"Don't be greedy, help the needy!"

The title of this post is the phrase our VolunTEENS used last night to describe our upcoming food drive- pretty catchy, isn't it?

Last night, we had a very productive VolunTEENS meeting with a fabulous group of four of our youth.  We put together a rough plan for our canned food drive and then started looking at who we would have to contact to make this a success and how we could advertize.  Once we had a basic plan, the teens gave me some homework- to contact the Food Bank of South Central Michigan to see how we needed to go about getting the food to them.

The  youth also made thank you cards and pictures for the library and delivered them to the librarians after our meeting.  This morning, Colleen Virge, library director, thanked us for thinking of them and told us that the librarians really enjoyed the notes made by our VolunTEENS.

We also talked briefly about my AmeriCorps week project- more information on that to come as we get closer!

So keep an eye on this site as we get the ball rolling and start making big impacts on the community in and around Albion.

Look for more information about the food drive as we get planning- we meet again:
Wednesday, April 21st
5:45 - 7:45
at the Albion District Library, Naomi Lane room.

~Anna.

Meeting- This Week!

Hello, hello, hello!

We have a VolunTEENS meeting this week, April 14th, from 5:45 - 7:45pm at the Albion District Library.

Want a sneak peek at what we'll be talking about?  Here it is!

• We've got some local volunteer opportunities coming up, one of them at Harrington Elementary!
• Global Youth Service Day is just around the corner- come to find out how our area teens can be a part of this world-wide event!
• Want to learn more about AmeriCorps (the program that Anna's here through)?  Well AmeriCorps week is in May, just a month away!  We'll talk about the service project she wants to put together to celebrate all the folks in service to America!
• It's National Library Week!  Let's thank our librarians for all the fabulous things they do for us- including letting us have our VolunTEENS meetings in the library!

All that, plus the chance to socialize with your peers and grab a few cookies while we chat!

Want to be a part of the group, but can't make it on Wednesdays?  My AmeriCorps e-mail is wiescho1@msu.edu and you can always call the office and let us know (517-629-5574).  We'd love to keep you up-to-date on our projects and anything you can do to help!

Have a fabulous Monday- hope to see you on Wednesday!

~Anna.