Community Service
Pizzo K-12
As you have heard, this semester we are doing community service a little differently. I have been in contact with the Pizzo K-8 school across campus and we are going to be volunteering there. I have created a google form and this script to send out to the BAP members and candidates regarding this opportunity. We do not have things set in stone yet, however we are moving pretty quickly on this and want to stay ahead. This draft I have attached provides a general oversight of times people would be available for this opportunity:
“Hello everyone,
As you know, community service is changing a bit this semester. One initiative that we will be tackling this semester is helping the youth around the USF campus. For this we will be volunteering at the Pizzo K-8 school right across campus. It is about a 5-minute walk from the Yuengling Center so hopefully transportation should not be an issue. At the Pizzo K-8 school we will be tutoring the elementary school children in mathematics and will be reading to the younger students. Additionally, we will be holding at least one book/supply drive to help support the teachers’ continued education of the youth.
If you are interested in volunteering for this event please fill out the form attached below. Also, please remember these coming opportunities are the only way to get your volunteer hours inside of Beta.”
Please read this thoroughly and make sure there are no spelling mistakes or any confusing/misleading points. You do not have to use this exact format, but please make sure all points are outlined and the email is thorough. If you need any other information please feel free to reach back out to me.
Bulls Pantry
Bulls Pantry is USF’s on campus food pantry for students in need. The pantry is located in the Student Services building on campus and is available to any student in need, whatever their situation. Students can enter the pantry during their hours of operation and simply “shop” for the food they need. This semester, our Beta Alpha Psi chapter would like to contribute to this wonderful campus organization in a meaningful, lasting, and fun way!
We would like to form a team of Delta Gamma members and candidates to commit to Bulls Pantry food donations as their community service initiative for this semester. This community service opportunity will be made extra fun with the addition of Xtreme Couponing!
We have set a goal for the Bulls Pantry community service group to make monthly food donations to the pantry between now and the end of the semester, and those food donations will be purchased by the BAP members and then reimbursed by the chapter. Therefore, to keep our related expenses as low as possible, and to make the experience more meaningful for those involved with the project, we would like the food donations to be purchased using extreme couponing methods with the goal of donating as much food as possible for as little money as possible.
The time commitment for this opportunity will be determined by the members involved. Once the team is formed you all will meet on your own schedules, overseen by myself. Any hours spent meeting up to coupon, shop, transport, and drop off the food donations will count as community service hours, so you all should be able to hit your community service requirements easily throughout the semester.
I would envision the time commitment being 1-3 hours per month (Feb Mar and Apr) of couponing together, and roughly 1.5 hours per month shopping for and dropping off the donations.
I have attached a spreadsheet to this email for those interested in the Bulls Pantry initiative to sign up. Once we have a group, I will reach out to you all about meeting together for the first time and I will give a couponing lesson to get you all on your way with this exciting initiative.
cschair@usfbap.org
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Other Opportunities
As we’ve already announced the BAP community service initiatives, I wanted to share some outside service opportunities with you. Remember candidates are required to complete 12 hours, 8 hours of which must be in BAP so 4 hours can be done with any other organization. Members need 8 hours and a maximum of 4 hours can be outside of BAP.
Some opportunities outside of BAP are the Humane Society of Tampa Bay and Feeding Tampa Bay. You can click the links above to find their calendars for quick access to their sign ups. For any volunteering events outside of BAP, you must complete an independent activity form which I have also attached to this email.