philanthropy vs. service

[arrwgrl]

Hey Everyone! Happy Holidays! I have a question as the new VP Philanthropy...We are planning out the next semester (and thinking about next year) for our philanthropy events, and I was wondering how your chapters were implementing the new CAR program and what activities you had planned for Read Across America Day. Also, our chapter is very good at Philanthropies...at raising money for different organizations (over $13,000 at Relay for Life last year...the highest in our community) but we are lacking in any type of service activities. We read at a local school once during our Links to Literacy week, but that is about it. I was wondering if other chapters did any actual service events in the community or if most were focused on raising money. Or what kind of balance you have found between them.... Thanks!