BUSPH Rotaract Announcements and Meeting Minutes
1. Donation amount to be given to AED and COHI
2. Gambia Group
3. ZEBS project
4. Nominations for future officers
5. Next and Last General Meeting
6. End of the year event
1. Donations
Everyone present agreed that we would contribute $500 to each organization. This will leave Rotaract with $600. Some of this money will go towards a plaque for Christopher’s thanking them for their continued support.
2. Gambia Group
We still do not have word from members of the Gambia group, if anyone has any connections with these girls please let them know that we are trying to contact them. Rotary funded their trip and would like a report on the project.
3. ZEBS Project
We will be selling cloths for the ZEBS project on April 27th and 28th, if anyone is interested please contact Laura. We were thinking of 8am to 2pm and possibly looking into donations from Christopher’s Café.
4. Future Officers
The following members may be around next year and could potentially be officers: Cate, Liza, Justin, Simran (she was nominated for president – if she is interested), and Casey.
5. Next General Meeting
The last meeting for the year will be from 5 to 6 on April 28th in L414.
6. End of the year event
We thought it would be nice to have a dinner where we present the checks to the two organizations (AED and COHI) and the plaque to David from Christopher’s. We would like to invite all Rotaract members and Rotary people as well. Unfortunately, dinners can be pricy, so we are trying to find a relatively cheap place and are probably going to ask people to pitch in about $10 (consider it your semester dues).
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
BUSPH Rotaract Officer Mtg - March 15
BUSPH Rotaract Announcements and Meeting Minutes
Topics covered:
1. Announcements
2. Plan for the Future
3. Previous talks
4. Future talks
5. Dinner – Desert and PH attendance
6. Next Meeting – MARCH 23, 2005 – GENERAL MTG
1. Announcements
Treasurer’s report – we currently have about $1600, this includes the money that we raised for the two fundraisers.
Rotary International Meeting – they wanted to know about the Gambia project, they never received any follow up report. Regarding the Guatemala project, they will go through with the provision of generators for the water pumps.
The focus for Rotary International is the polio vaccine, provision of clean water and now computers. There was a group at the meeting who had started their own NGO focused on advanced technology. They are interested in providing internet access to remote locations by having a motorcycle that has WIFI drive by rural communities to activate their internet connection so messages can be sent and received.
2. Plan for the future
We should see if Rotary would be willing to match the money we raise for the two organizations
The possibility of sponsoring a practicum student to go help with these organizations.
Need to define the Togo project – main need is furnishing of their clinic
Paul Gallagher – started Rotaract - donates medical supplies abroad – pgallagher@townisp.com ; see if he might have leads or ideas on how we might get the Kara clinic equipped. – Kim will take charge of this.
Work on getting Gambia Project Presentation – Justin will ask them, they should provide power point and script – to be presented at the next meeting
Kevin in Kara Togo – Rotary club – have the connection already made (Pascal at Boston Rotary speaks French – we should illicit his help in getting Kara Togo’s assistance – express interest to partner to support AED). Maybe Pascal can write on our behalf. Get KT support, then Rotary support, then download grant.
AED needs approx. $39,000 to cover medication expenses for the year.
We could raise money through running a 5K race – get people to support pledges
3. Future talks
Joel and Bruce – would be great as future speakers. They worked in South Africa studying the impact of HIV/AIDS on non-profit businesses – CARE international funded them. Joel is a returned Peace Corps volunteer from Tanzania and Bruce had volunteered in China. Both would be interesting to talk to on a chitchat level. Kim will contact him.
4. Dinner – Desert and PH attendance
The International Health Career Dinner is on March 29th. Rotaract will be providing the desert and will be responsible for recruiting Public Health Students.
5. Next Meeting
The next general meeting will be next Wednesday, March 23rd, in L414 from 5 to 6pm.
Topics covered:
1. Announcements
2. Plan for the Future
3. Previous talks
4. Future talks
5. Dinner – Desert and PH attendance
6. Next Meeting – MARCH 23, 2005 – GENERAL MTG
1. Announcements
Treasurer’s report – we currently have about $1600, this includes the money that we raised for the two fundraisers.
Rotary International Meeting – they wanted to know about the Gambia project, they never received any follow up report. Regarding the Guatemala project, they will go through with the provision of generators for the water pumps.
The focus for Rotary International is the polio vaccine, provision of clean water and now computers. There was a group at the meeting who had started their own NGO focused on advanced technology. They are interested in providing internet access to remote locations by having a motorcycle that has WIFI drive by rural communities to activate their internet connection so messages can be sent and received.
2. Plan for the future
We should see if Rotary would be willing to match the money we raise for the two organizations
The possibility of sponsoring a practicum student to go help with these organizations.
Need to define the Togo project – main need is furnishing of their clinic
Paul Gallagher – started Rotaract - donates medical supplies abroad – pgallagher@townisp.com ; see if he might have leads or ideas on how we might get the Kara clinic equipped. – Kim will take charge of this.
Work on getting Gambia Project Presentation – Justin will ask them, they should provide power point and script – to be presented at the next meeting
Kevin in Kara Togo – Rotary club – have the connection already made (Pascal at Boston Rotary speaks French – we should illicit his help in getting Kara Togo’s assistance – express interest to partner to support AED). Maybe Pascal can write on our behalf. Get KT support, then Rotary support, then download grant.
AED needs approx. $39,000 to cover medication expenses for the year.
We could raise money through running a 5K race – get people to support pledges
3. Future talks
Joel and Bruce – would be great as future speakers. They worked in South Africa studying the impact of HIV/AIDS on non-profit businesses – CARE international funded them. Joel is a returned Peace Corps volunteer from Tanzania and Bruce had volunteered in China. Both would be interesting to talk to on a chitchat level. Kim will contact him.
4. Dinner – Desert and PH attendance
The International Health Career Dinner is on March 29th. Rotaract will be providing the desert and will be responsible for recruiting Public Health Students.
5. Next Meeting
The next general meeting will be next Wednesday, March 23rd, in L414 from 5 to 6pm.
Saturday, March 12, 2005
BUSPH Rotaract General Meeting – Tuesday, March 1, 2005
BUSPH Rotaract Announcements and Meeting Minutes
1. Circle of Health International
2. AED – Hope for Tomorrow
3. Fundraiser
4. Rotaract Banner
5. Report of Rotary Centennial Dinner
6. Next Year
1. Circle of Health International
The previous fundraiser raised $73.00; we discussed options for having this amount matched by Rotaract or outside sources.
Sarah, the founder of COHI and Adam will be giving a talk on Thursday, March 3. They will discuss the organization and their recent experiences working in Sri Lanka with Tsunami victims.
2. AED-Togo ‘Hope for Tomorrow’
AED-Togo was given a grant from USAID to pay the initial costs for building an anti-retro viral treatment clinic. These funds were not intended to cover long term expenses, such as paying for salaries and medical supplies, which is where they are currently in need of additional funding.
Our next fundraiser, on March 3, will be to raise money for AED – Togo.
3. Fundraiser
For our next fundraiser, on March 3, we will be selling scones, muffins and doughnuts. The scones and muffins will be donated from Christopher’s Café and the Doughnuts will be from Krispy Kreme.
We need to make signs and have people volunteer to sit at the table. We will be tabling from 7am to 10am.
4. Rotaract Banner
Justin Pendarvis has agreed to take charge of getting us a banner, which we will be able to hang up during fundraisers, meetings and events.
5. Report of Rotary Centennial Dinner
Last week Rotaract members Justin and Kim attended the Rotary Centennial District Dinner at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. Dan Moores was the event speaker; he provided historical comments on Rotary International.
6. Next Year
Although there are still a few months left in the semester, we need to start thinking about who will be taking over the officer positions next year. Most of the current officers will be graduating this May, so anyone interested in taking on an executive role next year should start attending the officer meetings.
1. Circle of Health International
2. AED – Hope for Tomorrow
3. Fundraiser
4. Rotaract Banner
5. Report of Rotary Centennial Dinner
6. Next Year
1. Circle of Health International
The previous fundraiser raised $73.00; we discussed options for having this amount matched by Rotaract or outside sources.
Sarah, the founder of COHI and Adam will be giving a talk on Thursday, March 3. They will discuss the organization and their recent experiences working in Sri Lanka with Tsunami victims.
2. AED-Togo ‘Hope for Tomorrow’
AED-Togo was given a grant from USAID to pay the initial costs for building an anti-retro viral treatment clinic. These funds were not intended to cover long term expenses, such as paying for salaries and medical supplies, which is where they are currently in need of additional funding.
Our next fundraiser, on March 3, will be to raise money for AED – Togo.
3. Fundraiser
For our next fundraiser, on March 3, we will be selling scones, muffins and doughnuts. The scones and muffins will be donated from Christopher’s Café and the Doughnuts will be from Krispy Kreme.
We need to make signs and have people volunteer to sit at the table. We will be tabling from 7am to 10am.
4. Rotaract Banner
Justin Pendarvis has agreed to take charge of getting us a banner, which we will be able to hang up during fundraisers, meetings and events.
5. Report of Rotary Centennial Dinner
Last week Rotaract members Justin and Kim attended the Rotary Centennial District Dinner at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. Dan Moores was the event speaker; he provided historical comments on Rotary International.
6. Next Year
Although there are still a few months left in the semester, we need to start thinking about who will be taking over the officer positions next year. Most of the current officers will be graduating this May, so anyone interested in taking on an executive role next year should start attending the officer meetings.
Friday, February 04, 2005
General Meeting 2/02/05
BUSPH Rotaract Announcements and Meeting Minutes
1. Introductions
2. AED Hope for Tomorrow (Kim)
3. Clothes arrived in Swaziland for AIDS orphans!
4. Fundraiser ideas
5. Talk/Seminar
6. Events for the next month (Mark your calendars) --NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT AT WALLY'S
1. Introductions
We started off the meeting with Introductions. Each person was asked to give their name and what they would not be able to pass up if they saw it for sale in the lobby.
--> Hot chocolate (with marshmallows and whip cream), coffee….. and breakfast foods seem to be the most popular
2. AED Hope for Tomorrow (Kim)
Kim gave an overview of AED, which is a non-profit, non-governmental organization in Togo, West Africa focused on providing support to individuals living with HIV/AIDS.
- Website: http://www.aedtogo.org/
-Currently they are in the process of starting up a new clinic, so need is high.
- One of their main focuses is maternal to child transmission (they want to set up a curriculum
in this area)
-This semester we will be doing fundraisers to provide them with financial assistance.
-Although medical supplies are needed, financial assistance would probably be easiest for us to
provide and of most use to them.
3. Clothes arrived in Swaziland for AIDS orphans!
Justin reported that the 8 huge boxes of clothes Rotaract sent to AIDS orphans in Swaziland last year (collected from a clothing drive) actually made it! They sent a card and pictures which we will be posting on the Rotaract website.
4. Fundraiser ideas
We discussed options for things to sell for fundraising.
-Pizza Fundraiser (Pizza and soda)
$5.00 for 2 slices and a soda
New York Pizza, purchase pizzas for $7.50 each
-Christopher’s (Coffee and Scones/Muffins) – all food is donated
-Trader Joes – Chocolate – we need to talk to them about supporting non-profits
-Nalgene Bottles – We could have a logo for Rotaract or one of the two organizations we
are supporting.
-Team Rotaract à Ask people to sponsor us to do a walk or run, turn it into your own
pledge drive (march 6th there is a half marathon)
Fundraising/Tabling dates reserved:
February 3 – Thursday (11:45 – 3pm)
March 1 – Tuesday (breakfast – 6 – 4pm)
April 5 – Tuesday (breakfast – 6 – 4pm)
5. Talk/Seminar
We are interested in having a monthly talk, either during the general meeting or at a separate time. We are hoping to get Adam, from Circle of Health, to discuss the organization and getting non-profit status.
Other possible topics for talks include:
- “Proposal writing “ - Don Philips
- “Rapid Energy Rejuvenation, Acupressure, & Massage” – Joe Anzalone
- Bring in a Regional Rotary representative and perhaps have them give a workshop on
how to get money from Rotary
- “How to do Fundraising” – we could ask Melissa Hagan if she might be willing to do
this
6. Events for the next month (Mark your calendars)
1. Week of Jan. 31 to Feb. 4
Feb. 2nd: General Meeting
Feb. 3rd: Fundraiser – Sell Pizzas in lobby to raise money for Circle of Friends
--> Earnings: $73.30 & many new members added thanks to Kim!
2. Week of Feb 7 to 11th
Feb 10th (Thursday): Social event at Wally’s 9pm to ?????
3. Week of Feb. 14 to 18th
Feb. 16th: Officer meeting (Wednesday night)
4. Week of Feb. 20th to 26th
Talk by Adam (date to be determined)
5. Week Feb. 29 to March 4
March 1st: General Meeting (Tuesday)
March 1st: Fundraising in the lobby (Christopher’s muffins, scones, coffee and cocoa)
1. Introductions
2. AED Hope for Tomorrow (Kim)
3. Clothes arrived in Swaziland for AIDS orphans!
4. Fundraiser ideas
5. Talk/Seminar
6. Events for the next month (Mark your calendars) --NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT AT WALLY'S
1. Introductions
We started off the meeting with Introductions. Each person was asked to give their name and what they would not be able to pass up if they saw it for sale in the lobby.
--> Hot chocolate (with marshmallows and whip cream), coffee….. and breakfast foods seem to be the most popular
2. AED Hope for Tomorrow (Kim)
Kim gave an overview of AED, which is a non-profit, non-governmental organization in Togo, West Africa focused on providing support to individuals living with HIV/AIDS.
- Website: http://www.aedtogo.org/
-Currently they are in the process of starting up a new clinic, so need is high.
- One of their main focuses is maternal to child transmission (they want to set up a curriculum
in this area)
-This semester we will be doing fundraisers to provide them with financial assistance.
-Although medical supplies are needed, financial assistance would probably be easiest for us to
provide and of most use to them.
3. Clothes arrived in Swaziland for AIDS orphans!
Justin reported that the 8 huge boxes of clothes Rotaract sent to AIDS orphans in Swaziland last year (collected from a clothing drive) actually made it! They sent a card and pictures which we will be posting on the Rotaract website.
4. Fundraiser ideas
We discussed options for things to sell for fundraising.
-Pizza Fundraiser (Pizza and soda)
$5.00 for 2 slices and a soda
New York Pizza, purchase pizzas for $7.50 each
-Christopher’s (Coffee and Scones/Muffins) – all food is donated
-Trader Joes – Chocolate – we need to talk to them about supporting non-profits
-Nalgene Bottles – We could have a logo for Rotaract or one of the two organizations we
are supporting.
-Team Rotaract à Ask people to sponsor us to do a walk or run, turn it into your own
pledge drive (march 6th there is a half marathon)
Fundraising/Tabling dates reserved:
February 3 – Thursday (11:45 – 3pm)
March 1 – Tuesday (breakfast – 6 – 4pm)
April 5 – Tuesday (breakfast – 6 – 4pm)
5. Talk/Seminar
We are interested in having a monthly talk, either during the general meeting or at a separate time. We are hoping to get Adam, from Circle of Health, to discuss the organization and getting non-profit status.
Other possible topics for talks include:
- “Proposal writing “ - Don Philips
- “Rapid Energy Rejuvenation, Acupressure, & Massage” – Joe Anzalone
- Bring in a Regional Rotary representative and perhaps have them give a workshop on
how to get money from Rotary
- “How to do Fundraising” – we could ask Melissa Hagan if she might be willing to do
this
6. Events for the next month (Mark your calendars)
1. Week of Jan. 31 to Feb. 4
Feb. 2nd: General Meeting
Feb. 3rd: Fundraiser – Sell Pizzas in lobby to raise money for Circle of Friends
--> Earnings: $73.30 & many new members added thanks to Kim!
2. Week of Feb 7 to 11th
Feb 10th (Thursday): Social event at Wally’s 9pm to ?????
3. Week of Feb. 14 to 18th
Feb. 16th: Officer meeting (Wednesday night)
4. Week of Feb. 20th to 26th
Talk by Adam (date to be determined)
5. Week Feb. 29 to March 4
March 1st: General Meeting (Tuesday)
March 1st: Fundraising in the lobby (Christopher’s muffins, scones, coffee and cocoa)
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