You will have 3 options for the Junior Beta Club Community Service requirement.

·  Ten hours of Community Service

·  Design a Service Project

·  Five Paragraph Essay on Service to the Community

Due April 20, 2018

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Beta Club Documented Community Service

Please complete this form, stating that you have performed at least 10 hours of community service, outside of helping your own family, and have it signed by a non-family member. Turn in by April 20, 2018 to Mr. Almond, Mrs. Almond, Mrs. Jones, or Ms. Tucker.

Community Service is defined as any charitable organization (Church, Scouts, Humane Society, Red Cross, homeless shelter, etc.) by giving time for the betterment of your community without thought of compensation.

Write a short description of your service below:

I affirm that I have performed at least 10 hours of community service.

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(Student Name) (Student Signature)

I declare that I have witnessed the performance of community service by the above named student.

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(Witness Signature and Title)

Design a Service Project

Purpose: To design a service project that you would like Chapel Hill Middle to achieve in the coming years. The project needs to have details, including the purpose of the project, who will benefit from it, the time frame, how many people will be involved, contacts, any costs, etc. Please turn in by April 20, 2018 to Mr. Almond, Mrs. Almond, Mrs. Jones, or Ms. Tucker.

Project name: ______

Description of project (continue on back if necessary):

Purpose of project:

Who benefits?

About how long will this project take once it begins? ______

About how many people are needed to complete this project? ______

What are the anticipated costs?

Who are the contact personnel to help you organize this project? (For example, if you collect money for the Red Cross, who at the Red Cross will be your contact person?) Include phone numbers:

Beta Club

Five Paragraph Essay on Service to the Community

Write a five paragraph essay on the importance of community service. This paper should follow procedures of the writing process. You need to:

·  Brainstorm ideas before you write and jot them down

·  Begin a rough draft of your paper

·  Revise your draft

·  Edit the draft, checking for punctuation, spelling, and grammatical errors

·  Write your final copy

This paper should follow the standard essay format of introduction, body, and conclusion.

·  First, the introductory paragraph should define community service, and list or name three ideas about why it is important to you.

·  Then, each idea should be detailed in the next three paragraphs, which is the body of the essay.

·  Last, the final paragraph should be your closing or summary paragraph.

You should submit your final copy by the deadline of April 20, 2018 to Mr. Almond, Mrs. Almond, Mrs. Jones, or Ms. Tucker.