coe-staff: Note from Shoshana

[awatrud at uoregon.edu]

Shoshana,

Me thinks you've missed your calling as master of promotions, marketing 
and public relations. However, better for FHS than some ad agency or 
marketing firm. This is a stellar fund raising campaign. I'm in.

Thanks for including the links. Thanks for being a creative inspiration.

Cheers,
Andrea


On 2014/08/02 10:36, Shoshana D. Kerewsky wrote:
> Hello, everyone. My great thanks to all of you who bid on or
> contributed to my summer hairstyle, as well as those who have cheered
> me on. The money raised will help defray costs for the students
> participating in the spring break 2015 Courts for Kids
> service-learning trip. As you know if you've booked air travel
> recently, ticket prices are very high right now--so high, in fact,
> that we can't say for sure which country the students will be going to
> for this service-learning experiewnce. Courts for Kids has identified
> the Dominican Republic and Panama as possibilities and is watching for
> a lower fare.
> 
> Cody wrote a great article about this fundraising effort. It's at
> HTTPS://EDUCATION.UOREGON.EDU/NEWS/JUST-DO-IT-FHS-PROFESSOR-GOES-PUNK-STUDENTS
> and includes a video. This has been picked up and linked to by _Around
> the O_ at
> HTTP://AROUND.UOREGON.EDU/CONTENT/FACULTY-STUDENTS-AND-NEW-DEAN-KEEP-SUMMER-LIVELY-COE
> .
> 
> I've attached a few photos, including the original cut and some of its
> variants, and yesterday's spiffy update, which will be seen by not
> only 11,000-14,000 of our colleagues at the annual convention of the
> American Psychological Association, but my mother.
> 
> I've had a button made that says, "No, I didn't lose a bet. Ask me
> about Courts for Kids." It's working! I've had a lot of conversations
> with strangers in the last month. It's been great to talk about Courts
> for Kids, the Service-Learning Program, FHS and EdF, the College's
> other programs, our new dean, and the roles of service-learning,
> voluntarism, and international exposure for university students.
> People are amazed by your generosity, whether in the initial style
> bidding or in the "better you than me" contributions afterward.
> Everyone agrees that we're a really cool College.
> 
> Here's a video slideshow (Wade helped me make it) where you can see
> our terrific service-learning students working hard with community
> partners in Batey Isabela, DR during spring break 2014:
> HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=S8MA4ECJ438 [1] . They're sweaty and
> sore, and Internet-deprived. They've been sleeping like sardines on
> the floor of an abandoned house, and they say it changed their lives.
> In a couple of years, watch for these students in AmeriCorps, the
> Peace Corps, and Teach for America--they've got the fire.
> 
> You've contributed almost $2000, which will be applied to the students
> individual participation fees. I think it's important to note that
> while I'll keep working on it, the students are still responsible for
> their own fundraising to pay not only the rest of their participation
> fees, but also the court fee. This project is also supported through
> the generosity of an anonymous donor with a match challenge for the
> students. The students kicked off their own fundraising last weekend
> by staffing a Eugene Marathon water station. This earned a $300
> contribution from the marathon toward their court fee.
> 
> I just received a promise of a small donation from an FHS graduate.
> She served in the Peace Corps in the DR and helped orient me before
> our 2014 trip. She's headed to graduate school now, and wants to show
> her support for the experience these students will have.
> 
> I'M WRITING TODAY TO ASK YOU TO TAKE MY FUNDRAISING OVER $2000--TO
> $2500 WOULD BE GREAT! I'M TRYING TO MODEL FOR THE STUDENTS THAT IT'S
> OKAY TO ASK FOR DONATIONS FOR A GOOD CAUSE, THAT FUNDRAISING CAN BE
> CREATIVE, AND THAT EVEN SMALL DONATIONS ADD UP. I hasten to add that I
> don't anticipate doing this kind of fundraising again any time soon.
> This is a demonstration, not an ongoing practice!
> 
> You can write a check to Courts for Kids and leave it in my box on
> HEDCO 3rd, or I can pick it up at your office, or you can follow the
> instructions in Cody's article (be sure you specify "Shoshana's
> hair").
> 
> Help us make this trip a reality for this year's students!
> 
> Thank you very much for your generosity and support,
> 
> Shoshana
> 
> -------------------------
> 
> Shoshana D. Kerewsky, Psy.D., HS-BCP
> Director, Family and Human Services Program
> Editor, _The Oregon Psychologist_
> 
> 5251 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-5251
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> 
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> 
> Links:
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> [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8Ma4ecj438
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