Friday, November 26, 2010

Warmth for Wake - Winter 2010-11 Info

Warmth for Wake, a Wake County Human Services program, provides in-need households in and around Raleigh with free firewood from November through March. For many households, fireplaces and wood-burning stoves are the only sources of heat.

Volunteers (with pickup trucks, chainsaws and splitters, if possible) cut and split wood on site, deliver wood to recipients and, sometimes, collect wood from area donors. Volunteers need to read information and sign this form as permission to work.

Sign up with Wilson Day or Spencer Cates for the next date, volunteers are needed Wood Delivery Schedule for the 2010/2011 season :
December 4 & 18, 2010
January 8 & 22, 2011
February 5 & 19, 2011
March 5 & 19, 2011

Red Cross Blood Drive - Jan. 12, 2011

Key Club is sponsoring a Red Cross Blood Drive on Wednesday, January 12th in the Richards Hall Seminar Room.

Time slots are available every 15 minutes from 12 PM - 4:45 PM. Approximately 1 hour is needed to register, give, and eat a snack. Email me (lling@ravenscroft.org) now to get the best time available for your schedule.

16 year-olds can donate; read and complete this paperwork: http://www2.ravenscroft.org/upperschool/keyclub/16permission.pdf

For all girls under 18, new weight guidelines are listed here: http://www2.ravenscroft.org/upperschool/keyclub/weight%20regulations.pdf There will not be a scale or yard stick, you will give your own weight and height, so be prepared for this.

For those who have given double before, we would love for you to do it again, let us know!

If you can't donate blood, you can help by helping at check in or canteen. At Check-In you will give the donors some information to read before they donate and if they qualify, move them to the donation area. At the Canteen, you will serve the donors food and drink and monitor them for any reactions. Let me know if you're interested in either of these important support tasks, and what class period you can come.

Thanks so much for your time, please consider helping us meet our goal of 50 units

Leah Ling (With Caroline Spence and Ann Barnett)
Student Coordinators

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

November Events!

Wed. Nov. 3 (conference day) 8 AM - 4 PM Lower School Conference Day, Games in the cafeteria – Lauren Norris
Wed. Nov. 10 - Tee Shirt and Photo Day - Lunch at Gonet Gateway!
Nov. 8-18th – Wake Relief Collection, and count and collect cans during 9:35 in commons – Corinne May, Perry Dubow
Sat. Nov. 13 - 10 AM - 2 PM - Half the Sky Kickball Tournament on Fields – Lauren Grady, Laura Beacham, Jessie Lutz
Thursday, Nov. 18th - Deliver Wake Relief cans to St. Saviours after school – Corinne May, Perry Dubow
Sat. Nov. 20 - 12 noon - 5 PM - Halo and COD tourney - Arash Kasebi and Caroline Spence
Saturdays in Nov. - March – Warmth for Wake – Spencer Cates, Wilson Day
December 2 - 3:30-7:30 PM - Teddy Bear Ball Decorating, to benefit Duke Children's Hospital - see Angel Barth

Saturday, October 16, 2010

October

Fri. Oct. 22th (teacher workday) 9-noon – Duke Children's Hospital Swimathon @ Pool- Krissi Fajgenbaum and Cathleen Pruden
Sat. Oct. 30 - JDRF Walk at Walnut Creek – walk with our team and volunteer for games with kids – Miss Rand, Virginia Douglas, Cam Cannady

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Fall Festival - Saturday, Oct. 16

If you're interested in working the FF booth, email Sara spupa@ravenscroft.org or Kate kgulden@ravenscroft.org!

Booths include:
Spa Tent - fingernail painting, tatoos and hair wraps
Floater - working wherever needed
UNICEF Box - wear the box and pass out Trick or Treat colllections

The festival is from 11- 4.

Reminder forms can be found here.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

1st Meeting!

Thanks to everyone who came out today to our first meeting. Don't forget, for details and updates:
1. Listen in Morning Meeting
2. See www.ravenscroftkeyclub.org
3. Sign up for Text alerts on your membership form
4. Email the listed project chair

Carowinds is October 3, 2010, find your form here

The Membership form can be found here.

Both are due on September 15th!

Come on out to serve!

Adopt A Highway - This Saturday

Come out and help us clean up Creedmoor Road on Saturday, August 28th! We will meet at the Starbucks off of Creedmoor Rd at 9:00, and we should be done around 10:30-11:00.

Make sure you wear closed-toed shoes.

The sign up sheets are posted on the Key Club board outside the US office. If have not done this activity before, or if you are under the age of 18, then you need a permission form found HERE or pick it up next to the sign-up sheet.


If you have any questions just ask Chris Bonavita or Mrs. Welsh.

Monday, August 16, 2010

Fall Events

All Year - LS Extended Day tutoring - in the 1/2nd and 3/4th grade center 3:45-4:45 PM –drop in as available, sign in on refrigerator – Alicia Richards
Sat. August 28 – Adopt A Highway @ Stonehenge Starbucks on Creedmoor Road – 9 AM – Chris Bonavita (cell 830-5957) and Mrs. Welsh – bring permission forms
Wed. Sept. 8th – Red Cross Blood Drive – volunteers and donors needed during lunch and study halls - Leah Ling, Caroline Spence, Ann Barnett
Sept. 10-12th – JDRF fundraiser at Fresh Market Friday 4-6, Sat 12-3, Sun 12-3- Annie Reali
Sat., Sept. 11th - Ovarian Awareness Walk at Sanderson HS –signup online at http://www.ovarianawareness.org/ -
See Charlie Killian
Wed. Sept. 15th – Carowinds money, Club dues and all forms due!
Sept. 15- 30 – Collection for Boys and Girls Homes of NC – Kate Gulden
Sat. Sept. 18 - Miracle League Baseball - Allie – 12-4 PM
Sat. Sept. 25th – Gleaning – Elisabeth Schricker – meet at school at 8 AM
Sun. Sept. 26 – JDRF Family Picnic – @ Lake Wheeler Park – Games and Inflatables with kids - Kyla Babson
Sun. Oct. 3 - Fall Rally at Carowinds –(Deliver Collection to Boys and Girls Homes) - 5:15 AM – 9:45 PM - $66 pp. –
see Jordan Jeter
Sun. Oct. 11 - Walk for Hope at Angus Barn – Walk or direct walkers– Carole Verdru
October 14-31st - UNICEF Trick or Treat Boxes – Alfre Wimberley
Sat. Oct. 16 - Fall Festival – work our booth or spa tent! - Kate Gulden and ?
Fri. Oct. 22th (teacher workday)– Duke Children's Hospital Swimathon @ Pool- Krissi Fajgenbaum and Cathleen Pruden
Sat. Oct. 30 - JDRF Walk at Walnut Creek – volunteers for games with kids – Kyla Babson, Kate Sweeney
Fri. – Sun. Nov. 6-8th - Kiwanis Family Conference at Black Mountain. See Faith or Leah
Nov. 2-10 - Food Drive for Wake Relief – Corinne May, Perry Dubow (and Can-struction with Art Classes)
Wed. Nov. 3 (conference day) 1-3:30 NC Foodbank – Sarah Heilman and Caroline Spence
Wed. Nov. 3 (conference day) 8 AM - 4 PM Lower School Conference Day, Games in the cafeteria – Lauren Norris
Nov. 2-10th – Wake Relief Collection, and count and collect cans during 9:35 in commons – Corinne May, Perry Dubow
Wed. Nov. 11th - Deliver Wake Relief cans to St. Saviours after school – Corinne May, Perry Dubow
Sat. Nov. 21 - 10 AM - 2 PM - UNICEF Kickball Tournament on Fields – Lauren Grady, Laura Beacham
Saturdays in Nov. - March – Warmth for Wake – Spencer Cates, Wilson Day

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Gleaning for Carrots and Cabbage - this Saturday!

Help us feed North Carolina! EndHunger.org Sign up on the Key Club bulletin board or see Elisabeth S.


Join us on Saturday morning, leaving from the US lot at 8:15 AM. Wear outdoor clothes and closed-toed shoes. Bring this form with you!

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Summer Key Club Events!

Gleaning June 5, meet at 8 AM at school to ride bus – email Elisabeth Schricker

Race for the Cure - June 12th - 6-11 AM - Are you a morning person? Do you love to get loud? Come and cheer on the participants in the Race for the Cure! We will stand along the race route, wearing our new (free) t-shirts and encourage the runners/walkers. There may even be pom poms involved! Join Mrs. Welsh on June 12th from 6-11am at Meredith for the fun. Sign up by emailing zwelsh@ravenscroft.org, signing up on the Key Club bulletin board, or by texting Mrs. Welsh at 919-961-8708. She will contact you with more details.

JDRF Picnic August or September? – Kyla Babson

LS Volunteers Needed all summer, especially in later July and August - Katie Kumbar

Jeans recycled into Purses/Tote Bags for Boys and Girls Homes – Kate Gulden (if we get them made, we’ll deliver purses and gaming tournament check to Boys and Girls Home one Saturday, maybe August 8 or 16th)

Nike – REUSE a shoe - http://www.nikereuseashoe.com/ - Caroline Lindquist – will be collecting shoes in the fall, start saving them now!

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Gaming Tournament to benefit the Boys and Girls Homes of NC

Join us Saturday at 11 AM in the Library - $5 to enter, $5 for COD tournament, $5 for lunch. All money goes for the Boys and Girls Homes in Lake Waccamaw!

Red Cross Blood Drive on Wednesday, June 2nd

Key Club is sponsoring a Red Cross Blood Drive on Wednesday, June 2nd in the Red Cross Blood Mobile outside the US Commons.

Time slots are available every 15 minutes from 12 PM - 4:45 PM. Approximately 1 hour is needed to register, give, and eat a snack. Email me (lling@ravenscroft.org) now to get the best time available for your schedule.

16 year-olds can donate; read and complete this paperwork: http://www2.ravenscroft.org/upperschool/keyclub/16permission.pdf

For all girls under 18, new weight guidelines are listed here: http://www2.ravenscroft.org/upperschool/keyclub/weight%20regulations.pdf There will not be a scale or yard stick, you will give your own weight and height, so be prepared for this.

For those who have given double before, we will only be doing whole blood donation, because the bus can’t fit a double red cell machine.

If you can't donate blood, you can help by helping at check in or canteen. At Check-In you will give the donors some information to read before they donate and if they qualify, move them to the donation area. At the Canteen, you will serve the donors food and drink and monitor them for any reactions. Let me know if you're interested in either of these important support tasks, and what class period you can come.

Thanks so much for your time, please consider helping us meet our goal of 50 units

Leah Ling, Caroline Spence, Ann Barnett
Student Coordinators

Gleaning - June 5th

Help us feed North Carolina! EndHunger.org Sign up on the Key Club bulletin board or see Elisabeth S.


Join us as we pick strawberries or a spring vegetable on Saturday morning, leaving from the US lot at 8 AM. Wear outdoor clothes and closed toed shoes. Bring this form with you!

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Adopt-a-Highway May 8, 2010

Anyone who needs community service hours should come out and help us clean up Creedmoor Rd. We will meet at the Starbucks off of Creedmor Rd at 9:00, and we should be done around 10:30-11:00.

Make sure you wear closed-toed shoes.

The sign up sheets are posted on the Key Club board outside the US office or on locker 11. If have not done this activity before, or if you are under the age of 18, then you should pick up the permission form next to the sign up sheet.

If you have any questions just ask Mrs. Thrash, Chris Bonavita, or Mrs. Welsh.

Sunday, April 18, 2010

March for Babies!

This Saturday at RTP, join our Key Club Team!

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Half-Day Service Opportunities!

Wednesday - Volunteer at the North Carolina Food Bank! Meet in the commons at 12:45 to ride or follow using this map. Bring this form if it is your first visit.


Wednesday and Thursday - Conference Keepers in the Cafeteria! Watch the Lower School students while their parents attend conferences. Go at 12:15, pizza is provided, and you may leave for conferences and sport practices when necessary.

Saturday, April 17th

8:15-1 PM - Better Business Bureau is sponsoring SHRED IT! We will help collect items from cars and put them in a giant shredder truck. See Elisabeth S. or Mrs. Thrash Link for More info!


Sat. April 17th – Miracle League Baseball. 10:30-1:15. Meet at school at 9:30 or meet at field in Cary behind mall at 10:30 (Adams Elementary). See Allie Withers.


Sign up for these events on the Key Club bulletin board!

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Officer and Project Chair Applications!

Key Club is looking for dedicated leaders for 2010-11. Apply today!

Officer/Executive Board Application
- Elections will be held at club meetings on March 3rd and 10th.

Project Chair Application
- Appointed Positions, apply by March 10th for consideration.

Warmth for Wake - March 13th

Warmth for Wake, a Wake County Human Services program, provides in-need households in and around Raleigh with free firewood from November through March. For many households, fireplaces and wood-burning stoves are the only sources of heat.

Volunteers (with pickup trucks, chainsaws and splitters, if possible) cut and split wood on site, deliver wood to recipients and, sometimes, collect wood from area donors. Volunteers need this form as permission to work. Here are our policies and directions to the lot. SIGN UP ASAP on the Key Club Bulletin Board!

March 13th - St Patricks Day Food Collection

Meet at the Lincoln Theater Parking lot at 11 AM on Saturday, March 13th to collect cans and walk with the NC Food Bank truck in the Raleigh St. Patricks Day Parade!

Click here to view these pictures larger

March 6th - Adopt A Highway

Meet at Starbucks on Creedmoor at 9:00 AM ready to work with CLOSED TOED SHOES! We should be done by 10:30 AM.

We clean Creedmoor Road from Strickland to Lynn. Look for your coordinator, Marshall Sandman, or Mrs. Welsh, your chaperone!

If you are under 18 years old, you must have this form when you show up. We'll keep the form on file for your time serving with our club!

Friday, February 19, 2010

Winter Break Service Opportunities

Don’t forget to take this form with you to register hours:
http://www2.ravenscroft.org/upperschool/keyclub/Community%20Service%20Form.pdf

Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina – to get weekly updates of events, Join their Facebook Page by the same name!
www.foodbankcenc.org
Volunteer Hours – less than 5 people can show up anytime, must register for groups!
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: Shifts at 9 AM – Noon, and 1 PM – 4 PM
Wednesday evenings: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Saturday mornings: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Saturday afternoons: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Warmth for Wake – Saturday, February 27th. See all of the details here http://ravenskeyclub.blogspot.com/2010/02/warmth-for-wake-feb-and-march-dates.html . We WILL not meet at the school, but take a parent, or go alone if you are 18 - to Everett’s Tree Lot at 9 AM that morning. See Riley Ray for details.

Shepherd's Table Soup Kitchen on Hillsborough Street - Volunteers are needed from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm, Monday through Friday, to help with preparation, serving and clean up. Over 300 hot meals are served on an average day to people in need. If you are at least 13 years of age and have a parent or guardian who can volunteer with you, please call 831-2010 to schedule your volunteer time. More information, as well as a volunteer application, can be viewed through the website: www.shepherds-table.org.

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Convention Spots still available!

Join us for a weekend with Key Club Members from all over the Carolinas!

Key Club Carolinas District Convention - March 19-21

Join us at the Sheraton Imperial, RTP for a weekend of training, sharing, and fun with Key Club members from North and South Carolina.

A whole weekend for only $130! See this form to register!

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Blood Drive Friday!

The Ravenscroft Key Club is sponsoring a Red Cross Blood Drive on Friday, Jan. 22 in the young peoples’ theatre.

Time slots are available every 15 minutes from 8 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Approximately one hour is needed to register, give, and eat a snack. Please e-mail Leah Ling at lling@ravenscroft.org to get the best time available for your schedule.

If you are 16, print out this permission form

Click here for a list of Eligibility Guidelines. Please note that if you gave after Nov. 27 (or double after Oct. 3), you will not be eligible to give at our January drive.

Health Kits for Haiti

The Key Club is collecting Health Kits for Earthquake victims in Haiti

Listed here is a very specific kit that will be used throughout the country where Earthquake survivors have been relocated. Head to the store today to buy items to create a kit!