Meeting Dates in the 2016-2017 School Year
October 6, 2016Welcome back Aggies! At this meeting we: 1) Went over what Operation Smile does and learned about where cleft lip and palate surgeries are needed in the world!
2) Casted votes and sent two full surgeries to Manila, Philippines and Cartagena, Colombia! 3) Set the goal to be able to fund three surgeries at the end of this year :D Below were the other locations available to vote on: December 1, 2016
At this meeting we:
1) Talked about the family's response to children born with cleft lip and palate, specifically Marisol's story with her son. Read more here 2) Congratulated our member of the quarter: Brittany Tam! February 27, 2017
At this meeting we:
1) Discussed how Operation Smile has treated more than 3,600 patients in six cities across Honduras. 2) Progress on the Oral Health Pamphlet 3) Sweatshirts: Order yours here 4) Krispy Kreme Fundraiser recap: We raised $70 :) 5) Introduced the luncheon social on March 12 from 1-3 pm. Choose the location here 6) Officer position applications coming soon! |
October 20, 2016At this meeting we:
1) crafted for our annual Halloween Photo Booth 2) learned how cleft lip and palate can affect entire craniofacial development, especially with the eye. We watched a video about how Operation Smile helped a child whose cleft lip extended to her eye 3) Signed up for our Pumpkin Patch Social 4) Reminded members of our Let Them Eat Cake Fundraiser on 10/26/16 January 23, 2017
At this meeting we:
1) Talked about bullying in relation to cleft lip and palate, and how Operation Smile impacted Tereza's life. Read more here 2) Discussed making oral health pamphlets for low cost/free dental clinics in Davis about basic oral and dietary care as part of the UC Davis Student-Faculty Partnership for Oral Health 3) Shared JoyRun results! We raised $103.35 in just 4 hours :) |
November 10, 2016At this meeting we:
1) Talked about the social issues that come with cleft lip and palate in certain communities. A link to a patient story that illustrates this issue is here 2) Prepared for our Woodstock's pizza fundraiser on 11/16/16 3) Voted on the feature film for our 11/20/16 Movie Night (Winner was Zoolander) February 6, 2017
At this meeting we:
1) Heard Guest Speaker Dr. Gerald Kayingo speak about iFloss and interprofessional education 2) Discussed making oral health pamphlets. You can contribute information here 3) Talked about sweatshirt orders! Order yours here for $25 4) Introduced our Krispy Kreme fundraiser on 2/23 |