[Habitat Exec] Collaboration with the Global Poverty Initiative

[Hannah Farrow]

Pula,

Build days are especially awesome because I am the build day
coordinator. Also I got the PAW conversation started with amnesty but
it takes exec awhile to decide anything during the summer. Hope boston
is good.

-Hannah

On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 10:58 PM, Grace Lee<gracelee at mit.edu> wrote:
> Hi Elli,
>
> Thanks for inviting Habitat to participate in Poverty Action Week!  We
> should be able to plan a build day in Bedford, MA, on Sat, Oct 17 for PAW.
>
> Here's a link to info about our build days:
> http://web.mit.edu/habitat/www/build_days.html
>
> Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell is finishing up a house at that site
> and starting two more, so there should be plenty of interesting work going
> on.  We typically send 14 students to each build day, which costs about $220
> - van rentals, gas, breakfast.
>
> Let me know what you think!
>
> Cheers,
> Grace + MIT Habitat exec
>
> On 7/16/09, Elli Pula <empula11 at mit.edu> wrote:
>>
>> Dear Habitat for Humanity,
>>
>> The Global Poverty Initiative (GPI) invites you to collaborate in planning
>> the 3rd annual Poverty Action Week. Since the International Day for the
>> Eradication of Poverty is October 17th, PAW is tentatively set for the week
>> of October 13-17th. In the past, it has been a huge event for GPI and on
>> campus, and we hope to make it even better this year.The overarching
>> goal/theme of PAW is to highlight how students can fight poverty, and we
>> have in mind a variety of events and exhibits planned around this theme.
>>
>> We invite you to submit ideas for PAW events that you would like to help
>> organize and/or see happen. The more creative and interactive the events,
>> the better. Share a development story, show how students can get involved,
>> or actually do some service. Some events/displays GPI is already planning
>> include: poverty action-themed dorm study breaks throughout the week, a
>> giant inflatable globe with flags/posts of organizations that are  fighting
>> poverty, and a fair trade bazaar on Kresge Oval.
>>
>>
>> Benefits of collaboration
>> - The more student groups that participate in the execution of PAW, the
>> more of a presence we willl have. We willl also be more likely to have
>> greater attendance at each event since we will be drawing from all of our
>> member bases and we will be able to schedule events so they don't conflict
>> with each other.
>> - In a time with budget cuts, advertising for a single joint event can
>> save all participating student groups money.
>> - Synergy. More ideas = more awesome.
>> - We'd only need to submit one LEF application which would mean less work
>>
>>
>> If you are interested in being a part of Poverty Action Week this fall,
>> please email gpi-awesome at mit.edu so we can start the brainstorming process!
>>
>> Best,
>> Elli Pula
>>
>> Global Poverty Initiative
>> Director of Outreach
>>
>>
>> --
>> Elizabeth Pula
>> Massachusetts Institute of Technology Class of 2011
>> 320 Memorial Drive | Cambridge, MA 02139
>> Ph: (630) 551-6635
>> empula11 at mit.edu
>
>
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Hannah Farrow
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Course 9-Brain and Cognitive Science
Course 14- Economics
MIT c/o 2011