We are VIPs 1

Volunteers In Practice We’re from Weymouth High School As VIPs we: Volunteer our time to help people in our community Work to inspire others to become volunteers themselves

We Run Food Drives

Mr. Faria’s 2015 Class

Volunteers In Practice The money we raise from the food drive goes to the Weymouth Food Pantry 2014 we raised $3,300 2015 we raised $5,000 2016 we raised $8,500

We Celebrate the High Schoolers Volunteerism 6

We Celebrate YOUR Volunteerism

Weycathlon 2016 Video

Who gets to go to Weycathlon 2017? Students who do great volunteerism! 25 students from this school get to go. 5 students from each grade.

Volunteering means that you work to help others. What is volunteering? Volunteering means that you work to help others. It means you lend a helping hand.

YOU can volunteer at home Do a chore without being asked Bring school supplies in for your teacher Donate books you’ve outgrown Do yard work for a neighbor Read to your younger sibling Write a thank you note for a soldier Donate food to the Weymouth Food Pantry Bring cookies to your custodian Help put away groceries

YOU can volunteer at school Leave a happy note for a classmate. Write thank you cards for your bus driver or WeyCare workers Tell the principal how great your teacher is Make friends with someone new at school Make a card to thank last year’s teacher Help with a classroom chore

YOU can volunteer with others Help with a parent council fundraiser Run a food drive for the Weymouth Food Pantry Run a coat drive for Cradles to Crayons Organize a school clean-up day Take treats to the local fire station Write to pen pals through a program like ePals Collect letters and care package items to send to soldiers through an organization like Operation Gratitude

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Will you do acts of volunteerism! Make a big deal out of the fact that hey can do something to help. We are here to empower these students to become volunteers. Will you do acts of volunteerism! 18

Growing Volunteerism Challenge There is a flyer going home in your backpacks today It explains everything we said Attached will be a few helping hands Do acts of volunteerism at home, bring in your hands, and tape them to the tree School with the most hands wins the service event at Weycathlon 2017 Students with the most hands may get to go to Weycathlon 2017.

Let’s Review What is volunteerism? Can you do acts of volunteerism? Do small acts make a difference? How can you male your school’s volunteerism tree grow? How can you help your school win Weycathlon 2017 and maybe even go there? Who wants to be a VIP?