Hands On Service

We challenge each District and Assembly to participate in hands-on service opportunities.  You will be recognized for the service you perform!! 

Unsure whether it counts as service??  Service is not � babysitting for family members for free (that is just being part of a family).  Service is not getting paid for doing something (that is a job).  Service is not a fundraiser where you and/or your Assembly benefit (car washes, serving dinners for a fee, etc).  Service is not participation in a school club (club meetings are a social event).  Service is not a school assignment or graduation requirement (that is getting credit or meeting requirements for school attendance).  Service is not political (volunteering for a campaign, etc � that is a cause).

Service ideas: 

*  Working at a food bank to sort donations

*  Collecting food for a food bank or trick or treating for canned food

*  Clean up your local park or beach

*  Read to children in the hospital or elderly in a nursing home

*  Sing Christmas Carols at a retirement home

*  Collect and donate Teddy Bears to police and fire stations

Challenge to each Rainbow Member:  Start keeping track of those Service hours on your Service Log to earn a charm bracelet.  This will be an ongoing program where you can earn a bracelet and charms as recognition of your hard work.  The charms will be a heart/star with the words "I offered Service thru Love" inside and will be available in the seven colors. 

*  Earn bracelet after you accrue 10 hours of service. 

*  Earn a Red heart/star charm - accrue another 10 service hours (total of 20).

*  Orange heart/star charm - accrue another 15 service hours (total of 35 hours).

*  Yellow heart/star charm - accrue another 20 service hours (total of 55 hours).

*  Green heart/star charm - accrue another 25 service hours (total of 80 hours).

*   Blue heart/star charm - accrue another 30 service hours (total of 110 hours).

*  Indigo heart/star charm - accrue another 40 service hours (total of 150 hours).

*  Purple heart/star charm - accrue another 50 service hours (total of 200 hours).