2010-2011: Our first lunch meetiing will be Monday, Sept. 13!

What is Octagon?

The Octagon Club is a community service club run by students and sponsored by the Redwood City chapter of Optimists International. Club members have the opportunity to volunteer with various organizations and participate in activities such as the following:

• Second Harvest Food Bank
• Rebuilding Together Peninsula
• Boys and Girls Clubs of the Peninsula
• Crane Place, Menlo Park
• RWC Spooktacular
• Peninsula Library System
• Beach clean-ups and restoration
• African Library Project
• RWC Optimists Crab Feed
• Salvation Army

During the school year, club members attend weekly meetings to learn about upcoming events, listen to guest speakers, and sign up to volunteer.

In addition, club members may work on their own outside community service projects and add these hours to their time spent on club events.

For club events and approved projects, students earn ONE school credit for every FIFTEEN hours they volunteer.

Meetings are on Mondays at lunch in Room E-10.

See Kathleen E. Coughlin for more information: kcoughlin@seq.org

(650) 367-9750 x 4359

Stay tuned for our regular calendar. Come to the first meetint to sign up for these activities.

Mon., August 30, 2010--Lunchtime in E-10. Octagon officers meeting

Mon., Sept. 13--Lunchtime E-10. 1st club meeting! Come to sign up for activities!

Wed., Sept. 29 Second Harvest Food Bank 6:30 - 8:30

Sat., Oct.. 9 HMB Beach Restoration

Wed., Oct. 27 Second Harvest Food Bank 6:30 -8:30

Sat., Nov. 6 HMB Beach Restoration

• Octagon Club Constitution 2009-10
  Our 2009-10 Constitution delineates club goals and includes a list of this year's elected officers.
• 2010-2011 Club Officers' E-mail
  President, Nicole Peter (12); Vice Presidents, Lan Nguyen (12)and Abby Reed (11); Treasurers, Suzanne Sandin (12)& Liza Bock (11); Secretaries, Kellie Ullom (12)and Michelle Nicolet (11); JOOI Lt. Governor, Caroline Baltay (10).

• Octagon Membership Application
  New members must submit one of these applications. We keep track of member numbers for our sponsoring organization, the Redwood City Optimists, who pay for our registration with Optimist International/JOOI(Junior Optimist Octagon International) as well a
• Outside Project Form
  Active Octagon club members may use this form to record hours they spent on projects they have initiated themselves outside of club-sponsored activities. Please note that prior approval is required for such outside projects. (This is NOT the form students
• Peninsula Rebuilding Together Volunteer Form
  Use this form for the March 14 Beach Clean-Up and future Peninsula Rebuilding Together activities: Friday, March 26 and Saturday, April 24, 2010.
• Peninsula Rebuilding Together Medical Release
  Use this medical form for the March 14 Beach Clean-Up and Peninsula Rebuilding Together activities.