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Roll Call

Roll Call DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 12/20/08!

APO + YouTube = Digital Roll Call! 

No more struggling to see, straining to hear or long hours at Opening Ceremonies.  Make roll call unforgettable this Convention with the “APO Roll Call 2008” group on at http://www.youtube.com/group/apo2008boston. 

Each chapter is asked to submitt a 30 second YouTube video to the group.  Rules and instructions can be found here.

All brothers are welcome to view these videos at their leisure and, of course, vote on them!  While the ratings each submission receives will not determine the recipient of the Roll Call Award, we will be awarding other prizes based on these results.  Final determinations for the Roll Call Award will be made at convention with the help of our anonymous judges.

Good Luck!

Workshops

Here is a preliminary list of workshops and their descrptions that will be offered at the National Convention:

Contra and Swing lessons - Two wonderful dance styles to learn while having fun! Come out and learn a new dance or two, and have fun with your fellow Brothers.

Financing your chapter and its events - This workshop will highlight innovative ways to gain money for your chapter and fund your events.

Applying for Applause and Dough -Chapters always need money to run events but coming by that money isn't always as easy.  Sometimes chapters earn a pat on the back.  This workshop will explain how to apply to Nationals for money and awards.

Habits of very successful chapters - There are chapters that have been around for almost seventy years and still going strong! Come learn successful habits of chapters so your chapter can be around seventy years from now.

APO in your resume - Many Brothers do a lot of work in APO and want show off their great work and talent. This workshop will highlight some key ways how to include your efforts with APO in your resume.

Massages - Life as a Brother can sometimes be stressful and difficult...so why not learn some massage techniques! This workshop will demonstrate some simple safe methods of massage so you can relax and de-stress.

Toast Song in ASL - The toast song is an important staple in the APO history. It tells a lot about us and what we do. This workshop will teach you the toast song in American Sign Language--a nice new way to close your chapter meeting.

Boston Phonetics - "Go pahk yah cah in da Harvad yahd." Sound familiar? When people think of a Boston Accent, this is the first sentence most people come up with. Come have fun and learn some of the familiar slogans and phrases from a real Bostonian.

service Projects

Below is a list of preliminary Service Projects that will happen at convention:

Blood Drive:  APO will be partnering with the American Red Cross to host a blood drive on 12/30 from 9 AM to 3 PM.  As a bonus, the Red Cross will be giving away FREE T-Shirts to anyone who donates!  Click here to view the flyier for the blood drive.  In order to maximize the units of blood collected. the Red Cross has asked everyone to pre-register (you can still donate without a reservation on the day of the blood drive).  To register, follow the link for www.givelife.org and enter sponsor code 5151 or search for APO (all caps) or the date (December 30th).  It is called the Boston Community Blood Drive Sponsored by Alpha Phi Omega.

Coffee Delivery:  The volunteers will be taking orders and making runs to Starbucks so that brothers don’t have to rush to get both their coffee and be on time to events. Also, during legislation, if a delegate needs anything a note to SERVICE can be written and the request will be filled to the best of our ability and if we are able. Shifts are 1 hour; deliveries are made between 9am and 11am and the legislation session. Menus will be provided to take orders as well as act as invoices. The amount of volunteers needed is based upon the location they will be monitoring during the morning session. For the legislation session, 10 volunteers per shift will be needed.

Can Tabs:  A collection of can tabs to be donated to the Ronald McDonald House. Jugs will be located in the service room.

AIDs Ribbon Making:  Making the ribbons that will be sold throughout the convention. All supplies will be provided. There will be about 1000 or more ribbons made, along with signs for the table from which they are sold from. The project can allow 20 people at a time to be working comfortably in the service room.

Toiletry Drive:  A toiletry collection for a local homeless shelter. Small travel-friendly are preferred, but any and all types are accepted. Boxes will be set up in the service room for the collection, which takes place throughout the whole convention.

AIDs Ribbon Selling:  Selling the ribbons made with all proceeds going to the AIDs Action Committee of Massachusetts. Ribbons will be sold in the lobby so that all of the hotel patrons can have a chance to purchase them. The shifts are 1 hour and 2 volunteers will be needed to be at the table and able to handle money. A lock box and change will be provided

Charles River Conservancy:  A project of pruning the trees along the Charles River in downtown Boston. One needs to be warmly dressed to walk the short distance to the location. All the supplies we need will be supplied. Volunteers will meet in the lobby at 9:30am, leave by the latest 10am. One would look for the person holding a sign for the event.

No-Sew Fleece Blankets:  Making fleece blankets without needing to make a single stitch. This event takes place right after the Charles River Conservancy project. It takes about a half hour to explain how to make the blankets so a minimum of 1 hour must be able to be dedicated.

Locks of Love:  Donating hair that will be then used to make hair pieces for children under the age of 18 suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis. A hairstylist will be provided.

Holiday Shoe Box Gift:  Filling a shoe box with all the things a kid may want/need. It is part of the Feed the Children campaign. The filling of the boxes will be done in an assembly line format. Filling will start at 9am and go until 12pm. The project can allow 20 people at a time to be working comfortably in the service room. All supplies will be provided.

Crafts:  All sorts of crafts being made; from puzzles being colored to making magnets and stickers. All supplies will be provided. The project can allow 15 people at a time to be working comfortably in the service room.

National Braille Press:  The making of either printed or sticker books. For the print books, this consists of putting the correct Braille page with its corresponding printed page via an assembly line set up. The sticker books use the same assembly line set up, but with putting the correct Braille sticker on its correct corresponding page. The National Braille Press is just a 5 to 10 minute walk from the hotel. There will be two different shifts; the first shift is 1pm to 3pm and the second shift is 3pm to 5pm. There will be a person in the hotel lobby with a sign at 12:30pm and 2:30pm to meet up and bring you to the building. The first shift will leave the hotel no later than 1pm to walk to the building and the second shift will leave no later than 3pm. The first shift will end at 3pm and you will be back at the hotel by 3:15. The same applies for the shift ending at 5pm.

IV Bags:  Decorating brown paper bags that will be used as IV bag covers in the pediatric ward of a local hospital. All supplies will be provided. The project can allow 15 people at a time to be working comfortably in the service room.

Sandwich Making:  Ham & cheese and Bologna & cheese sandwiches will be made and donated to a local homeless shelter. The project can allow 15 people at a time to be working comfortably in the service room.

Toiletry Drive Packing:  Packing all of the toiletries collected in Ziploc bags so they can be donated to a local shelter.  The project can allow 15 people at a time to be working comfortably in the service room.

Card Making:  Making cards to be sent out to the troops and also making cards for a local elderly care homes. All supplies will be provided. The project can allow 20 people at a time to be working comfortably in the service room.

Fellowship

Highlighter Dance:  Come to the highlighter dance with a white t-shirt, a highlighter, and your sailor cap!  Grab a highlighter, meet others by writing fun comments on their shirts, dance under the black lights, and have some fun!  For those of you who have never been to a Highlighter party, you wear a white t-shirt and walk around with a highlighter to write on your friends or fellow brothers.  Generally, people write funny comments on each other.  There will be great music and plenty of dancing! The t-shirt will be a fun souvenir to bring home and laugh at later!  (Don’t forget your white t-shirt and highlighter from home!)

Ice Breakers:  Do you want to meet new brothers in the first few hours you arrive to Boston?  Ever played the game the Human Knot?  The Big Question?  Come down and join in the fun with some good, classic and even new icebreakers! 

Game Room:  The game room will be set up for you night owls out there!  We will have some cards, chess, checkers, and other various board games set up for your use during the night!  If games are not your thing, stop by and socialize in to the early hours of the morning! 

Speed Dating/Friending:  Ever wanted to meet 30 brothers in under an hour?  Come to speed dating and meet your match, not romantically but in Leadership, Friendship, and Service!  You will sit around tables with a person on each side and talk in pairs for a couple minutes.  When the bell rings, a new brother awaits!  It is a great way to get to know brothers from all around the country and possibly win a prize!   Note: This is not your typical “speed dating.”  You are not coming to make new romantic relationships, you are coming to make new friends and meet fellow brothers! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boston Tea Party: 

 

Have you ever wanted the chance to speak with brothers about Executive positions in their chapter?  The pledging process? The brother experience?  Then come and enjoy an old fashioned Boston Tea Party!   There will be tea, coffee, hot chocolate, and snacks provided.  It will be set up for three different APO groups: Executive Board Members, Brothers, and NIBLES (Newly Initiated Brothers Lacking Experience).  There will be a set of questions set up for each type of group to learn something to bring back to your chapter.  For example, NIBLES will meet to talk about the things they liked and disliked about their pledging semester, Executive Members can get new ideas of things that work or do not work for each position, and any brothers can talk about their overall experience with APO!   

 

Fitness Classes:

 

For those of you who need a boost to your day, we will be offering fitness classes with an APO certified instructor at 8 AM every morning!  (Types of classes: TBA) 

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