LZHS Interact 2015-2016 Remaining Meetings ○ 3/22 ○ 4/12 ○ 4/26 ○ 5/10 ○ 5/24 Requirements ● Minimum of 20 hours ○ recommended NOT REQUIRED to complete 5 per quarter ● 10 group meetings ● Complete 1 of 2 mandatory group projects ○ Will count for total hours! ○ Badminton Tournament ○ Blanket tying Expected Membership Level ● We have send out a Google form where you must fill out your expected hours for the year ○ Just an estimate, not a requirement ○ Please be realistic! ○ You MUST meet the hour AND meeting requirements! ○ If you do not fill out the form, we will assume you do not intend to complete your hours and you will not receive membership credit RYLA Leadership Conference RYLA Leadership Conference Session 1: March 10-13 OR Session 2: April 7-10 Applications on our Interact Website! Submit completed applications to Ms. Kasdorf at least 3 weeks before session dates. 2016 Blanket Making Day: March 19th, 2016 12:00pm ✧ fabric (2 yards) = 1 hour ✧ volunteering = 2 hours ✧ both = 3 hours 2016 Interact Breakfast: May 19th at 7:20am SaLT Summer Trip to Alaska! Service and Learning Together Come talk to Ms. Kasdorf or e-mail her for details! T-Shirts ● If you ordered a t-shirt, please pay and pick it up ASAP!! ● Extra t-shirts will be sold for $15, first come first serve This Bar Saves Lives ● If there is enough interest, we will be selling This Bar Saves Lives granola bars again this year as a fundraiser ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Each bar sold=1 meal donated to a child in need 9 bars per box, $2 per bar 1 hour per box Max 4 boxes Pay in advance, then keep money collected ● Will send out a Google Form to see who is interested! NHS ● Interact and NHS are teaming up to make sure every event gets enough volunteers ● Will send out links to NHS Doodle Pages through Remind 101 ○ Anyone can sign up, even if you aren’t in NHS ● No double dipping!! If you are in Interact and NHS, you can only get hours for one club Home of the Sparrow: Thrift Store Volunteering Help Homeless Women and Children in Your Community By Volunteering at Our: Sparrow’s Nest Thrift Store – Mundelein, 357 Townline Road OR Sparrow’s Nest Thrift Store – Palatine, 275 E. Northwest Hwy. You may help out any weekday after school until 7:00 p.m., or on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Volunteer duties include accepting and sorting donations, pricing and displaying merchandise, sales assistance, customer service, testing electronics, silk floral arranging, holiday decorating, and so much more. Home of the Sparrow: Thrift Store Volunteering Handouts with application information will be up front after our meeting! St. Francis Food Pantry ● ● ● ● Thursday 3/10 10 volunteers Thursday 3/17 15 volunteers Saturday 2/12 5 volunteers Saturday 3/19 5 volunteers Meetings ● Watch the meetings to make sure you qualify for your member status ● As of this meeting we will no longer be signing sheets if you forgot yours. FMSC Upcoming March 28th (9:30-11:30 AM) Tuesday March 29th (12PM-2PM) -during spring break -at Schaumburg Spencer Loomis Spring Sports Spectacular ● ● ● ● ● Saturday March 19th from 4-6pm Main Street Sports Sport activities,muscle painting, concessions 14 spots left Use their Sign Up Genius ○ Sent out via email St. Paddy’s 5k/10k event ● Date: 03/12/2016 from 7:00am - 10:30am CST ● Location: Deer Park Town Center, 20330 N Deer Park Blvd., Deer Park, IL 60010 ● Direct runners, pass out water, and help out with registration ● All slots filled Emmaus House Dinner No volunteers required so far Thrive After Three ● The link for March’s TAT will be sent out through Remind101 soon! Therapeutic Horseback Riding Orientations ● Walk On orientation ○ 26665 West Cuba Road, Barrington ○ Saturday Feb 27th and March 12th from 3-5pm ○ **Need to contact them ahead of time to orientation because there are limited spots ■ Call (847) 381-4231 to register! sign up ● Partners for Progress orientation ○ 23525 W Milton Road, Wauconda ○ Monday, April 4th at 4:30 ○ Call or email ahead of time at (847) volunteer@partnersforprogressnfp.org 226-1300 Interact Website Send pictures to Ms. Kasdorf - lauren. kasdorf@lz95.org or to any of the officers! Get Reminders! Remind 101 Twitter: @lzhsinteract2015 Website: Search for “LZHS Interact”