Welcome to Adopt A School!September 10, 2014

Officers

Emily HymanPresident

Erin YevinsVice President

Officers

Erin FordSecretary

Kate ShafferTreasurer

Officers

Katie BakerTHON Chair

THON

• Our THON child is Mario Ouardi • He will turn 8 years old on October 27

Mario Ouardi

• Diagnosed with Stage IV Neuroblastoma at 9 weeks old

• He underwent several rounds of chemotherapy and has been cancer free ever since! Yay!

Biography Page

1. Name2. Favorite Color3. Favorite Sport4. Favorite Food5. Favorite THON memory/What you are

looking forward to for your first THON6. A short message to Mario!

We will collect them when you are finished, if you want to bring a picture in next meeting we can attach it to your bio!

Pen Pals

• Paired with a 2nd grade classroom this year

• International Pen Pals• England

• Sweden

VIPS

• Volunteers In Public Schools

• This program provides students in the State College School District with no-cost tutoring/mentoring.

• Tutors are needed in Math, Science, History, English, Literature, World Languages, ESL, Elementary Studies

Harmony Program• Performing arts workshop for kids

with and without special needs, hosted by the National Society of Collegiate Scholars

• Once a week volunteers lead students in acting, dancing, and vocal exercises

• Looking for volunteers! • If you would like more information,

just email us and we can forward you more details!

Prom Attire Event

• We collect gently used formal/prom dresses

• These dresses are sold at a discounted price

• They also collect jewelry, purses, etc.

Work in Classrooms

• Because a lot of us are student teaching, we will be able to do events in our classrooms.

• It can be as simple as coming in to observe or reading or doing a craft

• Elementary, Middle, High School, Special Ed

Social Events

• We like to have fun!

• In the past we’ve hiked Mt. Nittany, had spaghetti socials, movie nights, pizza parties, etc.

• If there is anything in particular you’d like to do definitely let us know!

Thanks for coming! See you in two weeks!