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Philanthropy and Community Service

2008 - 2009 Philanthropy

As part of our members' ongoing commitment to contributing to the world's work, we have the following philanthropy and community service planned for the 2008-2009 year.

October 5: Ron Santo Walk for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

November 15: Carson's Community Day - raising money for our club to donate to local philanthropic organizations

November 20: Make it, Fake it, Bake it Auction - proceeds will to toward puchasing winter outerwear for our "adopted" family

November - December: Sales of Study Bags for undergraduates at our Sigma, Beta Xi and Beta Omicron chapters, all net proceeds are donated to Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation www.alphagammadeltafoundation.org.

December 12: Community Service Project with Humanitarian Service Project.

January 15: Making Valentines for our troops

March 19: Brown Bag Night - members bring items to our event to be donated to various local charitable organizations.

2007 - 2008 Club Philanthropy Summary

Our club raised and donated just over $3000!!!

$2,368 Sent to Foundation

$1,986 study nut bag proceeds

$182 member donations to the William Rumsfield (Sue Clary’s

father) Scholarship

$200 DuPage Area Alumnea Club Scholarship

$640 Sent to Local Charities

$250 to Family Shelter Service

$390 to Humanitarian Services Project – Adopt a Senior

In addition we collected and made non-monetary donations to

The Glen Ellyn Food Pantry – 138 non-perishable food items

Family Shelter Service – toiletries, socks and underwear

DuPage Community Clinic – 93 bottles of over the counter medication

Humanitarian Service Project’s Children’s Birthday Project – gifts and party supplies

DuPage PADS (Public Action to Deliver Shelter) – toiletries and washcloths

New Eyes for the Needy – eyeglasses, sunglasses, lenses and cases

Members also donated their time by volunteering to work at the Ron Santo Walk for Diabetes and the Samuel A. Kirk Center Arts & Crafts Fair.

Study Nut Bags

To lessen the stress of finals, the DuPage Alumnae Club of Alpha Gamma Delta offers friends and family members of Alpha Gam's at Purdue, University of Illinois and Illinois State University the opportunity to purchase a "Study Nut Bag" for delivery just before exams begin. A Study Nut Bag is a care package, filled with tasty goodies-some nutritious and some "fun" foods. It is all packaged in a gift bag, which includes a card or personal note from home.

Why should you order a Study Nut Bag from our Alpha Gamma Delta Alumnae Club? First, it reminds your daughter, sister, friend of your support of their studies. Who couldn't use a little morale boost during exams? Second, profits benefit the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation, which offers scholarships and leadership training for Alpha Gam's, and funds diabetes research.

Study Nut Bags are delivered by an Alpha Gam alumna to the chapter house for pick up after the last regular chapter meeting.

For more information or to donate supplies, please contact Valerie Sieracki at vsieracki@comcast.net.

Shop and Share

One of our ongoing means of raising money for the our operating costs and philanthropic endeavors. By presenting a coupon at checkout, Jewel will donate a portion of the sale to our club. Upcoming dates will be announced soon.