Dr. Seuss Party & Book Collection

Dear Piedmont Pi Phis,

Again this year we will be collecting chapter books for the children at the Salvation Army's Boys' and Girls' Club. Each child attending our Dr. Seuss party will be given a chapter book to take home. The tentative date of the party is Friday, February 26, 2010, but we need to be collecting books at every meeting. I have attached a list of chapter books to get you started. Lara Heberle and Rae Lynn Wahl are in charge of the party this year.

Did you know:
30 million adults and millions more children in this country are illiterate.
40% of the 4th graders in this country lack basic proficiency in reading.
School drop-outs earn less than 1/3 of the earnings of a college graduate.
Health costs for those without a high school degree are four times higher.
One fourth of those dropping out of school receive government assistance.
80% of prisoners did not finish high school.
Illiterate women are more likely to be in an abusive relationship.
(Resource: Pi Beta Phi Passion for Literacy, A Pi Phi Call to Action DVD)

We can make a difference.

We'll see you at our first meeting at Rae Lynn Wahl's house on Thursday, October 8 at 7 pm.

Suggestions for First Chapter Books:

Fanny K. Stein series for ages 7 – 10.
Cam Jansen series for ages 7 and up.
Junie B. Jones series for reading level 2.1 – 2.7.
Magic Tree House series for reading level 2.2 and up.
Books by J.C. Greenburg for reading level 2 – 3.2.
Books by Dan Gutman for ages 7 – 10.

The Intermediate Series include:
Books by Beverly Cleary for ages 8 – 12.
Books by Geronimo Stilton for reading level 3.
The Secrets of Droon series for reading level 3.
Beast Quest series for reading level 3.
Captain Underpants for ages 7 -10.
Ricky Ricotta series for ages 7 and up.
Encyclopedia Brown for ages 7 and up.

A New Year...

We are looking forward to another fantastic year... Please check out the calendar of events and join us at our next meeting!!

Join us Sunday the 26th of April for Founders Day Dinner

Please join us for a Founders Day Celebration/covered dish

4 PM on Sunday April 26th:

Lynette Prosser

5908 Autumn Gate Dr

Oak Ridge, 27310

Ph# 336.643.8549

Bring a dish to share

RSVP to Anne by 4/22/09

asmith@jonathansmith.com

Here is a link to google mapshttp://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=5908+Autumn+Gate+Dr,+Oak+Ridge,+NC+27310&sll=36.11524,-79.911055&sspn=0.222432,0.42984&ie=UTF8&ll=36.166878,-79.992828&spn=0.006946,0.013433&z=16&iwloc=addr

Founders' Day Food, Cake, & Ceremony/Game Ideas!

Food:
I wanted to remind everyone to let Anne (asmith@jonathansmith.com) know by April 17th what you will be bringing to the Founders' Day dinner.

Cake:
Since we may need a big cake to accommodate a large crowd, we should probably order a cake from either Sam's Club or Costco. If you have a membership and can order and bring the cake to the party, let me know. (We'll reimburse you... so keep the receipt!)

Ceremony/Game Ideas:
If anyone has any fun Founder's Day ceremony and/or game ideas, let our Ritual's chair, Rae Lynn Wahl (rlwahl@yahoo.com) know... I'm sure she would love some help with the planning.

Again, the date, time and place are as follows:

Sunday, April 26th, 4pm:
Lynette Prosser's Home
5908 Autumn Gate Dr
Oak Ridge, 27310
Ph# 336.643.8549

See you all soon!

Green Eggs and Ham Oh My !

What a great time was had by all at the Dr Seuss Party on our National Day of Service. The sisters from Wake Forest Chapter joined us and we had such fun with the boys and the girls at the Boys and Girls Club in Greensboro, NC

More Photos from Beaux and Arrow

You can tell from these photos we were all having a great time. It will hard for anything else to top this evening.

Dinner and Fun at Chuck and Julie's

We just had more fun than you can imagine at Chuck and Julie Clarks for Dinner and Fun. Chef Reto prepared dinner for us and we finished off with a current events quiz.

2009 Fraternity Day of Service.... Dr. Seuss Party!!

On February 27, the Piedmont Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Club and the NC Gamma Pi Phis celebrated our 2009 Fraternity Day of Service by hosting a Dr. Seuss Party for children 6 - 8 years old from the Salvation Army’s Boys’ and Girls’ Club in Greensboro, NC. We decorated bookplates as Tieg, one of the WFU Pi Phis, read GREEN EGGS AND HAM, the first book she had ever read by herself. Our refreshments were green deviled eggs and ham rolls, along with a six layer "Cat in the Hat" cake and fish cookies. Then the children enjoyed playing games based on Dr. Seuss' books (Pin the Hat on the Cat, 1 Fish 2 Fish Bowl Toss and a Sneetch Beach Ball Game). At the end of the party, each child received a First Chapter Book to take home. They each also received a coloring book and a box of crayons and a bookplate, that they had decorated, for their own new book.