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Welcome to the BE Board Community Service Wiki!  Please email Lisa Joslin, at joslin@mit.edu with your suggestions. 
=='''Community Service'''==


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Welcome to the BE Board Community Service Wiki!  Please email Bridget Wall, at bwall@mit.edu with your suggestions.   
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=='''Thank you!'''==
I would like to thank all those that helped out in our community service projects this year. I had a lot of fun and think we had quite a successful year.
 
I would also like to recognize two people who contributed many hours of their time and participated in or helped organize every community service project that I planned. I would like to give an Award for Outstanding Community Service to '''Amy Nichols''' and '''Maxine Jonas'''.   


This award includes a $50 gift certificate to Patagonia.  Each year Patagonia pledges at least 1 percent of their sales to the protection and restoration of the natural environment.  Last year they spent over two million dollars towards environmental initiatives in communities throughout the world.  I think these awards are fitting as this company shares similar interests in giving back to the community.  
The BE Board will be sponsoring several Community Service events this year, including building DNA legos, collaborations with the Charles River Conservancy, and volunteering in the annual Cambridge Science Festival.


Thank you again to Amy and Maxine!


=='''Past Events'''==
=='''Past Events'''==


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'''7th annual Charles River Clean Up:''' Saturday, April 29th, 9:30am-12pm. 
'''DNA Lego Kit Assembly'''
 
Our group was assigned to the MIT side of the Charles, between the Mass Ave Bridge and the Longfellow.  We had a lot of fun making the Charles cleaner and found some interesting trash!
 
Thank you to those that volunteered: Melissa Kemp, Amy Nichols, Maxine Jonas, Helene Karcher, and Ben Cosgrove (and Elissa).  Here are some photos!


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We spent an evening collating lego protein kits to be sent to Boston Public Schools and other Massachusetts-area schools.  Thanks to those who volunteered:  Yvonne Yamanaka, Tiffany Chen, Sarah Schrier, Jim Abshire, Jeff Wagner, and Bill Hesse.


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'''Bread and Jams Sunday Meal''', 1/22/06.  We helped prep food at St. James Church that was served to those in need in the Cambridge community.  Thanks to the 14 BE members that came!  It was very rewarding to meet some of their clients and see the difference that Bread and Jams makes!
'''DNA Legos'''  
 
For more information please visit their website:
http://breadandjams.org/sunmeal.php
 
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We helped glue and assemble lego-based tRNA molecules for lego kits to be sent to the Boston Community Leadership Academy (http://www.bostonpublicschools.org/school/boston-community-leadership-academy)


Thank you to those that volunteered: Lorenna Buck, Yvonne Yamanaka, Ethan Sokol, Nate Schafheimer, Xiaosai Yao, Sarah Schrier, Bill Hesse.


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Photo credit:  Kathy Vandiver


Please check out a video of the tRNA in action:  http://techtv.mit.edu/videos/783-translation-reading-the-dna-code-the-lego-animation-version


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'''Cambridge Science Festival'''


'''December 2005: Christmas in the City:''' It was a huge success. Thank you to everyone in BE that helped purchase a toy!
BE helped the Center for Environmental Health Sciences [http://cehs.mit.edu/] run a booth on DNA damage using both UV beads and the DNA Lego kits.


Here are some links on the coverage of the event:
Thanks to those that volunteered: Bryan Owens, Ethan Sokol, Nate Schafheimer,and Xiaosai Yao.


http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/12/19/volunteers_bring_joy_to_thousands/
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http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=117702
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http://www.thebostonchannel.com/chronicle/5542573/detail.html
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More information about Christmas in the City can be found at [http://www.christmasinthecity.org/ | '''www.christmasinthecity.org''']  
Photo credit:  Kathy Vandiver


For more information please visit their website:
http://cambridgesciencefestival.org/Home.aspx


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'''BE Food Drive''',  Nov. 1st - Nov. 15th, 2005


Our goal was 1 can/item per person in the BE Division.  We met and exceeded our goal with 317 donated items to benefit the Greater Boston Food Bank!  '''This translated to 309 lbs and 237 meals that will be given troughout eastern Massachusetts.''' Thank you everyone that donated and made this a successful event!  I would like to especially thank Maxine Jonas, Hyung-Do Kim, Kristen Nagle, Shan Wu and Amy Nichols for all of their donations and extra help!
'''Christmas in the City:'''  


Christmas in the City (CITC) is a non-profit and 100% volunteer-based organization that offers services, support, and guidance for homeless families in the Boston area.  During the holiday season, they organize a holiday party for nearly 3000 homeless children in the Boston area and provide each child a wrapped gift directly off of their personal wishlist.  If you'd like to know more about Christmas in the City, check out their website at: http://www.christmasinthecity.org/


Didn't get a chance to donate?  You can still make an online donation! Please visit the following website for more information:
Ordering toys is an easy process done through Amazon.com wishlists (technology!)
http://www.gbfb.org/index.cfm?ver=f


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December 2010 Final Numbers:
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1st years:  2


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2nd years:  8


3rd years:  7


'''October 19th''', Wednesday, 5-8pm, at Community Servings in Roxbury. We brought a group of four excited BE folks to prepare and package meals that will be delivered to individuals and families in the Boston area living with AIDS and other acute life-threatening illnesses.
4th years: 18


We had a great time and look forward to working at Community Servings in the future!
5th + years :  37


For more information about this organization, please visit the following website:
for a total of 72 toys!  Way to go, everyone!  The 5th+ years celebrated their victory with a pizza party.
http://www.servings.org/index.htm


We'll be partnering with CITC again this year, watch for more announcements!


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'''Thank you!'''  Lisa--Your BE Board Community Service Chair.
'''Thank you!'''  Bridget--Your BE Board Community Service Chair.
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Community Service

Welcome to the BE Board Community Service Wiki! Please email Bridget Wall, at bwall@mit.edu with your suggestions.

The BE Board will be sponsoring several Community Service events this year, including building DNA legos, collaborations with the Charles River Conservancy, and volunteering in the annual Cambridge Science Festival.


Past Events


DNA Lego Kit Assembly

December 5th, 2011

We spent an evening collating lego protein kits to be sent to Boston Public Schools and other Massachusetts-area schools. Thanks to those who volunteered: Yvonne Yamanaka, Tiffany Chen, Sarah Schrier, Jim Abshire, Jeff Wagner, and Bill Hesse.


DNA Legos

We helped glue and assemble lego-based tRNA molecules for lego kits to be sent to the Boston Community Leadership Academy (http://www.bostonpublicschools.org/school/boston-community-leadership-academy)

Thank you to those that volunteered: Lorenna Buck, Yvonne Yamanaka, Ethan Sokol, Nate Schafheimer, Xiaosai Yao, Sarah Schrier, Bill Hesse.

Photo credit: Kathy Vandiver

Please check out a video of the tRNA in action: http://techtv.mit.edu/videos/783-translation-reading-the-dna-code-the-lego-animation-version


Cambridge Science Festival

BE helped the Center for Environmental Health Sciences [1] run a booth on DNA damage using both UV beads and the DNA Lego kits.

Thanks to those that volunteered: Bryan Owens, Ethan Sokol, Nate Schafheimer,and Xiaosai Yao.

Photo credit: Kathy Vandiver

For more information please visit their website: http://cambridgesciencefestival.org/Home.aspx


Christmas in the City:

Christmas in the City (CITC) is a non-profit and 100% volunteer-based organization that offers services, support, and guidance for homeless families in the Boston area. During the holiday season, they organize a holiday party for nearly 3000 homeless children in the Boston area and provide each child a wrapped gift directly off of their personal wishlist. If you'd like to know more about Christmas in the City, check out their website at: http://www.christmasinthecity.org/

Ordering toys is an easy process done through Amazon.com wishlists (technology!)

December 2010 Final Numbers:

1st years: 2

2nd years: 8

3rd years: 7

4th years: 18

5th + years : 37

for a total of 72 toys! Way to go, everyone! The 5th+ years celebrated their victory with a pizza party.

We'll be partnering with CITC again this year, watch for more announcements!


Thank you! Bridget--Your BE Board Community Service Chair.

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