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Melissa Jaggars N
Corporate Community
Events Coordinator Upcoming Events
Eastern PA, Various Veterans Day Breakfast Buffets
NY, NJ, MD, MA, CT, DE, VA, NC, SC, GA, FL Saturday or Sunday, November 8 or 9
We invite you to come celebrate the men & women
With the snap of a finger the fall season is officially here! who served our country at one of the delicious
breakfast events honoring our vets!
As we approach the season of gratitude, there’s no better
time for members of the GCU community to come togeth- Nutcracker Live!
Binghamton
er in meaningful ways. We like to socialize and have fun, Friday, November 7 7 pm
just as much as we enjoy donating our time to meaningful
causes, and there are certainly plenty of great social and Wilkes-Barre
volunteer activities to check out! Saturday, November 8 3 pm
Charlotte, NC
Social Event Announcements. 1) If you live on the Eastern Saturday, November 15 8 pm
Seaboard and there isn’t a GCU Constellation Coordinator
(CC) in your area: check out the list of upcoming Nutcrack- Baltimore, MD
er Live shows. Several of the shows I booked are in states Saturday, December 6 3 pm
where we are looking to grow more social and volunteer Fort Lauderdale, FL
activities (Maryland, North Carolina & Florida). 2) If you live Monday, December 29 3 pm
in a state on the Eastern Seaboard without GCU activity Bethlehem Christkindl Market &
and you have an idea, I invite you to reach out to me to Miracle on 34th Street Show
discuss! 3) No matter where you live: Many of us travel Saturday, December 13
to Florida for Spring Break; Keep your eyes peeled for Wind Creek Casino, Bethlehem, PA
2026 Spring Training Baseball tickets. For a fraction of the 2026 Sight & Sound Trips: “Joshua”
regular season ticket cost you can check out a game and Overnight Trip: Early Mother’s Day Celebration
of course being in Florida makes it so much better! Keep Friday, May 8 - Saturday, May 9
your eyes peeled in the December GCU Magazine and for Day trips in June will also be available.
GCU email blasts with more information. I welcome you (Lancaster) Ronks, PA
to reach out to me early if you know you will be traveling
down to Florida, or if you’re a local and you want to be put Tickets to ALL events must be purchased in advance.
on the early interest list for Spring Training games. This Visit GCUusa.com for more information on all these events
or contact Melissa Jaggars at
will help us gauge how many people are interested. mjaggars@GCUusa.com or call 878-207-2327.
Volunteer Event Announcements. As we inch closer to
Thanksgiving and Christmas, many people in our commu-
nities face hardships. GCU members are in a great posi- soup kitchen that needs volunteers or supplies? Maybe an
tion to pitch in! Give your Constellation Coordinator a call animal shelter needs help or a care package drop off of
or email and let them know if you can attend one of our warm blankets or other supplies? What about arranging a
wonderful volunteer events! “holiday card writing” event for deployed service members,
If you live in an area or state without a GCU Constella- veterans or a local nursing home? Dropping off socks at a
tion Coordinator. You can still make such a meaningful local shelter can also make a huge difference.
connection and give back to members in your own com- The building blocks start small, but the more we come to-
munities. I would love to hear from people reading this in gether the stronger we are! Whether we come together for
areas without their own CC. Tell me your ideas on how a meaningful cause or a fun social event, I want to see our
GCU can gather to give back in your community or how members come together and celebrate great causes along
we can get together for fun social events. with fun social events. Let’s make a difference together, es-
Stumped? Here are a few ideas on how you can give pecially in areas where we don’t have as many of these
back: Have you thought about adopting a family or senior events available!
citizen to deliver a Christmas dinner? Is there a shelter or

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