BIG RED RELIEF CONCERT IS TOMORROW!!!

This is Gheskio Clinic right now....

Just a quick update that... YES WE ARE STILL SELLING TICKETS!! We'll be all over North Campus tomorrow! Come and get tickets!





Gheskio Clinic is not only helping Haiti victims but AIDS/HIV victims too. AND it's started by a Cornell professor, so the money is going from Cornell hands to Cornell hands.





Right now, over 7000 people have found refuge at Gheskio clinic. Please help by coming to this concert! Support Haiti, support Gheskio, and support your Cornell community.

If you come to BRR 2010 and fill up these seats....

WE COULD RAISE OVER $10,000 fOR GHESKIO CLINIC!!!

More reasons to come to BRR's "ROCK OUT to REBUILD" Concert:

1.) Basketball stars LOUIS DALE and JEFF FOOTE have signed on to emcee!!

2.) It will only take up 1 and a half to 2 hours of your time. We know you have work to do, people to see, and places to be so we won't keep you there too long

3.) You can see some our most renown perfomers together, on one night, for one low cost

4.) You can win an IPOD SHUFFLE

5.) The concert is not just for Haiti, GHESKIO clinic was the first institution dedicated to the fight against AIDS and it continues to distribute AIDS medication as well as advance AIDS resarch while it cares for over 6,000 earthquake victims. We are supporting TWO amazing causes at once.

6.) BRR members will most likely cry themselves to sleep for the rest of the year if you don't

Not convinced? Come find us around campus and we can chat. Otherwise, please BUY YOUR TICKET @ http://www.cornellconcerts.com/ or from a BRR member

*if you want our Prospective Student Discount or a Packaged Deal, please email bigredrelief@gmail.com

SEE YOU SUNDAY @7!

It's Begun!

BRR will be tabling all over campus for the next two weeks. we will be at Willard Straight Hall from 10am to 2pm tomorow, March 31st so come say hi and/or buy a ticket. Tickets will also be available at http://www.cornellconcerts.com/ by the end of the week. Also, look out for our ballin' new poster shown above.

We have less than two weeks to make this concert the biggest its ever been. Lets make it happen people.

GO TEAM!

Calling All Artists!!

Here’s a great way to use your talent to “Help Heal Haiti” as well as another noble cause:

Dear artists,

I hope all is well. My name is Alice Chan. As president, I am writing on behalf of Help A Life Organization (HALO). HALO is a service organization dedicated to helping underprivileged children through a variety of children's events, fundraisers, and information sharing. This year, our proceeds will go towards the Haiti Relief Fund and No Worries Now Foundation. No Worries Now Foundation is a nonprofit that organizes prom events for teenagers afflicted with life threatening illnesses. The organization was founded by Cornell sophomore Fred Scarf. In the last three years, No Worries Now has organized numerous proms throughout California. For more information, please visit their website (http://shiri.org/401.html).

Every year, HALO holds a charity auction for donated artwork from students and local artists. One hundred percent of the proceeds from this auction go to our sponsored charities. I was wondering if you were willing or interested in donating any artwork to our cause. The auction will be held on April 10th from 8-10:30pm in the Duffield Hall Atrium on Cornell University's campus.

If you have any questions or are interested in donating, feel free to email me (ac769@cornell.edu). We will be picking up artwork throughout February and March. To learn more about us, please visit our website at http://sao.cornell.edu/SO/org/09-10/191.

Thank you so much for your time. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Best,

Alice

MOST IMPORTANT MEETING OF THE YEAR!

Interested in tabling/chalking/ushering/setting up for/all around helping out with this year's BRR concert? If so, you DO NOT want to miss our Marc h 29^th meeting in Goldwin Smith 142 at 7pm. This year we want to EVERYWHERE on campus, so we are going to need as much man power as we can get! If you want to be part of this epicness, please join the facebook group and RSVP to the event titled MOST IMPORTANT MEETING OF THE YEAR. Here's the link: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=185702965807. We need to know how many people to expect in case we need to switch rooms. APRIL 11^TH IS FAST APPROACHING. GET READY!

email bigredrelief@gmail.com for questions/comments

A TALK ABOUT AN URBAN PARK IN HAITI!!! LET'S REBUILD HAITI TOGETHER

Event: The Martissant Park Project: Community Reconstruction in Post-Earthquake Haiti
When: Monday, March 15, 2010 12:20p
Place: Guerlac Room, A.D. White House
Description: Speakers:

Mme. Michèle Pierre-Louis, Prime Minister of Haiti, September 2008 - November 2009

Mme. Lorraine Mangones, Program Director, FOKAL



Mmes. Pierre-Louis and Lorraine Mangonès will discuss the Martissant Park Project%u2014the first urban park ever to be created in Haiti. The project is financed by the Open Society Institute and the European Union. The speakers will discuss plans for reconstruction of the Martissant neighborhood including the Habitacion LeClerc Park as an earthquake memorial. FOKAL, the NGO directed by Mme. Pierre-Louis, is one of Cornell's partners in the new Haiti Initiative.



Michèle Duvivier Pierre-Louis became Prime Minister of Haiti in September 2008, only the second woman to hold this position. While Prime Minister, Pierre-Louis also served as Minister of Justice and Public Security. She has also served in the private sector as Director of Credit at the Bank of Nova Scotia, Officer of Administration and Human Resources to the Haitian Development Finance Corporation, and Deputy Director of the National Airport Authority. Since 1995 she has created and directed the Fondation Connaissance et Liberté %u2013 FOKAL. The Foundation focuses on the areas of education, culture, community development, environment, gender equity, civil society, and training of young entrepreneurs. Pierre-Louis has received several awards and distinctions in her career. She holds a 'Doctorate Honoris Causa' in Humanities from Saint Michael's College in Vermont.



Co-sponsored by the Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development; the Latin American Studies Program; the Office of the Vice Provost for International Relations; and the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies

More this week...

CHI Cocktail Event
Thursday, March 18th 6:30-9:30
Willard Straight Hall

Ken Hover, the engineer who visited GHESKIO to see how much damage was done, will be speaking! CHI, Haiti Students Association, and Big Red Relief are all interested in helping out GHESKIO (founded by a Cornell Professor-- Woohoo!!), which is the first AIDS/HIV clinic of its kind located in Haiti.


TICKETS SALES FOR HSA/CCSA BANQUET
When: Thursday, March 11, 2010 5:00p

Place: Robert Purcell Community Center
Description: Tickets for ''From Dusk Till Dawn'' which is on March 12th from 8pm-1am in Duffield Atrium, will be on sale in RPCC!

Admission is $3 and we also have a $100 dollar Visa gift card raffle! Raffle tickets individually are $2 each!

If you buy your admission ticket with a raffle ticket ($5) we will give you a FREE RAFFLE TICKET!

This is an event that you don't want to miss! We have authentic Caribbean catered food, a comedian, a professional Dance troupe from Haiti, photography, poetry, talented student group performances and much more!

All proceeds raised will go to the Cornell University affiliated GHESKIO clinic towards Haiti Relief! Come out for a wonderful evening and support the cause!

2nd OPEN MEETING!

Hi!

This is just a reminder that Big Red Relief is having another open board meeting this Sunday, February 21st, from 2-3pm in Goldwin Smith 162. We will most likely be holding these meetings every second Sunday up until the concert.

This is a great opportunity if,
a.) You and/or your student group already talked with Big Red Relief about working together. We can share updates and discuss ways to ensure that our ideas from the previous meeting do not go to waste.
b.) You want to get involved and weren't able to make it to the last meeting

Please email bigredrelief@gmail.com if you plan to attend, so we know how many to expect. Thanks so much, hope to see you Sunday!

~Big Red Relief E-board

Event: Singapore Students' Association Chinese New Year Charity Donation Drive
When: Williard Straight Hall, Friday, 12 February 2010 from 6.45pm to 9pm
What: $8 to Chinese New Year Dinner. A booth will be set up in WSH to collect donations in exchange for a sure-win lucky dip!

Valentine's Day Flower Sale, Proceeds Go to Haiti

Event: Delta Upsilon Valentines Day Flower Sale
When: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 from 11:00a to 4:00p
Repeating every day for 4 times.
Place: Ho Plaza (11:00-4:00) and RPCC ( 5:30-7:30)
Description: Buy Carnations and Roses for your Valentines! All proceeds benefit GHESKIO



P.S. How embarassing is it to look for google images of roses during class?!

Post Big-Meeting Update

Today's big meeting was a great success! We had presidents from Medlife, Haitian Students Association, and other clubs attend the meeting. We also had some intersted individuals attend, too. I'm really looking forward to collaborating. Already, we have some ideas lined up such as goodies that come along with the Big Red Relief tickets and a huge Arts Quad Help Heal Haiti campaign.

I am writing this while sitting in my room in a HELP HEAL HAITI tee. Seriously, get this tee and an accompanying bracelet from the lovely boys at Sig Alpha Nu.


AND check out this bake sale at RPCC:

* SLU's Hearts for Haiti Bake Sale *
Brownies, cookies, and treats galore!
Cupcakes, lollipops, and so much more!

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February 8th & 9th
6 PM - 9 PM
RPCC - 1st Floor

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Following the devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Haiti, Sigma Lambda Upsilon/Señoritas Latinas Unidas Sorority, Inc. committed to raising $5,000 to support UNICEF’s relief efforts. In an effort to meet our goal, the Hermanas at the Iota Chapter are hosting a “Hearts for Haiti" Bake Sale where you can purchase Valentine’s Day-themed goodies to benefit our cause.

Can’t stop by the bake sale? Catch any Hermana on campus and purchase chocolate lollipops.

ALL DONATIONS ARE WELCOME!

Any organizations that would like to partner with us and UNICEF for Haiti relief efforts, please contact us at iota@sigmalambdaupsilon.org

BRR's Open Meeting Next Sunday

So, next Sunday, we want to invite interested individuals and group leaders to participate at our Big Red Relief e-board meeting! We hope people will show up and perhaps give us some guidance and advice or volunteer to take on the challenge of organizing an amazing concert. Please come if you'd like to talk about donating to Haiti through BRR, as well!



Questions? Comments? RSVP? bigredrelief@gmail.com!

Cornell Aiding Haiti Campus-Wide Events

Dear fellow Cornellians,

Many of the student organizations and clubs on campus are coming together
to aid the Haiti relief effort, mourn the loss of life, and keep the
Haitian community in our thoughts and prayers in the wake of the terrible
catastrophe. The following is a list of events and initiatives that will
take place over the next few months on campus. We urge you, in any way you
can, to get involved in the effort.

All the best,

The Student Assembly





Concert for Haiti Relief featuring music by the Cornell University Glee Club
Tuesday, 01/26/2010, 8pm @ Sage Chapel

Tickets $5, all proceeds donated to Haiti relief efforts
Blood Drive

Thursday, 01/28/2010, 9:30-2:30pm @ Robert Purcell Community Center (North
Campus)
The American Red Cross continues to meet the current needs of this tragedy
from our existing blood supply.
Cornell Candlelight Vigil for Haiti
Thursday, 01/28/2010, 5:30-6:30pm @ Sage Chapel

Organized by Haitian Students Association, Alpha Phi Alpha, Phi Beta
Sigma, Sigma Alpha Mu

Hands for Haiti: A Benefit Concert
Saturday, 01/30/2010, 8-10pm @ Alpha Delta Phi

Featuring That Hangovers, Everybody's getting laid tonights, Juliana Richer Daily, awesomeAwesomes,The Glowsticking club, The Attic Tones.
Cosponsored by: The Cornell International Affairs Review, The Cornell French Society, Haitian Students Organization, Cornell Caribbean Students Association & The Government Honors Society $7 suggested donation, all proceeds go to the Weill medical college's Global Health Initiative and the GHESKIO clinics.

MEDLIFE Fundraiser
Friday, 02/05/2010, 10am-5pm @ Ho Plaza

While MEDLIFE's is traditionally involved with sending student abroad to
medical brigades, we are now focusing on disaster relief in Haiti. On
Friday, February 5th from 10:00am till 5:00pm, a table will be set up on
Ho Plaza, asking for donations. It would be much appreciated if anyone can
encourage people to pass through Ho Plaza and contribute/donate to the
cause. All monetary gains will be donated to Partners in Health. If anyone
is willing to help, there is much to do: baking, tabling, making
signs/pamphlets, and talking to pedestrians about our cause. Please email
Jimmy Lam at jL948@cornell.edu if you would like to volunteer.

Haiti Country Night: Personal accounts of earthquake survivors, Haitian
history, and Haitian food.
Saturday, 02/06/2010 @ Holland International Living Center (Main Lounge)

The Holland International Living Center will be organizing on February 6th
a Haiti Country Night. Through this event members of the Cornell community
would have the opportunity to learn about Haitian history and obtain a
better understanding of the struggles the Haitian people had to overcome
throughout the years: during the event students that survived the
earthquake will be invited to give personal accounts of their experiences.
Through this event the community would also get the opportunity to learn
about the other disasters that have impoverished the country throughout
the years, about Haitian culture and about Haitian food.

Hearts for Haiti - Sigma Lambda Upsilon/Señoritas Latinas Unidas Sorority,
Inc.
Monday, 02/08/2010 & Tuesday, 02/09/2010 @ RPCC First Floor Lobby

Following the devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Haiti, Sigma Lambda
Upsilon/Señoritas Latinas Unidas Sorority, Inc. committed to raising
$5,000 to support UNICEF’s relief efforts. In an effort to meet our goal,
the Hermanas at the Iota Chapter are hosting a “Hearts for Haiti Bake
Sale” where you can purchase Valentine’s Day-themed goodies to benefit our
cause.

Can’t stop by the bake sale? Catch any Hermana (sister) on campus and
purchase chocolate lollipops.

ALL DONATIONS ARE WELCOME!

Any organizations that would like to partner with us and UNICEF for Haiti
relief efforts, please contact us at iota@sigmalambdaupsilon.org

Big Red Relief Haiti Benefit Concert
Sunday, 04/11/2010 @ Barton Hall

Big Red Relief hosts Cornell’s largest annual fundraiser by putting on a
huge benefit concert, we started in 2004 and raised over $10,000 for the
victims of the Indian Ocean Tsunami. Although we had already started
planning the concert for another worthy cause, the severity of the
situation in Haiti has compelled us to join in on the campus wide
initiative for Haiti Relief. The concert will be on April 11th in Barton
Hall, we are hoping to trump our previous record and show just how
committed Cornell is to reaching out to those in need. There are numerous
ways to get involved with the planning and production process. Email
bigredrelief@gmail.com with any questions, you can also check out our
facebook page and our newly designed website. Look out for updates about
student and outside performers and make sure to save the date!

Update from our Co-President

Welcome Back!

We hope you are having a successful first week of classes! We wanted you
to be the first to know about a significant change in the Big Red Relief
game plan this year. By now you’ve all heard about the tragedy in Haiti so
we don’t have to reiterate just how dire the situation is, however we do
want to emphasize the importance of our campus coming together under this
worthy cause. That is why Big Red Relief is joining the campus wide
initiative for Haiti Relief, we were founded as an organization that
responds effectively to crises like the one in Haiti and we plan to do
just that.

We are not, however, turning our backs on Invisible Children. We will
still be raising as much awareness for their noble cause as possible, even
though the proceeds from the concert will go to Haiti Relief Efforts.

The concert isn’t until April, but there will be other campus events
supporting Haiti in the coming months. We urge you to support as many of
these efforts as possible.

We still want you to keep BRR in mind though, by April the news frenzy
might have died down but the need for aid is long lasting and we can’t
allow ourselves to turn our backs. We hope to make this year’s concert the
biggest yet and we can’t do it without your help.

So yes, just a quick update from Big Red Relief! All the best with the
rest of your week!

Warm Regards,

OreOluwa Badaki
Co-President, Big Red Relief

Haiti!

Another meeting today to get our tasks on track for Haiti

Blogspot!

I'm going to start using the remote Blogspot blogging site to update Big Red Relief! It's easier for everyone, so that means faster updates!

Changing Gears to Respond to Haiti

Today, we had a quick meeting and it was unanimously decided that we need to take action and help Haiti. This is what Big Red Relief is about: we respond to largescale emergencies. Big Red Relief is not going to forget about Invisible Children, though. We know that they have just won a large sum of money to continue with their projects to raise awareness, so we will continue to help spread awareness about Invisible Children.

Soon, we'll be looking for performances! If your group is interested. Please get in touch with any of us on the e-board. (Our contact details are listed here!) We are still looking for funding. If your club can help us out, please don't hesitate to email us! Once again, we are a non-profit group so all funds will go towards our cause this year!


The following is from The Huffington Post and breaks down the Haiti Earthquake disaster in numbers:

THE PEOPLE

People needing help: 3 million.

Percent of buildings damaged or destroyed: Up to 50 percent.

Hospitals or health facilities in Haiti damaged, forced to close: eight.

Patients treated by Doctors Without Borders initially: more than 1,500.

Search-and-rescue teams on ground or en route Friday: 38.

Homeless people in Port-au-Prince: at least 300,000.

Water needed daily: 6 to 12 million gallons (enough to fill 18 Olympic sized swimming pools a day).

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THE MONEY

United Nations Emergency appeal for aid: $550 million.

United States pledge of aid: $100 million.

European Commission's initial spending: 3 million Euros.

Total pledge of aid by governments around world: $400 million.

Number of governments that have sent aid so far: more than 20.

International Red Cross' initial emergency appeal goal: $10 million.

Amount of money raised by Save The Children: $7 million.

Amount of money pledged by George Soros: $4 million.

Amount of money raised by the Salvation Army and some other charities: more than $3 million.

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HELP THAT'S ALREADY THERE OR COMING

Number of people being fed daily by U.N.'s World Food Program: 8,000.

Number of people a day WFP hopes to feed within 15 days: 1 million.

Number of people a day WFP hopes to feed within one month: 2 million.

Meals prepared and freeze dried by the Salvation Army in the USA to ship to Haiti: 1.28 million (nearly 200,000 lbs!)

Number of trucks carrying bottled water being trucked in from neighboring Dominican Republic: 13.

UNICEF initial shipment of rehydration liquids, water-purification tables, hygiene kits and tents: enough for 10,000 people.

Size of Doctors Without Borders initial relief package: 25 tons.

International Red Cross pre-positioned relief supplies: enough for 3,000 families.

Plane of Red Cross supplies sent Thursday: 40 tons.

Body bags sent by Red Cross on Thursday: 3,000.

Behind the Scenes from November

Today, we had a huuuge 2 hour long meeting. We covered all the nitty gritty, from calling caterers to thinking of uniforms, from small committees to the methodology behind emailing members! I am so tired, so hungry, but this is going to be worth it!

The general body meeting is happening this Monday after a talk by Josh Tetrick. Josh Tetrick is a social ennntreeepeneeurr (spelling gah!!) and a Cornell alumn who graduated in 2004. He's going to talk about how YOU can make change. Honestly, this year's cause, Invisible Children is ALL about empowering youth. So stop Facebooking and get down to Willard Straight Hall's Memorial Room tomorrow at 5:30.

KNOW THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A HUGE CONCERT! GET INVOLVED!