Is coming

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• Is coming

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What is it?

• It is a national program hosted by chapters of
  Kappa Delta Pi to promote literacy among young
  people and support chapter programs that
  encourage a lifelong love of reading.
• Each chapter plans its own local event
• The national organization provides grants to
  those who apply and show need to help support
  the event

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What are we doing?

• Mission Success(ful)
• Students from Lansings Hill Alternative High
  School will be visiting MSU for a day
• Throughout the day students will be participating
  in activities that are meant to encourage them to
  pursue a post-secondary education. Activities
  include
• Tour around campus and lunch
• Financial aid informational session
• Applying to schools informational session
• Panel of RAs to answer questions about student
  life
• And MORE!

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More on what we are doing

• Students will be taking pictures with digital
  cameras throughout the day
• Students will use these digital pictures to
  create a digital story about their experience
• At the end of the day, students will receive
  College Toolkits, that include
• Brochures from nearly a dozen Michigan Colleges
  and Universities
• The All-in-One College Guide by Martin Nemko
• Roapmap to College Success
• Sample application and financial aide info

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This is all happening on FRIDAY, MARCH 14th from
approximately 9am-3pm (right after we return from
Spring Break)
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How can you help?

• Volunteer to work with the students at the
  eventall day or for part of the day
• Volunteer to upload the students photos during
  lunchtime at the Writing Center in Bessey hall
• Come to our fundraisers
• Volunteer at our fundraisers
• Help us solicit local business donations
• Ask any MSU athletes you know whether they would
  be interested in volunteering or just having
  lunch in one of the Cafes with the students
• Help advertise our fundraisers
• Come to planning meetings. The next (and last)
  planning meeting is on Wednesday, March 12th at
  9pm in the Erickson Lobby

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If you are interested in volunteering at the
event or at a fundraiser, sign up in the back
after the meeting.
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MONGOLIAN BBQ FUNDRAISER

• On Wednesday, March 12th from 6pm-9pm _at_ the
  Okemos Mongolian BBQ (Okemos Rd and Grand
  RiverCATA 1 goes right by it)
• Volunteers needed
• Greeters (open doors for people coming to dine
  and tell them that we are holding a fundraising
  and would appreciate it if they told their server
  that they were here to support us) (2 per hour)
• Bake Sale workers (2 per hour)

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More on the fundraiser

• Other ways to support us
• Bring your friends to come eat and say you are
  there supporting us (we get 1 for each patron
  who does this)
• Donate baked goods to sell
• Advertisehandouts to give to people you know
  will be available in 134 Erickson hall by
  Wednesday. Tell everyone in your classes!

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Donating baked goods?

• Sign up in the back so we know what to expect
• They need to be individually wrapped to be sold
  for 1 each
• Drop them off at 6pm at the event OR drop them
  off at Allisons apartment on Tuesday, March 11th
  between 630pm and 900pm

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Other Fundraisers

• Noodles and Co.on March 24th, more information
  will be available at next months meeting
• Getting local businesses to donatein exchange we
  will print their logo on t-shirts that volunteers
  and students will be wearing (letters available
  if interested in doing this)
• If you have any questions or would like to
  receive updates about the project, email
  Allison at zoladall_at_msu.edu

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Other Upcoming Events

• Safe Kids (Liz)
• More info./Planning Day THIS Wednesday, 730pm
  in Comm. Arts building in Rm.308
• Volunteering at the event (2/25, 2/26, 2/28)
• www.safekidsmsu.com
• Teacher Recruiting Fair
• April 18th _at_ the Breslin Center
• Volunteers needed to aid employers
• Get-a-Job Conference on Saturday, March 15th from
  8am-4pm to help check-in, lunch set-up, etc. If
  interested, email Rosa Soliz at  soliz_at_msu.edu
  and note if you are available in the morning,
  afternoon, or all day to help out.
• Design Day
• Lesson Plans for Africa

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NEXT MONTHS MEETING

• Sunday, March 16th at 6pm in Erickson 252
• We will be having a panel of speakers discuss the
  teacher hiring process, issues in education, and
  more.
• Our panel includes
• JoAnn Preston, Principal at Marble Elementary
• Randy Bowles, Principal at Williamston High
  School
• Middle School Principal TBA
• Bring questions to ask the panel or email them to
  me at zoladall_at_msu.edu!