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