NCL Waco

NCL Terminology & Hours

Year:

The NCL Waco hours recording year begins April 1 and ends March 31.  All hours must be completed and recorded in the chapter web site by March 31st.  Officer terms and the fiscal year begin on June 1 and end on May 31 each year.  

Dues:
Dues are payable by May 1 and will be delinquent after June 1 each year.  Dues include a one-time new member fee of $25 and $75 per year for each active Patroness and Ticktocker and $50 for each additional Ticktocker in a family.  In addition, members are required to support (usually $10-$12 per person) the Mother-Daughter Tea and Senior Presentation Events. 

Meetings:
NCL Waco Chapter will schedule 8 meetings per year, with mandatory attendance at 5 out of the 8 meetings.  Four of the 8 meetings will be joint with Patronesses and Ticktockers.  Ticktockers will also conduct 4 grade-level meetings as determined by their Grade-Level Advisors in addition to one grade-level retreat and one cultural event each year. 

Annual Calendar for Patroness Meetings (Dates TBA):
April: Awards Event (with meeting, Patronesses and Ticktockers together)
Summer: Committee Transition meeting/training
August: Boot Camp Joint Training Meeting (Patronesses and Ticktockers together)
September:  Patroness Meeting
October:  Patroness Meeting 
November: Mother-Daughter Tea (with meeting, Patronesses and Ticktockers together)
December: No meeting
January: Patroness Meeting
February: Senior Recognition Event (with meeting, Patronesses and Ticktockers together)
March:  No Meeting

Placements:
Each NCL member will sign up for or be assigned a position within the chapter each year.  All are encouraged to devote one year to a board of director officer position, one year to a GLAD position, and one year to earning a mother/daughter hour award. 

Hours Requirements:

• 7th Grade: 10 hours league/10 hours philanthropy service per year
• 8th Grade: 15 hours league/15 hours philanthropy service per year
• 9th Grade: 15 hours league/15 hours philanthropy service  per year
• 10th Grade:  15 hours league/15 hours philanthropy service per year
• 11th Grade:  10 hours league/10 hours philanthropy service per year
• 12th Grade:  10 hours league/10 hours philanthropy service per year, completed by January 15
• Patronesses: 10 hours league/10 hours philanthropy service per year

League hours will be earned by signing in at NCL meetings, grade-level meetings and retreats, Chapter Teas, Senior Presentation Events, Awards Events, Trainings (not related to a philanthropy), committee meetings, etc.  These hours will be entered into the web site for you.  Philanthropy hours will be earned by members logging in at each chapter-approved philanthropy activity and also entering their own hours into the chapter web site.  Members will also self-report on the web site any committee work done on their own time.  It is recommended that each member keep track of her own NCL hours for verification. 

Other guidelines for NCL Hour reporting:

    --Hours are credited on an hour-per-hour-served basis. Always check the calendar listing for the event; it should indicate the hours earned for participating in that event.

    --Patroness and Ticktocker regular monthly meetings are always 1.5 hours unless the GLAD or Chapter President announces otherwise. 

    --Board meetings are always 2 hours unless the Chapter President announces otherwise.

    --There are two types of service/philanthropy hours:  Scheduled and Flexible. Scheduled hours require members to sign up in advance.  After attending, members will receive the stated number of hours regardless of actual time served. Flexible service hours do not require advanced scheduling and are recorded based on actual time served, rounded to the nearest .25 hour.

    --Philanthropy Project/Service work (including making cookies, bagging toiletries, wrapping gifts) earn 1 hour.

    --Philanthropy Donations/Gifts (including shoe donations, gift wrap donations, bought and drop items) earn .5 hour per event.

    --Mandatory events, including the Mother-Daughter Tea, Senior Presentation, Awards Event, and cultural events, typically include a business meeting component; these league hours will be entered for you in the web site. 

NCL Awards (Awarded at April Member Awards Ceremony)
Merci Award-Earning the most Philanthropic service hours during the year.
Modelette Award-Specific accomplishments decided by the Chapter (not yet determined by NCL Waco.)
Mission Bell Award-50 hours of service, at one philanthropy, in addition to required hours.
Yellow Rosebud Award-50 hours of service, in addition to required hours.
Heart of Gold Award-75 hours of service, at one philanthropy, in addition to required hours.
Yellow Rose Award-75 hours of service, in addition to required hours.
Yellow Rose Bouquet Award-100 hours of service, at one philanthropy, in addition to required hours.
Hourglass Award-100 hours of service, in addition to required hours.
Senior Service Award-(gift may vary) Given to the graduating senior for the highest number of cumulative philanthropic service hours during her years as a Ticktocker.
Mother-Daughter Award-Mother-Daughter teams who work a minimum of 25 philanthropic service hours together.