Mu Tau Mu of Alpha Chi Omega

Gratitude month continues... and we have an easy project for Thanksgiving week! Check out Let's Say Thanks then help us spread the word and our gratitude! Here's how:

On Twitter, tweet a message like this:

Let's say thanks! Thank our troops serving overseas today: http://ow.ly/F491
#AXO #gratitude

OR 

Use the widget box on Let's Say Thanks to tweet for you! http://www.letssaythanks.com/GrabOurWidget.aspx

On facebook,

use the tweet above as your status

OR

post a link directly to Let's Say Thanks: http://www.letssaythanks.com/Home1280.html

On email, send a link to this post to your friends, family members and Alpha Chi Omega sisters. 

... and did you think we could make it a whole month without a Domestic Violence Awareness story? Big news today as Rihanna will appear on 20/20 Wednesday to talk for the first time about her relationship with Chris Brown. Read more at http://axomtm.squarespace.com/journal/2009/11/23/rihanna-speaks-out-this-wednesday.html

I'll be tweeting about it - and looking forward to tuning in. Hopefully this time next week we'll have a link to the video to share, in case you miss it.

Thank you for being a part of our weekly philanthropy project!

Xerox is making it easy to tell the troops thank you. Just visit http://www.letssaythanks.com/, choose a card, write a message and they'll print it out and deliver it! 

TUNE IN

"Rihanna Speaks Out: A Lifetime and 20/20 Special" on Wednesday, November 25, at 10 pm et/pt

Music superstar Rihanna speaks out to raise awareness about domestic violence inher exclusive emotional interview with Diane Sawyer , where she publicly reveals for the first time what happened last February with singer and ex-boyfriend Chris Brown.

During the in-depth interview, Rihanna talks candidly about the incident, which resulted in the couple's seemingly fairy-tale relationship being shattered and Brown being sentenced to community labor, five years probation and one year of domestic violence counseling.

Lifetime is also proud to provide Lifetime viewers with a special domestic-violence public service announcement from Kim Delaney, star of "Army Wives."

"Rihanna Speaks Out: A Lifetime and 20/20 Special" will encore on Lifetime Television on Wednesday, November 25, at 10:30 pm and Thursday, November 26, at 1 am and 1:30 am.

Gratitude month continues! This week we focus on philanthropies that mean the most to Alpha Chi Omega sisters - and the gifts we receive through service. See the full post at http://ow.ly/CUeQ and then help us spread the word and our gratitude! Here's how:

On Twitter, tweet a message like this:

Saluting and thanking volunteers! Alpha Chi Omega gives and supports Service. http://ow.ly/CUeQ #AXO #gratitude

OR 

Meet #AXO's Real. Strong. Woman. of the Month! Stefanie founded a marrow donor non-profit. http://ow.ly/zQbt #gratitude

OR

Video: Through bone marrow donation you could save a life! Register today @BeTheMatch http://ow.ly/CUn9 #AXO #gratitude

OR

Do you have a philanthropy you devote your time and effort to? We appreciate you! Share your story http://ow.ly/CUeQ #AXO #gratitude 

On facebook,

use one of the tweets above as your status

OR

post a link directly to Perfect Match http://perfectmatchproject.org/
or Be the Match http://www.marrow.org  or just say thank you to your friends for the volunteer work they do. 

On email, send a link to this post to your friends, family members and Alpha Chi Omega sisters. 

Thank you for being a part of our weekly philanthropy project!

Continuing our focus this month on gratitude: We're grateful for the opportunity to serve.

Domestic Violence Awareness and support for DV survivors is our Alpha Chi Omega national philanthropy and we've spent many a worthwhile week raising awareness about domestic violence. We've also talked about many of the great programs made possible by your contributions to the Alpha Chi Omega Foundation. But we also have room in our lives for other worthy causes. This week we focus on one that's important to many sisters and invite you to share your favorites (please comment below).

We believe that through giving our time and talent, we learn and grow. We become stronger and more compassionate. The rewards far outweigh the costs, and for that we are grateful!

We chose bone marrow donation to feature for 3 reasons: it's an easy way to save a life; we've been committed at MTM to signing up donors since 2007; and this month's Alpha Chi Omega Real. Strong. Woman. of the Month, Stefanie Sacknoff, with her mother created the non-profit Perfect Match Donor Match Project "to increase bone marrow matches and donations by encouraging registry at routine dental visits."

You can learn more at Stefanie's Perfect Match site http://perfectmatchproject.org/

or register to become a donor at Be The Match http://www.marrow.org/JOIN/index.html

This video is the story of Christine Pechera (her sister is a CWRU Alpha Chi). A bone marrow transplant saved Christine's life. 

Last week Alpha chapter co-hosted (with Delta Tau Delta) a bone marrow registration drive at DePauw. Read all about it here: http://media.www.thedepauw.com/media/storage/paper912/news/2009/11/10/News/Depauw.Wabash.Compete.To.Register.Bone.Marrow.Donors-3827536.shtml

Are you a bone marrow donor? Has your chapter had a donor drive? Share your story today!

What is your favorite service project? What gifts have you received from service to others?