Meeting 11.23.10

ESG Meeting 11.23.10

Sweatshirts are not in yet, we are hoping they will be in by initiation. They are $27.00 and we are still accepting money for the sweatshirts. If you can't bring the money to initiation, Natalie works in the Health office where Dr. Tappe's office is, you can drop it off with her or else you can put checks in the ESG mailbox in the Health Science workroom. Please make the checks out to MSU Eta Sigma Gamma.

We have initiation next Tuesday November 30th in PH 114 at 4pm. Please try to make it there especially if you are a new member. You can also pay your initiation dues then. We are making it a potluck, so if you would like, you can bring snacks for everyone!

The YMCA Run is December 11th, if you are interested in volunteering at this please contact an officer. Also we are still accepting statements for the tobacco free policy on campus, it will count as an hour. We were thinking of helping out with a Mavericks After Dark event on February 26th, it is a Saturday night, if you are interested in it please keep your calendar open! There are more events added on the calendar on the website that we will be taking part in next semester.

Susan has set up our team for Relay For Life. If you are interested in raising money for it and being part of our Relay team, please sign up on the Relay for Life website under the Eta Sigma Gamma group from Mankato. The date for Relay For Life is April 9th. We were recently asked to help out in a safety program for Rosa Parks Elementary school. They would like a few of us to come up with a program to teach the students how to cross the street safely when they are walking to school. Recently a student from Rosa Parks was hit by a car on his way to school. If anyone is interested in that or has any ideas for it, please contact one of the officers.



Also, we're making plans for next semester, if you could please send us your schedule for next semester then we will be able to set the meeting time. Thanks!


Have a good Thanksgiving! See you at Initiation!

Meeting Notes 11.09.10

ESG meeting November 9th, 2010

1. There is still an opportunity to fill out a 'Picture a Tobacco Free Campus' form for student health services. The booklet already has about 20 people in it. It will count as one hour if you fill out a form with your picture on it. Also we have sign up times if you are interested in working with the Girls on the Run 5k on December 11th. It is another great opportunity to get more hours! If you are interested in any of these opportunities, contact one of the officers.

2. We discussed the sweatshirts at our meeting. They will be half-zipped black sweatshirts with our Greek symbols embroidered on it in gold. The sweatshirts will be $27 we would like the money in by the next meeting on November 23rd. Susan and Jessica will be placing the order next Tuesday November 16th. If you did not put in a order with your sweatshirt size at the meeting then please email us by Tuesday November 16th and let us know if you would like a sweatshirt.

3. We also talked about different fundraising ideas for our ESG group. Some ideas we discussed are working concessions at sporting events and busing tables. If anyone has any other ideas that we can do to fundraise please let us know!

4. Lastly we discussed initiation for any new ESG members. We have decided to have initiation on Tuesday November 30th at 4pm. We are still figuring out where we are going to have it at, and we'll send you an email when we know for sure. If you are a new member of ESG we recommend that you try to be at initiation. Your initiation fees are also due at that time.

Our next meeting is Tuesday November 23rd at 4pm in CSU 201!

Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities!

1. Volunteer opportunity through United Way: The Books for Kids program is designed to instill the joy of reading in children, to distribute important parenting information, and to let parent know what is going on in their community. This program sends out over 5,500 newsletters to children ages birth through five on a monthly basis and over 4,500 books every other month. 

We need help with assembling this newsletter and getting it ready for mailing. 

We are looking for volunteers who have a couple of hours to help us with this project which involves collating, folding and taping the newsletters. Bring a friend and catch up while helping us with this important project.

http://volunteer.truist.com/gmauw/org/opp/10375380013.html

** You may look at the available times and contact information to sign up at the link above!

2. Reindeer Dash YMCA and YWCA Girls on the Run 5k Walk/Run Event on Saturday, December 11: Volunteer opportunities are varied, and include the following:

• Set up Crew (7-9am)
• Marshals for the course (8:30-10-:30am)
• Clean up Crew (10:30am-noon)
• Finish Line (9-10:30am)
• Family Activities (7:45-11am)
• Face Painting (7:45-11am)
• Happy Hair Station (7:45-11am)

To sign up to volunteer, email all of your contact information, preferred method of contact, and preferred tshirt size IN ADDITION to which activity of those listed above you are most interested in volunteering for. If you have no preference, discuss what times you are available.

Meeting Notes October 26, 2010

Today we had recruitment, we welcomed our new members to Eta Sigma Gamma. If you or someone you know did not get on the contact list please email information to mnsu.esg@gmail.com.

We also talked about ordering sweatshirts. We decided on black 3/4 pullovers with a zipper with the embroidered ESG label in green or gold were what we were thinking of going with. They will be around $20-$30, we will have more information on them in the next meeting.

Susan had the form available for the Tobacco Free picture campaign. If you are interested in submitting your picture along with why you think our campus should be tobacco free then please contact Susan. These forms will only be used for the Student Health Services in a picture book that they will be showing representatives. This will also count as an hour of volunteer if you need more hours.

There is a YWCA walk/run 5k called Girls on the Run that is available for volunteer hours. They need people to set up, clean up, hand out water, and other things. It is on December 11th. If you are interested in receiving more information contact Susan at mnsu.esg@gmail.com.

Finally we have volunteer opportunities through Turkey 5k Fun Run in November and the Rake the Town opportunity this Saturday October 30th at 9am. Please contact one of the officers for more information.


If you need any more information on ESG please contact us at mnsu.esg@gmail.com

10.12.2010 Meeting Notes

Angie Mullen and Crystal from student health services came to talk about a proposed tobacco ban on campus. They are currently working with the American Lung Association to get our campus smoke and tobacco free. There are already 21 campuses that are smoke and tobacco free and currently 37 that are in the process of the tobacco ban. They are looking for our help in several different areas; emailing our senators to support a tobacco free campus. They also would like our help in November for the Great American Campus. They would also like our help with getting support for their picture policy book. If anyone would like to submit their picture and a story of why they would like a smoke and tobacco free campus, please contact angela.mullen@mnsu.edu OR one of the ESG officers. (They will use these pictures/statements to show the student senate of the support they have on campus)

We also talked about promoting our informative meeting on October 26th. We are requesting that you speak to all of your health classes about joining ESG; please contact Susan if you are able to do so, and include the Class title, section number, and time; additionally, contact Susan if you would like ESG info meeting business cards to pass out to students (or if you run out and need extras!)

We still need people to sign up for the Major fair on October 20th 11am to 1:30pm and Rake The Town on October 30th 9am-noon. Please let Susan know ASAP if you plan to be involved.

Finally, we have volunteer opportunities available through the YMCA called Girls on the Run, and a Turkey 5k Fun Run in November. Please contact one of the ESG officers for more information.

09.28.2010 Meeting Notes

We're currently trying to put together an ESG contact list for the current school year; if you were not able to attend today's meeting, please email your phone number and preferred email address to mnsu.esg@gmail.com 

There are several volunteer opportunities coming up:

1. Assisting at the Career and Internship Expo at MSU -- Wednesday, October 6th (7:45-9am, 9-10am, 2:30-3:30pm); Thursday, October 7th (7:45-9am, 9-10am, 10-11am, 2:30-3:30pm) Email susan.gerbensky@gmail.com ASAP if you are interested in any of these hours. 
2. RSO Fair -- Monday, October 4th, from 11am-1pm. This is a campus event where we will be promoting our group and encouraging others to join! Please make every effort to be there, even if it is just for a short time!
3. Major Fair -- Wednesday, October 20th, from 11am-1:30pm. This will likely be in the CSU ballroom, and will again be a promotional event for the group, as well as the health science department!
4. Rake the Town -- Saturday, October 30th, from 9am-Noon. We will be raking the yards of individuals who are disabled or otherwise unable to take care of it themselves-- this is a huge community event, and it has been a blast every year we have participated :) If that doesn't convince you, there will also be a FREE chili cookout sponsored by VINE when we finish raking! Also, we need rakes for this event. Please contact susan.gerbensky@gmail.com if you are able to provide any!

If you are able to attend any of these events, email mnsu.esg@gmail.com! Remember, you have to complete 15 hours of service work each semester to remain an active ESG member and to be eligible for graduation honors.

Have a great week!

Memory Walk 2010.

The memory walk at Sibley Park on Tuesday, September 14 was a blast! We had the opportunity to walk for Alzheimers in one of the most beautiful locations in Mankato, as well as network with local area nursing homes that treat patients with dementia/alzheimers. There was even free pizza and soda afterward! All in all, a fun and successful event :)