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10/18/11

10/18/11. Before we start…. Please SIGN IN on the attendance sheet being passed around Hope everyone had a great Fall Break! Do anything exciting? Holiday CHOP Cards were delivered . Ongoing Events. Committee meetings Events, Community Service, Marketing, Fundraising

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10/18/11

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  1. 10/18/11

  2. Before we start… • Please SIGN IN on the attendance sheet being passed around • Hope everyone had a great Fall Break! • Do anything exciting? • Holiday CHOP Cards were delivered 

  3. Ongoing Events • Committee meetings • Events, Community Service, Marketing, Fundraising • Physician Shadowing Program • Questions? Contact Anita Gade • agade@sas.upenn.edu

  4. Upcoming events • Fundraising Hot Cocoa and Baked Goods sale - Thurs 10/20/11 • Community Service Light the Night Walk - Sat 10/22/11

  5. Kids Judge! • Volunteers meeting • Wed Oct 19 at 4 pm in The Forum of Stiteler Hall RSVP to Miss Hobson mhobson@sas.upenn.edu • Neuroscience Fair Date: Dec 5

  6. Committees • Events • Faculty Chats, MD/PhD Panels, etc • Community Service • Light the Night walk, soup kitchen, CHOP, etc • Marketing • Flyers, t-shirts, etc • Fundraising • Hot Cocoa and Bake sale, donations, etc

  7. Light the Night: Taking Steps to Cure Cancer • Funds raised by teams and individual walkers provide: • Lifesaving blood cancer research • Assistance programs and events for patients and their families • Advocacy efforts that draw government attention to cancer-related issues • Local programs such as Family Support Groups and First Connection, a peer-to-peer counseling program

  8. Why Walk? • It's inspirational: You'll be helping hundreds of thousands of Americans battling leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. • It's a chance to do something good in your community: Funds provide support for researchers who are working to cure blood cancers as well as valuable information for blood cancer patients and families

  9. Details of the Event Date: Saturday October 22, 2011 Location: The Philadelphia Art Museum Times: 4:30PM Registration Begins 6:30PM Walk

  10. Fundraising for the Light the Night Fundraiser: Hot Chocolate & Bakesale Date: Thursday October 20, 2011 Location: The Upper Quad Gate Time: 4 to 8pm

  11. How to Sign-Up! • Follow the link to : http://www.lightthenight.org/register/ • Search for the PWBS2011 Team • Register and join the team

  12. Discussion Series • Cancer Research by Diana • Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program (PURM)

  13. Future GBMs • Movie Night • Suggestions? • Dessert Potluck Wed Oct 26 • Spring Classes Registration Guidance Nov 8

  14. Resources/Contact • Website http://www.dolphin.upenn.edu/pwbs/ • Twitter PennWomenBioMed • Facebook Penn Women’s Biomedical Society group and page • LinkedIn Penn Women’s Biomedical Society Alumni

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