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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hi everyone,</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>For those of you who came to the meeting, thank you sooo
much! Your input and enthusiasm are greatly appreciated.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>For those of you who were unable to come, we’re sorry
you couldn’t make it and hope you’ll be able to attend meetings and
other events later in the semester.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>A very not-brief summary of the meeting is as follows:</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>At the meeting, we planned 3 events for the spring term and agreed
to have 4 workdays. The details for each thing are as follows:</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Workdays:</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> January 21</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> February 11</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> March 11</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> April 22</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Campus Build:</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> For those of you who do not know, Campus Build
is an on-campus event during which students and other members of the MIT
community help build window and door frames to be sent to the Habitat warehouse
for future use. The benefit of holding this event is that it gives people the
chance to volunteer for only an hour when they cannot make the commitment that
a workday requires. The wood used to build the frames has been purchased in
the past from Home Depot. This year we’re going to try to plan ahead and
get it donated. Planning for this event involves reserving a location on
campus (probably Kresge BBQ Pits), getting the plans from the Habitat
contractor (I would provide his contact info), and getting the wood somehow. Tentatively,
we’d like to host this event over Spring Weekend (the dates of which are
not yet finalized). The benefit of doing it this weekend is that Spring
Weekend Committee could help fund it and advertise for it. Michael Kokko will
be primarily in charge of this event, but we would appreciate any other help.</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Breakfast Fundraiser:</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> This will be held Friday, February 24<sup>th</sup>,
at a booth in Lobby 10. The event itself will last probably from 9 AM until 5
PM. To plan this event, we will need to reserve the booth, call / talk to
companies about getting food donated, and figure out how the food is getting to
campus. Companies that have been involved in the past include Starbucks,
Dunkin Donuts, Au Bon Pain, Rebecca’s Café, Alpine, and La Verdes. With
things like this, the sooner we contact companies, the better. We do have cars
available to us, so getting the food to campus the day of the event should not
be a problem. We may also consider purchasing Krispy Kreme donuts to sell in
addition to the purchased food. The purpose of this event is to raise money
for our the operations of our organization so that we can continue to fund
workdays and other activities like Campus Build. </span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Sleep-Out:</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> This event will be held Saturday, May 6<sup>th</sup>
(morning) to Sunday, May 7<sup>th </sup>(afternoon). It will be held in Boston
Commons. For this event, we will actually “sleep out” in that we
will get sleeping bags and sleep in the park…assuming we ok it with
Boston Police and any other relevant organizations. This event is intended to
raise awareness about Habitat for Humanity’s goals and homelessness in
general. Our target audience will not be the MIT community exclusively (since
MIT students can be reached through our other activities like Campus Build). Instead,
we will be trying to reach out to Boston. Hopefully, in spreading the word
about Habitat, we will increase the volunteer base of the organization as well
as solicit donations for the organization. We are hoping to get Habitat
chapters from nearby schools involved in this event such that it will be a
larger group of individuals, thereby delivering a larger impact. The planning
for this event would involve contacting the other chapters, contacting Boston
Police, deciding the exact logistics of the event, etc. Lindsey and I will be
working primarily on this event, but are glad to get help from any other
interested individuals. </span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>In addition to these three events, we need help with two
other things:</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Flyers: </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> We need to make new flyers. They will be
created by combining information from old flyers as well as from the Habitat
website itself. These flyers will be distributed at all of our events to help
increase awareness. Jeff Borowitz is primarily in charge of this, but any
other help would be appreciated.</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Website Upkeep:</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> We need to keep our website updated…and
maybe just change it all together. We would provide you with the necessary
information to put on the website, and then you could have creative freedom in
making it look awesome. </span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>In closing, if you are </span></font><b><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>interested in helping with ANY of
these activities, e-mail <a href="mailto:epieper@mit.edu">epieper@mit.edu</a> AND
<a href="mailto:lpete321@mit.edu">lpete321@mit.edu</a></span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, specifying
which event you’d specifically like to help coordinate. </span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Additionally, it is important to stress that while you may
not be interested in planning the event, when the event actually occurs, we
expect many of you to help run it to make the event successful. </span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks for reading this REALLY long e-mail and if you have
any questions, don’t hesitate to ask!</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Your co-presidents,</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Elyse Pieper and Lindsey Pete</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Elyse J Pieper</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>480 Commonwealth Ave</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Boston, MA 02215</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>epieper@mit.edu</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>702.354.2648</span></font></p>
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