September 2015 News

In the month of April we are having our regularly scheduled volunteer event with Epworth Children’s Home and Hannah House.

Epworth Children’s Home: April 12th from 2pm-4pm. We will meet at Epworth at 1:45pm. The subject is survival skills. We will play games and they will work in groups. It will be a fun learning experience.

Hannah House: April 26th from 10am-12pm. We will meet at Hannah House at 9:45am. During this event we will either clean up, sort donations, or interact with the Women and Children at Hannah House.

In the Month of March we are having our regularly scheduled volunteer event with Epworth Children’s Home and Hannah House.

Epworth Children’s Home: March 8th from 2pm-4pm. We will meet at Epworth at 1:45pm. During this event we will do Fashion Fun Day/Self Expression/Bullying Help with girls of Dantzler Cottage!

Hannah House: March 22nd from 10am-12pm. We will meet at Hannah House at 9:45am. During this event we will either clean up, sort donations, or interact with the Women and Children at Hannah House.

In the Month of February we are having our regularly scheduled volunteer event with Epworth Children’s Home and Hannah House.

Epworth Children’s Home: February 8th from 2pm-4pm. We will meet at Epworth at 1:45pm. During this event we will do fitness exercises with girls of Dantzler Cottage!

Hannah House: February 22nd from 10am-12pm. We will meet at Hannah House at 9:45am. During this event we will assist with the move-in of one of the ladies that is pregnant and expecting next month. There will be another group there as well assisting with any heavy lifting and we will assist with cleaning and organization of the room.

Chicktime Columbia would like to wish you a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! We are excited about our upcoming events for 2014!!! We look forward to growth and empowerment of the ladies of Chicktime Columbia. Remember to check your email for upcoming events and the Chicktime Columbia Calendar. We look forward to working with each of you in 2014!!

In the Month of January we are having our regularly scheduled volunteer event with Epworth Children’s Home and Hannah House. Epworth Children’s Home volunteer event will be on the third Saturday this month. Hannah House will still meet on the fourth Saturday as normal.

Epworth Children’s Home: January 18th from 2pm-4pm. We will meet at Epworth at 1:45pm. This will be an etiquette lesson and we will have a tea party with the girls!

***Our cottage partner at Epworth Children’s Home enjoyed the etiquette lesson and tea party we had for them. The topic for our tea party was careers. We passed on great info. from how to set a table to dinner etiquette, business party info. to career steps and paths to accomplish goals. We had so much fun!!! Ladies join us as we give back, share love, education, and life lessons with our cottage partner. Don’t miss out on an opportunity to lead and event as well! Just send an email to chicktimecolumbia@gmail.com and say you want to be an event leader.

With love,

Claudia Staley

Chapter Leader 😆

Shout out to our two new volunteers Amy and Ashely (shown above). You all rock!!!

Hannah House: January 25th from 10am-12:00pm. We will be either cleaning up, sorting through donations, and or interacting with the ladies and children there. Please remember closed toe shoes are required to prevent injury.

Thank you ladies for volunteering with Hannah House on Saturday and making a difference in someone else’s life.

January 28th 6pm-8pm***Cancelled due to inclement weather forecast***. This is a follow up to the volunteer event this past Saturday. I apologize for the last minute notice. Due to circumstances out of our control we were unable to complete our task on Saturday. There is a lady moving out of a room and another lady that is pregnant that is going to move into that room. She would like us to work on getting that room ready for the new lady and her baby.

Chicktime Columbia would like to wish you a MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! Enjoy your friends and family during the Holiday Season.

In the Month of December we are having our regularly scheduled volunteer event with Epworth Children’s Home. We will not meet at Hannah House for December.

Epworth Children’s Home: December 11th from 2pm-4pm. We will meet at Epworth at 1:45pm. This event we will interact with girls from our Cottage Partner!

Hannah House: We will not meet at Hannah House in the Month of December.

In the Month of November we are having our regularly scheduled volunteer event with Epworth Children’s Home and Hannah House.

Epworth Children’s Home: November 9th from 2pm-4pm. We will meet at Epworth at 1:45pm. This event we will interact with girls from our Cottage Partner!

Hannah House: November 16th 10am-12pm. We will meet at Hannah House at 9:45am. We normally volunteer on the fourth Saturday but this is a special request from Hannah House just for the month of November. We will be working on preparing the walls to be painted. Please wear old jeans or sweats pants with your Chicktime T-shirt or a hot pink shirt you don’t mind getting dirty. Closed toe shoes are required to avoid injury.

In the Month of October we are having our regularly scheduled volunteer event with Epworth Children’s Home and Hannah House is cancelled for the Month of October.

Epworth Children’s Home: October 12th from 2pm-4pm. We will meet at Epworth at 1:45pm. This event we will interact with girls from our Cottage Partner!

Hannah House: Hannah House is cancelled for the Month of October.

In the Month of September we are having our Chicktime Kick-off in Sandhills. We are also having our regularly schedules volunteer events with Epworth Children’s Home and Hannah House.

Chicktime Kick-off: We are having our Chicktime Kick-off in Sandhills September 7th from 12pm-4pm. We are introducing Chicktime to the community. The location will be at Sandhills in the town center. Sandhills is having their Neighborfest and we have been invited to come. So bring your friends and family out so we can have a good time! Bring your lawn chairs and or whatever you like to be comfortable outside with us. This is our first social event so let’s encourage our members to come!!!

Epworth Children’s Home: September 14th from 2pm-4pm. We will meet at Epworth at 1:45pm. This event we will interact with girls from our Cottage Partner!

Hannah House: September 28th from 10am-12:00pm. We will meet at Hannah House (1726 Sumter Street, Columbia SC, 29201) at 9:45am. Wear your Chicktime T-shirts or pink top if you do not have a Chicktime T-shirt.

In the Month of August we are volunteering with HYPE Columbia (Helping Young People Evolve), Epworth Children’s Home and Hannah House.

HYPE: August 2nd 6pm-12am. We are bowling at Royal Z lanes to partner with HYPE Columbia that helps children around the community.

HYPE: August 3rd 2pm-6pm. We partnering with HYPE Columbia for Community Day at Hyatt Park. There will be a school supply drive.

Epworth Children’s Home: August 10th from 2pm-4pm. We will meet at Epworth at 1:45pm. This event is all about educational games, riddles and survival games so bring your thinking caps!

Hannah House: August 24th the time is TBA. We are planning an outing with the children of Hannah House. More information about this event will be available no later than August 17th.

In the Month of July we are volunteering with Epworth Children’s Home and Hannah House.

Epworth Children’s Home: July 13th from 2pm-4pm. We will meet at Epworth at 1:45pm. This event we will play charades and other fun team building games!

Thanks ladies for the wonderful event!!

Hannah House: July 27th from 10am-12:30pm. We will be either cleaning up, sorting through donations, and or interacting with the ladies and children there. Please remember closed toe shoes are required to prevent injury.

In the Month of June we are volunteering with Epworth Children’s Home.

Epworth Children’s Home: June 8th from 2pm-4pm. We will meet at Epworth at 1:45pm. This event will be all about exercise and healthy eating! So wear your tennis shoes!

May Highlights

In the month of May we had two volunteer events. On May 11th we had an AWESOME time with the Epworth girls making colleagues!! On May 25th we had our first volunteer event at Hannah house. We helped clean up and interacted with the women living there.

April Highlights

In the month of April we had two Epworth volunteer events. On April 13th we had our first meet and greet and played games to get to know the girls. On April 27th we assisted Epworth with their yearly BBQ. We had a great time and greatly appreciate the ladies that attended!!

In the Month of May we will be participating in TWO Activities

Epworth Children’s Home: May 11th from 1:45pm-4:00pm: We had an AWESOME time with the Epworth girls making colleagues!!

Hannah House Volunteer: May 25th from 9:45am-1:00pm.  We helped clean up at location and interacted with residents there. We appreciate Hannah House allowing us to volunteer!!

Please visit the Chicktime calendar or our Facebook page for more info on these events.

April Highlights

In the month of April we had two Epworth volunteer events. On April 13th we had our first meet and greet and played games to get to know the girls. On April 27th we assisted Epworth with their yearly BBQ. We had a great time and greatly appreciate the ladies that attended!!