Savannah River Local Section Share Your Story – ACS Leadership Institute

1. American Chemical Society Savannah River Local SectionShare Your Story – ACS Leadership Institute Lindsay Sexton Chair-Elect Savannah River Local Section

2. ACS – Savannah River Hispanic Outreach Event • La Semana Nacional de la Química (National Chemistry Week) • First time event held in 2011 and repeated in 2012 • Children from an underprivileged local Hispanic community participated in hands-on chemistry demonstrations • Event held at Casa Esperanza, a house offering after-school programs to keep children in a safe environment American Chemical Society

3. ACS – Savannah River Hispanic Outreach Event • Activity Development & Planning: • Local section member volunteers at a church in the Hispanic community • Local section saw an opportunity to reach out to a community that may not otherwise be exposed to National Chemistry Week • Activity was planned through the ACS – SR National Chemistry Week sub-committee • Activities were flexible in order to provide relevance for the large age span (toddlers to teenagers) • Several Spanish speaking members of the local section volunteered American Chemical Society

4. ACS – Savannah River Hispanic Outreach Event • Activity Funding: • Funding provided through the ACS –SR local section • ACS tools such as the Spanish version of hand-outs were given to the students and their parents • Local church provided facilities to hold the event • Impact: • 2011 event had 3 students attend • 2012 event had 20 students + parents attend • Event was deemed an extreme success • Students still ask the ACS section contact when she will bring "more science experiments". American Chemical Society