community service projects. Dynamic projects are defined as projects where the student has lead and involved others in service in the area of health, education, environment, economics, or community, and which has had a measurable impact.
· Nominees will be judged on the completion of the following:
1) Nomination Form
2) Nominee Recommendation Form
3) Appendix Form.
· Additional factors may be considered as determined by the judges prior to final scoring.
When is the nomination deadline?
Then nomination is March 1st 2010, all applications received after the due date will be disqualified.
To learn more about the All American High School Service Team nomination process, please contact Kelli Brown, Project Manager via email at Kelli.Brown@leagueworldwide.org
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Going for the Extra Point
The Drive is done, you are thinking about King Day, but haven't committed yet....
Challenge your students to go for the "extra point" and finalize a King Day project before they leave for Xmas break.
It will fit in nicely with lessons about giving and sharing at this time of year and allow you a much needed time filler that will actually mean something in the future!
Below are 10 Easy King Day Ideas
1. Teach a game to younger students at an after-school program. Help them play fairly and teach them to use problem-solving to settle disputes.
2.Create cards of support for children or families in a homeless shelter or for service men and women.
3.Give flowers (real or artistic models) to residents in a retirement community
4.Students can read aloud to preschool-age children at an at-risk school or shelter to help the children develop a love of reading.
5.Play games with children from a local at-risk school.
6.Arrange regular class visits to residents at a retirement home.
7.Learn to knit, and donate homemade hats.
8.Make and give out buttons with kindness slogans on them.
9.Create bookmarks with kindness slogans and random acts of kindness ideas.
10.Give a compliment to someone.
End your year with a big W! Plan King Day now!
Challenge your students to go for the "extra point" and finalize a King Day project before they leave for Xmas break.
It will fit in nicely with lessons about giving and sharing at this time of year and allow you a much needed time filler that will actually mean something in the future!
Below are 10 Easy King Day Ideas
1. Teach a game to younger students at an after-school program. Help them play fairly and teach them to use problem-solving to settle disputes.
2.Create cards of support for children or families in a homeless shelter or for service men and women.
3.Give flowers (real or artistic models) to residents in a retirement community
4.Students can read aloud to preschool-age children at an at-risk school or shelter to help the children develop a love of reading.
5.Play games with children from a local at-risk school.
6.Arrange regular class visits to residents at a retirement home.
7.Learn to knit, and donate homemade hats.
8.Make and give out buttons with kindness slogans on them.
9.Create bookmarks with kindness slogans and random acts of kindness ideas.
10.Give a compliment to someone.
End your year with a big W! Plan King Day now!
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.....
The countdown is on! How many more days till that much needed Christmas break? 17? 18? Forget the extra wordsearch pages, jumbles, and trivia, take this time to plan your King Day event!
Many King Day service project ideas fit well with the spirit of Christmas. Challenge your students to think about caring, respect, and fairness during the holiday season and beyond.
Choose your captains and take some time to brainstorm all the ways you can show respect throughout your school and community.
Start simple, think about people in the school building that do things for the teachers and students each day, how can your students show them that their hard work is appreciated?
Take these last loooong days before break to do something meaningful with your students and get ahead of the game!
Many King Day service project ideas fit well with the spirit of Christmas. Challenge your students to think about caring, respect, and fairness during the holiday season and beyond.
Choose your captains and take some time to brainstorm all the ways you can show respect throughout your school and community.
Start simple, think about people in the school building that do things for the teachers and students each day, how can your students show them that their hard work is appreciated?
Take these last loooong days before break to do something meaningful with your students and get ahead of the game!
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