Hour Type: Group
When: April 20th
Join us at our second general meeting of the month on April 20th!

Hour Type: Individual
When: Due April 30th
McArthur's National Honor Society Chapter aims to provide members with scholarships from a wide spectrum to fit every ones needs.  Below are three scholarships that are very easy to fill out. To show proof of completion, please email @mcanhs.hourssubmission@gmail.com
#1: tinyurl.com/2s4fdpwz (April 30th)
#2: tinyurl.com/e2ch8arc (April 30th)
#3: tinyurl.com/h7se8rd3 (April 29th)

Hour type: Group
​When: April 6th
Join us at our 1st general meeting of the month on April 6th! We will be hosting elections!

Hour Type: Group
Max 5 Hours
Begins from March 14th to 18th
Use the template below to post an inspirational quote from a women. You will receive an hour for every day completed with a quote. To receive credit, you must submit proof of completion with the email: mcanhs.hourssubmission@gmail.com.
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Hour Type: Individual
Ends: April 6th
March is National Women's History Month. Literature and music are both ways to express a powerful message. Recall a book you have read written by a significant author that is a woman. Reread that book and then create a playlist inspired by that book. Use Spotify to create the playlist!! This can include empowering songs that remind you of the book you have chosen to revisit. If no book comes to mind, pick a book to read written by a significant woman.  Your playlist must have AT LEAST TEN SONGS! You MUST include a picture of yourself AND that book to submit to @mcanhs.hourssubmission@gmail.com. Please include the link to the playlist!

​Hour Type: Individual
Max of 3 Cards
Ends April 6th
​There are many women that are spoken about during women's history month and how their contributions make a difference to society. However, there may be some women that you know personally that have made a contribution to your life. Show your appreciation to them by dedicating a card to that woman in your life. To show proof of completion, please submit the card to the hour submission email: mcanhs.hourssubmission@gmail.com.
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Hour Type: Individual
Ends: April 6th
Ukraine is currently being invaded by Russia and undergoing one of the most brutal humanitarian crisis. As a way to help families in need, we propose donating to Save The Children, an organization that strives to provide children and families with immediate aid. The minimum amount that one can donate is $10. Of course, this is not mandatory, but it is an opportunity presented to help provide these families with resources needed. Here is the link: support.savethechildren.org/site/Donation2?df_id=5751&mfc_pref=T&5751.donation=form1

As always, take a screen shot and submit your proof to mcanhs.hourssubmission@gmail.com

Hour Type: Individual
Year Round
Free Rice is back!! 
You can only receive a maximum of 5 hours per semester using this opportunity
Additionally, the person with the highest amount of grains collected at the end of each semester will receive extra hours
Questions must be answered on level normal. If the category you pick does not offer the level normal, then you must use the highest level available. 
You MUST create an account and join our group to receive credit. To do so, simply visit the Free Rice website, sign up, click the three lines on the upper left hand corner of the page, click groups, and enter our group code (YS72K8D9).
If you do not immediately see the grains you have earned on the group leaderboard, try refreshing the page. 
As always, email a picture of the number of grains you have received at the end of the semester to @mca.nationalhonorsociety@gmail.com. 

Hour Type: Group
Ends: April 23rd

Cassie's Cause is a fundraising effort to honor Cassie Tianna Torres whom was hit by a car and killed while riding her bike on November 12th, 2018. The fundraising collects donations and raises money for the Broward Humane Society because Cassie loved animals deeply. To help support the cause, here is a list of items our chapter can donate: 
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Here is how the hours will work: 
Toys: 1 hour
Food: 2 hours
Everything else: 3 hours
Please bring all items to room 903. Take a picture of all items with you in the picture and send to @mcanhs.hourssubmission@gmail.com

Hour type: Group
When: February 28th
Join us for a Black History Month Trivia on February 28th hosted by our advisor, Ms. Gelsey!

Hour Type: Group
Ends May 25th
​Charity Mile is a free app that donates money for charity every time you walk, bike, or even run. Every mile you walk, bike, or run donates 10 cents to the charity of your choice. Please download the app on your local app store. The app icon has a green background, with a person running, and the speed turning into a shape of a heart. Once you download the app, make an account and selectively pick the charity of your choice. Remember for every 5 miles you walk, bike, or run, you will receive one hour. There is a max of 30 miles for this app resulting in a max of 6 hours you can receive. As always, take pictures of your recorded data for the miles walked, biked, or ran, and send them to mcanhs.hourssubmission@gmail.com

Hour Type: Group
From February 9th to March 28th
Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital is not accepting volunteers right now because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nonetheless, our chapter strives to still help the community. We will take interest in a toy drive for the hospital from February 9th to March 23rd. All members MUST donate at least ONE item (though we encourage members to donate more than one item) to room 903 by March 23rd. All items are worth 2 hours. Please exclude wireless headphones, over-the-door basketball hoops, gift cards, mobiles, bouncers/swings, and projector and sound machine soothers. Here is the list of items: child_life_wish_list.pdf
Take pictures and send all proof of items donated to mcanhs.hourssubmission@gmail.com

McArthur's chapter is volunteering to help the students at West Hollywood with their learning the fourth of every Friday! 

Hour Type: Individual
Ends: March 9th
Our chapter is encouraged to support as many black owned businesses as possible; however, only one will be documented as an hour opportunity. In order to receive credit for supporting a black owned business, please email your proof to mcanhs.hourssubmission@gmail.com. You must also fill out the template below and post it on your Instagram story, tagging @mca_nhs. Note that the space between the text means to include the black owned business you supported!
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Hour Type: Individual 
Ends: May 25th
Missing Maps is a humanitarian project that maps regions of the world to help meet the needs of people facing conflicts, natural disasters, crises, etc. Our chapter will take interest in this project to help those in need around the world. It is important to note that for every hour you spend on Missing Maps, you will receive 2 hours. There is a device that tracks time on the website. When submitting this hour opportunity, it is ESSTENTIAL that you provide proof of the completion of time and what project you took part in. Let's Make A Difference! To make things simple, please use the following link to instruct you on how to start your journey on Missing Maps. It is relatively easy if you follow the instructions on the 'Two Minute Tutorials: How to sign up for OpenStreetMap' and 'Sign up to the Tasking Manager' seen in the link below: www.missingmaps.org/beginner/

Hour Type: Individual
Deadline: February 9th

Wear red in commemoration to valentine's day to the February 9th General Meeting. You must submit a photo to show proof of completion. ​Be sure to submit the hour opportunity to @mcanhs.hourssubmission@gmail.com.

Hour Type: Individual
Deadline: March 1st

February is black history month. In 100 words or more, please share your favorite African American historical figure and discuss what they did. How did their significance make an impact on society? Be sure to submit the hour opportunity to @mcanhs.hourssubmission@gmail.com.

Hour Type: Individual
Deadline: March 1

This year's President's Day falls on February 21st and as a result we would like you to understand the lessons learned from past presidents. Watch a TED Talk and learn about the historic past of presidents and complete a summary of what you found interesting. Be sure to submit the hour opportunity to @mcanhs.hourssubmission@gmail.com.
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To watch the TED Talk, click this. 

Hour Type: Group 
When: February 9th
Join us at our first general meeting of the month on February 9th!

Hour Type: Individual 
Ends: February 28th

January 27th is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. One way our chapter can commemorate is through social media. View the identification cards from the Holocaust Encyclopedia by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: encyclopedia.ushmm.org/landing/en/id-cards . Post on your Instagram or Instagram story a picture of the survivor or victim from the identification card and tell their story. Use the hashtags #HolocaustRememberance and #WeRemember. Tag @mca_nhs when you post. Be sure to submit the hour opportunity to @mcanhs.hourssubmission@gmail.com

Hour Type: Group
Ends: February 9th
The T-Shirt Design Contest is a way for our members to collaborate with one other person (if they choose) to design a shirt for McArthur's National Honor Society chapter. Here are the basics: 
-Members can either work with one other member or choose to work by themselves.
-A t-shirt design can be created on paper or digitally. 
-Once the t-shirt is designed, please send the design to @mca.nationalhonorsociety@gmail.com
-Make sure to state your name and your partners name if you choose to collaborate with another member. 
-There will be a voting where all members vote their favorite design. 
-Whoever wins will receive 5 EXTRA HOURS! That goes towards both members if they worked collaboratively.