Impact your Thursday!

Hey guys,

There are 2 awesome things happening today that you should make room for in your schedule: APO's Blood Drive, and JSAC's Trick or Treat for Cans. Each will only take 1-2 hours of your time and be especially helpful. I find that sometimes the small things are what mean the most to me. Taking off a week to rebuild homes in New Orleans is obviously great, but that's not something that can occur on a regular basis. Incorporating the small things like these into your live on a regular basis allows you to truly make social justice work something that is intertwined into everything else. You'll start making connection between the work and your academics, friendships, and everything else. 

Well, here goes!

Alpha Phi Omega (APO), a co-ed community service fraternity, is sponsoring a blood drive today. Did you know that about 1000 units of blood are needed by people EVERY day? Or that 25% of those are used by cancer patients? However, even with that drastic need, only 3 out of 100 people donate blood. Sign up for today's drive and change that number! 

https://www.membersforlife.org/rccm/mobilesch/login.php, enter the sponsor code of 13160. Also, you can try to drop-in and see if there's a spot. It's from 11 am-5 pm in the Stamp Atrium. 

And if you're looking to infuse something awesome into your Thursday night, go to Jewish Social Action Committee (JSAC)'s Trick or Treat for Cans. Every year, they go into nearby neighborhoods to trick or treat, but instead of accepting candy, they ask for canned food donations. The donations go to the Capital Area Food Bank. In a time of economic uncertainty, food donations are critical right now. Many food banks across the nation have empty shelves and people of all ages and backgrounds are going hungry as a result. Going to this event helps get more food to people who need it, and you'll also have fun. Costumes are encouraged. For more details about the event, visit the FB event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=158669406579&index=1.

I hope you can Impact your Thursday! Do one or two small things and make a HUGE difference!

-Nehama