Pakistan Flood Relief

Dear Fellow Students:

The floods in Pakistan that began over the summer have impacted more people than the 2005 Indian Ocean Tsunami, the 2005 South Asia Earthquake, and the 2010 Haiti Earthquake combined. However, the funding so far is nowhere near the levels raised during those emergencies.

The crisis is not over. Currently, 20% of the country is underwater and the rains will continue until at least September. In addition to the 1,500 people who've lost their lives and the more than 5 million who've lost their homes, millions more are being impacted by cholera and other waterborne diseases, skin infections, and respiratory infections. The recovery will take time.

The EWMBA Association would like to invite you to help if you are able. There are a large number of organizations that are working to help meet the immediate needs of the survivors. We've selected just a few to simplify the list. Please see the links below.

To all of our students with friends and family in Pakistan, please know that our thoughts are with you and yours.

Sincerely,
Monika Matthews
EWMBAA Community Service Committee Co-Chair
Relief Organizations:

CARE
http://www.care.org/
Distributing shelter, tents, non-food items, and operating health clinics.

Hidaya Foundation
http://www.hidaya.org/
Distributing food, tents, and household supplies. Complies with Zakat distribution requirements.
Islamic Relief
http://www.islamicreliefusa.org/pakistan-floods
Coordinating medical shipments, refugee camps, and distribution of food and household supplies.

World Food Programme USA
Text "AID" to 27722 to give $10 via your cell phone bill
Using helicopters to transport food to people in isolated communities across the Swat Valley.
For more information about various aid organizations, visit the following links:
http://www.chowrangi.com/donation-links-and-relief-resources-for-pakistan-flood-victims.html
http://www.chowrangi.com/mgive-mobile-donation-campaigns-to-assist-flood-victims-in-pakistan.html
http://www1.networkforgood.org/support-flood-relief-pakistan

Relay For Life!

JOIN the Haas SF Relay For Life Team!
http://main.acsevents.org/goto/haas

It's NOT a race! You don't have to run! Just come have a great time hanging out with other Haasies under the beautiful Golden Gate Bridge in support of the American Cancer Society!
Our very own Shelby Chin is the Chair of this amazing event that takes place every year in San Francisco. Over the past couple of years, we've gotten more Haas students out, and this year we have a team that's already been generously sponsored by a local foundation.
What is Relay For Life?
It’s the American Cancer Society’s signature fundraising event, one like no other. It’s an overnight team event that raises awareness of cancer in the community and raises funds to fight cancer. Throughout Relay For Life, teams of friends, neighbors, families, and co-workers commit to keeping at least one member walking the track…because cancer never sleeps.

This year’s San Francisco Relay For Life will take place August 21th-22nd (10am-10am), 2010.

JOIN the Haas SF Relay For Life team: http://main.acsevents.org/goto/haas

Visit http://www.relayforlife.org/sanfranciscomarinaca

Back to School Backpack Drive

Remember those days as a kid on your first day of school with new pencils, clothes and a backpack....ready to tackle cursive, novels and your first 'real' science class??!!

Unfortunately, not all are that fortunate to have the same feeling and why our Haas Back to School EWMBAA Project is donating ready-to-go backpacks and gift cards to families of the Battered Women's Shelter of San Jose.

Our goal is to collect 75 backpacks and to collect $2000 in Target Gift Cards so that ever family gets backpacks and a $50 Target Gift Card to go back to school shopping for new clothes and shoes.

Here's the project starting 7/16 until 8/6:

Open the following Google spreadsheet and sign up to make a backpack or donate a Target Gift Card. When dropping off backpacks, please label outside with what age you made the bag for....

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0At4ZFICJtrTxdEkxMTJEUmtSbkh2bnZSa1VGYmZpdlE&hl=en&authkey=CJqNiXQ

For backpacks, please purchase a new backpack and fill it with age relevant school supplies:

PreK-K: Pencils, wide ruled paper and notebooks, pencil cases, markers
Grade School: Pencils, wide ruled paper and notebooks, pencil cases, markers, folders, etc
Jr High and High School: Pens & pencils, binders, folders, notebooks, etc.
Drop Off sites for backpacks and gift cards from 7/16 to Friday 8/4:

1) Haas EWMBA Office during summer office hours.

2) Dinner for 2013 admits at DoubleTree (drop off with Kimberly) on Friday August 6th

3) Send gift cards in mail to Kimberly Petska at (please email Kimberly when you mail...checks made out to Kimberly Petska for me to buy GCs are also accepted):
Kimberly Petska
2007 Pacific Avenue #3
San Francisco, CA 94109

4) Fellow EWMBA classmate houses. Soon we will be announcing drop off sites at fellow classmates houses on the weeknight evenings and weekends through out the Bay Area.

5) And finally....we will be having a drop off pizza party at Pauline's Pizza (RSVP to be sent soon) in the SF Mission on Wednesday August 4th at 7pm. Stop by and drop off your backpack/gift card and eat a slice of infamous SF pizza.

Any questions, please email Kimberly Petska.
kimberly_petska@mba.berkeley.edu

Thanks for your support and lets hit our goal of 75 backpacks and $2000 in Target Gift Cards. Feel free to go in with fellow classmates, friends, co-workers and family!!

Thanks!

Haas Community Day

It's National Volunteer Week and the EWMBA Community Service Committee has lined up two exciting events. Reach Beyond Yourself and take part in the HAAS Community Weekend!

**Both events are kiddo friendly! Bring your families!**

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SATURDAY

HAAS Community Weekend - Hemophilia 5K Walk!

Hemophilia is a genetic bleeding disorder that prevents the blood from clotting normally. The main symptom is uncontrolled, often spontaneous bleeding. Internal bleeding into the muscles and joints can result in pain, swelling and, if left untreated, can cause permanent damage.

We will have teams representing the FTMBA, EWMBA, and Alumni. The Cesar Chavez Park is a hidden gem in Berkeley. Bring your kids and walk along the shoreline overlooking the Golden Gate bridge. Support us by joining a team or donating to us!

When: 4/17/2010 @ 9:00 AM

Location: Cesar Chavez Park in Berkeley

Sign up: http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/LOXXSROWWDJETFLCSENR/hemo   

Contact: Vikas Meka (vikas_meka@mba.berkeley.edu)

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SUNDAY

Haas Community Weekend - Urban Sprouts!

Join your fellow Haas MBA students while helping SF kids learn about healthy eating! We'll work on a school garden helping build a compost area, worm bin, and new garden bed. Make sure to wear long pants and closed toed shoes. They will have all the tools and supplies that you will need but bring your own water bottles! If you have gardening gloves, bring those as well.

Afterward we'll treat you to lunch nearby!

When: 4/18/2010 @ 9:00 AM

Location: Urban Sprouts at Martin Luther King Academy - 350 Girard St. in San Francisco

Sign up: http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/ABKTNZBVARTTDDIZECUH/communitydaysf   

Contact: Monika Matthews (monika_matthews@mba.berkeley.edu)

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Remember both events count toward hours required to graduate as a Haas Community Fellow!

Eggster Easter Egg Hunt - April 3

Every year a group of dedicated Berkeley students organize Northern California's largest Easter Egg Hunt to benefit higher education causes. This is a great chance to bring your family up to campus for a fun day of outdoor activities.

What: 16th annual Eggster Hunt and Learning Festival
When: April 3, 2010
Where: North side of the Valley Life Sciences Building (VLSB) on the UC Berkeley campus (Please refer to the map of campus, upper part of grid C3.)
What to bring: The Eggster Hunt and Learning Festival is an outdoor event, so we suggest that you bring:
Plenty of water
Sunscreen
Hats
Sunglasses
Layered clothing for changing weather
***We do not serve any food at our event (other than the candy in the eggs), so we recommend that you also bring a snack or even a picnic lunch for your family to enjoy.

Tents for Haiti

A message from a fellow student:

Hi!  My name is Kate Hanpachern and I am a first year EWMBA student.  One of my friends, an American aid worker in Haiti, was killed in the January earthquake.  Through this tragedy I have been in contact with some aid workers in Haiti. They have said that their immediate need is tents because the rainy season is coming very soon (and has even started).  Tents will allow the people of Haiti to stay dry, warm, and healthier so they can continue the necessary work of rebuilding their county. 

I am trying to raise money to buy tents. I am working with an organization in Atlanta that handles the logistics of getting tents to Haiti and distributing them to various aid groups.  This group in Atlanta, www.ahomeinhaiti.com, has worked out a deal with Coleman (the outdoor company/tent-maker) to buy tents in bulk for a very reduced price.  The minimum order quantity is $2,000.  My goal is to raise at least that much in the next week. 

If you each donate $10, then we raise $2,000.  If others get involved too, we can make a significant difference.  Please help!  And we are happy to take donations larger than $10!

For more information, please see the presentation I created: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBPmibXUkTw

You can also find more information on the Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=335653484736

To donate:

-You can give me cash or check.

-You can donate to my PalPal account so we can track our progress: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=YEFGTV85658WL

-Or, if you feel more comfortable going direct: http://ahomeinhaiti.org/   (If you donate directly, please send me a note letting me know the amount so I can keep track.)

Thank you very, very much!!!

Kate

Haas Community Fellows - Logging Volunteer Hours

Just wanted to remind all of you that the deadline to submit your hours for the Haas Community Fellows Program is April 15th of your graduating year. This is especially important for those of you who are graduating this May! Don't forget!

If you're wondering how to log your time, it's simple. We've worked with Beth and the IT team to create a new and easy way for you to submit your hours. Just sign into the Haas student directory at https://studentdirectory.haas.berkeley.edu/ and click on the "Service Hours" link at the top of the page to start recording your hours!

 

To fill out the form you'll need dates of service, amount of time spent volunteering, and contact information for the organization. If you volunteer through a Haas event, you can just put the Community Service Committee as your contact. Click Save and you'll see a list of all of your events. No more keeping track of Excel spreadsheets!

If you want to know more about the Haas Community Fellows Program, guidelines and/or FAQs, you can always visit the EWMBAA Community Service Committee blog, or go directly to the info sheet: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddhfvn45_6f5h6p5fc