Hey, everyone! I know that there are a lot of unknowns for the foreseeable future but I want you guys to know we will make it through. Community Service is going to look a lot different this year. Normally we have organized events planned by the chapter and stuff to do outside of the school, this will not be the case for at least this first semester. We are going to follow the same guidelines that we did towards the end of the school last year, this means you will be required to fulfill a service requirement assigned by your teachers. I hope that a combination of me and AC's ideas will help you knock these out easy. Be on the lookout in your classroom stream for potential service opportunity that we can do safely and outside. Please see below on how you're going to log your hours. Don't hesitate to email me with any questions at michaelbowen@mcps.org.

Let's rock out this year! - Joe Bowen, VP of Leadership
​Click here to view the Community Service video tutorial: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nZjrHZ897ZqAeZxy9na9BtGCK0rHA_9a/view

Service Ideas:

  • Write positive messages/encouraging words in sidewalf chalk for neighbors
  • Offer to help neighbors with yardwork (ex. mowing their lawn, pulling weeds, etc...)*
  • Write cards for patients at the hospital**
  • Write cards for residents at Warm Hearth**
  • Show support for healthcare workers by writing thank you notes or artwork and posting to social media
  • Clean up neighborhood sidewalks and trails
  • Pick up groceries for older neighbors*
  • Offer to walk neighbors pets*
  • Washing and detailing family cars
  • Virtual Volunteering

Virtual Volunteering

Logging your hours

Sticking with the virtual theme for the year, you will log your hours via gmail or google form. The email is a last resort if the form isn't working, but we prefer you submit it through the form. If for some reason the form isn't working, you will email blacksburgdecacs@gmail.com with the following information. Name, date, Teacher, what you did, how long you did it, and some sort of proof (preferably a signature.) 

Here is the link to the form: Click Here

Service Incentive

 You will be required to do fulfill a community service requirement for your marketing class this year. However, if you choose to do extra hours you will be rewarded. For every extra hour you do you will receive 10 DECA Dollars (Ms. Radford) or A DECA star (Ms. Catley.) These will be useful if you're struggling in one or more  marketing class and need to raise your grade. 

Addresses and Example Cards

Warm Hearth Address:                                                                                                Hospital Address:
Warm Hearth Village                                                                                                            LewisGale Hospital Montgomery
ATTN: Life Enrichment Dept.                                                                                               3700 S Main St.
2603 Warm Hearth Drive                                                                                                     Blacksburg, VA  24060
Blacksburg, VA  24060
Messages:
Write positive messages and words to the patient at LewisGale Montgomery as they are not allowed visitors at this time. For Warm Hearth, write a letter, card, or drawing that are encouraging to help keep up the sprits of the senior residents.