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!
Sunday, January 31, 2010
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!
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
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
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).
___
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.
___
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.
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).
___
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.
___
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!
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!
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