active community service ideas?

[number11]

Hi, I'm in APO (Alpha Phi Omega), a community service coed fraternity. Each pledge class needs to have their own unique community service event. Raising money for a charity or local cause, while totally awesome!, does not fill this requirement.

So I was wondering if anyone had any ideas/previous experience?

We have a group of 45, so volunteering at the local soup kitchen or Boys and Girls club won't work... we all have to do something together.

Also, no one likes to spend money... so we're limited in some ways.

Some current ideas:
trash clean-up (even though our APO already has this as its big event)
visiting the senior center (it IS large enough to accommodate us)


Any ideas would be more than welcomed!
Thank you!

[brunetteddd]

you could have a carnival for the local Boys and Girls club (or just local kids in general). Try and get local businesses to donate money/food (just simple things) and then put together some really easy carnival games that your members can operate.

[ree-Xi]

Originally Posted by number11

Hi, I'm in APO (Alpha Phi Omega), a community service coed fraternity. Each pledge class needs to have their own unique community service event. Raising money for a charity or local cause, while totally awesome!, does not fill this requirement.

So I was wondering if anyone had any ideas/previous experience?

We have a group of 45, so volunteering at the local soup kitchen or Boys and Girls club won't work... we all have to do something together.

Also, no one likes to spend money... so we're limited in some ways.

Some current ideas:
trash clean-up (even though our APO already has this as its big event)
visiting the senior center (it IS large enough to accommodate us)


Any ideas would be more than welcomed!
Thank you!

I am all for helping fellow Greeks, especially when it comes to service ideas, but I imagine that part of your project (and the purpose of doing it as a pledge class) is figuring out where and how you can help. As a pledge class, I am sure that you can each come up with 3 ideas and vote on them. For everyone to be involved, you can divide it into sections, like planning, set-up, and day-of.

Determine where there is a need on campus/in the community, and then figure out how you can help.

This is what you will be expected to be able to do as an active member of a service organization; it's training. Good luck!

[CUBuffs]

Do you have a Race for the Cure 5K walk or something similar? They can always use a ton of volunteers, either on the day of the event directing people or stuffing goody bags before hand. Or does that count as raising money for charity?