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Upcoming volunteer opportunies with Life Gift:

Hi Vital Volunteers!!!

I hope everyone had a safe Labor Day weekend and if your loved ones were in the path of hurricane Gustav I do hope they all fared well and are with air conditioning, water and gasoline. I know my family and friends in South Louisiana are starting to clean up the mess Gustav left behind and hopefully will receive power today. Here in Houston I think the first week of September has been such a great one with beautiful weather (no humidity!!) and lot’s going on!

To those volunteers who have helped the last few weeks thank you so much for all of the time and hard work you have put forth; it is greatly appreciated. We will be having our new volunteer orientation Tuesday September 16^th here at the office starting at 6pm. For those of you that are interested please let me know so I can make sure I have training manuals available for you. I do encourage everyone to attend these new volunteer trainings at least once this year so that you will be able to receive a training manual which is actually to your benefit. There are also forms I need filled out by every Vital Volunteer, which are mandatory. We are doing a lot of new things and have been since my tenure started here at LifeGift a year ago and I want to make sure each of you receives the correct and adequate information regarding the program here at LifeGift. If new or current volunteers are interested in attending the upcoming training please call or email me!

We have a lot of activities coming up in the next two-three months so I am going to go ahead and give you the dates and events that have already been secured for the fall calendar.

Upcoming Events

Wednesday September 17, 2008: Texas Southern University Health Fair

10am-2pm at the Recreation and Wellness Center on campus

Martha Gamez and Irene Speich will be working this event but if anyone else would like to help please let me know!!

Saturday Sept. 20: Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church Health Fair

9am-2pm

3015 N. MacGregor Way- 77004 (between Almeda and Scott)

Angela Hawkins said that she would like to volunteer but I need one-two more to help her. This is an important Health Fair because it is targeting the minority community, and the President of the Harris County Hospital District personally invited LifeGift to participate. I unfortunately will be out of state that weekend in California .

Sunday September 28, 2008: Univision and Children at Risk Health Fair

11am-4pm

Reliant Center

An expected 20,000 families will be present at this Health Fair so if anyone who is bilingual would like to help Ariana please let me know. This is another great opportunity to reach out to one of our minority communities!

Saturday October 4: Greater Galilee M.B.C. Health Fair

9am-1pm

4637 Gano, 77009

An audience of over 200+ are expected to be in attendance. I would need at least 2 Volunteers to help man a booth at this Health Fair, and this is a great opportunity to reach out to the minority populations in Houston !

Saturday October 4: Stephen F. Austin High School Walk honoring former student Tracey Hester as a donor

2pm-4pm

Stephen F. Austin High School/ Sugarland

I received a phone call from a classmate of Tracey Hester’s, a high school teenager that became a donor, who is helping to put this memorial event on. He really wants us to have representatives of LifeGift there to hand out donor registry information but also to talk to those in attendance about donation. Two high schools in Sugarland are actually working together to make this event happen! I’d like to have at least two volunteers there to help! Angie Eldam is volunteering would anyone else like to help her?

Monday October 6: Consulate General of Mexico Health Fair

9am-12pm

4507 San Jacinto/ 77004 (At San Jacinto and 59)

Ariana will be working this event and would love to have any bilingual Vital Volunteers who’d like to help reach out to the adult Hispanic Community come and help her! I’d like at least one Volunteer there to help her spread the word about donation to this community!!

Friday October 17^th: KPMG Health Fair

10am-2pm

Bank of America Building (700 Louisiana-77002)

This is a Corporate Health Fair and I’d like to have at least one volunteer there to man a booth and sign up those interested on the donor registry!

Saturday November 1: Champions Community Center Health Fair

10am-2pm

1311 Bammel North Houston Road- 77066

I’d love to have two volunteers help at this event! They will provide snacks, beverages etc. and are so excited that we will be participating!!

Other important Dates

Saturday September 13^th: Lone Star Circle of Life Bike Tour Kick-off Party

LifeGift Office

8:30 am

Tuesday September 16^th New Vital Volunteer Orientation
Sept. 18-21^st: Meredith in California
Tuesday September 30^th: Vital Volunteer Meeting- The Houston Zoo is our guest speaker!!