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CCW ALA Celebrates a Decade of Community
Service
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Mission

• The mission of CCW is to encourage ALA chapters,
  their members, firms, vendors, relatives, and
  friends to come together to contribute time,
  energy, and resources toward improving their own
  communities.

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2008 Theme

• Celebrating 10 Years of Service to Our
  Communities
• Designated Dates
• October 10-12, 2008

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2008 Goal

• In our 10th year, to have all
• 100 ALA Chapters
• participate in this years CCW

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Important CCW Deadlines

• 2008 Chapter Program Registration FormDeadline
  Date September 15, 2008
• 2008 Project Summary Form and PhotosDeadline
  Date November 3, 2008
• 2008 Community Challenge Weekend Evaluation
  FormDue Date November 3, 2008
• Compliance with the deadlines above will earn
  your chapter 100 points towards the Chapter
  Awards of Excellence

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A Special Commitment For CCWs 10th Anniversary

• We ARE All in This Together
• A Special One-Time ALA-Wide
• Organizational Effort To Make a
• Difference in the Lives of Children
• Around the World

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A Special Commitment

• Mission   
• To provide free cleft surgery for millions of
  poor children in developing countries.
• To provide free cleft-related training for
  doctors and medical professionals.
• www.smiletrain.org

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A Special CommitmentTheSmileTrain

• A specific focus, clear need-result program.
• To better childrens lives provide
  opportunities.
• 100 of donations used for programs not for
  administrative costs.
• Spotless rating as a charitable organization.
• High impact 250 typically covers the cost of
  surgery.
• International in scope Helping children in 75
  countries

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A Special Commitment

• Ways to support The Smile Train
• ?Chapter Donations
• ?Individual Chapter Member Donations
• ?Member Firms Donations Matching Gifts
• ?Donations from Independent ALA Members
  Worldwide
• ?Vendor/Business Partners Donations

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A Special Commitment

• Next Steps Getting Ready in Your Chapter
• Timeline for TheSmileTrain Project

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More information

• Visit www.alanet.org/ccw
• E-mail scarasso_at_alanet.org
• Phone [phone]