General Meeting

1. General Meeting September 22, 2009 South Kedzie Rm. 107 6:30 PM

2. 2009 Eboard President- Lauren Still Executive Vice President/ VP PACE- Linnea Czerney Treasurer- Kate Gay Information Technology Representative- Patrick Hourigan VP PACE- Claire Antaya VP Community Service- India Ramsey Community Service Representative/ Historian- Sarah Varney Community Service Representative- Kaleigh Robichaud Advisor- Dr. Degraw

3. ICE BREAKERIN THE NEXT COUPLE MINUTES INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO ONE OR TWO PEOPLE NEAR YOU (MAJOR, YEAR, HOMETOWN ETC.)

4. Two Eboard Positions Open • Secretary: Taking minutes at all meetings, turning in activity sheets to nationals, and being a part of the NSCS eboard! • VP of Public Relations/Recruitment: Help get the word out about NSCS, great position for a marketing/advertising/PR major to use their skills to recruit new members! A committee will be organized to brainstorm and put ideas into action. • Please see us afterwards if you are interested for further information • Log onto the website to get an application and email to stillla1@msu.edu

5. Our Chapter Website • https://www.msu.edu/~nscs/

6. Induction Attendee Scholarship • http://www.nscs.org/scholarships/induction-recognition

7. Community Service Events • AIDS WALK This Sunday September 27 @ 10:00 Contact ramseyin@msu.edu • White Hills Nursing Home (On Hagadorn) -October 3rd, 3-4 PM -Need 5-6 for Activity Time, Playing Wii games, card games etc. ramseyin@msu.edu

8. Community Service • Ronald McDonald Dinner: September 30th @ 5 PM Contact varneys1@msu.edu • Boys and Girls Club Halloween Party: October 30th from 5:30 – 7:30 It ends early so you can volunteer first and still go out later! Help kids with games, check in, etc. Also a good opportunity to dress up in a costume! http://www.bgclansing.org/events.php -Contact ramseyin@msu.edu

9. More Comm. Service… • Neighborhood Clean-Up What: East Lansing Neighborhood Clean-Up When: Sunday, October 4 @ 10:30am Where: Parking lot at rear of EL Police Station **Donuts and Juice will be provided!! Awesome Fall community service event, bring friends! Robicha5@msu.edu • Volunteer Day at Lake Lansing Park South (1621 Pike St.) on Saturday October 10th - seal coating our wooden playground • Beginning at 10:00am • I would be looking for 20-40 volunteers for this project. • Robicha5@msu.edu

10. Point System • Point systemGeneral Meetings- 5pts.Item of the Month- 5pts.PACE- 5pts. every time you attendService Projects/Social Events- 5 pts. per hourCreating a service project for the society- 10pts.

11. Other Info from our Historian.. • If you are a graduating senior to get cords you will need to attend at least 3 general meetings and attend at 6 community service/social events throughout the year.  This is the only way to get your senior cords!  For those graduating in December...contact me individually to work something out. Varneys1@msu.eduAlso any pictures from the induction ceremony sent to me would be awesome for our online gallery. Send pictures to Sarah at varneys1@msu.edu • Thanks!

12. Planning on Achieving College Excellence                      Claire, VP   Linnea, VP • Mentoring program @ Holt Junior High School  Located in Holt, MI   (15 minutes from MSU Campus) • Help 6th, 7th, & 8th graders with homework    -Math (algebra-middle school level)**    -Science (middle school level)    -English (middle school level)Also, these students love to hear about your day at MSU. You are not just a tutor, you are a mentor to a younger generation!Think POSITIVE ROLE MODEL!

13. PACE Con’t… • Available to: ALL NSCS members and Non-NSCS students (so you can bring a friend!)Program Times: 2:30 PM-3:30 PM MONDAY-FRIDAY8:00 AM-10:00 AM Wednesday MORNING  (twice on Wednesday)***We do carpool so if you don’t have a ride, we will find one for you!How To Get Involved:Sign-Up after the meeting! ~We then begin the process of collecting everyone’s information, setting up a car pool, and then the program begins!Direct Current Questions To CLAIRE: pfcsrocks@gmail.com

14. Movie Night Halloween is around the corner and its about time to start watching some SCARY movies! • Bring friends, Halloween candy, baggies, decorations etc. or just bring yourself and help us put together some goodie bags for local children and pediatric patients while watching a seriously scary movie! • Food and Beverages will be provided • Thursday October 15 at 7:00 PM in South Kedzie Rm. 107

15. RAFFLE!

16. Lets Recap… • What can you do? -Volunteer as much as you want with PACE -Take advantage of Community Service Activities -Lend a hand at movie night • How about leadership? -Apply for an open Eboard position -Plan your own community service event and talk about it at our next meeting -Come next time and learn about our committees (Great positions to have on your resume!)

17. Next General Meeting • Our next general meeting will be held on Wednesday October 28th • In South Kedzie Rm. 107…at 7:30 PM • Pumpkin Contest!

18. Next Item of the Month • The item of the month will be supplies for 3rd grade children at Duke Ellington Detroit Public School: -Kleenex/paper towel -Liquid Hand Sanitizer -Erasers (little pink ones) -Holiday Construction Paper -Laffy Taffy/ tall String Licorice -Pop tarts and Gram Cracker like snacks (Many of the students come to school and have not eaten yet!) **Some of the kids come to school under dressed in the winter, Navy Blue sweaters, zip ups or cardigans would be a great thing to buy with a friend as your item to keep this class warm (Navy Blue is the color they are suppose to wear at school) They are kids medium size (ages 7/8). The info from tonight will be posted on our website and remember to contact any eboard members with questions, concerns, or ideas!

19. ICE CREAM SOCIAL!