Tustin Chapter 3/18/2016 Edition 4, Volume 3

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1 Tustin Chapter 3/18/2016 Edition 4, Volume 3 A WORD FROM THE PRESIDENT Our last mothers meeting in January was fun and informative. Our guest speaker was July Steinhorn from A Women s Right. She taught us very useful self-defense techniques to keep us safe and reminded us to always be aware of our surroundings. July was full of energy and got us all up kicking and punching! January was also time for us to introduce our Provisional Mothers as Members. Our wonderful Meeting Arrangements Committee, Kendy Bjorndahl, Daralyn Nagle and Rochelle Landry did an amazing job once again, providing delicious treats and a special glass of wine to help celebrate our new members. Our year has gone by quickly and we have so much going on right now behind the scenes. Our Junior Class of 2017 just had their Etiquette Dinner on March 13 th, our Senior Send Off Committee members are hard at work planning a very special evening for our graduates and the Compass Banquet Committee is also busy preparing for our year-end banquet. We have a lot to look forward to in the next couple of months. Thank you to all the mothers assisting with these special events. I also want give my wonderful board members a huge THANK YOU for being so supportive throughout the year. They are very dedicated to the NLYM organization and our chapter. In closing, I am including an article I came across recently in the NY Times. As you know, NLYM mission is based on 4 prongs, Leadership, Community Service, Cultural Experiences and Protocol Education. While our young men get to experience all 4 prongs I think that our service to the community and helping others can be a very rewarding and life changing experience. This article The Benefits of Volunteerism- if the Service is Real from the New York Times reminds me of this year s theme, Making Opportunities Meaningful. Please take a moment to Google the article. See you all on Monday March 21 st at 6:30 p.m. for our next mother s meeting. Sincerely, Charlene Pitchess President

2 MARCH 21 ST : Mothers Meeting APRIL 11 TH : Board Meeting APRIL 17 TH : 4 th Grade Level Meeting APRIL 24 TH : Senior Send Off CALENDAR FROM THE CLASS OF 2016 The 2016 class s February meeting started off with two speakers from Impact Teen Drivers. Their impactful, true and life changing stories of teen driving accidents impacted the entire class of 2016; the stories left the young men empathetic of Gonzalo who shared his story with them and more cautious while driving. During the meeting, which was held directly after the speakers, Brent Bjorndahl took the role of acting president and we decided on our spring philanthropy: cooking and serving food at a church on the first Saturday of March. Andrew Mathes Public Relations, Class of 2016 FROM THE CLASS OF 2017 For our meeting today we met at the O'hern residence. To start off, Matt, a youth pastor from Huntington Beach, gave us advice on how to have successful relationships. Next, we submitted what positions we would like to hold for our final year in NLYM. After all our business was decided on we drove to ask a group of girls in National Charity League if they would join us for our etiquette dinner on March 13th. They seemed very excited and I am sure the the other young men in my group are as well. Connor Dudley Public Relations, Class of 2017

3 FROM THE CLASS OF 2018 The NLYM class of 2018 called the meeting to order around three O clock and we started off with an interesting ice breaker were we ripped toilet paper and shared a fact about ourselves for each square we ripped. Next, everyone with a position shared about the positive and negative parts of their position to prepare for officer nominations for next year. After we shared, Justin Cheng talked about upcoming philanthropy opportunities and we agreed to volunteer at the Chile Van and help feed the homeless. We were then visited by our speaker, Mr. Spencer who was auto body worker and repaired cars. We learned about car safety and different methods of taking care of your care. We learned a lot and the lesson was very informative. Jacob Sanders Public Relations, Class of 2018 st FROM THE CLASS OF 2019 On February 21, we had Officer Jeremy Laurich talk to us about drugs and driving under the influence. He explained to us what can happen and what has happened to people in the past driving under the influence. It s a situation that doesn t benefit anyone. Then when Officer Laurich left we went over what we should do for our next cultural event and we decided on Mystery from the Tomb at Bowers Museum. We than had the group talk about who wanted to do a specific board position for our next year. Everyone than filled out what they wanted to do and gave to our Elections Mom. Our meeting ended and our Nominating Committee met to determine the board. Riley Ahern Public Relations, Class of 2019

4 PROTOCOL/CULTURAL REPORT Corsage Etiquette Corsage Etiquette is a vital bit of knowledge to have when you are getting married, attending a formal dance (like prom), or celebrating a special day. It can be a touchy subject, literally. This page will guide you through so that you don't have one of those 'awkward moments' with a corsage. Traditionally, corsage etiquette had the flowers pinned onto the dress or suit, for men and women alike. Modern etiquette allows the corsages to be worn on the wrist, in her hair, on her hand bag, on the waist band or even on a hat. Corsage etiquette has it worn on the left side, always. A corsage for a man is called a boutonniere. They are smaller and tailored for a man to wear on the lapel of his suit. Boutonniere etiquette states that it should always be worn on the left lapel, pinned to the button hole, with the flowers pointing up. The most popular place for the ladies to wear a corsage is on their wrist. It is a very pretty and functional way to wear her flowers. A wrist corsage will also avoid the moment of, "How & Where do I pin this on?" Many fathers of young girls appreciate the wrist corsage. Dances Young Men: good prom etiquette will have you ask your date the colors she is planning on wearing before you order her corsage. It is also okay to ask her what type of corsage she prefers. When you order, keep the corsage simple. As you present your date with her corsage, open the box and then hand it to her to look at. She may be one to ooh and aah over it for a few seconds. Depending on the type of corsage you have purchased, here is where it gets a little tricky. If you are smart and have chosen a wrist corsage, then slip it carefully out of the box and slide the corsage onto her left wrist. If you have chosen a pinned corsage... let her or one of her parents pin it on. This is good corsage etiquette. You will avoid the "what do you think you are doing?" eyes from her parents, especially her father. Wearing corsages adds simple beauty to any occasion. Corsage etiquette gives the added flair the wearer and flowers deserve. Joanne Hulme VP, Protocol/Cultural

5 YOUTH COORDINATOR REPORT The Freshmen, Sophomores and Junior class nominating committees each met to slate their officers for the year. The proposed slates will be ed to the young men and their mothers on or before March 28 th. They will then vote on this slate at their respective grade level meetings on April 17 th. At that time, they will also choose the members to serve on the nominating committee for the following year. Thank you to the Grade level election mothers and the GLADs for their dedication to getting this procedure done timely and accurately! A not so gentle reminder that the young men should please input their volunteer hours, and any league meeting or cultural hours into chapter web, and also submit the hours forms to their Hours Mothers. All senior hours must be completed by April 1 st and all other grade levels have a cut off date of April 30 th. We will not allow any hours after that date, as we need to have time to prepare the final hours and get award certificates ready for the Compass Banquet. If a young man has missed three meetings, he must make up three additional volunteer hours. If you have any questions, please contact Elizabeth Childs or myself. Shelley Miller VP, Youth Coordinator PHILANTHROPY REPORT Class of 2018 The young men of the class of 2018 donated items such as crayons, coloring books, gift cards, colored pencils, and stuffed animals to Donovan s Smile. Donovan s Smile will assemble Easter baskets for children in hospitals. These indirect hours will benefit children in hospitals during Easter. Donovan s Smile is a special organization to the Class of 2018 because multiple members in the class were coached by Donovan s dad, Al Meija. Donovan passed away after battling brain cancer in He was 4 years old. Justin Cheng Class of 2018 Philanthropy Chair

6 Join our Shutterfly Share Site Upload pictures from NLYM meetings and events! See link under Member Pages on our Chapter Website NLYM is on Social Media! Facebook On Facebook, search for NLYM, "Like" and "Share" the page. This page will only have posts of events that have occurred. This page will be administered by all chapter Public Relations Officers and YM PR Officers. Here s what you need to do! Send the following text message to (Facebook's address) The message to send is: like nationalleagueofyoungmen OR Go to Facebook, search for NLYM, then click on "Like". LinkedIn Our Company Page has been set up! Mothers and YM may add their experience with NLYM in two different areas of a LinkedIn profile: 1) Add Experience, as if it was a work experience. 2) Add Section, then choose Volunteer Experience. This would be a great opportunity for our YM to enter on their profile, all their NLYM experiences. Instagram Search for nlyminc and follow us!