SEPT. 16 | Marrow Drive, 10 am – 9 pm
Want to win a FREE $100 BLUETOOTH HEADSET? Better yet, want to save ONE PERSON’S life? Now you can, when you register or volunteer for our annual Marrow Drive.
JOIN US IN THE BATTLE.
Every day, 6,000 terminally ill patients are waiting for a marrow transplant.
Join Cal Rotaract is registering 500+ students and community members into the National Marrow Registry this Wed., Sept. 16.
VERONICA’S STORY
In June 2001, Hayward-native Veronica Chavez was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia. After undergoing rounds of chemotherapy, she was told her best choice was a marrow transplant. She was told it usually takes 3 months to find a match — but because Veronica is a minority, she never found a match. Luckily, last year, new medicine was released, and she is now currently in remission.
Veronica is a close friend of the club, who has been there for the past five years as Rotaract has held our drives and registered 1,200 people into the National Marrow Registry. We know that others with a less similar fate are not so lucky. Thousands still need a life-saving marrow match. You could be that someone.
BE SOMEBODY’S HERO
10 minutes of your time may change someone else’s life forever. The first step is a simple, PAINLESS cheek swab. If you are a match, you may be asked to donate marrow or circulating blood cells via a sterile needle in one arm — the process is painless!
REGISTER THIS SEPT. 16
DATE: Wed, Sept. 16
WHEN & WHERE: Upper Sproul (10 am – 8 pm); Cafe 3 & Crossroads (5 – 9 pm)
*** BE SURE TO STOP BY SPROUL FROM 12 – 1 PM TO SEE SPECIAL BENEFIT PERFORMANCES ***
WHY REGISTER?
+ You can save someone’s life!
+ You are making a difference in someone’s family.
+ FREE raffle ticket to win a FREE $100 BLUETOOTH HEADSET
+ Free giveaway items–including SPECIAL Marrow pens, bluebooks, notebooks, magnetic dry erase boards & more!
+ Games & prizes
+ Free food!
+ Feel good about something you’ve done this month.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
1. GET REGISTERED: Drop by our two locations on Sept. 16. The process is fast and painless.
2. REGISTER ONLINE: Can’t make it out to any of our locations? Register on marrow.org/join. Passcode: calrotaract
3. VOLUNTEER: People are what make this drive work. If you’re interested in volunteering – either with a group or as an individual – email marrow@calrotaract.org.
4. SPREAD THE WORD: Tell a friend. Pass it on. With our new online system, your friends across the country can help make a difference as well.
AFFILIATES
This year, Cal Rotaract has teamed up with the following organizations:
- Be the Match
- UC Berkeley School of Optometry
- Red Cross
- Project SMILE
- TCA
- VSA
- Noteworthy A capella
CONTACT US
For further information, please contact us at:
email: marrow@calrotaract.org
website: www.calrotaract.org
SEPT. 12: Chaparral House Renovation, 8 am
Put smiles on the faces of seniors at this local senior home based in Berkeley!
EXERCISE YOUR HANDY SKILLS.
This Saturday, Sept. 12, Cal Rotaract is teaming up with Berkeley Rotary & Habitat for Humanity to renovate the facilities at the Chaparral House, located on Allston Way in Berkeley.
This is a complete hands-on project that will allow you to see the benefits of your hard work & progress at the end of the day. You’ll get the unique opportunity to work alongside professionals and meet the individuals you’ll be directly impacting through your day of service. What could be better?
PROJECT DETAILS
WHERE: Chaparral House, 1309 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94702
WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 12
TIME: 8:30 – noon (shift 1); noon – completion (shift 2)
TO SIGN UP: Sign up for one OR both shifts!
QUESTIONS? Email Presidents Austin & Joanna at president@calrotaract.org.
Free & transportation lunch will be provided for all volunteers.
ABOUT THE CHAPARRAL HOUSE
The Chaparral House is a nonprofit residential facility in Berkeley that provides a life-affirming, homelike environment for 49 infirm and disabled elders. You can learn more about them by visiting their website.
9/1: Improv Story Time!
At our 9/1 Kickoff Meeting, Rotaractors passed around sheets of papers for improv story time! Each participating Rotaractor added something new and different to the page–either contributing a line to the story or a piece of the picture. In the end, each page tells a story–some funny, some cute, some awkward.
Check out our creativity! And thanks to all those who participated in our little fun!
STORY 1:
In the hallway, one Tuesday evening, one hundred or so students and random community members waiting outside a room double-booked…when all of a sudden…an earthquake causes all the windows to shatter. Everyone ducks, and a monster charges through. His name is…Tim. And he’s misunderstood.
STORY 2:
Once upon a time, little Billy found he had the magic power to turn people inside out any time he sneezed. The first person he turned inside out was his goldfish, Mae. it was an accident. The second was his sister, Sarah. Not an accident. So he went to school and hunted people down. But before he could do anything, he died because of a stroke, but somehow he had an erection and woke up like Jesus’ resurrection. He was a zombie, looked like a skeleton like those white girls at abercrombie.
To be continued.
STORY 3:
Once upon a time Billy accidentally burned down a national forest. He was cased by the park rangers who voewed to kill him. He fell down a hole and broke his leg, but thank god he found a key. He started drinking and in his seat, he started sinking but after this day, he started thinking about a day to escape out. Without a doubt, he found a way to get away to the bay. Meanwhile, the park rangers acting .. They lost Billy’s track, but now was his turn to be on attack because those rangers’ brains are wack. Oh wait… he broke his leg, this story doesn’t make sense but that’s okay. Just listen to what Billy’s got to say.
STORY 6:
Once upon a time little Billy decided to eat the dead raccoon he found in the road. Then he collapsed in the middle of the road and a truck was approaching. Fortunately, the raccoon he ate was radioactive, so little Billy transformed into Big Billy. In addition to being humongous, he developed super powers which allowed the truck to crash into him leaving him unscathed. Poor truck driver. Well…Big Billy was once an innocent and curious kid. He was only 4 when his parents died in a car accident in the countryside. He wants to revenge their death. And as a giant, he becomes…the silent assassin who secretly lurks the halls of Dwinelle where the Rotaract officers go to class.
SEPT. 12 | Chaparral House Renovation, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm+
Put smiles on the faces of seniors at this local senior home based in Berkeley!
EXERCISE YOUR HANDY SKILLS.
This Saturday, Sept. 12, Cal Rotaract is teaming up with Berkeley Rotary & Habitat for Humanity to renovate the facilities at the Chaparral House, located on Allston Way in Berkeley.
This is a complete hands-on project that will allow you to see the benefits of your hard work & progress at the end of the day. You’ll get the unique opportunity to work alongside professionals and meet the individuals you’ll be directly impacting through your day of service. What could be better?
PROJECT DETAILS
WHERE: Chaparral House, 1309 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94702
WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 12
TIME: 8:30 – noon (shift 1); noon – completion (shift 2)
TO SIGN UP: Sign up for one OR both shifts!
QUESTIONS? Email Presidents Austin & Joanna at president@calrotaract.org.
Free & transportation lunch will be provided for all volunteers.
ABOUT THE CHAPARRAL HOUSE
The Chaparral House is a nonprofit residential facility in Berkeley that provides a life-affirming, homelike environment for 49 infirm and disabled elders. You can learn more about them by visiting their website.