Make A Difference Day
October 28, 2006

“We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.” Marian Wright Edelmann.


How is your club planning for Make A Difference Day going? It’s fast approaching, at the end of October! Please send me your club updates and share your successes for Make A Difference Day, and don’t forget to register your project with International!

The USA Today web site has an ‘Idea Generator’ to help your imagination with finding a project, and our own International website has listings of service projects by type.


Email me.

More Resources:
Mailer from International
USA Weekend Make A Difference Day
Holiday Insights - Make A Difference Day

Club Projects:

• Lake City, Florida is supporting the Altrusa Women’s Closet, supporting women going on job interviews.
• Atlanta, Georgia has been providing job seminars for women at the Northwest Georgia YWCA Shelter, providing assistance in resume writing and job interview skills.
• Ocala, Florida is sponsoring a Read-In in September in the Marion County Schools.


Susy Meier,
District Three Service Program Development Consultant