Civic Engagement and Outreach CSP covers many wonderful activities and organizations we will interact with this year. But because of the state of our country and Covid-19, I would like our clubs to focus on Kindness. “Kindness (noun) - Loaning someone your strength instead of reminding them of their weakness.” Remember this jingle ”Be Kind, be fair, be honest, be true, and all of these things will come back to you.”
Thank you for celebrating Flag Day, July 4th, sending cards through USO, and honoring the 100 Anniversary of Women winning the right to vote. Consider planting a yellow rose to mark this awesome event. It would be my pleasure to answer any question or comment you have.
- Visit, volunteer, and help preserve historic sites, monuments, and homes.
- Promote classroom lessons on American heritage symbols.
- Provide copies of The Constitution to new citizens or school classrooms.
- Participate in the legislative process by encouraging qualified women to seek office. Help someone study for the U.S. Citizenship Test.
- Observe the National Day of Remembrance and Moment of Remembrance on Memorial Day.
- Hold a National Issues Forum.
- Work to promote student volunteer service requirement in schools.
- Work with shelters for women veterans who are homeless.
- Conduct programs and projects to recognize and honor all veterans.
- Volunteer at your local USO office.
- Other USO projects as outlined.
- Provide resources to support military families.
- Assist and advocate for wounded, ill, or injured soldiers, veterans, and their families. Assist Sew Much Comfort to supply free adaptive clothing.
- Promote hiring of returning veterans.
- Various other programs with servicemen, veterans, and military families as outlined. Work with agencies to provide community training on disaster preparedness.
- Have members develop a Disaster Preparedness toolkit for their homes.
- Other disaster preparedness programs as outlined.
- Work with fi re departments to provide fi re safety awareness.
- Sponsor community programs on home fi re drills, safe storage of combustibles, etc. Get involved with National Night Out events.
- Promote vehicle safety.
- Other safety and crime prevention projects as outlined.
- Collect “Books for the Brave” for Veterans and Veterans’ Homes.
- Organize financial workshops for women, retirees, single parents, and/or college students.
- Challenge another organization to a canned food drive or walk contest.
- Provide needed donations and volunteer at local food banks and homeless shelters. Provide rides to families in need to the food pantry.
- Support/fund agencies that provide services to the homeless and mentally challenged. Organize clothing drives for agencies that distribute to the needy.
- Host sewing and knitting classes for shelter donations.
- Work with Junior Girl Scouts to prepare a simple shelter meal, enabling them to earn a badge.
- Promote puppy raising for Canine Companions.
- Various other Canine Companion projects as listed.
- Make “Days for Girls” kits to provide feminine supplies so girls can go to school and work.
- Have club member sign-up for the Legislative Action Center to learn about International Issues.
- Support “Free the Girls” with a “Bras and Brews” event.
- Raise money for Heifer International with “Quarters for Quackers” or “Pass the Pig” campaigns.
- Have a bake sale or “livestock auction” with cupcakes decorated as animals to benefit Heifer.
- Other Heifer projects/events as outlined.