Operation Moral Support - Complete any time before Monday, May 17th
Send a letter of moral support to an American soldier overseas! Thousands of men and women have been away from home for a long time and many of them are lonely and feel distanced from the rest of us. This is a great opportunity to let them know that we have not forgotten them! For those of you too busy with finals to sit down and write a letter (understandable!), two letters have already been prepared that you can simply print and sign! Feel free to add some of your experiences to the letter or write one on your own. Drop off letters in the box on the InterAction bulletin board (in the breezeway, outside the Student Lounge) or bring them to SASS (E1002 for InterAction).
Sample Letter #1 and Sample Letter #2 are Word documents. Email Bevan at bkirley@jhsph.edu for questions.
Great Strides Happy Hour Walk to Benefit Cystic Fibrosis – Thurs, May 6th
Great Strides runs from 5:30 – 8:30 pm on Thurs, May 6th.This 2-mile walk goes around Oriole Park and Ravens Stadium. After the walk, participants enjoy a free happy hour with food from local restaurants, beer, wine, a silent auction, and live music. Call 410-628-0795 or (800) 731-2873 for details. You can also register online at www.cff.org/great_strides/Registration_Type.cfm.
9th Annual East Baltimore Community Clean-up – Sat, May 8th
The clean-up will occur on Sat, May 8th between 8:30 am and 12:00 pm and is sponsored by JHU, HEBCAC and local community groups. Volunteers will receive a t-shirt and lunch. The clean-up will cover the neighborhoods just east of the Hopkins Medical Campus and include community associations such as the Madison East End Neighborhood Improvement Association, Rose Street Community Association and Milton/Monford Improvement Association. Clean-up headquarters and registration site will be at the St. Wenceslaus Lyceum, 2100 East Madison Street. Please pre-register and find out more information by calling Ellen Brown at 410-614-2430. Environmental Justice’s Community Resource Fair – Sat, May 8th
On Saturday, May 8th, the Environmental Justice Community Partnership Board and JHSPH will host a ResOURce Fair for working together for family health and safety in East Baltimore. The ResOURce Fair will be held at St. Winceslaus Church at 2100 East Madison St. from 1-4 pm. Volunteers are needed between 12 - 5 pm for set up, refreshments, giveaways, and clean up. To volunteer, call Joann Smith at 410-614-1351. Download the Resource Fair Flyer.
As a part of the ResOURce Fair, 2 community leaders, Glen Ross and Ron Samuels, are offering a special Community Walking Tour for interested students. The Community Walking Tour would start at 3 pm and last for approximately 1 hour. The community leaders will provide information regarding the history of East Baltimore and community resources offered by community-based organizations. If you are interested in participating in a tour of the community outside of the few blocks that are JHU, please email interact@jhsph.edu by Wednesday, May 5th. International 5K Run/Walk for Celiac Disease – Sun, May 16th
Registration starts at 8:30 am at the DuBurns Arena (Canton, 1301 S. Ellwood Ave). $20 to enter.
T-shirt to all entrants and volunteers. Gluten-free refreshments after the race. Raffles for a variety of prizes. Free raffle ticket for each $100 of fundraising (not including registration fee) received by 5/16/04. Making Tracks for Celiacs benefits the Center for Celiac Research at the University of Maryland. Contact DaveCooley@aol.com or 410-377-8882. Online registration available at www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1119983 Baltimore City Cancer Plan at JH, Prostate Cancer Screening Program – Sat, May 22nd
5-7 persons needed to serve food and assist with other activities during a health event on Sat, May 22nd from 4-9pm at GBMC and the Boy's and Girl's Club (1100 E. Fayette St.). Contact J. Doug Wilson at 410.955.5723 or jwilson9@jhmi.edu . The free health information event features keynote speaker Dick Gregory, comedian, nutritionist, and activist and no-cost prostate screening for Baltimore City men at the GBMC Weinberg Center (1200 E. Fayette St). For more info, call 410-955-1348. Download the event flyer. East Baltimore Toddler Fair – Sat, May 22nd
The Fair will be held from 12 – 3 pm at Dr. Rayner Browne Elementary School (1000 N. Montford Ave – only 6 blocks from JHSPH). Success by 6 is seeking volunteers AND a Volunteer Coordinator for this event. The organizers expect 300-500 people to attend. Volunteers are needed to provide entertainment for the infants and toddlers while their parents focus on educational sessions. An orientation will be held the night before. If interested in volunteering or serving as the Volunteer Coordinator, contact Traci McLemore at 410-675-2125 or email her at Traci.McLemore@baltimorecity.gov. MD AIDSWALK 2004 – Sun, June 6th
To be held at Baltimore City College High School at 3220 The Alameda, beginning at
7 am. Volunteer opportunities include: water distribution, registration, parking, food, route monitors, security, information & guest check-in, administrative and logistical support. Volunteers who wish to get an early start can assist by distributing pledge forms locally. Please contact Tanya McKay, Volunteer Coordinator at 410-685-1180, ext. 271 or tmcka@hero-mcrc.org. Baltimore Women's Classic 5k Race – Sun, June 27th
This race is for women only and 100% of the net proceeds go to the Barnett-Searing
National Cancer Foundation which provides funding for Cancer related research with a
special focus on gynecological cancers. The race starts at Rash Field in Baltimore's Inner Harbor. For more information, contact Raymond Birdsell at 443-778-4139 or raymond.birdsell@jhuapl.edu. Visit www.baltimorewomensclassic.com/ for more details. Students for Organ Donation – new student organization forming
Students for Organ Donation seeks to promote organ donation, awareness and registration among students, staff, and members of the Hopkins community. Their long-term goal is to help bridge the chasm between the current supply and demand for tissues in organ transplantation. Currently, Students for Organ Donation has 22 chapters at college campuses around the nation. As a part of their organizational infrastructure, they have allocated two executive positions for students at the School of Public Health and the Medical School. These are Director of External Affairs, JHSPH, and Director of External Affairs, the Johns Hopkins Medical School. Both positions were created to allow Students for Organ Donation to promote its message and activities beyond the Homewood campus in a collaborative framework via InterAction and the East Baltimore campuses. An informal electronic application/information sheet, due preferably before June 1st, has been attached to help designate officers. Visit www.studentdonor.org to learn more about Students for Organ Donation, and how you can play a key role at Hopkins in alleviating the tissue shortage. The main activities, including a donor drive, will begin next semester. If you are interested in receiving additional literature on Students for Organ Donation, including brochures, a donor pin, and a video, please contact Hari.Prabhakar@jhu.edu or 410-516-5865
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