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Currents Projects
These are projects AMSA is involve in and considering for our 2006-2007 school year. . .
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Habitat for Humanity
AMSA will be helping out one Saturday with the
Habitat for Humanity house that GCCC is helping to build.
Our previously decided date, Oct. 7, was full, so we regrouped at our last
meeting and chose a new date for participation.
The members chose
November 4th as the new date to participate at the
building of the GCCC Habitat House that Education Built.
The start time for working is 7am (or whenever you can get there as soon
after that) and work until you tucker out. ..preferably at least until
lunch. Snacks and drinks will be served to workers. ..but if you have
special dietary concerns, bring your own snacks and drinks. The house
address is 2101 E. 8th Court (off Sherman
Avenue). There is a map on the Habitat web site (www.gulfcoast.edu/habitat).
NOTE: You are also more than welcome to sign up
individually for any Saturday to work. To do this, go to the GCCC website
and press on the Habitat for Humanity web button link on the left hand side.
This will take you to the GCCC Habitat House Webpage. Here you will find
the link to the schedule of work and the on-line sign up form.
AMSA and Red Cross sponsored Blood Drive
We have set a blood drive date
for Monday, November 6th We will have the blood drive in the GCCC
lower level cafeteria
starting around 9am and ending around 2pm. You will need ID to donate and need
to be over age 18. All donors will receive a free T-shirt, as well as
be entered into a drawing for 2 free round trip Delta Airline tickets.
...plus you get free cookies and juice!!
Covenant Hospice Volunteer
Program
Shirley Frazier, the Volunteer Manager at Covenant
Hospice, spoke at our meeting on September 18 about volunteer opportunities at
Covenant Hospice.
We will we having a training session on Saturday, November 18th
with Covenant Hospice and our AMSA group to train our members to be full
covenant hospice volunteers.
Note: Covenant Hospice is having a volunteer training that AMSA
students can join in on Nov. 4 from 9-3 OR on Friday, Nov 3 from 8-3 for
students that do not want to participate in the Habitat Build day with AMSA.
Information about the Covenant Hospice can be found at
www.covenanthospice.org
Practice MCAT
AMSA has had scheduled a practice MCAT date for Saturday, November
4th. Due to scheduling difficulties with the Habitat work day.
After talking with Princeton Review, they made us aware that MCAT
paper versions are a thing of the past, and suggested that students practice
the MCAT on a computer version. They passed along a website that has
practice MCATs students can go through on their own (or we can schedule a
group one later on). This is not a Princeton Review website.
They will have their computer practice MCAT version up an running in
January.
The website is e-mcat.com
which is an AAMC website.
Speakers for our meetings
FSU Medical school advisor speaker - Rob Borger- November 13th
Idea for a speaker? Speak up!!!
Please bring any suggestions for speakers to the advisor or the AMSA
officers.
Also, feel free to "sponsor a speaker" by talking to an individual of interest
to our group to see if they would like to speak to AMSA. We can then make
arrangements with the person and the AMSA advisor and/or officers for the
speaker to come and talk.
Doctor Shadowing
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