ECHO Newsletter
November 2004
2004 Holiday Drives
o Valley Rescue Mission: Each year Valley Rescue Mission feeds hundreds of homeless people on Thanksgiving and Christmas. They rely heavily on contributions from the community. We will have started our collection at the November 11th ECHO Meeting. We still need more donations, please give any donation to Cappie Herrington or Cindy Green. We will be collecting until November 24th. Every can counts!
- Angel Tree Project: Look for the ECHO Christmas tree in Jordan Hall on by November 23rd. Come and take an ornament and purchase a gift for a child. You can drop off all gifts to Marian Ashton in the Resources room; we will be collecting gifts until December 15, 2004.
Our House is a Methodist run foster care program for children in crisis in Columbus. They care for about 20 children on a long term basis and can take in another 20 children on a short term, emergency basis.
ECHO has set up an Angel Tree in the 2nd Floor lobby of Jordan Hall. You are invited to select a tag from the tree and spread some Christmas joy to a needy child. The gifts on the tags are from the Christmas lists of the long term children. There are also generic tags for the other children that will come in over the holidays.
Please do not wrap the gift.
- December Echo Meeting: Come and learn what to put on your resume! We will be having a speaker come in and give advice on how to write a good resume. Date to be announced.
REMINDER!!!!!!
ECHO meetings and activities count toward professional hours.
- Scholastic Book Orders: Don’t forget about scholastic book orders! Scholastic Books can be ordered in the Resource Room. Complete the order form that can be found on the table. Orders will be placed each Wednesday providing we have a minimum of $15 in orders. Give all orders to Marian Ashton.
Teacher
Tip
Pinecone Turkey Centerpieces--Collect a large pinecone for each child. Cut the profile of a turkey head and neck complete with waddle out of construction paper. With pinecone laying on its side wedge the head and neck into the small end of the cone making the pinecone the body of the turkey. Trace the child's hand on to a piece of construction paper, fold paper in half and cut out two 'handprints'. Have child dictate what they are thankful for and write onto palm of one hand. Wedge the hands (with the dictation showing in the back) into the large end of the pinecone to be the tail. I do not glue the hands and heads on as they are easier to take apart and store for the next year.
You
can still join ECHO!
See Marian Ashton in the Resource and Referral Office on the 3rd Floor of Jordan Hall for a membership form. $5 per semester or $10 for the school year.