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Last updated 9-22-03
Alpha
Xi Delta's interest in children and their special needs led us to
adopt Choose Children, an initiative that
emphasizes voluntary service in all areas of child well-being. Choose
Children isn't an organization - it's an idea.
Unlike many Greek organizations, Alpha Xi Delta is not exclusively linked with one philanthropic organization. Alpha Xi Delta gives members the flexibility to look in their communities and decide how they can best benefit children. For some chapters it's sponsoring a football tournament to raise money for a local organization; for others it's spending time tutoring children at an after school program. Some chapters choose to work with children at a battered women's shelter while others entertain patients in the pediatric wing of a hospital. no matter what activity a chapter, association, or individual chooses, the impact that Alpha Xi Deltas have on children in their communities is unmatched.
In 1998 Alpha Xi Delta
joined in supporting the goal of America's Promise - The Alliance
for youth
(www.americaspromise.org) by
promising to give more than 75,000 hours and $250,000 yearly in contributions and donated
goods to children. Alpha Xi Delta chapters, associations, and individual members have met or
exceeded our promise every year.
The Zeta Upsilon Chapter of
AXD plans and participates in many events
aimed in helping
children in need and benefiting children throughout our community. Our
most popular event is our annual Teddy
Bear Drive to collect stuffed animals for both the Red Cross'
Adopt a Family and local fire departments. The sisters of our chapter have
also volunteered at community schools to assist with reading programs and other
after-school programs and tutoring.
In the past year we conducted a bottle drive to raise money for Child Advocacy
and volunteered at Alma's Safety Fest. In addition to helping the children
in our area, we have also helped others of all ages. For instance, we rake
leaves in the fall for the local citizens and help decorate the Masonic
Home
during the Christmas season. We also often volunteer to help out with the
blood drives through Alma College.