Community Service
Green Apple Day at Cook-Wissahickon School
Saturday, September 19,2015, 6 hours
Number of members: 5
The members helped weed and de-litter the meadow by the Cook-Wissahickon School. One of our members documented it and created a video with the pictures she took. The principal and teachers were very appreciative of our help.
West Chester Area Daycare's Halloween Parade
Friday, October 30, 2015, 2 hours
Number of members: 6
Volunteers walked with the children at the West Chester Area Day Care’s Halloween Parade and helped out while they “trick-or-treated” at the different classrooms in the day care.
AUA's Literacy Fair at Starkweather Elementary School
Tuesday, November 17, 2015, 1.5 hours
Number of members: 13
Volunteers helped with various tasks during the literacy fair, including check-in, running different literacy stations, and guiding parents throughout the school.
Read2Dream Literacy Event
Saturday, December 5, 2015, 2.5 hours
Number of members: 6
Volunteers helped run stations during the event for children grades Pre-K – 5th
Breakfast with Santa at the West Chester Area Daycare
Saturday, December 12, 2015, 2.5 hours
Number of members: 15
Volunteers helped with the Breakfast with Santa event at the West Chester Area Daycare. Volunteers served breakfast to families with their children who attend the center. Members also assisted with different acitivities for the children such as crafts, cookies decorating, reading, and taking pictures with Santa. Our chapter donated over 100 children books for children to take home to read over the holidays.
March 2, 2016
Number of members: 5
Volunteers helped at the Glen Acres Literacy Fair. Members ran different literacy stations to promote literacy to adolescents in the area.
Friends Association
Pumpkin Festival: Prep- Work
Wednesday, October 7, 2015, 6Pm-7PM
Number of members: 18
EGP SIG members prepped crafts and other activities for children that would be attending the Friends Association’s annual Pumpkin Festival.
Ongoing Community Service Projects
1-2-3 Play With Me Sessions
Our EGP SIG has volunteered at the 1-2-3 Play With Me Sessions at the West Chester Area Public Library throughout the school year, beginning in October. There are 8 members who are dedicated to volunteering with this program. Volunteers set up (put out mats, toys, etc.) and cleaned up the room for the Play With Me Session, as well as helped when needed during the session as toddlers (12-36 months) and their parents played and interacted with each other. Each session is 1.5 hours long.
Lego Night
Our EGP SIG has been continuously vounteering with the West Chester Area Public Library's Lego Nights since October. Volunteers set up the space for the Lego Night (put out tables, chairs, and bins of Legos), interacted with and helped the children (ages 5-7) build with the Legos, and cleaned up after the event. Each session is 1 hour long. There are 5 members who are commited to this community service project.
Chester County Intermediate
Unit
Volunteers give their time once a month with helping adults on the Autism Spectrum with their socialization skills. We walk across campus to the student union where the members work on ordering food for themselves and paying at the cash register. After they eat, we play board games for the rest of the time. They have volunteered for a total of 6 hours and there has been 6 volunteers.