Minutes, March 23

In today's meeting we discussed many things about the rest of the semester and the future of Rotaract.
We will not have a project this weekend, but we will be participating in the LAX Conference this weekend, Sunday, March 27. This year the topic of the conference is Social Entrepreneurship, and Rotaract has been invited to participate in the conference and in the poster session from 4-5 pm. We will meet this Saturday, March 26, to design a poster for this session, and then set up at 3:45 on Sunday for the conference.
We also discussed the Fun Fair, which is on Sunday, May 1st. We have agreed to help the Rotary of Swarthmore with one of their activities for the fair, and so we will be helping out at either the car smash or obstacle course on that day.
For the rest of this semester we have other projects that have been planned out. These include:
-Philly Clean-Up, April 2, 2011
-Cradles to Crayons with Saturdays of Service, April 9, 2011
-Baking for the Ronald McDonald House
-Teaching science and helping out with science related activities for children
-Parlor Party
It's going to be a fun semester!

Minutes, March 16

This Saturday we are helping out at the Brain Safety Fair at the Frainklin Institute Science Museum in Philadelphia. We will be volunteering by being in charge of different stations, including helmet fitting. This is an excellent opportunity for those who are pre-med, and more challenging stations can be assigned to volunteers with a stronger science background.

-breakfast/lunch will be provided
-please wear comfortable clothing as you will be squatting to fit helmets. Polo shirts, sneakers, jeans are acceptable as long as no skin is exposed when bending over.

Minutes, February 16

This Saturday we will be volunteering with Saturdays of Service and the College Democrats at the Philabundance Food Bank.
"Philabundance is the region’s largest hunger relief organization. They serve low income residents at risk of hunger and malnutrition, of which 23% are children and 16% are senior citizens. Philabundance provides a reliable source of food to 9 counties in the Delaware Valley."

Last year for this project we put together packages of different non-perishable food to be delivered to homes. It was a lot of fun! Email us if you are interested in attending. We are leaving at 8:30 from Parrish Circle and arriving back at Swarthmore at 12:45.

Minutes, February 9

This weekend we are working with Saturdays of Service at the Cupid's Chase National 5K Run. This event is being held by Community Options Inc., which is a national nonprofit that develops community based homes and employment for people with disabilities.
We will be helping with registration, water stations, and other duties for the run.

This project will be from 9 am-12 pm this Saturday, February 12th, so send us an email if you can make it. We will meet at Parrish Circle, and drive to Philadelphia from there.

We are continuing to table for the blood drive this week at Essie Mae's as well, so if anyone can donate blood, (especially in a morning time slot) sign up!

Minutes, February 2, 2011

In today's meeting we discussed getting t-shirts to wear during our projects.
Also, we are tabling for the blood drive next week, (week of February 7th) at Essie Mae's.
The blood drive this semester is Thursday, February 24th, so for everyone who can donate blood, sign up!

FIRST MEETING

Welcome Back Rotaractors!!

We will be having our first meeting of 2011 THIS WEDNESDAY JANUARY 26!!

We will be discussing our plans for this semester and new members are welcome to attend.

So join us this Wednesday at 8 pm in Kohlberg 330.

There will be food.

YAY!!!!!

Minutes, November 17th

This Saturday we will be working with Books Through Bars again with Saturdays of Service. We will be picked up from Parrish Circle at 10:00, and will be coming back at 2:30.

Also, we designed an awesome t-shirt last week that we will use when we go to projects.