11/20/2011 Hello Everyone,    Thanksgiving Day is fast approaching and you know what that means - LOV Newark's 23rd Annual Thanksgiving Day Meal/Delivery.    Date of Event: Thursday, November 24, 2011 - Thanksgiving Day    Location: Newark Pavilion, 6430 Thornton Avenue, Newark (Corner of Thornton Avenue and Cherry Street)    Time: Register with me in the parking lot between 10:10-10:25am / Check-in time inside with LOV Newark at 10:30am    Dress Code: Uniform - Class "A" scouts and registered leaders (No merit badge sash)    What to bring: Maps (Newark, Fremont, Union City, Hayward), GPS (If you have it), Markers/Sharpies (For marking boxes)    Note: Please do not enter the dining hall before your check-in time. You will need to check-in with me first so I can record your name and your scout's name and at this time I can also sign community service hours apps for school. I will be in the Newark Pavilion parking lot at 10:10am - look for me with my black Dodge Durango.    I hope that I didn't forget anything and I will see everyone on Thanksgiving morning. For the families not being able to participate in this year's meal delivery - have a very Happy Thanksgiving Holiday, enjoy your time with family and friends, and stay safe.    YIS,    Michael Magno Assistant Scoutmaster T110 Advisor Crew 110, Unit Commissioner Hello Troop 110           It's that time of year again for LOV (League of Volunteers) Newark Annual Thanksgiving Day Meal Delivery. This is my 12th year of volunteering Troop 110 to LOV for this very worthy cause. I started this project back in 1999 as my Woodbadge ticket and this is probably the longest running WB ticket that I know of. For those of you that are new to the troop welcome aboard and I'll briefly describe to you what this is all about and what I expect from my volunteers.    On Thursday, November 24, 2011 Thanksgiving Day, LOV Newark puts together with the help of many volunteers from different organizations a Thanksgiving Day meal for the needy and less fortunate people and families that live in the Tri-City areas (Newark, Fremont and Union City) and also Hayward. These people can either come to the dining hall or have their meals delivered to them. Troop 110 and Crew 110's role is to provide the drivers and scouts (siblings are welcome to participate) to deliver the meals to the home bound folks in the Tri-City. The home bound folks are the ones that cannot make it to the dining hall because of a handicap, medical condition, lack of transportation, or personal reason(s) (no questions asked).    Our portion of the meal delivery usually takes from 3 to 4 hours to complete and I usually give 4 hours of credit for community service hours to scouts and students that need hours for their rank advancement or school. If you are volunteering to get credit for your school's community service requirements please bring with you your school's paperwork so that I can sign you off.    Also, LOV has some new guidelines for the drivers and volunteers. LOV needs to know in advance exactly how many drivers there will be and what their names are (passenger's names are not required, as long as they are in scout uniform). This is because LOV needs to assign the delivery routes in advance; it is too chaotic for LOV to try to assign them on Thanksgiving Day when they get more or fewer drivers than they had anticipated.    I will be in charge of Troop 110, Crew 110, and any Cub Scout Packs that are attached to Troop 110. LOV requires only one leader in charge and not multiple leaders so that means by request from LOV no one can enter the dining hall on the morning of this event and only LOV or myself can give the go ahead to enter the dining hall. Any questions or issues that you may have has to be addressed to me and I will try to answer or resolve them.    So far the venue is at the same location as previous years but I will have to confirm the meeting time with LOV Newark. Event: LOV (League of Volunteers) Newark Annual Thanksgiving Day Meal Delivery. Date: Thursday, November 24, 2011 Time: TBD (usually in the morning to early afternoon) Note: Please do not enter the dining hall until told to do so by me. Location: Newark Pavilion (Corner of Thornton Street and Cherry Street in Newark). Uniform: Class A: Scout shirt, trousers, belt, socks, neckerchief, slide, hat (Merit badge sash not required); Registered adults also wear Class A uniforms. What to bring: Recommended-maps of Newark, Fremont, Union City and/or a GPS, community service hours application (for students wanting credit) and lastly your enthusiasm. I know this is a lot of info to absorb but it's really necessary because I consider this a unique service project. Also, you can talk to the scout and parents from previous years that have participated in this numerous times. I want to thank everyone in advance for your participation and patience and this would not be possible without your help. To many this is a life changing event and it's a great way to kick off the holiday season and to help the needy.    LASTLY, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. FOR ANYONE THAT IS DRIVING A VEHICLE TO DELIVER THE MEALS, THE FOLLOWING IS REQUIRED BY LOV - I WILL NEED YOUR NAME TO SUBMIT TO LOV SO THEY CAN ASSIGN TO YOU YOUR ROUTE. I WILL NEED THE NAMES OF ALL DRIVERS BY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2011.    If you have any questions please email me.    YIS,    Michael "MtnMike" Magno Assistant Scoutmaster Troop 110, Advisor Crew 110 mtnmike110@yahoo.com

   
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