1. Beta Club Agenda October 2, 2012 Find a seat, and we’ll get started ASAP.

2. Welcome New Members: Juniors & Seniors! We will always meet the first Tuesday of the month UNLESS an issue arises. –NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, Nov. 13 (1 st Tuesday is Election Day) We are working on finalizing a date for the Induction ceremony.

3. Officer Introductions Please stand and introduce yourself along with your Beta Club role.

4. How to… Three ways to find the blog: 1.Type: www.harrisonhigh.org into your browser. Click on Student Info, select Clubs and Organizations, and find Beta Club.www.harrisonhigh.org 2.Type: blogs.harrisonhigh.org/beta_club into your web browser. (Save it as a favorite or bookmark.) 3.OR…google Harrison High School Beta Club.

5. Facebook & Twitter Another form of communication.. Your email is needed to add you to the group. You can ALWAYS check the blog if you don’t have FB or don’t want to check announcements there. Follow @HoyaBetaClub to get meeting reminders.

6. Service Requirements 20 hours of service credit are required –10 Relay and 10 HHS –15 of those credits must be face-to-face service Ex: fall festivals, nursing home visits, community service day, etc (must be Beta Club approved events) –5 credits can be donations –A minimum of 4 hours must be spent at the RFL event in May 2013

7. Service Requirements FAQ: –Can I earn all 20 hours doing service face-to-face? YES! Of course, but please help us fundraise as well. –Can I donate more than 5 credits worth of funds or products? YES, please! But you will only receive 5 credits towards your minimum requirement of 20 hours. –Will you track my hours over and above the minimum requirement? YES! –Do I have to earn all 20 credits to be able to wear a stole at graduation? YES! –Is it a good idea to do all my credits in the spring? NO! Please try to get half done in the Fall!

8. THIS FRIDAY! Ford Elementary School Movie Night –Paint faces at Ford Elementary –6:15 pm to 7:45 pm –Ford will give you a slip to bring to Mrs. T, Mrs. S, or Mr. T for service credit. –Sign up TODAY!

9. Saturday, Oct 13 th Horizon Baseball –Special Needs Park in Acworth – check blog for directions –Time: 12:30 pm –We have some volunteers – please don’t forget if you have signed up! –Every player wants a buddy! –Sign up on the list or on the door of Mrs. Spaeth’s room (319) or Mr. Tarvin’s room (314)

10. Saturday, Oct 20 th McKenna Farms Fall Festival –Pediatric hippotherapy –11 am to 4 pm –Sign up on the list or the door of a sponsor’s room

11. Wednesday, Oct 31 st Burnt Hickory Baptist Church Pumpkin Fest 5:30-8:30 pm Sign up at this meeting or on a sponsor’s door Be sure to bring back the volunteer confirmation sheet!

12. Saturday, Nov 3 rd Still Elementary Fall Festival Set-up: 12:00-2:00 pm Work games, inflatables, sell drinks, face painting, misc.: 1:45-6:00 pm Clean-up: 6:00-6:45 pm Sign up at this meeting

13. October 20, 2012 Juvenile Diabetes Walk See Tanner Perfect at the front table if you are interested in walking!

14. Annual Dues $15 for returning members only! Checks made out to Harrison High School Bring to Mrs. Tarvin (418), Mrs. Spaeth (319), or Mr. Tarvin (314) Please stop by before or after school Deadline: November 1

15. American Heart Association Beta Club is raising awareness of heart disease and raising funds for AHA. We will have a “Red Out” at a basketball game. We will be selling red t-shirts beforehand to raise funds.

16. American Heart Association Fundraiser We are selling flower bulbs online to raise funds for AHA. (Until October 26 th ) 1.You should have already received an email if your correct address is on file. If not, please see Mrs. Spaeth to correct this. 2.Send the site address to friends and relatives and they can order from the site and have items shipped to their home. 3.Beta Club gets 50% of the price of the item for the AHA fundraising account.

17. American Heart Association Fundraiser Flower Power Fundraising You will be sent an email from this site to kick-off the fundraising (Updated email addresses required!) What do you do? –Go to the site and enter the names and addresses of friends and families –Configure an email to be sent to your list of contacts –Contacts use YOUR email link to place their order –You receive 1 credit hour for each $40 in sales ($20 in profit-we receive 50% of each sale) –Sales are tracked by team member; your contacts MUST use the email to place their order or it cannot be tracked!

18. NEXT MEETING November 13 th (Note it is NOT the 1 st Tuesday of the month due to Election Day on the 6 th !

19. Attendance Sign Out Give the Beta Club officer your name so he/she can mark you as present. Be sure to give your t-shirt size for your RFL t-shirt. Check your email address on the list near the door. Update if needed.