Recap of meeting 11/7/06 (Yay Election Day!)

-WE WILL NOT BE MEETING NEXT TUESDAY AT 7:30 PM!!!!! Instead, we will meet Wednesday, November 15, at 5:30, possibly somewhere in the Science Center. We will be eating CHINESE TAKE-OUT :) and possibly watching a DVD, possibly of Scrubs (suggestions for other entertainment are welcome!) Of course, everything else that usually happens at a meeting will also happen at that time. Please e-mail Smitha (sneeruk1@swarthmore.edu) with what Chinese food you want to order and any suggestions for DVDs/other entertainment).

-We will be going to Friends Hospital in Philadelphia on Satuday, November 18 for Gardening with Friends. This event will have us sprucing up a historic 100-acre garden (raking, weeding, mulching, planting, and trimming!) Lunch will be provided!No tools are required, but if you have gardening tools, shovels, etc., please bring them. Jim and Smitha will be driving us. We will leave from Parrish Circle at 9:15 AM and will be back by 3 PM at the latest. Space might be limited because we can only fit so many people in Jim and Smitha's cars. E-mail pfont1 or lgyi1 if you are interested in going!

- If we can't fit you in for Gardening with Friends, but still want to do service that day, go to the City Year Serve-a-thon 2006. There will be renovation of Bellfield Recreation Center featuring mural painting and much more (with hundreds of volunteers!) If you're interested, e-mail Teresa Kelley '07 There will be 2 release forms you will need to sign and campus mail to her.

-We currently are trying to fill the period from Nov. 18 until the end of the semester with projects. There will be the Katrina Relief Bazaar (yard sale) to help out at on Dec. 6 and 7 (tentatively), but we are still looking for more projects. E-mail us if you have any suggestions!

-The Director of Professional Development officer position is still open! This officer will invite guests to meetings (Rotary members, students from other clubs, representatives from service organizations in the area, etc.) This officer will also be in charge of relations with other clubs on campus and will see what projects we can do with other clubs.

-We have two new officers!

Director of International Service: Bettina Tam (ktam1)

Director of Club Service: Smitha Neerukonda (sneeruk1)

-Bettina is looking into contacting a Rotaract Club in Hong Kong to see if we can form a "Twin Club" relationship with pen-pals, celebrating festivals of the other country, joint service projects, etc.

That's it! See you next WEDNESDAY at 5:30 PM!

-Pierre