BULLETIN BOARD VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Volunteer with Empowering Youth Through Travel!

The Chicago non-profit works with inner-city youth to expose them about foreign cultures, enhance their international awareness, and give them the opportunity to travel. The organization is in its first year, and you will have the opportunity to make a BIG impact! Email Jennifer if you would like to get involved.

Chi Omega Alum has Volunteer Opportunities
Kristi Bruno, Iowa State Alum, works for a non-profit, Junior Achievement, which is an organization with the mission of educating and inspiring young people to succeed in a global economy.  We are looking for volunteers to present JA programs to students throughout the Chicago area (city and burbs) on the topics of financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship.  Many Chi Os are community minded and might be interested in learning about volunteer opportunities.  Please contact Kristi at kbruno@jachicago.org for more information.

Chicago Cares - www.chicagocares.org
Make-A-Wish - www.wishes.org
PAWS - www.pawschicago.org
*If you are interested in the above volunteer opportunities, please contact Maggie.

Chicago Red Cross - "Flirting for Disaster" events
*If you are interested in the above volunteer opportunity, please contact Nicole.

Chicago Lights Tutoring Program - They are looking for tutors for the school year for Monday - Thursday nights, 6 - 7:30.  You can pick whatever night you want and what age student you want. Contact Alex Cornall.

--If you have a volunteer opportunity that you would like to post on our Bulletin Board, please contact Berit. 

BULLETIN BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS

Check out our Facebook Page for up-to-the-minute announcments! 

3RD ANNUAL SEALED WITH A WISH BACHELOR AUCTION
Thanks to everyone's hard work and those who attended this years Sealed with a Wish Bachelor Auction! We were able to raise over $6,000 and will be granting another wish this year! Thank you for all the help with the silent auction, paddles, website, flyers, PR, logistics, bachelors, and countless other tasks you all took on! A huge thank you goes out to Heather Frank for her incredible work on putting together another successful event! Thank you, also, to all of our sponsors and silent auction donators! We couldn't have done it without you!

For pictures of the event, please visit www.chiodateauction.com.

Brick at Chi Omega Executive Headquarters in Memphis:
The Downtown Chicago Chi Omega Alumnae Chapter now has a brick in the Myth Garden at the Chi Omega Executive Headquarters in Memphis. This brick is in honor of the awards we won during the 2008 convention. Please stop by to take a look if you are visiting headquarters!

Chi Omega Alum Open Art Studio in Uptown, Chicago, IL
A Chi Omega Alum, Sarah Raskey, has created an inspirational art video and cross country road trip to raise funds for an open art studio. The art studio is open and free to all and services many homeless, mentally ill and recovering substance abuse users in Chicago. Please visit http://srgivinggallery.com for more information.

We have a new Regional Alumnae Director:
Congratulations to our own Maggie Ross Abramson, who is now the Regional Alumnae Director for the Great Lakes area. RADs provides assistance in alumnae development efforts by promoting lifelong commitment to Chi Omega and its traditions, and Maggie will oversee the states of Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. This is a very prestigious volunteer position, and we are really proud of our own exec board membership chair for securing it! Hoot! Hoot! 

Cookie Exchange Recipe Book:
If you missed our 2008 cookie exchange, click here to download the recipe book.

Chi Omega bath/body products--buy and/or sell them!: If you're interested in Chi O bath and body products, check out Not Soap Radio, a licensed vendor who donates a portion of of the sales back to Chi Omega! They're giving 30% off all first-time orders, so enter Greek at checkout for the discount if you're interested! They're looking for alumnae sales reps as well, commission + salary, so contact Laura C if interested. 

 board section, please send it to Lauren, and include any pertinent information, along with contact information.