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Date: Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 6:38 PM<br>Subject: Welcome back APO brothers! Here's your first Torch Topics of the semester!<br>To: Laura Hopkins <<a href="mailto:hopkins.laurac@gmail.com">hopkins.laurac@gmail.com</a>><br>
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<b>Dear Laura</b>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black"></span></b><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">The start of the every semester brings new students to campus, with whom
you can share APO! Make sure your chapter and you, as an
individual, demonstrate the Cardinal Principles of Leadership, Friendship
and Service in order for students to see that APO is the fraternity
that they want to be a part of!
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Also, brothers, make sure that your chapter has an updated and
active outlet- </span><span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">such as Facebook, Twitter, etc.- to get information to
prospective brothers about upcoming meetings and other things they can be a
part of. </span><span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">Welcome back to school, brothers! </span><span></span>
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See you in Atlanta!</span></p>
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<p><img align="left" border="0" vspace="0" width="111" height="159" hspace="0"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">Being chosen as
the Fall Pledge Class Namesake Honoree is a privilege given to only one person every
year. The Fraternity selects someone who reflects the Fraternity's
Cardinal Principles of Leadership, Friendship and Service after whom to name
the fall pledge class.
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Brother James (Jim) Chandler, Omicron Tau '65 at Alma College in Michigan, was selected by the Board of Directors as the 2010 Fall Pledge Class Namesake.
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Brother Chandler recently issued his challenge to the 2010 Fall Pledge Class.
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<b><a name="12aab675a44a966e_2"><img border="0" vspace="0" hspace="0"></a><font size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0, 51, 171)">Chapter Fundraising Tips for the 2010 National Convention in Atlanta</span></font></b>
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<p><span style="font-size:9pt"></span><a href="http://www.benchmarkemail.com/c/l?u=DC09&e=7610A&c=11690&t=0&email=GOgeRFuzrsQWyP9akzDFPBaIw4W6c2hcNyIeD9VsXLU%3D" target="_blank"><img align="right" border="0" vspace="0" width="132" height="142" hspace="0"></a><span style="font-size:9pt"></span><span style="font-size:9pt">Coming
up with the money necessary to send brothers to the rapidly-approaching 2010
Alpha Phi Omega National Convention in Atlanta might be more of a challenge
than anticipated, due to budget cuts and a down economy.
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However, with these ideas on how to effectively raise the money
needed from your campus and from alumni, more brothers might be able to
make the rewarding journey to the National Convention in just a few months.
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<p><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">The
Corporation for National and Community Service released the 2010 Volunteering
in America report, which found that 2009 saw the greatest increase in
volunteering since 2003. This report gives a great look at various demographics
and how, why and where Americans volunteer. According to the CNCS, in 2009,
63.4 million Americans provided 8.1 billion hours of service. The CNCS
infographic to the right shows the demographic breakdown of volunteer hours
performed in 2009. College students make up 27 percent of the 63.4 million
American providing service.
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Alpha Phi Omega chapters, on average, require their members to perform at least
20 hours of service each semester. Based on this average, the Fraternity
collectively performs more than 700,000 hours of service each school year. More
than 80,000 of those hours are performed during National Service Week in
November and Spring Youth Service Day in April.
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Each year thousands of college students across the country join the ranks of
APO as a means to perform service that benefits their campus, community and
nation. The above statistics show a substantial opportunity for the growth of
the Fraternity and its mission to provide more service to more campuses
nationwide.
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If you or someone you know is interested in chartering or rechartering a
chapter on a campus where APO is not currently active, please contact Director
of Chapter Services Judy Mitchell at 816-373-8667 ext. 13 or <a href="mailto:chapter.services.dir@apo.org" target="_blank">chapter.services.dir@apo.org</a>. </span></p>
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<a name="12aab675a44a966e_1"><img border="0" vspace="0" hspace="0"><font size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0, 51, 171);font-weight:bold">July 2010 Board of Directors Meeting Recap</span></font></a>
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