H.G. McCully Upstate Pioneers

Thank you for visiting H. G. McCully Upstate Chapter #12′s Pioneers. Here is a short list of projects we’ve done in our communities: Coat Drives, Hug-A-Bears, Smart Bears, Holiday Baskets, Parties and Stockings, Environmental Projects, Food Drives, Pajama Parties, Health Kits, Animal Shelter Drives, Carpet and Playground Maps, School Back Packs, Coastal Clean-Up, Aluminum Tab Collection, I Like Me Books, Book Donations, Heart Pillows, Troop Aid, Walk-a-thons, Showers for Shelters, Dictionary projects, Wheel chair ramps, etc.

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**The Quest for a Cure!** Saturday, May 12, 2012 9am – 12pm

On May 12, 2012, the Newark Council participated in the 2012 New Jersey Walk with Us To Cure Lupus Walkathon. The ALR Walk with Us To Cure Lupus Walkathon is a national event that changes lives and brings people together in the quest to end the suffering caused by lupus. Because ALR’s Board of Directors funds all administrative and fundraising costs, 100% of your donation will go to fund research into lupus – a devastating autoimmune disease.

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Verizon Newark Council Pioneers family and friends and representatives from the Essex and Morristown Councils along with the Newark Day Center teamed up together for Join Hands Day to paint, plant and mulch the playground area of the center. Newark Day Center is a multi-faceted, innovative, pace-setting community agency serving children, youth, adults and seniors.

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The 2012 VP project will be at Camp Fuller in Wakefield, RI, May 18^th thru May 20^th. There is plenty of overnight accommodations at the camp, but if you want to stay off-site you should contact Ann Cove (ann.t.cove@verizon.com) immediately because off-site accommodations are in high demand because of theUniversity ofRI graduation is the same weekend.

Pioneers will be painting fences and inside the camp cabins, scraping and painting the bottoms of the sail boats, building a stage area, replacing shingles on the roofs of camp cabins, brush clearing and planting flowers. All meals will be provided by pioneer volunteers working in the kitchen. We have a Saturday afternoon cookout planned and an evening bonfire for making S’mores and a time for fellowship.

Overnight accommodations for up to 115 volunteers are available in the camp cabins. Bring your own bed linens, sleeping bag, towels and any other personal items you might need. All bunks have a vinyl covered mattress 4-5 inches thick. Child care is “as needed” for 6-12 year olds. An indoor project making Hug A Bears and Heart Pillows will be available for attendees wanting to learn about these Pioneer projects.

If you are interested in going or know anyone that is, please reply back to this e-mail with the name(s) and council/club by Thursday, April 26. as possible.

Please click here to register —> click here

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Verizon Pioneers H.G. McCully Upstate Chapter #12 is currently collecting travel size items for our troops overseas.

Suggested non-perishable items include: Baby wipes, shampoo, conditioner, hand sanitizer, Blistex, Carmex, hard candy, single serving powdered drinks, 7 oz cans of chicken, turkey & salmon, granola & power bars, individual boxes of cereal, and snack size cookies & crackers. For more information contact: Arlene Russell at (973) 649-6070 or Arlene.H.Russel@verizon.com
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Bridget and Ursula counting aluminum pull tabs

NAB-A-TAB

Newark Council is collecting aluminum can tabs for the Ronald McDonald House. Our goal is to collect one million tabs by the end of 2012. This collection will help to provide families with a home-away-from-home while their loved one is hospitalized at little to no cost. For more information contact Bridget Anthony @ 908-717-5249

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Pioneer Cruise to Bermuda, May 6, 2012 thru May 13, 2012 on the Celebrity Summit. Leaving from

Cape Liberty Cruise Port (NY Harbor) and visiting King’s Wharf from 5/9/12 thru 5/11/12 (3 days on land!) For more information, please contact Leni Herr on (610) 488-6629 or @ LeniHerr@aol.com

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2011 Hall of Famer – Jeanine Shabazz

Jeanine Shabazz has served the H.G. McCully Upstate Chapter and Newark Council in numerous capacities since becoming a Pioneer in 1996. She has chaired various committees in education, fundraising, community service, participation, and entertainment in addition to serving as treasurer. She was co-captain of the Verizon Pioneer team for the America’s Cure for Lupus team, which helped raise more than $500,000 for lupus research.

Jeanine received a Telecom Challenge award for the Body Wars Exhibit that taught children about common diseases and how to prevent them. She also received a Competitive Grant through the Verizon Pioneers for the Seniors Connect project that provided technology and instructor-led computer classes for senior citizens throughout the chapter area. Some of the awards she has received include: The Heart of Pioneering award, Pioneer of the Year award from the Newark Council and was also presented with the ‘Time for a Change’ award for opening a new technology center for a Senior Citizens Center in Irvington, NJ.

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The Pioneers celebrated our 100 year anniversary since our founding on November 2, 1911 in Boston, Massachusetts. Our Centennial means that you and every other Pioneer – past and present – share an extraordinary bond. Together, you have experienced a century of the rewards and fellowship that come with volunteering to make a difference. Our principal objectives – fellowship, service and loyalty -represented by the three sides of our original triangle logo, paved the way for today’s Pioneer. Today’s Pioneers organization is deeply connected to our long and proud legacy and committed to evolving our volunteerism so we can continue to respond to the ever changing needs of our local communities. Pioneer members are confident in their ability to move those in need from adversity to achievement, making a difference in their hometowns by taking an authentic grassroots approach. In this way, our founding objectives continue to guide our commitment to our mission of making a difference as volunteers.