ARC Blood - Feb. 05 Recap

[Katherine Hsieh]

Hi all!! Thanks to those of you who came out tonight!

For those of you who couldn't make it, here's a recap of what went on and upcoming events!

The key thing is the upcoming blood drive on February 12th at Alumni House. As I said before, volunteers are absolutely CRUCIAL for recruiting donors and saving lives! We really couldn't do it without you guys.
For those of you who are new, I have provided a two sign-up sheet, one for tabling and flyering up to the day of the drive, and one for tabling and canteening for the day of the drive. There is a 10 hour minimum requirement as a volunteer, so this is a good chance to start racking up on your hours!

Please partner up with someone to table with. It's a good way to meet new people and get to know those in your committee! You can post on the forum to find those whose schedule fits with yours. Flyering is a lot more fun when you have people with you (:

Procedure: We, the coordinators, will have the table set up by 10AM in the morning, and will be responsible for cleaning up the table at 2PM. All you need to bring is yourself! We are usually set up in front of MLK, look for our sandwich board and our banner! As for canteening (which is when you watch over the donors and respond if they feel faint), you must go through a separate orientation for it. Unfortunately, we cannot hold on before this drive, but will hold one before the March drive, so be on the lookout!

If you cannot find the table, contact one of us!
Katherine Hsieh (909) 273-1836
Suraj Nagaraj (860) 462-8321
Alison Zhong (503) 385-5586
Madhu Suresh (510) 541-4047
Karen Pan (562) 483-9370

Tabling and flyering up to the drive:
http://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/zbylp
Tabling and canteening on the day of the drive:
http://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/nfwuv

We are also planning on having a dinner social soon (probably Friday, February 15th), so hope you all can come to that! Future events will also include iceblocking, Oakland blood center tour, summer internships, 5K run, and many other volunteering projects!
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Things to put on your calendar:
1. Berkeley Project! Sign up with the American Red Cross! There are only 150 spots, so sign up quick! Contact Suraj Nagaraj for more information at suraj_nagaraj@berkeley.edu
https://www.facebook.com/events/436808206392154/436809846391990/?notif_t=plan_mall_activity

2. General meeting is still in the planning, but should occur around the week of the 11th! There you can learn about all the other committees and other things you can get involved with (:

3. We generally have our meetings biweekly, so you will be notified when we will have our next committee meeting.

Thanks for your interest! You'll have a great time in our committee! Look forward to meeting you all!!

Your lovely coordinators,
Katherine Hsieh, Katherine Chen, Suraj Nagaraj

Questions? E-mail Katherine H. at kahsieh@berkeley.edu or (909) 273-1836
(sorry for the long e-mail!!)