Post on 03-Apr-2016
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District Service Initiative:
The Ronald McDonald House
New Jersey Locations 145 Somerset St New Brunswick, NJ (732) 249-1222 550 Mickle Blvd Camden, NJ (856) 966-4663 131 Bath Ave Long Branch, NJ (732) 222-8755
Our district has decided that the Ronald McDonald House will be our District Service Initiative for the 2014-2015 service year. Our district will adopt a three-pronged approach for this service initiative including: collection, creation, and serving on site. Collection will include collecting pop tabs and possibly collecting food and toys for the various sites in New Jersey. Creation will include making bears and blankets for the children and hats and blankets for the infants of the families staying at the Ronald McDonald House. This will allow for each of the clubs to contribute to our service project from their home clubs! For serving on site the goal is for our district to volunteer at the Ronald McDonald House at least two times each semester. We will visit different sites in New Jersey, making it easier for all of the NJ Circle K members to attend at least one visit. Not only will we be providing much needed services for an amazing organization, these visits are a great opportunity for inter-clubbing with Circle K, Kiwanis, and Key Club! Each club is also encouraged to plan their own visits to a nearby RMH. Our first visit of the semester as a district will take place on September 21st at the Friends and Family Barbeque at the RMH in New Brunswick.
Collection
Creation Serving on
Site
Service Hour Goal: 20,000 hours
How can YOU help the district accomplish its goal of performing at least 20,000 reported service hours?
Make a personal service hour goal! Our goal is to obtain 451 members, thus each member should strive to
serve at least 45 hours.
Each club should host numerous service projects every week, thus allowing their members to easily meet their personal service hour
goal.
Participate in our service projects at the Ronald McDonald Houses!
These service projects will be held at least two times a semester.
Find a service project that you are passionate about and commit to it.
Once you find a service project that is meaningful to you, try to
participate in this project at least once a week!
Other Service Opportunities
Volunteer on Site
Are you interested in going out into the community and volunteering on site? There are various ways to volunteer off campus. Examples of such service projects are:
• Volunteering at a soup kitchen, food pantry, or food bank (visit http://www.homelessshelterdirectory.org/foodbanks/NJfoodbanks.html to find one near your campus)
• Volunteering at a salvation army (i.e. assist with an afterschool program) (visit http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/volunteer to find one near your campus)
• Volunteering at an animal shelter (clean the facility, take the dog for walks, etc…) (visit https://www.petfinder.com/animal-shelters-and-rescues/ to find one near your campus)
• Reading to children and running an activity at a library • Visiting residents at a nursing home and running an activity • Participating in a clean up (If your club is interested in regularly conducting
clean ups, consider participating in the “Adopt-a-Road” program!)
Volunteer on Campus
Are there few opportunities for volunteering in the area or do your club members have little time to travel off campus? There are various ways to volunteer without leaving campus! Examples of such service projects are:
• Making cards for children in the hospital (visit cardsforhospitalizedkids.com)
• Creating door hangers for a local nursing home • Creating care kits for the homeless (visit http://penniesoftime.com/act-of-
kindness-care-kit-for-the-homeless/ for instructions) • Making dog toys for an animal shelter using old t-shirts (visit
http://voodoomolly.blogspot.com/2012/05/no-sew-dog-tug-toy-tutorial.html for instructions)
Make a Homemade Teddy Bear:
1. Print out the template provided on the next page or find the template at http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/bear.html. 2. Use thick paper to make multiple templates. 3. Use the template to trace the pattern on your choice of fabric and cut out two pieces. 4. Sew the two pieces together with the pattern you want on the outside on the inside (use the dotted lines shown in the picture as an estimate of where you should be sewing). Leave about three inches of material unsewn. 5. Flip the bear right side out. 6. Stuff the bear with polyfill. 7. Sew the bear closed. 8. Congratulations! You have made a homemade teddy bear for a child who will LOVE it!
Make a Homemade Hat:
How To:
If you have skill and experience with sewing, try making a hat for infants staying in the hospital! 1. Print out the hat template provided and use thick paper to make multiple templates (or use a store bought hat as a template). The hat should be about 7.5 inches wide and 4 ¾ inches high. 2. Obtain cotton interlock knit fabric (this allows the hat to be stretchable). 3. Trace and cut out two of the hat pieces. 4. Cut out a rectangular piece that is 5 ½ inches by 14 ½ inches. 5. Using a sewing machine or serger, sew the two hat pieces together on the curved edge. 6. Fold the rectangle piece of fabric in half and sew the 5 ½ inch ends together. 7. Fold the rectangle piece of fabric down and place it inside the hat. 8. Sew the bottoms of the two pieces of fabric together. 9. Turn the hat right side out. 10. Iron the folds. 11. Turn the bottom of the hat 1 ½ inches and iron this fold. 12. Add decorative flowers or other designs if you wish. Find more in depth instructions, templates. and pictures here: http://www.makeit-‐loveit.com/2011/02/knit-‐receiving-‐blanketknit-‐baby-‐hats_08.html
Resources
• Ronald McDonald House Charities: http://www.rmhc.org
• Ronald McDonald House of Southern New
Jersey (Camden): http://www.ronaldhouse-snj.org
• Ronald McDonald Houses of Long Branch and
New Brunswick: http://www.rmh-cnj.org
Questions, concerns, or suggestions? Please contact District Service Chair
McKenzie Lillia at kenzielillia@gmail.com