Hey there MAD Clubbers! Mr. Van Court wanted me to make an announcement about Lowell Beautification Day, so here's some important information for you all.

Lowell Beautification Day will be on Saturday, October 14th (the same day as the Walk for Hope) from 9AM to 1PM. Volunteers will be working with members of the PTSA to make Lowell look spiffy and clean, so the entire student body will be able to benefit from your hard work!

Free food will be provided for all volunteers courtesy of the Lowell PTSA.

Since you will be working for four hours, participating in this event will give you four (4) volunteer credits toward the EIGHT you need for the Fall semester. Don't forget about our "Roll-Over" policy where any credits over the eight required can be rolled over to make up for missing credits in the Spring! I strongly recommend members to volunteer for as many events as they can during the Fall because most people tend to be busier with school work later in the school year (especially with finals and APs looming around the corner) and there is a tendency for fewer volunteer opportunities at big events in the Spring because of the seasonal limitations on the nature of these kinds of athletic events.

I am aware that October 14th is a very busy day with lots of different things going on, but Lowell Beautification Day is a great and easy way to get some volunteer credits! The event starts at 9AM, which is probably the latest start time you'll ever see for any MAD event, so take advantage of that! The event also takes place on our own campus, so transportation to and from volunteering would be easier than at most of our other events.

In order to receive credit for Lowell Beautification Day, you must get the signature of an adult supervisor present at the event (any teacher, administrator, PTSA member, etc.) to prove that you actually showed up and participated. Volunteers can download the volunteer credit slips to be signed by an adult here. Look for the file named "Lowell Beautification Day Slips."

Each page contains three volunteer credit slips, so one person can print out a page and share the other two slips with his/her friends to conserve paper. :)

Copies of the volunteer credit slips will also be available at our next meeting on Wednesday in room 259.

There will be sign ins in the courtyard when you arrive at school at 9AM, but we may not get a copy of this sign in sheet, so to ensure that you get credit for this event, please remember to get an adult's signature before you leave.

Volunteers can turn in their signed slips at our meeting on Wednesday, October 18th. If you cannot make it to that meeting, please write my name and reg (Karen Li 0701) on the back of the slip and put it into my reg box by no later than Friday, October 20th.

To sign up to volunteer at Lowell Beautification Day, please send an e-mail to me at makeadifferenceclub@gmail.com with "LOWELL BEAUTIFICATION DAY 2006" in the subject line, and your name and reg in the body of the message by no later than Tuesday, October 10th.

If you signed up for the Walk for Hope, but would rather do Lowell Beautification Day, don't despair! The first fifteen (15) people who originally signed up to volunteer at the Walk for Hope to e-mail me at makeadifferenceclub@gmail.com with "SWAP: LOWELL BEAUTIFICATION DAY 2006" in the subject line can do the swap with no penalties.

I will update with a list of the first fifteen people to switch, the revised Walk for Hope volunteer list, and the final volunteers list for Lowell Beautification Day by Tuesday, October 10th.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me!