First Blood Committee Meeting Recap

[Alison Zhong]

Hello everyone, and thanks to all of you who came to the meeting! If you weren't able to make it, don't fret, I will tell you all the important details now. Hopefully we will see you in the future though (you missed a pretty sweet icebreaker)! (:

Who we are:

Karen Pan
Sponsors: In charge of reaching out to other organizations on campus to sponsor blood drives and collaborate
email: kypan@berkeley.edu

Madhu Suresh
Logistics: In charge of bookkeeping of members and hours
email: msuresh@berkeley.edu

Alison Zhong
Volunteer Coordinator: In charge of communications with and facilitation of volunteers
email: alison.zhong@berkeley.edu

Upcoming Events

-Broomball (aka most fun you'll have on ice without ice skates): Thursday, September 19th, meet at Bart at 8pm
Cost: $10 for members who have paid dues, $20 otherwise (you can pay your dues to Melissa at broomball!)

We will be eating dinner beforehand for all those that are interested in good friends, good food, and good fun! Meet at Sliver at 6:45pm. RSVP to msuresh@berkeley.edu if you want to join! Otherwise meet us at BART at 8pm. Bring friends, but be sure to let us know! Click attending on the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/297557427050031/?fref=ts
Contact anyone who's ever gone to broomball for testimonials of how fun it is!

-Canteening Orientation: Sunday, September 22, ~4/5pm (will finalize soon), meet outside Dwinelle

Canteeners attend to donors at blood drives and make sure that they are feeling ok, and they need to know how to respond if someone is not feeling well. It is very interactive, and you get to meet lots of people (and eat some yummy snacks with them)! You must attend a canteen orientation in order to volunteer at the canteen. Those who have attended canteen orientation will have to prove to us that you remember by telling us the "secret word". Contact alison.zhong@berkeley.edu if you definitely can't make it on Sunday!

-SEPTEMBER BLOOD DRIVE: September 24th, 12-6pm, Alumni House

We will begin tabling/flyering on Monday, September 16th. Sign up with your new buddies to table/flyer up until the day of the blood drive here: http://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/hmebn
For tabling/flyering/canteening/buddy-the-blood-drop-wearing the day of the blood drive: http://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/fzflx
Please note, we'd like you all to table/flyer for at least 2 hours in order to be eligible to canteen.
We will also have flyering sessions in Tuesday morning and Wednesday night where we will put up our flyers in buildings on campus and the surrounding area (can count for that 2 hours): http://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/usqrc
And remember, the person who volunteers the most hours will get a prize! (;

Other Notes

You need to sign up on Volunteer Connection in order to be an ARC@Cal member! Don't worry about attending an orientation though. Also, if you are under 18, just be sure to sign up once you turn 18 (woooo birthdays!) www.tinyurl.com/ARCvolunteerconnection
I can email you a pdf with more detailed instructions for signing up if you run into some trouble!

If you want to be a part of our actions to put an end to the MSM deferral, contact me, Alison! We want to hear your ideas and put them into action to make change!

We can't wait to work with everyone this semester!

Your lovely coordinators,
Karen Pan, Madhu Suresh, Alison Zhong

Questions, comments, concerns? email alison.zhong@berkeley.edu