Pre-Medical Interest Group Meeting 1/15/2014

Reminders! — New members: pay your dues ($15) —Need 8 points per semester to remain an active member (meetings, donations, volunteering, etc.) —Cannot accumulate points until you pay dues —Make sure you are registered on OrgSync —Check OrgSync regularly to make sure you receive your points!!

Club Requirements Battered Women’s Center- One donation each semester; 3 travel size items Imagine No Hunger- One donation each semester; $10 donation OR 50 individually packaged lunch items *See website for more detailed info: pageID=4916

Boys and Girls Club — Tutor elementary school students ◦ When? 3:45-5pm Mon-Thurs ◦ Where? Washington B&G Club — Contact Spencer Lacy, if interested

Hearts with Haiti Volunteer/point opportunities at the Hearts with Haiti office (West Raleigh Presbyterian off Horne St.) –2 hours of volunteering at office = 1 point –Volunteers complete administrative work, grant research & proposals, letter writing and much more at the office! Sponsorship Program this semester! –Child Sponsorship Campaign –$360 sponsors one child for a –$10 donation=one service point (UNLIMITED DONATIONS) Contact Info: Brandon Williams Sid Gandra or Katie Smith

Imagine No Hunger We are in SERIOUS need of food and donations! — 2 ways to donate: ( 1 donation = 1 point!) ◦ $10 cash or check made out to NCSU Pre-Health Club. ◦ 50 individually packaged items: Desserts, Chips, Granola Bars, Lunch meat, Cheese (not individually wrapped), Juice boxes, Etc. (See Pre-Health Club website for more items ) — Bring any donations to the Health Pac office with your name on it and make sure to sign in your donation — After donating twice you can sign up to volunteer to package and distribute lunches on Sundays from 12-1:30! — If you have any questions feel free to ◦ Austin Flick: ◦ Austin Colquitt:

Oak Hollow/STAR Projects Providing monthly activities year round to 10 formerly homeless, single parent families with physical or mental disabilities. Of the 10 families there, 7 have been there all three years since the center opened. January 30 th : collecting non-perishable snack items February 6 th : provide for 10 family Valentine gift baskets March 27 th : contributing to the STAR Store by collecting high need items for daily use April 8 th : provide 10 family Easter baskets May 6 th : collecting non-perishable snack items Contact Kristin Fossett or Amanda Ruddock at with questions!

Oak Hollow Easter Basket Donations needed: Easter candy Egg dye Small items e.g. stickers, pencils, etc. Make as cute a basket as possible - add some household items on side in "basket" if want These items should be turned into the Health PAC office no later than NOON on April 8th.

Tammy Lynn Center — Provides educational, residential, therapeutic and respite care services to children and adults with developmental disabilities. —Group arts and craft activities with residents: ◦Sat. Feb. 15th 9:30-11 am ◦Sat. March 22nd 9:30-11 am ◦Sat. April 19th 9:30-11 am —Individual volunteer opportunities available. Contact Emily Cox at or Liz Surovec at to sign up or if you have any question

BINGO! Come join us for Bingo at the Morningside Retirement Home on Saturday Mornings! January 25 th You can earn 1 point for each Saturday you attend. We can arrange rides to the home. Contact any of our officers for information: Alex Hyler: Amy Turner: Bogdan Luchkevich: Dakota Bentz:

Spring Meeting Schedule Once a month at 7pm in Bostian 3712 Feb. 19th- Medical School (ECU, Wake Forest, Duke, UNC) Student Panel March 19th- Dr. Anita Flick- Preparing for Admissions Cycle April (date TBD)- Ice Cream Social with Dr. Nicholson from Princeton Review

Co-President Contact Info Hannah Taylor- Christy Thrower- Ally Ginn- Please contact us whenever you have questions- NOT Dr. Flick!

TONIGHT’S SPEAKER Dr. Sara Nicholson- Princeton Review Dr. Christopher Kontos ●Director of the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at Duke University