10/18/11

Before we start…

• Please SIGN IN on the attendance sheet being passed around

• Hope everyone had a great Fall Break!– Do anything exciting?

• Holiday CHOP Cards were delivered

Ongoing Events

• Committee meetings– Events, Community Service, Marketing, Fundraising

• Physician Shadowing Program– Questions? Contact Anita Gade– agade@sas.upenn.edu

Upcoming events

• FundraisingHot Cocoa and Baked Goods sale- Thurs 10/20/11

• Community ServiceLight the Night Walk- Sat 10/22/11

Kids Judge!

• Volunteers meeting– Wed Oct 19 at 4 pm in The Forum of Stiteler Hall

RSVP to Miss Hobson mhobson@sas.upenn.edu

• Neuroscience FairDate: Dec 5

Committees

• Events– Faculty Chats, MD/PhD Panels, etc

• Community Service– Light the Night walk, soup kitchen, CHOP, etc

• Marketing– Flyers, t-shirts, etc

• Fundraising– Hot Cocoa and Bake sale, donations, etc

Light the Night: Taking Steps to Cure Cancer

• Funds raised by teams and individual walkers provide:– Lifesaving blood cancer research– Assistance programs and events for

patients and their families– Advocacy efforts that draw government

attention to cancer-related issues– Local programs such as Family Support

Groups and First Connection, a peer-to-peer counseling program

Why Walk?

• It's inspirational: You'll be helping hundreds of thousands of Americans battling leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.

• It's a chance to do something good in your community: Funds provide support for researchers who are working to cure blood cancers as well as valuable information for blood cancer patients and families

Details of the Event

Date: Saturday October 22, 2011 Location: The Philadelphia Art

Museum Times:

4:30PM Registration Begins6:30PM Walk

Fundraising for the Light the Night

Fundraiser: Hot Chocolate & BakesaleDate: Thursday October 20, 2011 Location: The Upper Quad Gate Time: 4 to 8pm

How to Sign-Up!

1. Follow the link to : http://www.lightthenight.org/register/

2. Search for the PWBS2011 Team 3. Register and join the team

Discussion Series

• Cancer Research by Diana–Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring

Program (PURM)

Future GBMs

• Movie Night– Suggestions?

• Dessert Potluck Wed Oct 26

• Spring Classes Registration Guidance Nov 8

Resources/Contact

• Website http://www.dolphin.upenn.edu/pwbs/• TwitterPennWomenBioMed• Facebook Penn Women’s Biomedical Society group and page• LinkedInPenn Women’s Biomedical Society Alumni