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Show Respect for Others During National Service Week November 2-8, 2014


Alpha Phi Omega is excited to see our chapters participate in National Service Week November 2-8, 2014. This annual event unites brothers around a common theme for inspiring service. This year the focus is “Respect for Others,” part of our larger theme for 2013-2014 of “Respect to All.”

Click here for more information and resources such as the National Service Week Handbook.

 

Video of the Month: Alpha Gamma Iota Chapter at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

Brothers across the country are doing wonderful things to demonstrate Leadership, Friendship and Service. 
Thanks for the many ways you show our Cardinal Principles!

Does your chapter create fun, informational and educational videos? Share your efforts by nominating your video for Video of the Month. Simply post the video and send a link to the Torch Topics Editorial Staff at publications@apo.org.
 

 

Get Money for Your Chapter from our Shop2Care Partnership


APO has partnered with Shop2Care, a nonprofit online shopping program, to help your chapter easily earn money!
 Your chapter will earn a dollar for each new person who registers and downloads the Shop2Care browser app now through January 31, 2015.

NEW: November 18-December 2 chapters can earn $2 per person who downloads the app. Plan your outreach now to take advantage of this special offer next month!

Here's what your chapter needs to know:

  • Get as many people as possible to sign up and download the browser app by January 31, 2015, using the partner site here
  • To get credit, each person who registers must do so under your chapter (using the school name in the drop down menu) and they must complete the download
  • The top three chapters with the highest numbers of registrants and downloads will get a bonus up to $1,000
  • Those who register can shop online as they normally would and have a rebate from their purchases go to charity thanks to Shop2Care

This program is completely free! All you have to do is share the information and get brothers, friends and family to sign up and download the app!

Read 
more about this exciting opportunity here.

 

Service Opportunity with CDC


The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sponsoring Contact Lens Health Week November 17-21, 2014. 
Young adult contact lens wearers are at a higher risk for eye infections associated with improper contact lens use. Your chapter can help by promoting healthy contact lens wear and care on campus.

Click here 
to learn more and get promotional materials.

Upcoming Deadlines and Events

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November
11/02-08: National Service Week
11/02: Daylight Savings Ends
11/04: Election Day
11/04: APO IMPACT Live - Developing a Retention Program
11/05: APO LEADS Launch Online
11/06: National Convention Value Package Early Registration Deadline
11/07: APO LEADS Launch, Binghamton, NY
11/07-08: Section 50 Conference
11/07-09: Region IX Rally
11/08: APO LEADS Launch, Glassboro, NJ
11/08: APO LEADS Explore, Ada, OH
11/08: APO LEADS Explore, Madison, WI
11/08: APO LEADS Achieve, Glassboro, NJ
11/09: APO LEADS Achieve, Chicago, IL
11/11: Veteran's Day
11/11: APO IMPACT Live - Fall Pledge Class Namesake Brother Kay Hairgrove Krenek
11/12: APO IMPACT Live - Leadership in Service
11/15: Charter Reaffirmations, AAMD and National Service Week Reports Due
11/15: APO LEADS Launch, Boston, MA
11/15: APO LEADS Explore, Saint Louis, MO
11/15: APO LEADS Achieve, Boston, MA
11/15: APO LEADS Discover, Saint Louis, MO (#1)
11/15: APO LEADS Discover, Saint Louis, MO (#2)
11/18: APO LEADS Launch Online
11/19: APO IMPACT Live - Officer Transition
11/22: APO LEADS Discover, Pittsburgh, PA
11/25: APO IMPACT Live - APO is for Life
11/27: Thanksgiving Day

December
12/10: APO IMPACT Live - Adding Leadership Content to Your Program
12/14: National Convention Online Registration Deadline
12/16-24: Hanukkah
12/16: APO Founder's Day
12/16: APO IMPACT Live - Youth Service Grant
12/21: First Day of Winter
12/21: APO LEADS Launch Online
12/25: Christmas Day
12/27-30: National Convention
12/31: New Year's Eve
 

Register NOW for the National Convention, One Week Left for the Value Package

The Value Package for the 43rd Biennial National Convention won't be available much longer, so don't wait to register! Join us December 27-30, 2014, in Chicago to Inspire, Innovate and IGNITE, Sign up for the Value Package which includes registration and both banquets for one great price. This deal is only available through November 6.

Items such as the Voting Delegate Handbook and Chapter Bulletin are available on the website and will help you and your chapter navigate various elements of Convention and make the most of the experience.

Click
here for all of the event details, resources and registration information
.

 

Meet Chapter Consultant Sam Benduha


The Fraternity welcomes Brother Sam Benduha to the Chapter Consultant team! 
Sam has been on the road this semester working with chapters to improve their programs. She is off to a great start and looks forward to visiting more chapters this Spring.

Click here 
to log in and read more about Sam on page 4 of the latest  Torch & Trefoil.

 

Service Opportunity with Oxfam


Oxfam America is asking chapters to consider hosting a Hunger Banquet. 
This event is a powerful way to educate students, raise awareness and give back to the community by participating in a unique experience that sheds light on the struggles of poverty and hunger.

Click here to learn more and download a toolkit to make hosting an Oxfam America Hunger Banquet easy, affordable and effective. On Twitter, follow @HB_Planning and #hungerbanquet.

 
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14901 E. 42nd St. S., Independence, MO
Phone: (816)373-8667