Membership Process for Joining
Broken Arrow CHEF

In order to join BA CHEF, you must complete the following steps:

1) You must first join the umbrella support group CHEF by attending an orientation meeting and concur with the CHEF of Oklahoma Constitution and Statement of Faith. Membership fee is $24.

CHEF orientation meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m., at Martin East Regional Library, 2601 S. Garnett, Tulsa. Dates and location are subject to change. Please contact the CHEF line at 583-7323, or visit the website Membership section of the CHEF website (www.chefok.org) for current information.

2) Upon completion of CHEF orientation and membership bring the BA CHEF membership form to a Broken Arrow CHEF meeting (2nd Tuesday of each month). The cost to join BA CHEF is $10.00.

3) Before your membership is complete, you must sign up for a job. You can sign up for a job at the May and August meetings on sign-up sheets—you must also place it on the membership form in the appropriate blank. All other months, you must put it on the membership form. Everyone in BA CHEF is expected to participate. The purpose is not to “overwork” you but to help you get to know others on a more personal level and minister together. The explanation of the various jobs follows below.

4) Turn in your membership form with your check at a BA CHEF monthly Ladies meeting and you are a member!!! Congratulations.

NOTE: You may attend three BA CHEF meetings before becoming an official member.

Broken Arrow CHEF Job Descriptions

Reading
Purpose: To provide various reading incentive programs, book clubs, God’s World News weekly newspaper and the annual spelling bee.

Yearbook
Purpose: To create, publish and distribute a yearbook of activities and families of BA CHEF.

Meeting
Purpose: To coordinate the meeting facilities, arrangement and other necessary activities for the monthly Ladies Meeting.

Membership/Information
Purpose: to collect, maintain and distribute appropriate information about BA CHEF Members and activities, as well as helpful resources. Examples: Newsletter, Calendar, Membership Roster, Pictorial Directory, Resource File, New Member Information, and Nametags.

Refreshment
Purpose: to provide refreshments for the BA CHEF Ladies Meetings each month, includes set up, clean up. Host a cookie exchange in December.

New-to-Homeschooling
Purpose: To help those who are new to homeschooling through various activities and responsibilities.

New Member
Purpose: To help those new members who have joined since the October meeting to have an opportunity to understand the purpose and function of each job within BA CHEF so as to better find the specific job they believe to be where they would best be able to serve the group.

Ministry
Purpose: To meet ministry needs of BA CHEF that arise throughout the year. Provide meals, prayer support, encouragement, greet visitors, Mom’s night out, etc.

Elementary (5 through 8 year olds)
Purpose: To provide opportunities for children 5-8 years old to interact and learn together. Field Trips, Park Day, Service Projects, etc.

Upper Elementary (9-12 year olds)
Purpose: To provide opportunities for children 9-12 years old to interact and learn together. Field Trips, Park Day, Service Projects, etc.

Jr. High (6th through 8th grades)
Purpose: To provide opportunities for Jr. High students to interact and learn together.
Field Trips, Park Day, Service Projects, etc.

High School
Purpose: To provide opportunities for High school students to interact and learn together.
Field Trips, Park Day, Service Projects, etc.

All Ages Activities
Purpose: To provide opportunities of learning and interacting that span all age groups. September picnic, May Picnic, Christmas or other holiday celebrations.

Fair
Purpose: To provide opportunities for children of all ages to present a topic to others outside of the immediate family, to learn to meet a deadline, and to learn in detail about a specific topic. History or Geography Fair in November, Science Fair in March.

Fundraising
Purpose: To coordinate a fundraising project at least once a year.

Special Needs
Purpose: To gather moms together who have children with special needs.

Mentoring
Purpose: To organize the fellowship and encouragement needs of moms in our BA CHEF group.

Service Project
Purpose: To facilitate service projects for our BA CHEF group for all ages.

Moms Getaway/ Renewal
Purpose: To provide special events of renewal for moms of BA CHEF.

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