Get the Microphone

...through service outreach

In response to past President Bill Carroll's challenge to "Get the Microphone" through public service and outreach activities, the Committee on Community Activities has teamed up with the Committee on Public Relations and Communications to offer these tips and talking points for service outreach projects.

Adopt-a-School

• "How to" Adopt-a-School
• Public Relations Plan Talking Points

Adopt-a-Stream

• "How to" Adopt-a-Stream
• Public Relations Plan Talking Points

School Science Fair

• "How to" Conduct a School Science Fair
• Public Relations Plan Talking Points

Host a Blood Drive

• "How to" Host a Blood Drive
• Public Relations Plan Talking Points

Start an Adopt-A-Library Program

• "How to" Start an Adopt-A-Library Program
• Public Relations Plan Talking Points

Additional Resources

• Guaranteed to Succeed
  A resource manual for ACS community outreach coordinators
• Safety Guidelines
  Developed jointly by the ACS Committee on Community Activities and the Committee on Chemical Safety for community outreach programs
• Activities for Children
  Hands-on activities for children in grades 4 – 6
• Public Relations Guide for Local Sections
  Developed by the ACS Committee on Public Relations and Communications in association with the ACS Communications Office
• Get the Microphone
  A “comment” published in the October 4, 2004 edition of C&EN by ACS President William F. Carroll, Jr. outlining the service model for community outreach projects