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Welcome back! We hope you had a wonderful Fall Break. Sign the attendance sheet as we dive into upcoming events such as the Fundraising Hot Cocoa & Bake Sale on October 20, 2011, and the Community Service Light the Night Walk on October 22, 2011. Join us to support blood cancer research and to help families in need. Don't miss the neurology fair on December 5, 2011, and other exciting activities. For more details, RSVP and check out our resources on our website and social media!
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Before we start… • Please SIGN IN on the attendance sheet being passed around • Hope everyone had a great Fall Break! • Do anything exciting? • Holiday CHOP Cards were delivered
Ongoing Events • Committee meetings • Events, Community Service, Marketing, Fundraising • Physician Shadowing Program • Questions? Contact Anita Gade • agade@sas.upenn.edu
Upcoming events • Fundraising Hot Cocoa and Baked Goods sale - Thurs 10/20/11 • Community Service Light the Night Walk - Sat 10/22/11
Kids Judge! • Volunteers meeting • Wed Oct 19 at 4 pm in The Forum of Stiteler Hall RSVP to Miss Hobson mhobson@sas.upenn.edu • Neuroscience Fair Date: Dec 5
Committees • Events • Faculty Chats, MD/PhD Panels, etc • Community Service • Light the Night walk, soup kitchen, CHOP, etc • Marketing • Flyers, t-shirts, etc • Fundraising • Hot Cocoa and Bake sale, donations, etc
Light the Night: Taking Steps to Cure Cancer • Funds raised by teams and individual walkers provide: • Lifesaving blood cancer research • Assistance programs and events for patients and their families • Advocacy efforts that draw government attention to cancer-related issues • Local programs such as Family Support Groups and First Connection, a peer-to-peer counseling program
Why Walk? • It's inspirational: You'll be helping hundreds of thousands of Americans battling leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. • It's a chance to do something good in your community: Funds provide support for researchers who are working to cure blood cancers as well as valuable information for blood cancer patients and families
Details of the Event Date: Saturday October 22, 2011 Location: The Philadelphia Art Museum Times: 4:30PM Registration Begins 6:30PM Walk
Fundraising for the Light the Night Fundraiser: Hot Chocolate & Bakesale Date: Thursday October 20, 2011 Location: The Upper Quad Gate Time: 4 to 8pm
How to Sign-Up! • Follow the link to : http://www.lightthenight.org/register/ • Search for the PWBS2011 Team • Register and join the team
Discussion Series • Cancer Research by Diana • Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program (PURM)
Future GBMs • Movie Night • Suggestions? • Dessert Potluck Wed Oct 26 • Spring Classes Registration Guidance Nov 8
Resources/Contact • Website http://www.dolphin.upenn.edu/pwbs/ • Twitter PennWomenBioMed • Facebook Penn Women’s Biomedical Society group and page • LinkedIn Penn Women’s Biomedical Society Alumni