Emma’s Week 2020!

Published by chelsa at April 21, 2020

Emma's Week - 2020

“Emma’s Day-Viking Volunteer Day”, named in memory of Emma Welter, a beloved Vanguard student, is an annual service opportunity for Vanguard students based on a community experience.

BE Joyful

For this year, Emma's Day has been transformed into Emma’s Week due to health and wellness initiatives in connection with the CDC social distancing guidelines.

Vanguard students, faculty, and staff are having a volunteering spirit week where each day has a purposeful means of spreading joy and thoughtfulness throughout the Waco community area.

A message from Tim and Jo Welter on this 20th year of Emma's Day!

See the end of this email for more information about Emma Welter and why we honor her with Viking volunteering.

Meaningful Monday - Provide Encouragement

Send a supportive email, card, or letter out to the community.
Reach out to the mayor, a city council member, military personnel, veterans, grocery store workers or medical workers in the hospital.
Post encouraging words in your front yard, window, or online to others.
Plan for a virtual activity with family and friends (ex: playing games, reading books to younger children)
Stilwell Retirement is taking letters that we can be mailed (5400 Laurel Lake Dr, Waco, TX 76710). Letters should include a return-address stamped envelope for being a pen-pal. Or, reach out to a long-term elderly residential facility of your choice.

Take-Out Tuesday - Support Waco

Sort through your closets and make a give-away box of items that are in good condition but no longer used. Donate them to a clothing donation center.
Sort through your pantry and donate extra non-perishable items to a Waco food bank or Highland Baptist Church. Check online for other collection options of your choice.
Order yourself or others a meal to have delivered. (https://wacodelivers.com/)
Have a sweet treat delivered to a first responder, friend, or another essential worker.
Purchase gift cards at local businesses as a gift.
Waco Area: Take out, Delivery, and Service Options has a ton of great offers that are consistently listed and updated.

Wasteless Wednesday - Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

Grab a trash bag and gloves to pick up trash on your daily walk.
Fill out the City of Waco Solid Waste Services online form for a green bin and start putting food scraps and yard waste in there.
Make a commitment to recycle as much as possible moving forward. Here are the City of Waco's curbside recycling guidelines). The recycling facility is available for non-city residents as well!
Attend an Urban Gardening Zoom conference at 11:00 AM with Mrs. McCown to find out how to reduce food waste, water usage, and energy for food production through urban gardening.
Join Zoom Meeting Link: Click HERE
Meeting ID: 964 6776 8384
Password: 2gXZxG

Thankful Thursday - Providing Gratitude

Email Office_Staff@vanguard.org a quick video clip of you saying 'thank you' to the VCPS teachers. The videos will be pieced together for a special thank you message for the Teacher Appreciation Week in May
Tell five people why you are thankful for them in your life (ex: mentor, volunteer). Actually give them a call!
Write a letter to your VCPS Peer giving thanks for the year!
Send letters of gratitude to Operation Gratitude for military personnel (click HERE for the guidelines) or Front Line Responders (click HERE for the guidelines). During these challenging times, Operation Gratitude is focused on providing direct support to the brave men and women on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic with expressing appreciation to front-line responders through #VirtualVolunteerism in their homes. Email your messages of thanks to Office_Staff@vanguard.org or mail to 2517 Mt. Carmel, Waco, TX, 76710 for sending to Operation Gratitude.

Friendship Friday - Fostering Connections - Field Day Friday - Spreading the Friendship

Emma’s Week encompasses the spirit of our community.
To complete the 2020 Emma’s Week, we take time to foster community and friendships through Field Day Friday.
Students and Parents, come to campus during the designated time to pick up your Field Day shirt! It’s going to be a Viking friendship parade!
Let’s make Field Day Shirt Pick up fun! Roll Down your Windows - Play Your Music - Bring Your Family - Wave to Your Teachers!
See below for campus visit times. Students will not get out of cars. Location and pick up instructions will be in the Wednesday memo next week.
- 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM PM: Seniors and Juniors
- 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM: 9th and 10th Grade
- 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM: 7th and 8th Grade
- Families with multiple children can come during their oldest child’s time slot.
Mail an encouraging letter to Vanguard Senior, a friend or to another Vanguard Student - Addresses are in the RenWeb Directory.
Plant flowers to brighten up the walk for neighbors.
Write out sidewalk inspirational messages or do fence chalk drawings for all to see.
Are you a musician? Record a performance or song and share online for others to hear great local music.
Operation Community Connection: Baylor Scott and White – Hillcrest wants to distribute as many pieces of encouragement as possible for patients. Send an encouraging letter or drawing to the BSW Medical Center as a PDF or picture file and email it to BSWHWACOCARES@BSWHealth.org.
Go pull your neighbor’s weeds! Give the flowers space to grow!

Emma's Week - 2020

“Emma’s Day-Viking Volunteer Day”, named in memory of Emma Welter, a beloved Vanguard student, is an annual service opportunity for Vanguard students based on a community experience.

BE Joyful

Meaningful Monday - Provide Encouragement

Take-Out Tuesday - Support Waco

Wasteless Wednesday - Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

Thankful Thursday - Providing Gratitude

Friendship Friday - Fostering Connections - Field Day Friday - Spreading the Friendship

Join us as we stay stronger together as a community!

Create your own that is connected to the theme of the day. Email your Emma's Week pictures of doing service to Mrs. Ressetar.

Join Our Community

Emma’s Week 2020!

Emma's Week - 2020

“Emma’s Day-Viking Volunteer Day”, named in memory of Emma Welter, a beloved Vanguard student, is an annual service opportunity for Vanguard students based on a community experience.

BE Joyful

<img class=" wp-image-5796924 alignleft" src="https://vanguard.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screen-Shot-2020-04-21-at-9.37.02-AM-300x186.png" alt="" width="329" height="204" data-eio="l" />Meaningful Monday - Provide Encouragement

<img class=" wp-image-5796925 alignleft" src="https://vanguard.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screen-Shot-2020-04-21-at-9.36.57-AM-300x206.png" alt="" width="259" height="178" data-eio="l" />Take-Out Tuesday - Support Waco

Wasteless Wednesday - Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle <img class=" wp-image-5796926 alignleft" src="https://vanguard.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screen-Shot-2020-04-21-at-9.36.42-AM-300x264.png" alt="" width="238" height="209" data-eio="l" />

<img class=" wp-image-5796927 alignleft" src="https://vanguard.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screen-Shot-2020-04-21-at-9.36.36-AM-300x249.png" alt="" width="251" height="208" data-eio="l" />Thankful Thursday - Providing Gratitude

Friendship Friday - Fostering Connections - Field Day Friday - Spreading the Friendship

Join us as we stay stronger together as a community!

Create your own that is connected to the theme of the day. Email your Emma's Week pictures of doing service to Mrs. Ressetar.

Meaningful Monday - Provide Encouragement

Take-Out Tuesday - Support Waco

Wasteless Wednesday - Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

Thankful Thursday - Providing Gratitude