Alpha Delta Pi’s second Week of Service is Oct 17th through Oct 25th! In celebration of our 41st anniversary partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities, we are asking alumnae to choose one day throughout this week to give back. Whether you give to RMHC or volunteer for another organization within your community, we are asking all alumnae to participate! Alumnae, collegians, and friends of ADPi are all invited to join. How will you give back?
What kind of activities should we plan for week of service?
Any service activity! From volunteering at the Ronald McDonald House, to hosting a virtual 5k, there are many ways to give back! Please see below for a list of possible event ideas, including virtual events, and for other ways to give back.
Be sure to contact your local RMHC or other local charity to determine what their greatest needs are at this time!
Who is included?
All members of Alpha Delta Pi – both Alumnae and Collegians, as well as all non- Alpha Delta Pi family and friends!
Are there any restrictions?
If hosting an in-person event, it is very important you adhere to any orders and ordinances of your city, county, and state in regards to social distancing and in-person gatherings.
Be sure to register your event with the charity and request their guidelines. Some organizations require advance notice of attendees or may not want children in attendance. Check if your event needs to be registered with the community.
What do we wear?
Wear your ADPi letters! Need new ADPi gear? Check out The 1851 Shop. Please remember, you are representing Alpha Delta Pi and your local community.
Why register an event?
We want all ADPis to have the opportunity to participate, including sisters who may be visiting your area. This will help from overlapping events and increase the number of sisters who can participate.
The individual who registers the event is considered the host. This should be the designated point-person responsible for event details, answering questions, organizing a committee for the event, etc. After Week of Service concludes, the registered host will receive a survey to collect information about the event.
Where should we post our photos?
Share photos on your social media channels and be sure to use the hashtags #ADPiWeekofService #ADPilovesRMHC. You can also email high quality photos to photos@alphadeltapi.com.
What do we do after the event?
Let us know how it went! Share photos on your social media channels. Note your attendance and hours. Results from the week will be shared! Registered participants should be on the lookout for a survey as well
If I am participating in an event, should I register for the event?
Yes! If you are participating in an event, it is important that you register to for it, as some events have a limited capacity for volunteers. Registering for an event will also allow you to receive information from your event host in the event of any changes.
It is important to note that while non-Alpha Delta Pi family and friends are welcome to participate in Week of Service, a member of Alpha Delta Pi will need to complete the registration for those individuals, as the event registration form is housed in Pride Online.
- Volunteer at a local Ronald McDonald House
- Make meal for the families, host a shower or item drive for the needs of the house, bake cookies, create Halloween treat bags or activity bags, offer clean-up services for the house, create a family welcome basket with hygiene products, , etc.
- Make or send masks, collect pop tabs, donate toys in original packaging, donate books, donate household or personal care items on their wishlist, donate gift cards for grocery stores, restaurants, gas stations, etc.
- Volunteer at a local food bank or shelter
- Park/beach clean-up
- Participate in a local charity walk/race, or volunteer for the event
- Fundraise for the RMHC Endowment if you do not live near an RMH
- Host or participate in a safe trick-or-treating/trunk or treat event
- Contact VolunteerMatch
- Create an Amazon wish list
- Sponsor a catered meal
- Host a virtual 5k
- Host a virtual class (yoga, fitness, cooking, photography, etc.)
- Host a Pampered Chef, Tupperware, Thirty-One, etc. party with the proceeds benefiting RMHC
- Donate Gift Cards
- Plan and register an event on the ADPi website.
- The individual who registers the event is considered the host. This should be the designated point-person responsible for event details, questions, etc.
- Invite all local Alpha Delta Pi members! A data request can be submitted through Pride Online for contact information.
- Invite local collegiate chapter(s).
- Invite all non-Alpha Delta Pi family and friends – partners, children, parents, etc.
- Verify if your event needs to be registered with the community.
- Wear ADPi letters!
- Take lots of photos and share them on social media using the hashtags #ADPiWeekofService #ADPilovesRMHC.
Let’s help local Ronald McDonald House (Pasadena, Long Beach, and Los Angeles) or the Alpha Delta Pi Foundation. Support can be in the form of fulfilling wishlists or collecting pop tabs.
Click on the link to fulfill RMH amazon wishlists.
If you collected pop tabs, contact Nancy Chen at philanthropy.la.adpi@gmail.com.
Join Kansas City area ADPi’s for Tacos and Treat Bags! We have a private room for sisterhood, drinks, dinner snd mingling, along with making treat bags to take to the Ronald McDonald House. Plan to join us, and sign up to bring something from the RMH the Wishlist – https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090B4DAEA623A4F94-tacos1
We are collecting items to make toiletries bags for resident of RMHC of MS
Also collecting pillowcases and pillows for the residents that they can take home after their stay at RMHC
Join Alpha Xi’s Signature Event- PROJECT HOPE: Giving Hope to Refugee Children here and abroad. Refugee children are some of the neediest people on this earth. Their families are often forced to leave their homes, possessions, friends, and other family as they flee war zones, persecution, ethnic cleansing, etc. Help give these little souls a taste of comfort by knitting/ crocheting hats, scarves, mittens, and/ or squares that will be collected and made into blankets. Each square you knit is like a warm hug to child living in a tent in a refugee camp or to a child who newly arrived to the US without warm clothes or blankets. IF YOU DON’T KNIT- no problem! Please donate to help coverage the cost of postage and to purchase school and hygiene kits for these children.
We’re donating toys and snacks to RMHC – Cincinnati through an Amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1BZU5K1BPW5LQ?type=wishlist Please have items shipped to Megan Berling’s registry address.
The Middle TN Alumnae Association will be making Snack Kits for RMHC Nashville with guidance from the 2023 Week of Service Signature Event guide. We will be collecting items for the snack kits during Week of Service and assembling them at our business meeting on November 5th. Sign up to participate either with item donations or to join us for assembling them!
Also considered an on-the-go kit, these tend to be the highest priority items for local RMHC® Chapters
since they are beneficial for both Ronald McDonald House® program guests and RMHC Chapters that
support families with outpatient procedures. Contents may vary, but think of it as a full, shelf-stable
meal that can be eaten on-the-go in the hospital.
Join sisters in learning how to make a Halloween themed mini balloon garland for your house, hosted by Pop of Posh Events! $25.00 cost will cover a donation to RMH of Fort Worth and a take home balloon making kit! Please use PayPal @FWADPAA for class fee. Balloon kits will be available for pick up in 76109 the weekend before the event. Virtual meeting link and pick up instructions will be emailed when payment is received. Please email fortworthadpiphilanthropy@gmail.com for any questions!
BINGO card with 24 squares, each an opportunity for Sisters to volunteer in their local communities, with ADPi Sisters, for Ronald McDonald House and national events during our Week of Service. Sisters are encouraged to complete as many lines as possible or even the entire card. One of the squares will include the National Signature event “RMH Grab Bags”. Sisters complete this square by contributing financially to this effort via ZXAA.
The Delta Pi Chapter Alumnae Association and Delta Pi Chapter are proud to co-host a profit-share pretzel sale with the Milwaukee Pretzel Company! Proceeds from the virtual event will benefit the three Wisconsin-based Ronald McDonald Houses and the Alpha Delta Pi Foundation. In October we’ll post the link to order pretzels. If you have any questions in advance of the Week of Service, please contact us at deltapialumnaeassociation@yahoo.com.
There are many ways to give back during Week of Service! From donating to your local food pantry, volunteering at a favorite local organization or cleaning up a local park – it all counts and makes a real difference! If you choose to volunteer on your own (and have not already registered your own individual event), please register for this event as we want to see all the good works from sisters during the week! After Week of Service, be sure to watch your email for a survey so you can log your hours and let us know how you gave back!
The Beta Omega chapter and local alumni association are working together to prepare snack kits for the Ronald McDonald House of Columbus. Our members and local alums will donate the needed items for the snack bags during the weeks of 10/16 and 10/23. On Wednesday, November 1st member and alums will work together to "pack the snack bags" after our chapter meeting.
Chef for the Day!
Come help us to make and serve dinner to families at the RMH!
We will be doing a taco bar and we ask that you sign up to bring an ingredient to help the dinner be a success! Please comment in your RSVP on eVite with what ingredient you will be bringing and we will add your name next to it. Bring enough to serve 35 people.
We may have up to 12 volunteers present. Everyone present with our group will count towards that number and will need to an active volunteer. Volunteers must be 8 years old or over.
There is no longer a vaccination requirement for Chef for a Day volunteers. Even though COVID cases are low in Pima County, it still is a potential risk for a family whose child has compromised health. If you are experiencing any symptoms of illness (including those consistent with allergies), please take a COVID test before coming to the Ronald McDonald House.
Volunteers must wear gloves and hair ties. Participants must bring hair ties and RMHC-SA will provide gloves. Additional health practices during participation will include frequent hand washing and changing gloves, and no face, hair, or phone touching.
The Day of Service event focusing on the G.E.M.S. model of giving, educating, mobilizing, and serving. Delta Delta is supporting 4 different organizations to support each letter of the gems model
Join us in our efforts, in partnership with the Inland Empire Ronald McDonald House Charities, to keep families close during the most difficult of life challenges. This will be our 2nd annual Spooky 5K.
Sign up or donate here: https://give.themmrf.org/team/525558
Date: Saturday, November 4th
Location: Griffith Park
An email will be sent with an address closer to the event.
Event Site Opens: 8:00 AM
Program Begins: 8:20AM
Walk/Run: 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Closing Remarks: 10:15 AM
Let's help local Ronald McDonald House (Pasadena, Long Beach, and Los Angeles) or the Alpha Delta Pi Foundation. Support can be in the form of fulfilling wishlists or collecting pop tabs.
Click on the link to fulfill RMH amazon wishlists.
If you collected pop tabs, contact Nancy Chen at philanthropy.la.adpi@gmail.com.
Cooking a complete meal in the kitchen of the RMH for the residents.
Cooking max is 8.
Cleaning is 4+.
Please join us as we will be making snack packs for local RMHCs at the Zeta Omega House on UCF's campus.
Alumnae in the Greater Sarasota area will be making Snack Kits for RMHC Tampa Bay with guidance from the 2023 Week of Service Signature Event guide. We will be collecting items for the snack kits before and during Week of Service and assembling them at a member's home on 10/28. Sign up to participate either with item donations or to join us for assembling them!
Also considered an on-the-go kit, these tend to be the highest priority items for local RMHC® Chapters
since they are beneficial for both Ronald McDonald House® program guests and RMHC Chapters that
support families with outpatient procedures. Contents may vary, but think of it as a full, shelf-stable
meal that can be eaten on-the-go in the hospital.
We will gather at Sister Michelle Clem Harvin's house to put together snack kits for RMHC.
There are many ways to give back during Week of Service! From donating to your local food pantry, volunteering at a favorite local organization or cleaning up a local park - it all counts and makes a real difference! If you choose to volunteer on your own (and have not already registered your own individual event), please register for this event as we want to see all the good works from sisters during the week! After Week of Service, be sure to watch your email for a survey so you can log your hours and let us know how you gave back!
Our members will meet for lunch and a presentation at Safe Harbor Children's Home and learn about its mission and how we can join them to serve kids in need in our community.
Sisters of the Greater Macon Alumnae Association will collect foods and supplies for snack kits, then assemble these care packages before delivering them to the RMHC in Macon.
I will deliver our pop tabs to Ronald McDonald House
Join us as we volunteer with Feed My Starving Children and hand-pack rice, soy, dried vegetables and a nutritionally complete blend of vitamins and minerals into bags which are then sealed, boxed, placed on pallets and shipped to our incredible partners working hard to reach the neediest children around the world!
You can register to join us at http://www.fmsc.org/join-group?joincode=EW0LM7 (currently we have 15 spots but if we need more, please let me know!) Guests are welcome to join as as we pack!
Drop off pop tabs, travel sized shampoos, and other donated items gathered from friends to RMH
Join Kansas City area ADPi’s for Tacos and Treat Bags! We have a private room for sisterhood, drinks, dinner snd mingling, along with making treat bags to take to the Ronald McDonald House. Plan to join us, and sign up to bring something from the RMH the Wishlist - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090B4DAEA623A4F94-tacos1
Make sack lunches for the families at RMH to take to the hospital.
Come back treats for the families at RMH to enjoy.
Come help host a Halloween activity for the families at the RMH.
Come help make and serve breakfast to the amazing families at the RMH.
Come enjoy sisterhood, dinner, and BINGO. Please bring donation items for the Ronald McDonald House (check out their wish list on their website at https://rmhc-kentuckiana.org/get-involved/wish-list/).
We are collecting items to make toiletries bags for resident of RMHC of MS
Also collecting pillowcases and pillows for the residents that they can take home after their stay at RMHC
This is the 5th year our association will be providing home baked desserts for the RMHC Charity Golf Tournament in Hattiesburg, MS. Our donation saves RMHC on cost of the event and attendees always looks forward to the delicious treats we provide.
Desserts need to be individually wrapped, don’t worry if you can’t do that. I will gladly package the dessert for you. You can drop off your dessert at time and location listed
Date: 10/28/2023 - 10/28/2023
Time: 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Hello Sisters! Please join Garden State ADPi Alumnae during our Week of Service event. We will prepare meals and decorate the RMH for Halloween on Saturday, October 28th between 2:30-4:30 pm EST. The RMH is located at:
145 Somerset St
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
**Usually there is an 8-person maximum at the house, so please RSVP soon to reserve your spot.
I will be sending along a Google document a few weeks before the event, and we can organize who will bring what food items for the meals, as well as who will bring Halloween decorations.
Pi Love,
Lisa
AYSO Somers Region 95 is an all-volunteer organization providing soccer programs all year long for Somers players of all ages. Soccerfest is an annual community event in the Fall with over 600 AYSO kid competing in a total of about 100 games throughout the day. It is a day filled with fun and soccer for the Somers, New York, community.
We have a Ronald McDonald House of the Greater Hudson Valley table at our event collecting items for their house. You can also donate via their amazon wish list: http://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1IX53RMZOV6WH
** I am the one responsible to organize this event, so any sister who lives in the Westchester County area are welcome to attend.
Join us at the Ronald McDonald House of Greater Charlotte for fun fall activities in support of the RMH!
Sisters will provide, prepare, and serve a meal at Cincinnati’s RMH. Under the guidance of a professional chef, we’ll prepare a delicious, healthy meal for guest families. Please wear closed-toe shoes with rubber soles. No sandals or high heels. Long hair should be pulled back. More information at https://www.rmhcincinnati.org/get-involved/taste-of-hope-meals/how-it-works/
Join Alpha Xi's Signature Event- PROJECT HOPE: Giving Hope to Refugee Children here and abroad. Refugee children are some of the neediest people on this earth. Their families are often forced to leave their homes, possessions, friends, and other family as they flee war zones, persecution, ethnic cleansing, etc. Help give these little souls a taste of comfort by knitting/ crocheting hats, scarves, mittens, and/ or squares that will be collected and made into blankets. Each square you knit is like a warm hug to child living in a tent in a refugee camp or to a child who newly arrived to the US without warm clothes or blankets. IF YOU DON'T KNIT- no problem! Please donate to help coverage the cost of postage and to purchase school and hygiene kits for these children.
We're donating toys and snacks to RMHC - Cincinnati through an Amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1BZU5K1BPW5LQ?type=wishlist Please have items shipped to Megan Berling's registry address.
The Columbus Alumnae Association is excited to share our 2023 project for Alpha Delta Pi's Annual Week of Service, Snack Packs for RMHC of Central OH. Our goal is to make 100 Snack Packs this year!
Snack Packs will be assembled at the New Albany Library from 10:00AM - 11:30AM. After we will gather at Rusty Bucket (New Albany) across the street for lunch.
Please sign-up to purchase an item(s) using the event link. You will see multiple purchase options. If you choose to not order from our Amazon Wishlist, please make sure you purchase the same quantity. If you cannot attend, but would like to drop off items, contact Kathryn Remer (614-736-4812 or sororitygal1851@gmail.com).
The Kettering Backpack Program is a nonprofit organization which empower school-age children in the City of Kettering to overcome obstacles caused by poverty. Volunteers are needed to collect food and stock shelves or monetary and non-perishable items are also needed.
Join us for Happy Hour on October 19 at 5:30 pm at Scratch Pizza, 440 Miamisburg Centerville Rd, and bring non-perishable food items to be donated to the Kettering Backpack Program.
Provide snacks and put together grab and go meals for families who come to RMHC.
* location subject to change
Come Decorate & Donate for a great cause! A private workshop will be held at Board & Brush in North Myrtle Beach with each attendee crafting and decorating their own project. Board & Brush will donate 20% to the Alpha Delta Pi Foundation. We also ask that each attendee bring an item - or two - off the RMHC Charleston wishlist.
Join the Charleston ADPi Alumnae Association for some brews & boos! During Week of Service, we will be decorating pumpkins at Hobcaw Brewery in Mt Pleasant to donate to RMHC Charleston. Friends and family are welcome!
Support your ADPi sisters who founded non-profit KIND of the Upstate!
- Sunday, 10/29 from 2:00pm - 4:00pm you can volunteer to prepare for a KIND Day (sticker books, prepare supplies, organize items,)
- Thursday, 11/2 from 9:30am - 11:00am you can volunteer to facilitate a KIND Day at Augusta Circle Elementary
- ANY DAY you can donate to the KIND of the Upstate cause: http://kindoftheupstate.org/donate/
To volunteer, email somers.farmer@gmail.com by Sunday, October 8. Space is limited.
The Middle TN Alumnae Association will be making Snack Kits for RMHC Nashville with guidance from the 2023 Week of Service Signature Event guide. We will be collecting items for the snack kits during Week of Service and assembling them at our business meeting on November 5th. Sign up to participate either with item donations or to join us for assembling them!
Also considered an on-the-go kit, these tend to be the highest priority items for local RMHC® Chapters
since they are beneficial for both Ronald McDonald House® program guests and RMHC Chapters that
support families with outpatient procedures. Contents may vary, but think of it as a full, shelf-stable
meal that can be eaten on-the-go in the hospital.
Members of the Nashville Area Alumnae Association made a donation and will meet Saturday, October 28, at the Nashville Ronald McDonald House to pack 51 On-the -Go Snack Bags. The number of bags corresponds to 1851!
Bring snack kit donations to our September business meeting. We will pack them and write notes to along with them.
We will be delivering the snack kits we packed at our September business meeting and hosting a tie-dye activity for the families at the RMHC Memphis house.
Count and pack donated diapers to distribute to the community.
Everyone is invited to play Bunko and make bags! Bringing $10 for the upcoming “Pizza with Pinks and Pis” to support the Rack Pack Breast Cancer Group and ingredients listed on the AΔΠ Week of Service page to prepare “take home bags” for the Memphis RMH.
BINGO card with 24 squares, each an opportunity for Sisters to volunteer in their local communities, with ADPi Sisters, for Ronald McDonald House and national events during our Week of Service. Sisters are encouraged to complete as many lines as possible or even the entire card. One of the squares will include the National Signature event "RMH Grab Bags". Sisters complete this square by contributing financially to this effort via ZXAA.
Join sisters to cook a delicious meal for the families of RMH Fort Worth!
Join sisters in learning how to make a Halloween themed mini balloon garland for your house, hosted by Pop of Posh Events! $25.00 cost will cover a donation to RMH of Fort Worth and a take home balloon making kit! Please use PayPal @FWADPAA for class fee. Balloon kits will be available for pick up in 76109 the weekend before the event. Virtual meeting link and pick up instructions will be emailed when payment is received. Please email fortworthadpiphilanthropy@gmail.com for any questions!
Grab a meal at Raising Cane’s (South Hulen location) to help RMH Fort Worth. Tell friends, family and fellow sisters!
The Mid Cities Alumnae Association is collecting items for Snack Kits at our October 10 meeting. We will assemble and deliver them to the Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth during the Week of Service.
Join fellow Alpha Delta Pi Alumnae to clean and organize the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington house. For more details and to formally register for this event, please RSVP through our Eventbrite page here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alpha-delta-pi-alumnae-rmhc-morning-work-party-tickets-715594300817?aff=oddtdtcreator.
Have questions or new to the Seattle area and want to learn more about our local alumnae activities? Please reach out to Jackie Jones - jackie.jones84@gmail.com.
The Delta Pi Chapter Alumnae Association and Delta Pi Chapter are proud to co-host a profit-share pretzel sale with the Milwaukee Pretzel Company! Proceeds from the virtual event will benefit the three Wisconsin-based Ronald McDonald Houses and the Alpha Delta Pi Foundation. In October we'll post the link to order pretzels. If you have any questions in advance of the Week of Service, please contact us at deltapialumnaeassociation@yahoo.com.