Psnhealthaffinity-list November 2004

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Subject: Relay for Life Board App *** Note: Sorry if you're receiving this more than once! *** Hey guys! The time's finally come to pick our Relay for Life Board in preparation for our big event in the beginning of Mayish (the date hasn't been set by the city of Cambridge yet). Just to give you guys some background, Relay for Life is an annual American Cancer Society event. Basically, it's an 18 hour overnight cancer walk in which teams of about 10 members try to keep at least one person on the team walking at any given point. In addition to being a huge fundraiser, the national Relays for Life are also a means of establishing a presence in the community, celebrating cancer survivorship, and recruiting volunteers. We, as Harvard students, get to help out with the Cambridge Relay for Life, which usually takes place the first weekend in May. You can personally participate to whatever degree you find suits you. You can participate on the actual day of the event as a walker or as a team captain, heading up a group of walkers (organizing a team, collecting dues, etc.), help out with individual activities between now and then (we'll keep you updated by e-mail about upcoming events), or be part of the Relay board. The Relay board will consist of 15 members (the 13 of you plus us) and will hold board meetings once a week, planning fundraisers, publicity, community contacts, etc. We'll pretty much be entirely responsible for directing the Harvard community's participation in Relay in addition to helping the city of Cambridge with whatever they need. It's an awesome way to really get involved in a good cause and see a lot of spirit, so we'd definitely recommend applying for a board position! If you're interested, please e-mail gcwang@fas and smreddy@fas by Saturday, November 13th by midnight answers to the following questions. If not, we'll letyou know during the course of the year how else you can help out. Thanks a lot guys! 1) Why do you want to be on the relay board? 2) Have you been involved in relay or another harvard cancer society program before? If so, which ones? What roles did you play in them? What other past experience do you have that would contribute to the board? 3) Please list your top three position choices, and explain why you like each of them, and what you could contribute to the position. 4) Please detail, as specifically as possible, your availability for this semester. Please keep in mind that due to the important nature of board meetings, schedule flexibility may be a factor in choosing the relay 2005 board. The possible board positions and descriptions: Team Captains (1): you will be responsible, as we get closer to Relay, for helping recruit team captains; being their point of contact with the rest of the board; directing them in terms of collecting money, distributing information, etc, Publicity (3): We need 3 students to publicize the event on campus, to businesses, and in hospitals/healthcare facilities in the area. You will be working with the other positions to publicize fundraisers and other activities leading up to the event as well. Fundraising (2): Organizes and heads at least two major fundraising projects prior to Relay. Last year, we had a club night at the Kong, which raised over $900! We are very open to new ideas for this year as well. Survivorship (2): Contacts local hospitals, healthcare centers, and also cancer survivors. Recruits survivors to participate in Relay. They give us a face to fight for, and they are integral to what we do. Logistics (2): The go-to people, when it comes to reserving rooms for meetings, transporting equipment, food, etc. to and from Relay. And other logistical issues. School Liaison (3): Two liaisons will work on on-campus publicity. Postering, working in conjunction with local groups to form teams, etc. One liaison will work with representatives from other schools, in the same capacity as the two on-campus liaisons. Food Donations (1): Contacting local restaurants and food establishments to get food donations and food gift certificates for the Relay event. Treasurer (1): Will work on grant-writing (e.g., UC), and will be in control of the checkbook. Entertainment (1): Will contact local arts groups to perform at Relay, and will also organize activities for the event (e.g., ping pong, volleyball, etc.) Remember, quality is more important than quantity...so good luck with your apps and we hope to meet you all during the course of the year. We'll let you know within a few days after the 12th. Tah tah! Good luck! ----Sangeetha (smreddy@fas) and Grace (gcwang@fas)

19 years, 5 months

Blood Drive Co-Sponsorship!

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Dear PSN Health Affinity Group, Thank you to all who attended the Harvard Blood Drive s co-sponsorship meeting last weekend! If your organization was not represented at that meeting, we are still more than happy to have your group become involved. Here is a recap of who we are, what our goal is for co-sponsorship, responsibilities and benefits of being a co-sponsor, and details about the December Health Drive. Don't forget to respond before Nov. 5! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WHO WE ARE: Harvard Student Blood Drives organizes 4 on-campus blood drives per school year, and we work with the New England Red Cross to do so. We hope to make Decembers drive a joint effort between all the student health groups. Your groups co-sponsorship would be low-commitment and mostly involve getting the word out among the Harvard health community. GOAL: We hope to open a relationship between all the health-related groups on campus. The Public Service Network (PSN) through PBHA is organizing affinity groups for its member organizations, and this will be the first coordinated activity of the Health Affinity Group! RESPONSIBILITIES OF BEING A CO-SPONSOR: Most of the co-sponsorship work takes place in the two weeks before the drive. We suggest e-mailing group lists and house opens, postering, and working at least 5 hours over the three days of the drive (per organization). Of course, for smaller organizations, volunteering will not be mandatory but tabling or postering would be appreciated. BENEFITS OF BEING A CO-SPONSOR: Publicity for your organization and your organization s cause is the prime benefit of co-sponsorship. Not only will your group be listed on our website,posters, and e-mail advertisements, but also your group will have the opportunity to inundate a captive audience at the blood drive with health information. For instance, CHI may be interested in doing a meet your House rep! or chair massages. Since the health-groups have a common volunteer base and audience, the PSN s Health Affinity Group will be able to make use of a compiled contact list on an hcs server. DECEMBER HEALTH DRIVE: The winter blood drive is scheduled to take place on Dec. 6th, 7th; 8th (that s a Monday-Wednesday). Please consult with your members and officers as soon as possible. We would like to have co-sponsorship commitment by Friday, Nov. so we can begin printing up the posters. Following that, we will have another meeting as the drive approaches. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thank you so much for reading this long e-mail, and please don t hesitate to contact any of the three Blood Drive coordinators if you have questions Hannah-Sarah Faich (faich@fas) or Marc Parris (mparris@fas) or Trish (raciti@fas).

19 years, 6 months

PSN Health Groups: Co-sponsorship

by psnhealthaffinity-list＠lists.fas.harvard.edu

Dear PSN Health Affinity Group, Thank you to all who attended the Harvard Blood Drives co-sponsorship meeting last weekend! If your organization was not represented at that meeting, we are still more than happy to have your group become involved. Here is a recap of who we are, what our goal is for co-sponsorship, responsibilities and benefits of being a co-sponsor, and details about the December Health Drive. Don't forget to respond before Nov. 5! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WHO WE ARE: Harvard Student Blood Drives organizes 4 on-campus blood drives per school year, and we work with the New England Red Cross to do so. We hope to make Decembers drive a joint effort between all the student health groups. Your groups co-sponsorship would be low-commitment and mostly involve getting the word out among the Harvard health community. GOAL: We hope to open a relationship between all the health-related groups on campus. The Public Service Network (PSN) through PBHA is organizing affinity groups for its member organizations, and this will be the first coordinated activity of the Health Affinity Group! RESPONSIBILITIES OF BEING A CO-SPONSOR: Most of the co-sponsorship work takes place in the two weeks before the drive. We suggest e-mailing group lists and house opens, postering, and working at least 5 hours over the three days of the drive (per organization). Of course, for smaller organizations, volunteering will not be mandatory but tabling or postering would be appreciated. BENEFITS OF BEING A CO-SPONSOR: Publicity for your organization and your organizations cause is the prime benefit of co-sponsorship. Not only will your group be listed on our website, posters, and e-mail advertisements, but also your group will have the opportunity to inundate a captive audience at the blood drive with health information. For instance, CHI may be interested in doing a meet your House rep! or chair massages. Since the health-groups have a common volunteer base and audience, the PSNs Health Affinity Group will be able to make use of a compiled contact list on an hcs server. DECEMBER HEALTH DRIVE: The winter blood drive is scheduled to take place on Dec. 6th, 7th; 8th (thats a Monday-Wednesday). Please consult with your members and officers as soon as possible. We would like to have co-sponsorship commitment by Friday, Nov. 5th so we can begin printing up the posters. Following that, we will have another meeting as the drive approaches. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thank you so much for reading this long e-mail, and please dont hesitate to contact any of the three Blood Drive coordinators if you have questions Hannah-Sarah Faich (faich@fas) or Marc Parris (mparris@fas) or Trish Raciti (raciti@fas).

19 years, 6 months

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