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Happy Hearts for Hurting Heroes:
Summer 2008
Cuyamaca College Trustee and Alpha Pi
Omicron Chapter President Chuck Taylor and members of Phi Theta
Kappa joined over 80 volunteers from the local VFW, Women's
Auxiliary, Military Wives and Family members, Boy Scouts and local
community members to volunteer for The Rescue Task forces "Happy
Hearts for Hurting Heroes" campaign. Their mission was to fill
backpacks for combat-wounded veterans who were medevaced off of the
battlefields of Iraq. Each Backpack contained over 80 items -
everything from socks to playing cards and then were given to the
hospitalized veterans. Cuyamaca College's Alpha Pi Omicron Chapter
was featured on the KUSI channel 9 evening news!
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RELAY FOR LIFE
On Saturday,
June 24th, 2006 at Granite Hills High School, Cuyamaca College Phi
Theta Kappa “Night Howlers” participated along with several other
teams to raise money for the American Cancer Society . This
overnight event celebrated survivorship and raised $35,000 to
conquer cancer. Out of the $35,000 that was raised, $975.00 was
contributed by the Alpha Pi Omicron Chapter “Night Howlers.”
Phi Theta
Kappa has twice been recognized as the top collegiate contributor.
The games and
fun were endless and the turnout was a huge success despite the 100
degree weather.
As the event
went into the evening Jim Hannibal, Automotive Instructor at
Cuyamaca College performed Native American music during the sunset
hours.
Alpha Pi
Omicron Chapter not only raised $975.00 but donated fifteen gallons
of ice cream, eight-hundred ice cream cones and $300.00 worth of
extra supplies. Phi Theta Kappa members pounded the pavement in El
Cajon asking for donations and their time! Da Boyz Pizza graciously
donated twenty large pizzas as well as delivered them to the event.
Cuyamaca College furnished eighty chairs twenty-five tables & two
canopies.
The event
ended on Sunday at 9:30am with a pancake breakfast that was to die
for.
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Relay for Life coming 2009!
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KEEP AMERICA CLEAN
– OPERATION GREEN
This is a new
program called “Operation Green: Improving Our Community” which is
an International Service Program for Phi Theta Kappa. Alpha Pi
Omicron
already has several projects in progress and several others being
prepared.
Keep America
Beautiful, in partnership with local affiliates, seeks solutions to
the issues that mark the basic challenges to “quality of life.”
While the tactics used may be different in each community, their
goals are uniform.
Keep America
Beautiful strives to:
· address
community blight by tackling graffiti and litter
· improve the
environment and its ecosystems by building or revitalizing parks,
waterways, and public spaces
· reduce waste
through reuse and recycling programs
· raise
awareness through education and public service messages.
Keep America
Beautiful is challenging Phi Theta Kappa chapters to look closely at
the needs of your community, to engage your faculty members and
fellow students in meaningful action, to broadcast your successes,
to educate, and, above all, to take personal responsibility for the
world around you. If we accomplish this together, we will all be
doing our part to keep America beautiful.
The raw
materials we recycle have value to manufacturers, and thus can
create a revenue stream for fundraising. Recycling events are also
great ways to get communities working together, and to educate all
ages in the process.
Help keep
America Beautiful by using the recycling receptacles on while at
Cuyamaca College.
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VA HOSPITAL
WELCOMES ALPHA PI OMICRON
Phi Theta
Kappa Officers are gearing up for another delivery of hand-made
crocheted lap blankets to be delivered to the spinal cord injury
ward at the Veterans Hospital in La Jolla. Where does Alpha Pi
Omicron get these blankets? They are crochet by an eighty-four year
old woman who wishes to remain anonymous. When asked why she gives
her beautiful blankets to the VA, she replied, “Whether the person
has been touched by tragedy, or needs encouragement , we can give
them something warm and cozy to wrap around them, like a hug from a
friend, plus it gives me something to do!”
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On July 29th, 2008
Rescue Task force and Phi Theta Kappa converged on the local VFW in
El Cajon, CA along with other members of the community to build 80
backpacks for the "Happy Hearts for Hurting Heroes".
You see
severely wounded Marines, Soldiers, Airman and Sailors are often
medevaced within three days of being injured. In the process
they are separated from their personal belongings and arriving
stateside in a hospital gown, sometimes in the field uniform (BDU)
that they were wearing when injured. They receive great medical care
from hospital staff and great appreciation from Rescue Task Force's
Back Packs.
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Rescue Task Force
delivers unique Back Packs full of necessities including warm
sweats, t-shirts, flip flops, full shaving bag and much more. Many
go directly into isolation/quarantine and are alone, separated from
family, fellow team members and face an unknown future. Each Back
Pack also contains "Heart Medicine"- entertainment items including
cell phone & minutes, Gameboy & games, CD player & CD's and most
important, a letter of Thanks to let them know they are NOT
forgotten.
TO DATE RTF HAS
DELIVERED 531 BACK PACKS~!
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE
CHAPTER
Project
Graduation - Coming June 2009
American
Cancer Society “Relay for Life” - Coming 2009
Rescue Task
force “ efforts to rebuild major disaster communities like Katrina,
Sri Lanka”
Better World
Books “literacy program”
Alpha Pi
Omicron will be presenting a “Welcome to Cuyamaca College” banner to
the college and students to be displayed over the entrance of the
F-Building for the fall semester
Project Green
“Keep America Beautiful”
Out Reach
Program “ information on Scholarships, Two years colleges, and Phi
Theta Kappa benefits
