The holiday season is quickly approaching. In the next two weeks alone, I have 3 events I have committed not only myself, but my Sorority Chapter, to attend. I am very attached to Junior Achievement, of course, but there are two other organizations that I am passionate about as well.
The Topeka Performing Arts Center provides free programming to elementary students, and every year they have a Gingerbread Homes for the Holidays event, in which elaborate houses are made, and people can also make their own! I will be bringing a few women on the 16th and 17th of this month to volunteer at this event to help monitor the gingerbread house-building tables and clean up in-between projects. There are a few women that I admire, who are great volunteers at TPAC and have inspired me to get involved, as well.
TPAC Gingerbread Homes for the Holidays
Shawnee County Court Appointed Special Advocates is probably the non-profit closest to my heart, because it is my Sorority's national philanthropy. They find volunteers to go and speak for children in court, that may not truly have anyone on their side if they did not have their CASA. We support them with a few fundraisers a year at Washburn, but always help with their annual Holiday Home Tour, in which several nice houses in Topeka get decorated and tickets are sold to go through and tour them. Thetas volunteer at one house as "docents" all weekend, monitoring the rooms and mingling with the guests. It is a great way to meet CASAs, Theta Alums, and other influential people in Topeka. This year, we will be helping on the 23rd and 24th for the Holiday Homes Tour.
CASA Holiday Homes Tour
The third event we are partaking in is of course the Junior Achievement Benefit Auction. It will be the evening of the 23rd, and I have gotten several women, along with some men from a few fraternities on campus to come to the auction and monitor the tables, while doing whatever else we need to do to keep the auction running smoothly. The larger items will have to be carried up to the stage, so I imagine that will be part of the job. I am excited to see how it goes, and am also looking forward to how much we are going to raise for JA! This Facebook page has some relevant information to this event:
Junior Achievement "Invest in Success" Benefit Auction
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