Meeting Dates - Second Wednesday of each month:
Officers meet on the Tuesday morning before the general meeting in the 305 Lab at 7:40 a.m.

• September 10, 7:40 a.m., Media Center
• October 8, 7:40 a.m., Media Center
• November 12, 7:40 a.m., Multipurpose Room (Note room change since new members will attend this meeting. Officers will meet on Monday, 11/10, since Tuesday is a school holiday.)
• December 10, 7:40 a.m., Multipurpose Room
• January 14, 7:40 a.m., Multipurpose Room
• February 11, 7:40 a.m., Multipurpose Room
• March 11, 7:40 a.m., Multipurpose Room
• April 15, 7:40 a.m., Multipurpose Room (New Officer elections) Due to Spring Break, the April meeting will be held on the third Wednesday.
• May 13, 7:40 a.m., 7:40 a.m., Multipurpose Room (Installation of New Officers - Service Project Logs are due at the final meeting)

Proposed Service Project Info and other Important Dates (To be finalized by members):

• $5 Dues for Returning Members - Collections between September 10 and October 8. See Mrs. Walters before school in the 305 computer lab.
• Potential Member - Interest Meetings - 8 a.m. Friday, 9/19, Tuesday, 9/23, and Wednesday, 9/24.
• Application Deadline for Potential Members - 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, October 7. Download application & info sheet here.
• Invitations Distributed to applicants who meet all membership requirements and have good teacher recommendations - 8:15, Monday, October 13.
• September/October. Members need to suggest and vote on a service project.
• Induction Forms and $18 due from new members - 3 p.m., October 31.
• November 6 / New Member Induction. New inductees should be in the [location TBD] by 6:35. Parents and guests should be situated in the [location TBD] no later than 7 p.m.. All officers must attend. Will also need 6 ushers. (Dress for success)
• Schoolwide Shoebox Project – (November 10-14 collections)
• November 14 / "Welcome to the Beta Club" Pizza Party and Shoebox Project – November 14, 3:20 - 4:45, cafeteria. Returning members will welcome our new members. Group will fill shoeboxes for delivery to the Operation Christmas Child Collection center the following day.
• December Service Projects - Due to the busy-ness of the season, our students may decide to pursue individual service activities, or ones with other organizations such as church, scouts, etc., rather than an organized activity sponsored by the Beta Club.
• January 21 / Adopt a Deployed Military Unit - Wednesday, January 21, (3:20 - 4:30) We will prepare Valentine cards, letters, and will box treats (Beef Jerky, Slim Jims, Twizzlers, other candy that will not melt, magazines & DVDs) to send to deployed two service men with West Millbrook connections. These men, will in turn distribute items from our package to men and women in their unit. (We have room for a maximum of 30 students. Sign-up at the January 14 meeting.) Students who are unable to attend the afterschool work session, may prepare cards and letters at home. Parents may verify that students worked at least an hour on the project and document it on the service project log.
• February / Career Day Ambassador Meeting – Date TBD. 40 students will be needed for this activity. Sign-up at the January meeting.If more than 40 students sign-up, then selection will be made by lottery.
• February / Career Day – Date TBD. . Ambassadors should arrive in the Media Center no later than 8 a.m. and will meet, greet, and escort their career speaker to their assigned classroom at 8:25. "Dress for Success" is required. Dress for success is defined as a dress or skirt/dressy slacks with nice top or blouse for girls, and dress slacks or khakis with dress shirt and tie for guys. All students should wear appropriate shoes - no casual flip flops or sneakers, please.
• February 9 / Candy Gram Committee Meeting - Monday, February 9, 7:50 a.m., 305 lab.
• February / Candy Gram fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. (Before school - 6th grade building, and during the 7th and 8th grade lunches. February 10-13)
• March 18 / Pennies for Pasta & Patients committee meeting, Wednesday, March 18, 3:20-4:30 pm . We'll assemble boxes for the homerooms, prepare signs to place around school, etc. Need 8-10 volunteers.
• March / Pennies and Pasta for Patients. March 23 - April 3. This school-wide fundraising competition will be sponsored by the Beta Club for the Leukemkia and Lymphoma Foundation in memory of Sherilyn Adams and in honor of Camille Walton, both former WMMS students with siblings currently in our 8th grade class. The homeroom who raises the most money will receive a Pasta Dinner courtesy of the Olive Garden. Active fundraising will take place March 23 - April 3, but the donation website will be open for us through April 7. Penny Times Information Brochure - download here in PDF format.
• April 14 / Officer Applications due to Mrs. Walters by NOON on Tuesday April 14. Download Officer Application Here
• April 25 / Operation Clean Sweep (Campus Beautification) – Saturday, April 25, 9-11 a.m. Required activity for all. Feel free to bring your family - we need lots of adult assistance! We also need contributions of drought tolerant flowers to be planted in planters and around campus and potting soil, along with bottled water and snacks such as granola bars for the workers. Mrs. Bettina Nolan has agreed to be our parent coordinator. Other items needed (please label items to be returned):
  • Students: All students should bring work gloves and a few trash bags. Optional items include: hand spades, watering cans or buckets, rakes, rolling trash cans. Students are not allowed to use pruners without the direct supervision of their own parent.
  • Parents: Wheelbarrows, work gloves, pruners, loppers, shovels, rakes, rolling trash cans, etc. Please let me know if you are willing to bring a pickup truck for hauling debris from planting areas down to the bus parking / recycling area.
• April / 6th Grade Ambassador Meeting - Date TBD.
• April / Rising Sixth Grade Visitation (morning) – Date TBD. Ambassadors will sign-up at March meeting. Thirty students are needed. Students who were not ambassadors at the Career Day event will be given preference, as will students who have a sibling in the rising 6th grade group.
• May 5 / Letters to Teachers - May 5, 3:20-4:20 p.m. Up to 30 students will meet to write thank you notes to teachers, and will place the notes in their mailboxes. If students need service project hours and are unable to attend this organized activity, parents can supervise a similar activity at home and sign-off on the service project log verifying the work.
• May 7 / Teacher Appreciation Breakfast – May 7 (Food should be delivered to the Teacher's Lounge no later than 7:25, or may be delivered to Mrs. Walters computer lab the day before.)

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Contact Mrs. Walters (dwalters@wcpss.net) with questions or suggestions.

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