Meeting 11/4

Service

 If you are interested in signing up please contact Wren at (wrend@me.comor 949-878-6323). 

* Garrett and Wren are working to improve attendance at APO service events by asking EVERYONE to fill out the quick questionnaire on the attached link so that we can plan service events at times that more people are available!!! 

http://doodle.com/gus34z7uwv93d2c6

Larimer Humane Society 

Monday November 5th 1-5pm 

*Must write down available hours 

6317 Kyle Ave. 

Fort Collins, CO

Game Night At Parkwood Estates 

Thursday November 8th 6:30-8pm 

Meet at Transit Center at 6:15

2201 S. Lemay Ave.
Fort Collins, CO 80525

Homeless Gear Events: 

Homeless Adult Distribution: 

 November 15 from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM 

 Murphy Center For Hope

 242 Conifer Street in Fort Collins (corner of Conifer and Blue Spruce).  

Sorting- Food and household donations

Sister Mary Alice Murphy Center for Hope

242 Conifer Street
Fort Collins, CO 80524

*This is an ongoing service opportunity that you may pick you days and hours to work. Please notify Wren Dahlfors, Garrett Gacita and Ryan Brenner with your intended date and time. 

* If there are a lot of you interested, we can always set up a few weekly times for a group of APO to volunteer. 

Outreach Team:

Homeless Gear is looking for volunteers to join its Street Outreach Team! As a member of the Street Outreach Team, you and a partner will go out in the evening to deliver clothing, food, and other emergency gear to the homeless population in Fort Collins, provide homeless men, women and children with information about and access to resources in the community, and form lasting and meaningful relationships with your less-fortunate neighbors. This is a wonderful opportunity to serve your community, interact with and offer companionship to homeless men and women, and provide basic - and potentially life-saving supplies to those who need them most. Volunteers must be 18+ and commit to at least one shift per month, approximately 3.5 hours per shift.

If you weren't able to sign up, please email with dates to  (sitkarush@gmail.com). 

Fellowship

Wreck it Ralph
Monday @ 7pm
Cinemark Fort Collins 16: 4721 South Timberline Road
Meet at 5:45pm at the Transit Center

Volleyball at Rolland Park
Tuesday @ 5pm
On Shields between Drake and Prospect

Paddle
Wednesday @ 5pm
Meet at Sport About then we will go to the LSC to craft

Fellowship Meeting
Wednesday @ 8pm
Haley’s house: 1002 Andrews Peak Drive #101

Historian

From Liz:

I went to the Inner Fraternity Council meeting this past Thursday and it went really well. They have my information so they will contact us if they have any events they'd like us to attend. Since the semester is dwindling down, I will attend their meeting again at the beginning of next semester to remind them. (By the way the fraternity men dress up pretty nicely)
In addition, while I was there I met a girl from Up 'Til Dawn who was promoting her event that I believe we would be interested in. She gave me a flier and its Veto Cancer for St. Jude Children's Hospital. The event takes place November 13th, 2012 in the LSC Ballroom 6-10pm. Teams of 5 will participate in team challenges will win a grand prize. You also receive a free t-shirt and dinner. These are considered community service hours as well. 
On the flier she states, each team member has to raise $100 or bring in a minimum of 50 mailing addresses to send letters in order to solicit donations for St. Jude Children's Hospital. 
I think this would be a great thing for us to get involved in. All the team building challenges will be great for us to bond with our friends more and also we will be helping a great cause. I will make a sign up sheet for next week but start thinking about it!

Membership:

Pledge test TONIGHT 11/5/12 at 7pm in the LSC food court!

Other important notes:

For those interested in running for semesterly positions, hours MUST be on ramlink by Sunday November 18th.  This is when semesterly position nominations will be held.  Activation is required and if not attended will be counted as an unexcused absence!

Meeting 10/28

Big brother chapter to UCCS. 

We have been given the opportunity to be a "big brother" chapter for UCCS. December 1st they will be holding an initiation ceremony and as a big brother chapter, we will need at least 10 people to attend. We have decided that December 1st will work best with our schedule, so if you are interested in attending in the springs please keep this date in your calendar.

APO shares

We will be voting for APO shares next week. We need enough members to be at meeting in order to vote so please BE AT MEETING!! 

If you are interested in volunteering with Homeless Gear, please let Ryan Brenner know. 

Distribution Events

We invite anyone who is interested to come and help us distribute gear and other critical items at one of our two monthly distribution events. 

Homeless Families and Children Distribution: This event runs from 9 AM to 12 noon at the Murphy Center of Hope located at 242 Conifer Street in Fort Collins on December 8. 

Since we serve as many as 400+ homeless and near homeless children and their families at this event we need volunteers to sign up for “shifts” (8:30 AM to 10:00 AM, 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon and clean up from 12:00 to 1:00).  This will enable us to plan appropriately and also make the volunteer experience as meaningful as possible for you.  Of course you can work multiple shifts if you would like.  Please know that you can still just drop in if you didn’t get a chance to sign up.  We will never turn away volunteers.

Homeless Adult Distribution:  This event is held on November 15 from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM at the Murphy Center For Hope located at 242 Conifer Street in Fort Collins (corner of Conifer and Blue Spruce). 

Sam’s Club Collection

Homeless Gear is looking for volunteers to help at our monthly Sam’s Club BBQ and Collection Event.  Events are held on Saturday November 3 and December 1.  We need volunteers to help cook, handle food, collect money, handout flyers and thank donors.  There are two shifts:  10:30 am – 1:30 pm and 1:30 – 4:30 pm.

Sorting

Homeless Gear is looking for volunteers to help sort its donations of outdoor gear, clothing, household items, hygiene supplies and first aid items at the Sister Mary Alice Murphy Center for Hope in Fort Collins, Colorado. Come once and/or sign up for a regular shift! All ages accepted. Large groups welcome!

Outreach Team:

Homeless Gear is looking for volunteers to join its Street Outreach Team! As a member of the Street Outreach Team, you and a partner will go out in the evening to deliver clothing, food, and other emergency gear to the homeless population in Fort Collins, provide homeless men, women and children with information about and access to resources in the community, and form lasting and meaningful relationships with your less-fortunate neighbors. This is a wonderful opportunity to serve your community, interact with and offer companionship to homeless men and women, and provide basic - and potentially life-saving supplies to those who need them most. Volunteers must be 18+ and commit to at least one shift per month, approximately 3.5 hours per shift.

You can have people email me with dates if they didn't get a chance to sign up (sitkarush@gmail.com). 

Membership

Week of October 18th: Sport About with bigs/littles. Go get your letters, yay!

November 4th: Tentative hours are due for all pledges

November 5th: Hours are due for all pledges. 20 hours, 4 fellowships, 1 fundraiser

November 11th: Activation. You MUST attend!!

Historian

Notes from Liz:

Announcements: 
- Went to the PanHellenic Meeting this past Friday to represent our group to all the sororities and let them know that APO is available for any community service they need help with. They have my contact info to start further connections
- I am attending the Inner Fraternity Council meeting this Thursday at 7pm. If would like to support APO and attend let me know! I will be speaking with the fraternities and letting them know as well are willing to help with their community service. 

Events: 
Kappa Delta Costume Bowling Tuesday October 30th at Chippers Lanes located on North College 
Team 1: Maryanne Meyer, Kate Douglas, Kalie Petefish, Dan Porter, and Haley Wilson
Team 2: Liz Dowling, Wren D., Tanner Anderson, Sami Slenker, and Nick Kuhns
Team 3: Michael Miller and Party
Team 4: Kristen Wheeler and Party (potentially)
This is absolutely great that we can represent 20 people to Kappa Delta's event! Thanks LOVES!
Remember to bring $10
Lets dress up in costume or wear our letters and meet at the transit center at 4:30pm so we can all show up as one large APO group and representttt!
Intermural Pumpkin Carving Wednesday October 31st at the Rec Center
There will also be the Zombie Rock Climb, Costume Dodge Ball, Spooky Cycle Ride and the Thriller Dance!
People signed up to attend:
Liz Dowling, Allison Convissar, Garrett G., and Kristen Wheeler
ITS FREE and I'll be there mhmmm
Meet at the transit center at 5:45pm and we will walk over to the Rec Center from there
Feel free to join even if you haven't signed up!!! :D

Service

(PLEASE READ: WE ARE PLANNING A FEW UPCOMING DATES WITH KIDS AT HEART, PLEASE EMAIL WREN BACK WITH INTEREST IN VOLUNTEERING WITH THEM SO I CAN KNOW MAKE SURE TO GET US SIGNED UP

NOVEMBER 3RD (3:30-8:30 PM) - Although this is this Saturday, Wren just received an email from the volunteer coordinator, so if you can get back to Wren with interest by Tuesday at noon so that she can contact them ASAP. THANKS!!

DECEMBER 1ST (3:30-8:30 PM)

Game Night at Parkwood Estates. 

Thursday November 1st. 6:30-8pm. 

Meet at Transit Center at 6:15

• Alex Beckley

• Amy Ackerman
• Ben Lee
• Tom Calandriello

*Upon arrival, please go up to the dining room and invite residents to participate in game night! 

2201 S. Lemay Ave.
Fort Collins, CO 80525

Environmental Learning Center.

Friday November 2nd . 4-6pm. 

Meet at Transit Center at 3:30

• Amy Ackerman

• Chrissanna Van Anne
• Haley Wilson
• Emma Hueber

2400 S. Country Road 9
Fort Collins, CO 80525

Fall Clean Up

Saturday November 3rd. 9:15-12pm

• Kristen Wheeler
• Amy Ackerman
• Ben Lee
• Haley Wilson
• Dan Porter
• Tom Calandriello
• Ashlee Shelly
• Ryan Brenner
• Michael Miller
• Coral Froning
• Karlee Bobzien
• Sami Slenker
• Emma Hueber

Meet at Transit Center at 9:15 am

La Familia:

If you signed up on the interest list last week please email or call Rachael Schrader to get set up!!!!

For those of you interested in the La Familia Tutoring please feel free to Contact Rachael Schrader at: 

(303) 519-8488 or at rlschrad@rams.colostate.edu. Their website: http://www.thefamilycenterfc.org/

• The times of the after school program is: Monday-Friday 3-6pm
• The times of the ESL program is: Monday and Wednesday 6-7:30pm
• Background checks are: $10- contact Rachael to set up getting one OR if you can provide proof of any previous background check done in the LAST 6 months you are good! (This counts for those of you who have done Kids At Heart)
• If you have a valid background check, contact the company that you did it with to get a copy of it so that you can forward that onto Rachael Schrader!

Fellowship

Monday: Movie Monday at AV honors at 7pm. Watching Hocus Pocus!

Tuesday: Sport About bigs/littles. Meet at transit center at 4pm

Wednesday: Sport About bigs/littles. Meet at transit center at 4pm

Friday: Food Friday. Meet at transit center at 5:45. Cafe Rio at 6pm!

Fundraising 

Thank you to everyone who helped out with the madness at concessions this weekend!

Please be careful about your counting when you are helping out with concessions. It is very important to make sure that your counting is accurate so Christian does not have to stay all night counting.

Ramride. November 29th and December 1st

Men in the Movement

Monday night there will be a meeting at 6:00pm in the LSC in room 224 for a Power of Porn presentation. If you are interested, all are welcome to attend!

PR

WEAR YOUR LETTERS ON WEDNESDAY

Meeting 10/21

Service

Treatslyvania      The Farm at Lee Martinez Park Fort Collins.  Friday October 26th 5-8pm Saturday October 27th 5-8pm Meet at TC at 4:45 Meet at TC at 4:45 Nick Kuhns                                                                Amy Ackerman Ben Goss MaryAnne Meyer Stacy Winner Allison Convissar Tanner Anderson Brianna Ray Michael Miller Sunday October 27th noon-3:30 Meet at TC at 11:45 Courtney Hamm                                                      Alex Beckley Samantha Lasher Madie Frey Lisa Varilek Sami Slenker Wren Dahlfors Nick Kuhns Lea DeLassus Sunday October 27th 4-7:30 Meet at TC at 3:45 Katie Brown Jessie Worger Frances Ritchie Alex Collopy Jen Sutton Kristie Callejo 600 North Sherwood. FoCo PH: (970) 221-6665 *Make sure to dress in your best kid appropriate costume as well as jackets and warm clothes for the weather!!   Game Night at Parkwood Estates.  Thursday October 25th. 6:30-8pm.  Meet at Transit Center at 6:15 Brittani Watkins Michael Miller Lea DeLassus Ben Lee Tom Calandriello Katie Brown Coral Froning *Upon arrival, please go up to the dining room and invite residents to participate in game night!  2201 S. Lemay Ave. Fort Collins, CO 80525  Environmental Learning Center. Friday October 26th. 4-6pm.  Meet at Transit Center at 3:30 Amanda Zetah Shelby Jensma 2400 S. Country Road 9 Fort Collins, CO 80525 La Familia: If you signed up on the interest list last week please email or call Rachael Schrader to get set up!!!! For those of you interested in the La Familia Tutoring please feel free to Contact Rachael Schrader at:  (303) 519-8488 or at rlschrad@rams.colostate.edu. Their website: http://www.thefamilycenterfc.org/ The times of the after school program is: Monday-Friday 3-6pm The times of the ESL program is: Monday and Wednesday 6-7:30pm Background checks are: $10- contact Rachael to set up getting one OR if you can provide proof of any previous background check done in the LAST 6 months you are good! (This counts for those of you who have done Kids At Heart) If you have a valid background check, contact the company that you did it with to get a copy of it so that you can forward that onto Rachael Schrader! *Please remember we are working with at risk youth, therefore PLEASE dress appropriately!! (CSU and APO gear are all good things to wear) • Please remember to be posting your hours on RAMLINK!!!

We are at 640 hours (26%) of our service hour goal for the semester, please keep signing up!

Fellowship

Rock Horror Picture Show- Tuesday at 7pm at the Academic Village

Pumpkin Carving- Wednesday at 5pm at Michael, Kate, Ashley Matt's house. BYOP, bring your own pumpkin:)

Challenge

Friday at 4pm. Meet at Academic Village in the Honors Classroom, more info to follow.

Historian

Greek events! 

Tuesday -5:30 to 8:30pm
Chile con Kappa
At the Kappa Kappa Gamma House
$5 and the proceeds got to leukemia and lymphoma foundation

Saturday
I understand this day will be a very busy day for everyone in APO but for those doing concessions they have the opportunity to attend the Pancake Breakfast at the Tri Delta House from 8am to noon. 
They will selling tee shirts there for $20 and $8 will go toward St. Jude's  The pink shirts will say Keep Calm and Fight On!
$5 and the money goes towards St. Jude's. 

Also if anyone would like to email Liz any pictures of the semester, you can at Lzdowlin@rams.colostate.edu

Fundraising

Two more spots are open for football concessions this Saturday as well as the game over Thanksgiving Break. 

Please be at concessions by 2pm.

Ramride will be set up by next week, yay!

Membership

Hours are due on the 4th of November for all pledges, including your tentative hours. You can count your tentative hours, but you must attend, otherwise you will not be activated.

Activation is November 11th.

MBU

This Saturday. Please be at the transit center at 5:45am. 

MBU DRIVERS! – Carpooling!!!

Be at the Transit Center NO LATER than 5:45AM!!!!!!!!

Saturday October 27

Car #1

Driver:MaryAnne Meyer

1.Ben Lee

2.Amanda Zetah

3. McKenna Caspers

Car #2

Driver: Madeline Frey

1.Tanner Anderson

2.Amanda Ansell

3. Allison Convissar

Car #3

Driver: Jacque Wilson

1.Brittani Watkins

2.Katie Brown

3.Dan Porter

                                               

Car # 4

Driver: Colleen McAnaller

1.Lauren Luthro

2. Alex Beckeey

3.Kevene Hull

Car # 5

Driver: Jennifer Sutton

1.Kristie

2. Hailey Bergon

3. Jessica Worger

Car # 6

Driver: Courtney Hamm

1.        1.Lisa Riseman

2.       2. Lea Delassus

3.       3.  Stephanie Horner

 

 

Car #7

Driver: Nick Kuhns

1.      Tom Callendriello    

2.      Casey Syvertsen

3.    Samantha Lasher

4.    Alexandra Collapy

5.       Adara Schweikart 

Alumni

Those of you on Kate's committee, articles are due on the 25th. 

Alt Spring Break

Applications are due on Tuesday by 5pm!!

http://www.slice.colostate.edu/alternative-breaks.aspx

Relay for Life

Emma Heuber is on the Relay For Life committee. They are always looking for volunteers for the event. If you are interested in helping out, please contact Emma. If you would like to be a volunteer at the event, they would love the help. More info will be provided soon.

Campus Step Up

Applications are due on November 6th at 5pm. The event takes place January 17, 18 and 19 in Loveland. It is a great opportunity to talk about how your own identity impacts others. Your student fees pays for this event and it is a great opportunity. Feel free to ask Bobby if you are interested.