ESG Meeting 3/27

First off, the Food & Fitness Expo on Thursday April 12th from 10 to 2 in the CSU. We will be offering a small, make your own trail mix for the students to create!

Relay for Life is that following Saturday (April 14th) from 6pm to 6am. Our theme is hunting for a cure! We will be selling bagels with all the proceeds going to Relay for Life. We will also be bringing the bean bag toss game to play!

On April 21st, the Blue Earth County Library will be hosting Library Day from 10 to Noon. Should be a lot of fun!

That following weekend, Sunday April 29th, the YMCA is hosing Kid's Day from 10 to Noon. There will be crafts and possibly a petting zoo too!

And Lastly, the baseball concessions! Here are the dates for the days that still need volunteers:

Wednesday April 11 - need 1 more person
Saturday April 21st - need 2 more people
Sunday April 22nd - need 2 more people
Wednesday April 25th - need 4 more people

Also, the next meeting on April 10th will be an informational meeting for new recruits. Therefore you are not required to come, although if you still need your hours, its a good way to get them.
Our last meeting will be on April 24th which will be our initiation night!

3/13 ESG Meeting

Well during today's meeting we discussed a variety of different volunteering opportunities! There is the St. Patrick's Day fun run 5k run and 2 mi walk this Saturday! This event is being held by the YMCA. Then the next opportunity is on April 12, the food & fitness expo which will be in the CSU! That weekend, April 14th, is Relay for Life which is always a fun event! Then there is a Library Event at the Mankato Library on April 21! A week later is the Walk for Arthritis and March of Dimes. These are both on April 28, at different times of course! Then lastly there is Healthy Kids Day the following day, April 29!

These are all the events that are being held around Mankato!

There are also various baseball games where we might be running the concessions. These dates are April 3rd & 4th, 21st & 22nd, 25, 28. More information about this event will come out later!

We are having our initiation on April 24th, tentatively, during our last ESG meeting!

ESG Meeting 1/17

Hello fellow ESG members! Here is what was discussed at our meeting this evening!

The Safer Sex carnival is coming up on Feb. 13 from 10-2. We are currently thinking of games we could have the students play. Some ideas are creating a crossword or a word search and having those who complete it when a small prize. We are also trying to think of how we could incorporate pick-up lines somehow into this and those that are most creative win/receive a chocolate kiss.

Relay for life is Apr. 14 from 6pm to 6 am in Myers Field house. We are thinking of selling hot dogs or bagels or something along those lines. Also we are deciding on games we could have other people play. Something we did in the past was a bean bag toss and those who played paid some small amount of money to play. If there are any other ideas, feel free to share them with us!

Baseball concessions are coming up as well! The dates for these are Tues 4/3, Wed 4/4, Sat 4/21, Sun 4/22, Wed 4/25, and Sat 4/28. More information will be put out as the time gets closer! If you are interested in helping out, let us know!

Also, the Health Education Advocacy Summit Conference is Mar. 3-5 in Washington D.C. If you are interested in attending, let someone know ASAP. Registration deadline is Feb. 15th and approaching fast!

Lastly, if you know of any other volunteering options for all ESG members, let us know and we can discuss this.

Happy Tuesday everyone!

November 8th ESG Meeting

During yesterdays meeting we had a guest speaker come and speak about grad school opportunities, we talked about initiation dates, the safe sex carnival, and the Health Education Advocacy Conference.

The guest speaker was Jessica Seide who is a current graduate student here at MNSU. She discussed her grad school experience so far and also discussed the application process. If anyone wants anymore information the contact person would be Dr. Dawn Larsen at dawn.larsen@mnsu.edu.

As of now our initiation date is set for Tuesday, November 29th. We will be having a pot luck immediately following initiation. Please let us know if you need to be initiated.

The safe sex carnival is on Feb. 13th. We are having a table and need some ideas for it. If you have any, please let us know!

The Health Education Advocacy Summit Conference is Mar. 3-5. It is in Washington D.C. and if share interest in going, let us know!

That's it for now! Have a great rest of the week!

ESG Meeting 10-11-11

Hello Everyone!

Well during today's meeting we discussed only a couple things. First we talked about the CHES exam. CHES stands for Certified Health Education Specialist. The months you can take this exam are October and April. If you are interested in taking this exam, there is more information at www.NCHEC.org.

 We also discussed getting short and long sleeve t-shirts that say "Eta Sigma Gamma" on them. There will be more information coming soon on the prices. If you are interested in either one, let us know!

Also some events that are coming up are Mankato Marathon with is on Saturday Oct. 22nd.
There is also a major fair on Oct. 26 from 11-1:30.
And lastly Rake the Town on Oct. 29 from 9-1.

If you are interested for volunteering for any of these events and haven't signed up, let us know!

ESG Metting 9-13-11

My apologies for the delay. Last week's meeting covered a couple topics. First there is an Alcohol Bystander class that is being offered to all of the ESG members. It will be towards the end of the semester. I am not sure if there is a cost, or when the exact dates are, but I will let everyone know as soon as I find out. If you want to take the class and haven't told someone, then please let one of us know.

Also there are a couple volunteer opportunities coming up. First is the Mankato Marathon. It is Oct. 22nd, the times will be posted soon. Second is rake the town on Oct. 29th from 9-1. There is another volunteer opportunity in the works, kids against hunger. When we figure out dates/times for this, I will post them up.

Lastly, our treasurer is looking into various apparel ideas. Either t-shirts (probably long sleeve), maybe sweat pants, and possibly sweatshirts. I am sure more information will be put out at our next meeting.

If you are interested in any of the volunteer options, please let us know! Also if you are interested in any apparel, let us know as well. If their are any questions about anything, send an email to mnsu.esg@gmail.com, otherwise megan.callahan@mnsu.edu.
Have an awesome day!

Tuesday 8-30-11

Today was our first meeting of the year! Off to a new start with a good turn out. One of the things we're discussing is the homecoming parade. Do we want to have a float, and are their any ideas for the float? Also what would we want to throw? Something healthy, or something sweet!?
Another thing, since the fall semester is kind of slow, and the opportunity to get all of our 15 hours may be hard. Are their any other volunteering options/ideas around the Mankato area for us to help out with?
Lastly I know it seems far away, but the APHA conference in Washington D.C. is around the end of October, if their are any people wishing to attend please let us know!
 If you have any thoughts, suggestions or comments to any of these things just send an email back to mnsu.esg@gmail.com, or you can email me directly at megan.callahan@mnsu.edu.