Emory Service Day '09!!

2009-10-11T18:55:00.000-07:00

Last Update: 10/30
12:08pm

EMORY Service Day 2009
Join Us for a Morning of Service in Our Community!

Saturday, October 31st from 8:00am to 12:00pm
- Breakfast Served at 8am at the School of Medicine Rm. 110 -

Service Day is Open to ALL Students and Faculty, so Spread the Word!

TO SIGN UP for EMORY SERVICE DAY:

1. Browse the service sites listed below and check volunteer availability.

2. Send an email to EmoryServiceDay@gmail.com with your Name, School, T-shirt Size, and Selected Service Site.

Sign Ups are First Come, First Serve!
* Sign Ups Close October 23rd *

* We will update the blog several times daily as sign ups are submitted, so you can check back and see the friends that you will be volunteering with!

SITES for SERVICE
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY:
We all love ACS and the fact that its headquarters are in Atlanta! All of you budding oncologists will surely enjoy volunteering at the annual Boo Bash at the ACS Hope Lodge. The ACS Hope Lodge is truly extraordinary, as it offers cancer patients and their families a free, temporary place to stay when their cancer treatment takes them to an unfamiliar city. Join the patients and their families for a morning of Halloween fun!
*** This project runs from 11am - 2pm
1.Keri Stalun (EUSOM)
2.Yewande Alimi (EUSOM)
3. Kevin Day (EUSOM)
4. Williams Thomas Daniel (EUSOM)
5. Andrew Willment (EUSOM)
6. Woon Cho Kim (EUSOM)
7. Orion Kiefer (EUSOM)
8. Megan Cohen (EUSOM)

9. Christina Correnti (EUSOM)

10. Nanu Das (EUSOM)

11. Natasha Hakkal (EUSOM)

12. Spencer Ng (EUSOM)

13. Chris Smitson (EUSOM)

14. Denise Umpierrez (EUSOM)

15. Marla Wardenburg (EUSOM)

ARBOR TERRACE of DECATUR:
Do you think fondly of Mams, Papaw, Nana, Gams, or Poppy? Then join the folks over at the Arbor Terrace of Decatur for a morning with seniors who will be so happy to see you! From a simple chat, to a stroll around the property, to a fun-filled group activity, your presence will surely put a smile on the residents’ faces.
1. Kaleigh Emerson (RSPH)
2. Allison Prather (RSPH)
3. Vaishnavi Pattabiraman (GDBBS)
4. Jamie Sodikoff (EUSOM)
5. Rehana Kazi (Nursing)
6. Evan Orenstein (EUSOM)
7. Lauren Orenstein (EUSOM)
8. Portia Frederick (employee)
9. Dr. Carla Alvarez (faculty)
10. Tosin Adeyanju (EUSOM)
11. Stefanie Reiff (EUSOM)
12. Kyndra Frazier (Theology)
13. Beatrice King (Undergrad)
14. John Ward (Undergrad)
15. Daniel Oyon (Undergrad)
16. Ian Cohen (Undergrad)
17. Cole Youngner (Undergrad)
18. William Hockey (Undergrad)
19. Roy Mossy (Undergrad)
20. Rudy Assakul (Undergrad)
21. Michael Galaburda (Undergrad)

ATLANTA PET RESCUE:
For those of you who are wishing you went to veterinary school—here’s your chance! Have some fun with the Atlanta Pet Rescue animal rehabilitation center by helping to run a car wash fundraiser! Get your scrub-a-dub-dub on, raising money for the adorable animals that need your help and support.
1. Chiagozie Nwosu (Undergrad)

2. Shikha Pursnani (Undergrad)

3. Nina Salinger (EUSOM)
4. Danielle Friedman (EUSOM)
5. Lida Doret (EUSOM)
6. Elisa Ignatius (EUSOM)
7. Ellen Parkhurst (RSPH)
8. Denise McCulloch (EUSOM)
9. Alex Dretler (EUSOM)
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CLYDE SHEPERD NATURE PRESERVE:
Are you a big bird-watcher? Did you love going to nature parks as a kid (or heck, as an adult)? Then come volunteer at the Clyde Sheperd Nature Preserve – right in our neighborhood! The Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve is a 28-acre nature preserve which supports a diversity of wildlife and plants for the enjoyment and education of the community. The preserve is hosting its annual harvest festival on the evening of the 31st and needs help that morning preparing the property for the evening’s festivities. Lend a green thumb!
1. Kathleen McKee (EUSOM)
2. Allison Ingalls (RSPH)
3. Fabien Cinus
4. Pulak Patel (EUSOM)
5. Josh Shak (EUSOM)
6. Jason Schneider (EUSOM)
7. Chen Zhu (EUSOM)
8. Alex Piedmont (EUSOM)
9. Brandon Dawkins (EUSOM)
10. Chris Bellamy (Undergrad)
11. Ira Leeds (EUSOM)
12. Sandy Zaeh (EUSOM)
13. Stephanie Jarvis (Undergrad)
14. Neal Laxpati (EUSOM)
15. Miaolan Xie (Goizueta)

EMORY AUTISM CENTER:
Are you interested in serving those with a condition that affects nearly 1 in every 150 Americans?? Then join your friends and colleagues on Saturday morning to hang out with young adults with autism. We will provide the fall festive activity, and these young men and women will provide the fun!
1. Michelle Levy (EUSOM)
2. Asha Morrow (EUSOM)
3. Becca Phillipsborn (EUSOM)
4. Everet Jones (EUSOM)
5. Kevin Sullivan (EUSOM)
6. Fahad Malik (EUSOM)
7. Laura Bellair (EUSOM)
8. Sameer Kappadia (EUSOM)
9. Anna Kersh (EUSOM)
10. Marquita Nelson (EUSOM)
11. Lee Hugar (EUSOM)
12. Jonathan Goss (EUSOM)
13. Doris Kawira (EUSOM)
14. Adeolu Ogunbodede (EUSOM)
15. Patricia Engel (EUSOM)
16. Summer Niazi (Undergrad)
17. Faraze Niazi (Undergrad)
18. Shagun Arora (EUSOM)
19. Chris Kim (EUSOM)
20. Tovi Anderson (EUSOM)

GOOD SAMARITAN HEALTH CENTER:
Are you interested in serving the medically underserved? Then the Good Sam is a great place to start! The Good Samaritan Health Center was created by an Emory faculty member and is run almost entirely by Emory medical and PA students on several days during the week. Because this center is a non-profit healthcare facility, there are many ways that we can truly help and support Good Sam. On Service Day, our volunteers can look forward to sprucing up the place (clearing debris and killing kudzu!) and making it more presentable and functional for the thousands of patients that are served.
1. Abby Yandell (EUSOM)
2. Sarah Rae Strunk (EUSOM)
3. Bhavya Doshi (EUSOM)
4. Robert Pendergrass (Undergrad)
5. Michael Clanahan (Undergrad)
6. Tyler Gleason (Undergrad)
7. Britany Raymond (EUSOM)
8. Usha Bughani (EUSOM)
9. Chris Williams (EUSOM)

HEALTH FAIR:
Come join us for a health fair held at City of Refuge (an organization that works to help people who live on the poverty margin, located a couple of miles west of downtown) on Oct. 31st! We will be providing basic health screenings and nutrition/lifestyle counseling to individuals. No past experience is necessary.
***This site is reserved for one M1 small group
Society Small Group: Dr. Bernstein
1. Katie Lee (EUSOM)
2. Allison Rose (EUSOM)
3. Kathryn Rappaport (EUSOM)
4. Michelle Clark (EUSOM)
5. Karl Langberg (EUSOM)
6. Marissa Steinberg (EUSOM)
7. York Chen (EUSOM)
8. Daniel Graciaa (EUSOM)
9. Aaron Ducoffe (EUSOM)

MEDSHARE INTERNATIONAL:
Are you a budding public health advocate? Then this is the site for you! MedShare International is an organization dedicated to recycling surplus medical supplies and equipment for use by healthcare institutions in developing countries. Spend your morning organizing, sorting, packaging and processing medical supplies for shipment overseas to nations in need.
1. Catherine Bozio (RSPH)
2. Naomi Drexler (RSPH)
3. Britt Gayle (EUSOM)
4. Sandy Ockers (PA)
5. Joyce Lee (Undergrad)
6. Josh Lee (Undergrad)
7. Erin Hoysa (RSPH)
8. Archna Patel (RSPH)
9. Juliana Clough (RSPH)
10. Angie Largen (RSPH)
11. Emily Tolos (RSPH)
12. Kanaka Sathasivan (RSPH)
13. Jakai' Nolan (RSPH)
14. Swaisha Fields (EUSOM)
15. Monica Shah (RSPH)
16. Maesha Twyner (EUSOM)
17. Joelle Rosser (EUSOM)
18. Jeff Holzberg (EUSOM)
19. Emily Ferrell (EUSOM)
20. Stephanie Yoshimura (EUSOM)
21. Erica Smearman (EUSOM)
22. Tua Long (EUSOM)
23. Will Smith (EUSOM)
24. Adekemi Egunsola (EUSOM)
25. Bridget Spelke (EUSOM)
26. Vivian Boyd (employee)
27. Rudina Sobkoviak (RSPH)
28. Terri Phan (RSPH)
29. Marlene Waugh (EUSOM)
30. Kelly Forrester (EUSOM)

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER:
The Georgia water systems need your help! Due to the floods that hit the Atlanta area last month, many of our rivers are filled with excess trash and debris. Volunteers are needed all over the Atlanta area to help restore the beauty and cleanliness of Atlanta’s important river systems.
1. Eric Harshfield (RSPH)
2. Meredithe McNamara (EUSOM)
3. Daniel Bell (EUSOM)
4. Kim Neroda (EUSOM)
5. Maggie Hodges (EUSOM)
6. Ekta Bery (Undergrad)
7. Arin Latimore (Undergrad)
8. Igor Tumasov (Undergrad)
9. Terence Hillery (Undergrad)
10. Adam McCall (Undergrad)
11. Brandi Gunn (EUSOM)
12. Gunn Family
13. Gunn Family
14. Gunn Family
15. Lea Harrison (Theology)
16. Alison Amyx (Theology)
17. Jennifer Lougher
18. Patrick Riley (Theology)
19. Mark Miles (Theology)
20. Jeff Freiberg (EUSOM staff)
21. Rebecca Storace (Theology)
22. Fran Wiggins (EUSOM staff)
23. Priya Patel (Undergrad)
24. Sonia Chheda (Undergrad)
25. Audra Williams (EUSOM)
26. Erin Duncan (EUSOM)
27. Arielle Lutterman (EUSOM)
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PROJECT OPEN HAND:
Channel your inner Rachael Ray or favorite Food Network star for a good cause! Volunteer with Project Open Hand and work in the kitchen to prepare healthy meals for patients who are homebound with chronic illnesses, or cruise around Atlanta delivering meals to those in need!
***When signing up for Project Open Hand, please indicate whether you would like to (1) work in the kitchen or (2) deliver meals. If you would rather deliver meals, please indicate whether or not you can provide transportation for one of the 10 routes.
KITCHEN:
1. Nanlong Liu (Undergrad)
2. Serena Leung (RSPH)
3. Jason Zhu (EUSOM)
4. Steven Gerhard (EUSOM)
5. Daniel Wang (EUSOM)

HOME DELIVERY:
1. (+ Car) Haley Stolp (RSPH)
2. (+ Car) Savonya McAllister (EUSOM)
3. (+ Car) Helen Paradise (RSPH)
4. (+ Car) Megan Scott (EUSOM)
5. (+ Car) Alice Rogers (Theology)
6. (+ Car) Jonielle Turner (Law)
7. (+ Car) Chantelle Aris (Law)
8. (+ Car) Shawn McCullers (Law)
9. (+ Car) Melanie Parris (Law)
10. (+ Car) Angela Lewis (Theology)
11. Eve Lake (EUSOM)
12. Vicki Inman (Theology)
13. Emily Popler (EUSOM)
14. Nigel Rawlins (Law)
15. Alison Threlkeld (Law)
16. Michael Smith (Law)
17. Zainab Ali (Law)
18. Kimberly Denton (Undergrad)
19. Ajanta Patel (EUSOM)
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REECE CENTER for HANDICAPPED HORSEMANSHIP:
Kids and horses! What could be better! Use your handy-person skills to clean up the grounds at the Reece Center. This group provides equine therapy for Metro Atlanta’s physically and mentally challenged children and runs entirely with volunteer support!
1. Jennifer Butler (Undergrad)
2. Jaime Harris (Graduate)
3. Kurt Poland (Theology)
4. Victoria Butler (Theology)
5. Samantha Lewis (Theology)
6. Bethany Harris
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SAMARITAN HOUSE EDGE:
EDGE (Earning Dignity, Gaining Employment) provides comprehensive day-time support services to homeless men and women in the community who are seeking employment. Volunteers are needed to prepare and serve breakfast, pass out toiletries and donations, check items in and out of the storage closet, and check clients in and out of the front desk.
*** This project runs from 7am-10am
1. Karen Schmitz (EUSOM)
2. Tim Waxweiler (EUSOM)
3. Vishnu Potini (EUSOM)
4. Steve Vindigni (EUSOM)
5. Karen Cheung
6. Katherine Tennis (EUSOM)
7. Griffin Baum (EUSOM)
8. Cristina Kendall (EUSOM staff)

TREES ATLANTA:
Do you love the great outdoors? Do you want to do something GREEN this Halloween? Then join the Trees Atlanta team on Saturday morning for a tree-huggin’ good time! Our volunteers will be involved with hands-on tree planting, tree care, and forest restoration projects in local neighborhoods.
1. Abby Liu (EUSOM)
2. David Johnson (EUSOM)
3. Geoff Kelley (EUSOM)
4. Alexis Scott (EUSOM)
5. Lane Zhang (EUSOM)
6. Tessa Reisinger (EUSOM)
7. Mario Martinez (EUSOM)
8. Pearlann Arnovitz (EUSOM)
9. George Kannarkat (EUSOM)
10. Phillip Mitchell (EUSOM)

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP, EMORY COMMUNITY!!!