Message from the President
Brenda Morrison
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Message from the President
Dear Members,
During this busy time for our Young Men students, planning for year end, taking AP exams, seniors making college decisions and preparing to graduate, we, us Mothers, want you to know that we appreciate your efforts for attending meetings, completing required service and culture hours, and committing to the duties of an officer position.
Keep it up, please finish the year strong and do not forget to write your thoughtful year end reports.
The Young Men will have attended their final grade level meetings for the year on Sunday, April 18.
I am also looking forward to seeing all my fellow Mothers and welcoming our new Provisional Mothers at the Mother’s last meeting of the year on Thursday, April 22, 2021, at 9:30 am.
Do not forget, we will have our Compass Dinner on Zoom, Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 6:30pm. The format will be unique and exciting, meals will be delivered and I am truly excited to celebrate our Young Men. Our fabulous Compass Dinner Committee, Team Youth Coordinator and Historians have been planning and diligently working on a presentation that we should all enjoy.
Thank you all for everything you have done this year.
Brenda Morrison, President
Mother of Mitchell, 2018 and Trey, 2023
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UPCOMING DATES:
Thursday, April 22 - Mothers Meeting #5 @ 9:30am
Saturday, April 24 - Project Mercy Home Build
Friday, April 30 - Annual Dues payment deadline
Thursday, May 13 - Provisional Mothers Training @ 9:30am
Sunday, May 16 - Class of 2025 Young Men Provisional Training @ 3:00pm
Sunday, May 16 - Senior Tribute
Sunday, May 23 - Compass Dinner
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Message from
Youth Coordinator | Youth Coordinator Elect
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Erin Brown, Youth Coordinator
Mandy Berlage, Youth Coordinator-Elect
Hours Final Deadline: April 30th, 2021
- All Young Men should log his hours AND upload hours forms into Digital Cheetah by April 23 if possible. Final deadline is April 30. No hours will be counted past April 30th.
- All hours forms must be neat and legible, with all of the necessary sections filled out. Forms must also have a supervisor’s signature and contact number.
- Supporting photos should be emailed to grade level Hours Moms.
- Mothers: Please check that your son’s hours are approved in Digital Cheetah. If the hours are not approved they do not count for credit for the hours requirement or towards the awards.
- Please contact your grade level Hours Mom if you have any questions about your hours.
- As a reminder for the upcoming summer, all 40+ philanthropy hours earned with one event must be pre-approved by the Youth Coordinator unless it is listed on the NLYM calendar.
Important Upcoming Dates
- April 30: All Philanthropy hours due (direct and in-direct)
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May 16, 3-5pm: Class of 2025 Provisional Young Men Training: This is a mandatory training; all 2025 provisional Young men must attend. This training is for Young Men only, there will be a separate training for provisional Mothers on May 13th.
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Officer Training for incoming YM Officers will be held in August.
Compass Philanthropic Awards
The Compass Dinner Virtual Banquet planned for May 23
Young Men will be recognized for their diligence and hard work in meeting the requirements for both the Compass Philanthropic and PVSA Awards. The awards and certificates will be mailed or delivered following our virtual celebration.
Compass Philanthropic Awards include both direct and up to 25 hours of indirect philanthropy hours. Young Men must have a minimum of 10 direct hours to receive a Compass Award.
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Ensign Award: 10 hours +10 additional philanthropic hours (20-34 hours total)
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Lieutenant Award: 10 hours + 25 additional philanthropic hours (35-59 hours total)
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Commander Award: 10 hours + 50 additional philanthropic hours (60 -84 hours total)
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Captain Award: 10 hours + 75 additional philanthropic hours (85-109 hours total)
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Admiral Award: 10 hours + 100 additional philanthropic hours (110+ hours total)
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Anchor Award: The young man member earning the most philanthropic service hours by April 30, 2020 but not less than 110 hours
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Senior Service Award: A young man member graduating senior who has earned 100 additional philanthropic hours during each of his years in NLYM
The President’s Volunteer Service Awards:
- Please note that PVSA includes Direct Philanthropy Hours ONLY, indirect hours are not counted
- Young Men 15 years (as of May 1, 2020) and under:
Bronze (50-74 hours)
Silver (75-99 hours)
Gold (100 or more hours)
- Young Men ages 16+ (as of May 1, 2020):
Bronze (100-174 hours)
Silver (175-249 hours)
Gold (250 or more hours)
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The Lifetime Presidential Award can be earned for 4,000 hours or more of volunteer service (over a lifetime)
Questions:
Meeting or grade-level issues, please contact your GLADS
Hours requirements, please contact your grade level Hours Mothers
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Congratulations Class of 2024! |
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These prizes were awarded to the Class of 2024 for submitting the most photos in 2021. Congratulations and Thank You! |
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NEW Volunteer Opportunities |
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There are new volunteer opportunities on the calendar. Please take a look and sign up!
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San Dieguito River Park has a farmstead in Escondido and is in need of help Sunday April 25. Young Men interested in Environmental Sciences should enjoy.
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La Jolla High School is having a fundraiser Saturday and Sunday May 15-16. There are several shifts to choose from.
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Meals on Wheels needs drivers on April 24, May 1, May 8, May 15, May 22, and May 29.
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If your Young Man has grown out of his t-shirt a replacement can purchased for $10. We have polo shirts for $15. Sizes are S,M,L,XL. Please contact Verdi Gantzel with your request.
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Download the New NLYM App |
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Message from National:
We are so excited to announce that our new Branded NLYM App is ready to downloaded from the App store. You can now can use these links or search for NLYM in the App Store. The links on the website by your sign in/out are updated as well.
For IOS -
For Android-
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Please note that Nationals has updated the workflow in how Young Men will record philanthropy hours.
What changed? Nationals had Digital Cheetah include an "Attachment" File location in the Add Hours form. Members will upload a picture of their signed Hours Form here. This can be done in the app or on the website.
How does this help? We no longer need to collect hours forms in paper form as they will be linked in Digital Cheetah.
How do we manage photo verification during the pandemic? During the pandemic, YM should email the historian and their hours mom a picture every time they volunteer.
Important Notes:
- YM must manually log all philanthropy hours now. The calendar no longer logs philanthropy hours automatically.
- The YM meetings will continue to be automatically logged through the meeting calendar.
- YM can only log hours once they have their hours form...i.e. you can't log the hours, then add the form later.
- If the YM does not upload the hours form at the time of hours entry, the hours mom will advise them the YM should delete the recorded hours, and re-upload with the form.
- Please contact your Hours Mom with any questions.
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Please Share Your Photos! |
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Don’t forget to send us all NLYM photos. We need photos more than ever this year. The photos you are taking while volunteering, at meetings and selfies at home while attending cultural events or making dog toys, blankets or anything NLYM related.
Remember that one person cannot take every picture and all of the pictures serve to enhance the organization. It's going to take every one of us to make sure we have a great NLYM year filled with many wonderful memories through our photos.
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La Jolla Chapter of National League of Young Men, Inc. |
P.O. Box 2138, La Jolla, CA 92038 |
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