Day of Service 2020
Day of Service – Spring '20
Welcome to our online platform for this year's Day of Service!
We are so thrilled that you are all taking some time out of your day to help give back to our local communities. Have fun, take your time, and enjoy the day!
Sign up on: https://www.apoonline.org/alphabetaxi/memberhome.php
Sincerely Yours,
Service Team (Laura Montes & Allie Flanagan)
Need a playlist to jam to? Here's an amazing Spotify playlist for today: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX4uO7dLsvNGE
10:30 AM – #GeneseoCARES
To start off our day, go to your instagram and answer the following question: Why did you join APO?
Tag @apo_Geneseo_service and make sure to use the hashtag #GeneseoCARES and #ServeWithUs.
We can't wait to read and repost your responses! Make sure to log in on APO Online to get credit :)
11:00 AM – Charity Miles
The virtual service project is through Charity Miles. Anyone who wants to participate can simply download the app, choose a charity, open the app and move! For every mile walked, run completed or dance done, you help earn money for the charity of choice, which is funded by a corporate sponsorship pool. In the midst of this self-isolation period, brothers across the country can enjoy the outdoors while raising money together.
The Fraternity recommends selecting Special Olympics (National APO Partner), St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, or Operation Smile as the charity of choice.
Our Chapter name is Alpha Beta Xi
12:00 PM – Comfort Cases Cards
What a better way to support others than by helping kids in foster homes. They need our love and we are very eager to write to them!
STEP 1: CHOOSE BETWEEN THESE 2 OPTIONS:
a) Handwritten Letters – Grab your paper, construction paper, markers, scissors, glue, stickers, etc. and write 10 letters to kids in foster care. If you choose to hand write your letters, email us so we can give you the address to which they need to be sent!
b) Online Cards – Get creative and make 10 virtual cards that can be printed and sent to kids in foster care. You can use postermywall.com to make a letter and then download (either as jpg or pdf).
STEP 2: UPLOAD YOUR CARDS (whether it is handwritten or online) to our Virtual Showcase Folder
Click here to access the online google drive
STEP 3: SIGN UP ON APO ONLINE
If you make more than 10 cards, you can earn more service hours!
Have fun and get creative! Here are some guidelines:
- Keep your greetings gender neutral, examples include: to a very special person, hi there, hey you!
- Exclude the date (day, month, and year) , sometimes these cards will not reach the intended recipient until later in the year.
- Be kind and thoughtful in your letters, remember that this is often a one way letter exchange!
- Embrace creativity, include drawings, stickers, personal anecdotes, anything to make your recipient smile!
- Avoid talk about politics or religion, the word God etc.
- Share a little about yourself: hobbies, family, work, school, pets, travel, anything you are passionate about!
1:00 PM – Brother Pal
Brother Pals! What better way to stay engaged with other brothers from different chapters than by writing to them? We need to stay connected and an awesome way to do so is to virtually write some letters. Follow the instructions below to write some awesome brother pals!
Step 1: CHOOSE A TEMPLATE
- Open the folder here
- For an hour of service, you will need to write 5 letters so feel free to choose your first template, then another, and then the last one. Make each letter special and different than the last one.
- Make a copy of each template and write in it!
STEP 2: SUBMIT YOUR LETTERS
- Submit your letters using this google folder here
STEP 3: RECORD YOUR SERVICE ON APO ONLINE
- Sign up to get credit!
2:00 PM – New State of Mind: Thanks a Million
Do you know some awesome professors and/or faculty member that have gone above and beyond to care about their students? If so, we invite you to email them to let them know how much you appreciate them. You can also email some professors you have had in the past, or some of the suggestions from below:
A) Garth Freeman, Center for Community
B) Nick Palumbo, Assistant Dean of Students for Leadership and Service
C) Bethany Hettinger, Coordinator of Fraternal and Off Campus Life
D) Chip Matthews, Kristina Barsema, Student Life Staff
E) Adjunct staff, full-time professors, department secretaries, etc.
F) CAS Workers, Residence Life Staff, janitorial staff, etc.
STEP 1: TAKE A LOOK AT OUR TEMPLATE
STEP 2: MAKE A COPY & MAKE IT UNIQUE
STEP 3: PLAN YOUR EMAILS & SEND TO AT LEAST 10 PROFESSORS/FACULTY/STAFF.
STEP 4: LOG IN YOUR HOUR OF SERVICE ON APO ONLINE
3:00 PM – Cranes 4 Cancer
Referred to as the “bird of happiness,” origami cranes symbolize hope. It is said that for every 1,000 origami cranes created a wish will come true. Help us reach our goal of creating 200,000 cranes for the cancer patients at Primary Children’s Hospital. #cranes4cancer
The Crane has long been a symbol representing good health, longevity, and truth. The crane is often referred to as the “bird of happiness.” Traditionally, it is believed that if 1,000 origami cranes are folded, a wish will be granted such as long life or recovery from illness. As a result, it has become popular to fold 1,000 cranes when someone is diagnosed with cancer.
The cranes are often strung together on strings and given as gifts of hope and healing.Please join us in creating 200,000 origami cranes for the children and families fighting cancer at Primary Children’s Hospital. Each year at our hospital, almost 200 children are newly diagnosed with cancer. Make a crane and send a wish of health and healing.
Visit cranes4cancer.org to begin making yours! Make at least 20 for an hour of service! Log it in on APO Online!
4:00 PM – #REELWomen
The Problem
From 2007 to 2012, only 30.8% of the speaking characters in the top 500 movies were women
The Solution
Women are more likely to be successful when they see that other women who look like them are successful. Promote the concept of diverse women in film by creating and sharing a new protagonist you'd like to see represented in Hollywood.
Use this template to create a new, empowered protagonist with #goals (that aren't all about "getting the guy"). Have fun, be creative!
Caption It
Post your picture on Instagram with the hashtag #ReelWomen, and tag @apo_geneseo_service. In the caption, tell us why representing diverse women on screen is important to you!
5:00 PM – (NOT) THE SAME OLD STORY
The Problem
Older adults who feel lonely or isolated have a higher chance of depression and physical decline. Aww...
The Solution
One-on-one interactions with older people have been shown to fight that isolation and cheer them up. Hooray!
Write the beginning of a story and put it on the google drive which will be mailed to a senior who lives far away. Ask them to continue the story and send it back to you to finish.
SUBMIT YOUR STORIES HERE.
6:00 PM – #GeneseoCARES Challenge
What a better way to complete our day of service than by completing at least 15 challenges.
Here is the list of Geneseo Cares Acts of Kindness
Complete at least 15 and sign up on APO Online to earn an hour of service.
Post online on IG and use the hashtag #GeneseoCARES!
Connect with Us!
Use Hashtags #GeneseoCARES | #DOS2020 | #ServeWithUs| Tag us @apo_geneseo_service
One World: Together At Home – April 18
A global broadcast & digital special to support frontline healthcare workers and the WHO.
https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/connect/togetherathome/
Watch the broadcast live & sign the pledge
Other Service Opportunities
Sign Up for Relay for Life
http://www.relayforlife.org/sunygeneseony
Be My Eyes
Volunteers can sign onto Be My Eyes to lend their sight to blind and low-vision individuals to tackle challenges and solve problems together.
Complete an Online Red Cross Training
Take online training classes for first aid, AED, CPR, and more!
Volunteer for the United Nations
Support community development initiatives & research projects across the globe. Gain access to hundreds of opportunities in just a few minutes!
Support Amnesty Decoders
Amnesty Decoders is an innovative platform for volunteers around the world to use their computers or phones to help our researchers sift through pictures, information, and documents.
Support or Donate to Translators without Borders
Translators without Borders website
Translators without Borders depends on volunteers to translate millions of words, but also to help us run the organization. They work with volunteers who have all kinds of great skills – and many learn new skills that they can use in their jobs.
Assist in Research through Zooniverse
The Zooniverse is the world’s largest and most popular platform for people-powered research. This research is made possible by volunteers — more than a million people around the world who come together to assist professional researchers. Our goal is to enable research that would not be possible, or practical, otherwise. Zooniverse research results in new discoveries, datasets useful to the wider research community, and many publications.
Become a Crisis Counselor
Crisis counselors answer texts from people in crisis, bringing them from a hot moment to a cool calm through active listening, collaborative problem solving, and safety planning. This service opportunity requires a training course and is a bit longer of a time commitment than our other remote volunteering programs, but could be a great and rewarding experience for the right person!
Become a Smithsonian Digital Volunteer
Smithsonian digital volunteering website
Work with other volunteers to transcribe important historical documents & unique, culturally relevant materials online!
VocaliD
Record voice samples used to create unique synthetic voices for individuals needing assistive technology to communicate verbally.
Project Gutenberg
Volunteer to proofread ebooks one page at a time!
Librivox
Contribute your voice to create audiobooks with Librivox! LibriVox volunteers read & record chapters of books in the public domain & make them available for free on the Internet.