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Bridget Wall: /* Past Events */

Bridget Wall — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:36:34 GMT

Past Events

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	=='''Past Events'''==		=='''Past Events'''==
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		+	'''DNA Lego Kit Assembly'''
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		+	December 5th, 2011
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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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Bridget Wall at 16:21, 2 December 2011

Bridget Wall — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:21:13 GMT

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	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.		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.

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

	[[Image:Mom +2 kids.JPG\|300px]]		[[Image:Mom +2 kids.JPG\|300px]]

Bridget Wall at 17:46, 2 November 2011

Bridget Wall — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:46:47 GMT

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	[[Image:BE+ bio grad st LEGO 4-20-11.JPG\|300px]]		[[Image:BE+ bio grad st LEGO 4-20-11.JPG\|300px]]
	[[Image:BE + bio grad st LEGO table 2 4-20-11.JPG\|300px]]		[[Image:BE + bio grad st LEGO table 2 4-20-11.JPG\|300px]]
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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		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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	[[Image:Cambridge Science Festival 2011 5.jpg\|300px]]		[[Image:Cambridge Science Festival 2011 5.jpg\|300px]]
	[[Image:Cambridge Science Festival 2011 6.jpg\|300px]]		[[Image:Cambridge Science Festival 2011 6.jpg\|300px]]
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		+	Photo credit: Kathy Vandiver

	For more information please visit their website:		For more information please visit their website:

Bridget Wall: adding Cambridge Science Festival photos

Bridget Wall — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:13:54 GMT

adding Cambridge Science Festival photos

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	Thanks to those that volunteering: Bryan Owens, Ethan Sokol, Nate Schafheimer,and Xiaosai Yao.		Thanks to those that volunteering: Bryan Owens, Ethan Sokol, Nate Schafheimer,and Xiaosai Yao.
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		+	[[Image:Mom +2 kids.JPG\|300px]]
		+	[[Image:Girls w LEGOs. JPG.jpg\|300px]]
		+	[[Image:Cambridge Science Festival 2011 1.JPG\|300px]]
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		+	[[Image:Cambridge Science Festival 2011 3.jpg\|300px]]
		+	[[Image:Cambridge Science Festival 2011 4.jpg\|300px]]
		+	[[Image:Cambridge Science Festival 2011 5.jpg\|300px]]
		+	[[Image:Cambridge Science Festival 2011 6.jpg\|300px]]

	For more information please visit their website:		For more information please visit their website:

Carrie M Thompson at 00:47, 31 October 2011

Carrie M Thompson — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:47:54 GMT

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	=='''Community Service'''==		=='''Community Service'''==

Carrie M Thompson at 00:47, 31 October 2011

Carrie M Thompson — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:47:36 GMT

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Bridget Wall at 19:48, 28 October 2011

Bridget Wall — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:48:20 GMT

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-	=='''~~Current Projects 2011-2012~~'''==	+	=='''Community Service'''==

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

Bridget Wall at 19:47, 28 October 2011

Bridget Wall — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:47:39 GMT

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	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/		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/
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		+	Ordering toys is an easy process done through Amazon.com wishlists (technology!)
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		+	[[Image:CITC_Amazon.png\|600px]]

	December 2010 Final Numbers:		December 2010 Final Numbers:

Bridget Wall at 19:39, 28 October 2011

Bridget Wall — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:39:44 GMT

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	Welcome to the BE Board Community Service Wiki! Please email Bridget Wall, at bwall@mit.edu with your suggestions.		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 ~~acting as a partner~~ in the ~~Annual~~ Cambridge Science Festival.	+	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.
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	=='''Past Events'''==		=='''Past Events'''==
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-	'''Cambridge Science Festival''',	+	'''Cambridge Science Festival'''

	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.		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.
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	For more information please visit their website:		For more information please visit their website:
	http://cambridgesciencefestival.org/Home.aspx		http://cambridgesciencefestival.org/Home.aspx
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-	'''Christmas in the City:''' ~~It was~~ a ~~huge success~~. ~~Thank~~ you to ~~everyone~~ in ~~BE that helped purchase a toy!~~	+	'''Christmas in the City:'''
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		+	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/
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		+	December 2010 Final Numbers:
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		+	1st years: 2
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		+	2nd years: 8
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		+	3rd years: 7

-	~~Here are some links on the coverage of the event~~:	+	4th years: 18

-	~~http~~:~~//www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/12/19/volunteers_bring_joy_to_thousands/~~	+	5th + years : 37
-	~~http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=117702~~	+
-	~~http://www.thebostonchannel.com/chronicle/5542573/detail.html~~	+

-	~~More information about Christmas in the City can be found at [http://www~~.~~christmasinthecity.org/ \| '''www.christmasinthecity.org''']~~	+	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!

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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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Bridget Wall at 19:33, 28 October 2011

Bridget Wall — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:33:21 GMT

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	'''DNA Legos'''		'''DNA Legos'''

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

	[[Image:BE+ bio grad st LEGO 4-20-11.JPG\|300px]]		[[Image:BE+ bio grad st LEGO 4-20-11.JPG\|300px]]
		+	[[Image:BE + bio grad st LEGO table 2 4-20-11.JPG\|300px]]

-		+	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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-	'''~~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!	+	'''Cambridge Science Festival''',
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-	~~For more information please visit their website:~~	+
-	~~http://breadandjams.org/sunmeal.php~~	+
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-	~~[[Image:CommServ6.jpg\|300px]]~~	+
-	~~[[Image:CommServ5.jpg\|300px]]~~	+
-	~~[[Image:CommServ3.jpg\|300px]]~~	+
-	~~[[Image:CommServ2.jpg\|300px]]~~	+
-	~~[[Image:CommServ1.jpg\|300px]]~~	+
-	~~[[Image:CommServ4.jpg\|300px]]~~	+
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		+	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.

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

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


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-	'''~~December 2005:~~ Christmas in the City:''' It was a huge success. Thank you to everyone in BE that helped purchase a toy!	+	'''Christmas in the City:''' It was a huge success. Thank you to everyone in BE that helped purchase a toy!

	Here are some links on the coverage of the event:		Here are some links on the coverage of the event:
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	More information about Christmas in the City can be found at [http://www.christmasinthecity.org/ \| '''www.christmasinthecity.org''']		More information about Christmas in the City can be found at [http://www.christmasinthecity.org/ \| '''www.christmasinthecity.org''']
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-	~~'''BE Food Drive''', Nov. 1st - Nov. 15th, 2005~~
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-	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!
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-	~~Didn't get a chance to donate? You can still make an online donation! Please visit the following website for more information:~~
-	~~http://www.gbfb.org/index.cfm?ver=f~~
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-	'''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.
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-	~~We had a great time and look forward to working at Community Servings in the future!~~
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-	~~For more information about this organization, please visit the following website:~~
-	~~http://www.servings.org/index.htm~~