At last week’s membership meeting, new officers were elected to GEO leadership for 2010-2011:
President: Rob Gillezeau, Economics
Vice President: Melissa Sanders, Psychology
Secretary: Renee Echols, English
Treasurer: Dan Marcin, Economics
Committee Chair nominations are still open! Email umgeo@umich.edu to make a nomination or nominate yourself. Committee chairs will be elected at this week’s Stewards Meeting:
Stewards’ Council Meeting
Wednesday, April 21, 7 pm
Also make sure to come to GEO’s Haiti Fundraiser TUESDAY, April 20! Info below.
Take a break from studying to support a great cause!
GEO will be raising funds for Project Medishare- an organization that provides prosthetics to survivors of the Jan 2010 Haiti earthquake.
*Tickets are available PRESALE and at the door (presale preferred) at a suggested donation of $10-15
We’ll be selling tickets (in our snazzy red GEO t-shirts):
-Monday 4/19 5:00pm-8:00pm in the Haven Hall lobby (across from the elevators)
OR- email us at geohaitifundraiser@gmail.com for tickets
The event will feature speaker Dr. Marie Lozon, of University of Michigan. Dr. Lozon lead Team Wolverine, a group of UM doctors that travelled to Haiti to work on the U.S. Comfort, providing emergency healthcare to Haitians directly affected by the earthquake.
The event will also include:
-Hot and cold Hors d’oeuvres from Produce Station and Jerusalem Garden
-Live Music from “The Rocks” http://www.myspace.com/xtherocksx
-DJ Chuck Sipperley (of Permanent Green Light)
-Dancing/a “dance off”
-A raffle featuring gift certificates, gift baskets, and more!
-A cash bar for those over 21
….and most importantly- an AMAZING time .
Project Medishare was one of the first to set up a field clinic after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti. Project Medishare continues to work closely with the Haitian Ministry of Health to coordinate medical relief efforts at the airport and other locations. The organization was uniquely positioned to respond to this crisis because of its years of experience working in the country and a network of U.S. doctors ready to fly in.
During the first week after the quake, many Haitians lost arms and legs as a result of their initial injuries. As a consequence, Project Medishare is developing a specific effort to begin providing and fitting prosthetics and assessing requirements for the provision of facilities and specialists for rehabilitation. The funds from this event will be earmarked for this particular effort in order to empower Haitians directly affected by the quake. For more info visit: http://www.projectmedishare.org/ .
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Special thanks to the following for additional sponsorship from: Rackham Student Government, Salon Vox, Afternoon Delight, Vie, Relax Station, Cafe Ambrosia, Mongolian Barbeque, Ten Thousand Villages, Whole Foods, and Randazzo Dance Studio
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