The Anchor April - May 2013

April / May 2013

The Anchor Do More. Care More. Be More.

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Be In The Know!

Graduating Seniors: Keep Connected to Anchor, and Welcome to Pilot!

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ll Anchors who continue their education after graduation are

eligible for Pilot Club membership through any Pilot Club, and you do not have to pay dues! In order to make this happen, we need your membership information to keep you connected to Anchor and Pilot.

Advisors and/or graduating Anchors, please go to http://tinyurl.com/Anchor-Alumni and take one minute to fill out your permanent contact information.

We need your contact info!

Anchor Advisors – If you know at this point that you will not be continuing as the Anchor Club Advisor next school year, please email anchor@pilothq.org. If you know the new advisor and have her/his contact information, please provide it. Thank you for all you have done for Anchor!

District Anchor Coordinators for 2013-14 –

Please provide your contact information ASAP to anchor@ pilothq.org, and welcome aboard!

Club Rosters – If you have not submitted a club

roster yet, please do so using the form located here. Please have all club members complete an Anchor Member Information Form at http://www.pilotinternational.org/ wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ANCHOR-CLUB-MEMBERSHIP-ROSTER-2013.pdf, and email the forms to administration@pilothq.org.

We cannot stress enough the importance of having and keeping updated member contact information at Pilot HQ!

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Be More … Be There:

First Anchor Leadership Summit The FIRST Anchor Leadership Summit will be held in conjunction with the Pilot International Annual Convention and Leadership Conference in New Orleans, July 10-14th.

This event is for all Anchors and advisors. There are special registration rates for advisors, parents and chaperones.

Anchor Leadership Summit Schedule of Events Highlights Wednesday, July 10th

Wednesday Daytime • Anchor Pre-Summit Tour: New Orleans Voodoo Museum and Cemetery Tour - voted #1 Attraction for Teens in New Orleans • Registration • Exhibit Hall APRIL/MAY 2013

Wednesday Evening • Opening Night Celebration General Session • Anchor Summit Meet and Greet

Thursday, July 11th: Anchors Get Down To Business Thursday Daytime • Best Practices Business Sessions • Leadership Sessions • President Service Project • Cultural Exchange Thursday Evening • Free Time To Enjoy Beautiful New Orleans With Family And Friends!

Friday, July 12th: Celebrate Excellence Day! Friday Daytime • “It’s a New Day — ‘Start with Why?’” • Youth Leadership Workshops • “Celebrate Excellence” Luncheon • “Communicating in a New Day” General Session Friday Evening • What’s Cooking with Anchor? Anchors attend New Orleans Cooking School and Café Du Monde.

Saturday, July 13th Saturday Daytime • Do More. Care More. Be More. Community Service Initiatives General Session • “The Brilliance of Service - The Gift of Self ” Luncheon • Leadership Boot Camp with New Anchor Partners Saturday Evening • Summit Celebration Pizza Party • Entertainment / Video Highlights of Summit and Convention This is a BIG EVENT, and we know you need more information about the Summit. We’ve got the answers to frequently asked questions below: How do I register for the Summit? Click here to download the registration form http://www.pilotinternational. org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-Anchor-Leadership-Summit-Registration-Form.pdf, and email any questions to anchor@pilothq.org.

How much is the cost for the Anchor Leadership Summit?

The registration fee is $235. After June 1st the fee goes up to $352.50. We are offering advisors a special registration fee is $185 and for parents/chaperones it is $50. Please review the registration form to see what is included in all fees.

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What is included in the registration for Anchors?

Everything (except pre-tour) including general leadership sessions and boot camp, business meetings and materials, breakouts, two luncheons, fun night dinner, and celebration pizza party are included. Hotel, transportation, other meals, activities and incidentals are on your own.

Take The Summit Challenge!

Attention all Pilots and Anchor Boosters! Individual Florida Pilots have raised almost $5,000 so far to try and send ALL of their district anchor officers to New Orleans to attend the Anchor Leadership Summit. We loved their commitment and enthusiasm so Pilot and Anchor International are challenging all other districts to do the same! The district that brings the most Anchor district officers to New Orleans will get a $150 discount off one 2014 Anchor Leadership Summit registration fee. For more information on how Florida Pilots are coordinating this effort, please contact Missy Ridgway at mhridgway@gmail.com and take the challenge!

The Summit Internship Winners are….

Congratulations Interns! We are excited to announce the 2013 Pilot Convention and Anchor Leadership Summit Interns.

Chloe Carpenter, Starkville Academy Anchor Club, MS Amanda Corrick, Lincoln Park Academy Anchor Club, FL Amanda Ortiz, John Carroll High School Anchor Club, FL Emily Wilkerson, Mineola High School Anchor Club, TX Thanks to a generous donation by an individual Pilot, these four interns will have their registration fee paid to attend convention. They will travel to New Orleans in July to work as members of the convention and summit staff and participate in a week of leadership development. They will take back lots of ideas and learning to share with their Anchor club members. Stay tuned to learn more about these outstanding leaders and their activities in upcoming issues.

SOLD OUT! Anchor graduation cords have sold out for this year. Thank

you for your orders and support of this promotion. If you still would like to have cords, please contact anchor@pilothq. org for the new brand colors so you may place orders with a vendor in your community. Please note that official Anchor graduation cords will be back next year!

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Anchors Care More: Club News Florida District

The FL District Anchor Convention was a great time by all who attended. We had about 260 Anchors with 45 Pilots/Advisors & Chaperones in attendance for the weekend. Business was held as usual along with the election and installation of the new Officers. Our District Project this year was stuffing about 1500 Christmas Stockings full of toys, 720 Easter Eggs with candy & treats and 720 Halloween Goody bags with treats and candy to be donated to Give Kids The World Village in Kissimmee www.gktw.org. These items will be given to the families staying at the village for their Fantasy Vacation because of their child’s life threatening illness.

Top: St. John Anchor Club - 2nd Place winner in Lip Sync.

Bottom: Anchor clubs give all the participates sweets and snacks with inspirational and club spirit quotes on them.

Top: Bellview Anchors dressed up for Installation banquet. Bottom: Brightly decorated posters and mural contest among the Anchor Clubs of the District were presented by the clubs and winners announced at the end of the convention.

Anchor Club of Astronaut High School in Titusville, FL at FL District Anchor Convention where the theme was "Anchored At Sea" Convention was held at The Worldgate Resort in Kissimmee, Florida on March 2-3, 2013. The club all dressed up for the Saturday night installation banquet for the 2013-14 District Officers.

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Georgia Anchor District Convention

Pictures from the Georgia District Anchor Convention.

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The Trinity Catholic High School Anchor Club in Ocala held their 5th Annual Anchor Runway on April 7th. Gently used Prom dresses were modeled by Anchors and auctioned off during the event. Over $800 was raised during the live auction with prices starting as low as $15 per dress and then they also sold more dresses in the boutique. This was a fundraiser for the Scleroderma Foundation. Sponsor: Pilot Club of Ocala

Anchor Club of Bishop Michael Eldon School Installation of New New Members and Officers — Tabitha Ritchie (President) Janell Thompson (President-Elect).

The Miami Springs Senior High Anchor Club, sponsored by the Pilot Club of Miami, spent a busy Saturday on March 23rd, Performing Brainminders' Puppet Shows at The Miami Brain Fair, sponsored by the University of Miami School of Medicine and the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. They then conducted an "Earth Hour" celebration at the Miami Springs Gazebo.

At the request of the 2012 Anchor Club, our community now participates in this largest environmental event on the planet, joining 7,000 cities in over 150 countries.

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Need exposure for your club?

Be part of the next edition of The Anchor newsletter, scheduled to be emailed in August. We want to know what your Club is doing, so email your news, photos, newspaper articles, etc. to anchor@pilothq.org.

Need Help? Info? Suggestions? Feedback?

Your continued dedication and commitment to our Anchors is what makes this program so rewarding. We want to hear from you! We want to help advisors and members along the Anchor journey. Contact Louise at louise@pilothq.org or anchor@ pilothq.org or the PI headquarters at 102 Preston Court, Macon, Ga 31210-57868; Phone: 478-477-1208.

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