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Haiti: What we've accomplished; what you can still do

Posted 1/28/2010

What we have done so far:

Mannafit:
Jan. 26, Mannafit raised more than $2,500 for Haitian relief efforts by committing a quarter of all ticket sales to the cause. Our campus is off to a great start thanks to their hard work.

Soles 4 Souls:
Commodore fans stepped up in a huge way and donated 120 bags of shoes (approximately 3,000 pairs) at the basketball games on Jan. 23 and 24.

This Week:

Feb. 2 & 3: Beat Vols Blood Drive:
Let's destroy the Vols two weeks in a row! The drive is from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. from Tuesday, Feb. 2, through Wednesday, Feb. 3 in the Rand Function Room. If you have not done so yet, please visit www.givelife.org, enter the sponsor code "vandy", and sign up to contribute. Some of the blood will be used locally, and some will be sent to Haiti.

Feb. 3, 5:30-6:30 p.m., VCIH yoga & meditation fundraiser class:
The Vanderbilt Center for Integrative Health will be facilitating a yoga and mindfulness meditation class, focusing on opening our hearts. All proceeds will go to a relief fund for schools outside of Port au Prince. Suggested donation for the class is $10. Contact: Tobi.Fishel@Vanderbilt.edu

Feb. 3 & 4: VUTs ReACT: A Benefit for Haiti
Please take a few minutes out of your day Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 12:10 p.m. and/or Thursday, Feb. 4 at 12:25 p.m. to attend VUTs ReACT: A Benefit for Haiti.

The performance will include a short one act play entitled "The Wreck on the 5:25" by Thorton Wilder as well as a performance by Vanderbilt's Original Cast and Vanderbilt Off Broadway. A $5 donation is requested. All of the proceeds are being donated to The Red Cross to benefit the great work they are doing right now for the many people of Haiti.

Feb. 5: Second annual, “Have Heart—Save a Heart Taste of Haiti,’’ :
The community is invited to attend our event, which will be held in the Salud! Kitchen area of Whole Foods (Green Hills) on Friday, Feb. 5, at 6 p.m. The evening includes a cooking demonstration, wine tasting, Caribbean dinner, and silent auction. Cost is $45 per person. Register online at: http://www.visitationhospital.org/have-heartsave-heart-event-whole-foods. The event is sponsored by Vanderbilt Medical Center's Institute for Global Health and Dietetic Internship Program.

Feb. 5, 2-8 p.m., Art for Haiti
Join the Graduate Department of Economic on the Sarratt Promenade for a sale of very special photographs of Haiti by Amanda Meade of the Ecole d'Espoir orphanage.

This orphanage/school was destroyed in the earthquake. There were few survivors. The school’s staff and children prior to the earthquake:
http://www.vermonthaitiproject.org/Ecole_Foyer_D_Espoir_teachers_11-24-2009.pdf

This event gratefully acknowledges the support of Sarratt Art Studios, the Office of Active Citizenship and Service and the Westenburg Gallery

Feb. 6: Red Cross Mass Care Training
Participants will learn how to interact with victims when they are evacuated from their homes to safe, provided shelters. In addition, all participants will learn how to effectively use the resources and passions for emergency care assistance. This will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in SC 4309. The training is free, but registration is required. Go to www.nashvilleredcross.org under classes, then disaster training. Select the “online registration” in red, then follow the steps to sign up. E-mail jinsu.sohn@vanderbilt.edu  for any questions.

Feb. 6: The Sangha, meditation and fundraiser
The Vanderbilt Center for Integrative Health will facilitate “The Sangha”, mindfulness meditation in community, from 9 – 10:15 a.m. All proceeds will go to the Haiti relief fund. Suggested donation for the class is $10. Contact: Tobi.Fishel@Vanderbilt.edu

Plans in the works for February:

Feb. 16: "Hope for Haiti" Educational Benefit
7 p.m., Langford Auditorium. The event will focus on lectures from some of Vanderbilt's greatest experts in disaster recovery and the horrific conditions currently on the ground in Haiti. To raise money, we plan to hold a benefit reception before the event.  Contacts: Ethan Fedida (ethan.r.fedida@vanderbilt.edu) and Courtney Towner (courtney.d.towner@vanderbilt.edu)

Feb. 23: TOMS Shoes Event
The Vanderbilt Global Poverty Initiative is hosting Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS shoes, for a lecture in Langford Auditorium. This lecture will cost $10 on the Card. All proceeds raised will go towards our charity, Partners in Health, to aid medical relief efforts in Haiti. Contact: VanderbiltGPI@gmail.com

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