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HEAV Leader Letter
May 18, 2010
Dear ,
It's getting close! The HEAV Convention is almost here, and as a leader there are many ways you can participate--attending convention is just the beginning. Enjoy the Leadership Luncheon as our guest (with gifts, prizes, and encouragement!), take part in our new and exciting "Speed Mentoring" session, go to a workshop on websites for homeschool groups, and volunteer at the HEAV tables, Used Curriculum Sale, or Children's Program.
We also need your help in spreading the word about the convention. Please continue to let the homeschoolers in your group--and the families in your community--know about this three-day event that could change their lives. Ready-to-go resources and descriptions to help you are available here.
There are lots of
opportunities to be part of the best convention ever! Read the details below
and be sure to respond as quickly as possible.
I look forward to seeing you soon!
Yvonne Bunn
Director of Homeschool Support
Home Educators Association of Virginia
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~:~ LEADERSHIP LUNCHEON - FUN, PRIZES, INSPIRATION, GIFTS, AND MORE!
Register NOW for the Support Group Leadership Luncheon. This Support Group Leadership Luncheon is to honor YOU! Along with delicious food and scrumptious desserts, we'll have an inspiring speaker and lots of exciting gifts and door prizes. Who can come?If you're in support group leadership (a board member, a newsletter editor, an officer, or a committee chair), a person ready to move into leadership, or a homeschool e-group moderator, you are invited to join us on Friday, June 11, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., for a special luncheon to honor your service to other homeschoolers. The luncheon, hosted by HEAV, is FREE to you--the only prerequisites are that you are a leader and are registered for the convention. Special Gifts and Door PrizesWe'll have dozens of door prizes supplied by our generous vendors. Last year, leaders received a variety of gifts including handmade soaps, specialty books, museum passes, a $100 gift certificate, a mini computer, and more. And that's not all! This year, HEAV has an extra-special gift for you--something you will be able to use again and again.  "Leadership Lessons My Kidneys Taught Me" Having ended many years of suffering with a successful kidney transplant, our guest speaker, Inge Cannon, will share "Leadership Lessons My Kidneys Taught Me." Inge has more than 35 years of experience as an educator and an administrator. In 1983, the Lord turned her heart toward the homeschool community, where she has provided more than two decades of support as an author, publisher, seminar instructor, curriculum developer, testing consultant, lobbyist for parental rights in education, and conference planner. You won't want to miss hearing Inge!Register Today!Reserve your place at this extra-special event by calling our office no later than Friday, May 28, 2010. Seating is limited to the first 100 leaders who call. Your reservation must be made by calling 804-278-9200 before 4 p.m. Please be ready to update your support group contact information if you have had changes. What: Support Group Leader Luncheon When: 11:30 a.m., Friday, June 11, 2010 Where: Greater Richmond Convention Center Reservations: Call NOW! You can reach the HEAV office at 804-278-9200. Cost: Free! However, a credit card number or check will be required and processed for $25 if you make a reservation but do not attend. Reservation Deadline: Friday, May 28, at 4 p.m. Cancellation Deadline: Friday, May 28. If you notify us that your plans have changed by this date, you will not be charged the $25 fee for registering and not attending. ~:~ ~:~ ~:~ ~:~ ~:~ ~:~ ~:~
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Be part of a fun, new convention workshop!
Friday, June 11, from 3 to 4 p.m.
TOOL, an innovative Fredericksburg support group, shared an idea that inspired a new type of workshop at the HEAV convention--it's called "Speed Mentoring." Be part of this fast-paced workshop, and then take the idea back to your support group!
"Speed Mentoring" allows you to connect with new homeschoolers who are overwhelmed with questions about everything related to home education. During this Friday afternoon session from 3 to 4 p.m., new parents will sit face-to-face with an "expert" (that's you!) who can answer their questions. No, you don't have to know everything about homeschooling--you can simply share from your experience.
This first-ever, fast-paced convention workshop will allow new homeschoolers to tap into a treasure-trove of information from veteran homeschool moms. New parents will ask a question, then, after an allotted time, a whistle will blow, and they'll move to the next mentor to ask the same questions or shift to another topic. This lively way of sharing information will take no preparation on your part. You'll simply share what you know.
Let me know if I can count on you to be on the "Speed Mentoring" team by immediately e-mailing your name, or the names and e-mail addresses of those in your group who are willing to help, to support@heav.org.
Note Friday Times:
Mentor Volunteers Shop at the Used Curriculum Sale: 9-10 a.m.
Leadership Luncheon: 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
Speed Mentoring: 3-4 p.m.
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 EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR HOMESCHOOL GROUPS
This vendor workshop is geared toward helping homeschool leaders.
Friday, June 11, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Learn how to decrease time spent managing your group by delegating tasks; creating opportunities of service; and finding an easy way to manage membership lists, newsletter distribution, group calendars, and field trip sign-ups. Let Homeschool-Life.com take your group to a whole new level of leadership in HALF the time! Find out how hundreds of groups across America manage with their tools. Group leaders, don't miss this one!
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 CONVENTION TABLE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - JUNE 11-13
You are the perfect volunteer!
HEAV is searching for volunteers to assist at our convention tables. We are very excited about this year's convention, but need your help to listen compassionately to concerns, offer words of encouragement to new homeschooling families, answer questions, and sell books and resources.
As a support group leader and homeschool veteran, you make the perfect volunteer! With your years of experience and wealth of information, you have pearls of wisdom to share with new and veteran homeschool families--you also help put a "face" on HEAV. Convention table volunteers really perform a much-needed service!
The commitment involves a two-hour shift during these convention times:
Thursday, June 10, from 1 to 9 p.m.
Friday, June 11, from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday, June 12, from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Al and Linda Linder will be organizing table volunteers again this year. If you'd like to volunteer, please respond by sending them your name, address, phone number, and e-mail address. You can reach Al and Linda Linder at 703-791-2000, Alinder@heav.org, or Linda@heav.org.
Schedules will be developed in May. If you have already volunteered, we thank you in advance for your service.
And don't forget, for two hours of volunteer service, you will receive a pass for early admission to the Used Curriculum Sale!
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A GREAT CHILDREN'S PROGRAM NEEDS WORKERS!
Could you please take just a minute to pass this request for volunteers on to those in your group or anyone
else you
know who may be interested?
WANT TO WORK IN A GREAT CHILDREN'S PROGRAM WITH BUDDY DAVIS FROM
ANSWERS IN GENESIS?
Volunteer at the HEAV convention's Children's Program
on June 10-12!
HEAV
needs volunteers to help all day Friday and Saturday. One-day
assistants are needed, too. This is a perfect opportunity for homeschool
graduates or homeschool parents (active or retired) who are not
attending the convention and who have a heart to serve children. Learn
more at www.heav.org/convention/children/
volunteers-needed.html,
e-mail childrensprogram@heav.org,
or call 804-278-9200. Know someone who might be interested? Please let
them know!
[Photo Credit: Seth Fisher, Through My Lens Photography]
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 THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!
Invite your friends to come with you!
Convention offers so much help and encouragement for parents. Shopping for curricula is an important part of the convention, but other things--such as listening to uplifting speakers; learning how to teach specific subjects; and getting help organizing your days, your stuff, and your finances--make it a well-rounded experience. It's also about working with our children (from toddlers to young adults), discovering new resources, building stronger family relationships, and much, much more.
Again this year, we're offering free admission for qualifying parents of preschoolers, allowing them to discover what homeschooling is all about. As always, non-homeschooling grandparents are free. And we still have our free Thursday "How to Begin" sessions for everyone interested in learning how to get started--save your time and energy and send interested parents to these information-packed, free sessions.
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 HELP PROMOTE THE CONVENTION
Find resources you can use to promote the convention on your website, in your newsletters, or on your e-group--including a video and descriptions--at www.heav.org/convention/promo.html.
Be sure to come by and say "hello" while you are in Richmond!
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