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	March 7, 2023 at 5:55 PM	Approved	APAMSA: Andora's Bubble Tea Fundraiser	APAMSA	03/07/2023	04/24/2023	APAMSA will be hosting a fundraiser in collaboration with Erie's own Andora's Bubble Tea Shop located on State Street near Gannon University. Students, faculty, and staff are welcome to present our flyer during their visit to help raise funds for our club. The fundraiser will take place during Andora's business hours from 10am- 8pm and we will offer an optional group meetup at Andora's at 6pm, open to LECOM associated individuals and APAMSA members, to encourage group interaction within the LECOM community. Andora's will offer 25% of their profits during the fundraiser and all proceeds will be kept for future APAMSA funds/spendings. LECOM protocol and COVID restrictions will be implemented during the optional meet-up.
	March 21, 2023 at 8:25 PM	Approved	Building a career in Psychiatry: An evening with Dr. Jafry, M.D.	Neuropsych Club	03/21/2023	04/24/2023	The NeuroPsych Club would like to host Dr. Asmat Jafry, M.D. for an hour of answering questions and sharing her experience as a board certified Psychiatrist. She did her medical school at Al-Ameen Medical College, residency at Austin State Hospital, and completed a Child and Adolescent fellowship from Northwestern University in Chicago, IL. With over 15 years of experience as a privately practicing physician she brings valuable insight for students interested in psychiatry in general and the ins and outs of running your own practice. During the event, Dr. Jafry will answer questions asked by students and provide her understanding on what we as students can see as the “light at the end of the tunnel”. Prior to the event we will open up a google document so students can pose questions for Dr. Jafry to answer. Also, as part of our COVID mitigation strategy we will be hosting the event over Zoom.
	March 22, 2023 at 1:17 PM	Approved	Special Lecture Event on the Mesolimbic Pathyway by Dr. Kulesza	SOMA	03/22/2023	04/24/2023	SOMA's Opioid Task Force Co-Director, Heather Chafe has arranged for Dr. Kulesza to give a special lecture event to the club as well as any other interested LECOM students! He will be giving a talk on the mesolimbic pathway via Zoom. The purpose of this lecture is to help students understand the widespread and important effects of opioids on the brain structure and function in greater detail than typically learned in class. Since the lecture will be held over zoom, students will be able to social distance and follow LECOM's COVID guidelines at that time.
	April 17, 2023 at 6:50 PM	Approved	Operation Mail Call	LECOM Med Erie - SGA	04/17/2023	04/22/2023	This event will be held at LECOM from 04/22/2023-4/24/2023. Location: Box in front of the security office Purpose: To allow LECOM students to show their support for the veterans by writing thank you cards. These cards will have been previously written and will be dropped off. Funding: No funding needed for the event. The general breakdown is that within the timeframe is that the thank you cards will be dropped off to the SGA members via a box by the security office. After 4/24/2023, the SGA members will package the cards and send them to address listed in the attached document. COVID concerns will be mitigated by not having a large number of people present in a small area.
	January 18, 2023 at 10:38 AM	Rejected	AOA's DO Day on Capital Hill	SOMA	01/18/2023	04/19/2023	What: SOMA Members will travel to Washington DC by bus to partake in AOA's 2023 DO Day on Capital Hill. This is a fantastic opportunity for osteopathic medical students to advocate to congress on behalf of the profession, as well as network and meet physicians from their home state. There is a training provided by the AOA prior to the congressional meetings to educate students about the issues that will be discussed in the meetings. This year, it is incredibly important to have a good LECOM representation at DO Day, as two LECOM students will be seated on the National SOMA Board of Trustees. Rebecca Wolff will be serving as the next National SOMA President, and I will be serving as the Region I Trustee. Having LECOM students support the mission of National SOMA by advocating at DO day on the Hill would highlight the importance of student participation, and by having a large student representation we will be showing support for Rebecca in this role. I have attached a tentative memorandum provided by the AOA in the additional documents section of this request. Financial quotes: Andersen Transportation company for a 56-person bus: $4,325 Andersen Transportation company for a 40-person bus: $4,275 Note: a pdf of the Bus Price quotes can be accessed under additional attachments Hotel: DoubleTree by Hilton in Silver Springs 8727 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301) 589-5200 Contact: Joyce Marcan via phone 20 rooms $149 per night +13% tax Bus parking fee at hotel overnight: $50 When: April 19th-20th, 2023 Andersen bus will depart LECOM at 0800 on April 19th. Andersen bus will pick up students from Seton Hill on the way to DC Anticipated arrival in DC: 1800 Andersen bus will depart Washington DC to return to LECOM at 1700 on April 20th. Seton Hill students will be dropped of at Seton Hill's campus on the way back to Erie. How: We are proposing that SOMA provides mass transportation via bus to keep the costs down for students. We also will issue a sign up sheet to organize housing rooms, making sure to keep male and female students in separate rooms. The proposed bus company is Anderson Coach and Travel. The hotel is DoubleTree by Hilton in Silver Springs. There will be a sign up sheet provided to determine those eligible for attending. As per the LECOM policy on conference travel, any student wishing to attend the conference must have a 3.0 GPA, which will be verified by student affairs prior to accepting a student on the trip. Other eligibility will be determined based on class attendance requirements. If there are still students in excess of how many people we are able to transport, priority will be given to current SOMA officers, previous SOMA officers, and SGA officers. Students will be required to fund their own meals while at the conference unless otherwise provided by the AOA. It will be the responsibility of each student to verify their eligibility status with their advisor, as well as academic standing with Student Affairs, prior to attending. Each student will also be responsible for filling out their own excused absence form and submitting it to the appropriate personnel. In addition, it will be the responsibility of each student to catch up on any schoolwork they missed.
	February 14, 2023 at 11:43 AM	Approved	SSP Monthly Meeting	SSP	02/14/2023	04/17/2023	SSP monthly meeting with a focus on upper classmen sharing Clinical Rotation Prep advice with underclassman Student Speakers: Dylan Hedgepeth, Wesley Albright, Jenna Allen Content: SSP upper classmen will be speaking to SSP underclassmen about their experience obtaining clinical rotation sites, resources they used to prepare for rotations, the transition from didactic to clinical education, their experiencing moving to different rotation sites, and will conclude by answering SSP student questions.
	February 13, 2023 at 11:07 AM	Approved	Grace Lim	APAMSA	02/13/2023	04/14/2023	We are inviting Dr. Christine M. Lomiguen, MD a current professor at LECOM to speak about her experiences as an Asian American Physician practicing in rural communities.
	March 15, 2023 at 2:03 PM	Approved	Q&A Session with Dr. Wilson	Internal Medicine Club	03/15/2023	04/12/2023	Dr. Gregory Wilson will be doing a virtual Q&A session open to all internal medicine club members. Dr. Wilson is a LECOM graduate who now works as a Rheumatologist with the Mount Nittany Physician Group. After his residency in internal medicine, Dr. Wilson waited several years before entering a fellowship in Rheumatology. Dr. Wilson is going to discuss with club members about his path through internal medicine, along with his decision to wait to do a fellowship. Attendees will be able to ask Dr. Wilson about the field of Rheumatology, fellowships, research, and more.
	March 22, 2023 at 3:11 PM	Approved	A "Convo" about Convocation	SAAO	03/22/2023	04/12/2023	SAAO is planning on hosting an event with the students and faculty who attended this year's American Academy of Osteopathy convocation in Colorado Springs, CO. This event will be an opportunity for the students who attended convocation to practice their newly learned OMT skills and also provide students a setting to ask questions about convocation. The goal is that after this evening interest will be built among the members of SAAO to plan to attend convocation in the Spring of 2023. The event will be on April 12th at 5 pm in the OPP lab.
	March 16, 2023 at 11:37 PM	Approved	Community of Caring Donation Drive	Spanish Medical Club	03/16/2023	04/10/2023	What Is The Volunteer Event: The Medical Spanish Club has recently been in contact with the Community of Caring, which is a wonderful human services agency in Erie, PA, providing shelter and resources for people experiencing homelessness. The CoC is in constant need of everyday items that are provided for the residents at their emergency shelters. Thus, the Medical Spanish Club is hoping to sponsor a donation drive for our club members and other LECOM students to participate in to provide the CoC with a surplus of goods for those in need. When This Will Occur: We are looking to collect donation items throughout the week of April 10-14th. A collection box will be placed inside the security office during this 5-day time period for students to drop off their donation items are their convenience. Angelina Stone, the President of the MSC, will then plan to drop off the donated items to the CoC on that following Saturday, April 15th. Advertisement: An email will be sent out by Dr. Shabloski on behalf of the MSC to MS1s, MS2s, and faculty. The email will contain a short excerpt of the purpose of this donation drive, the drop off dates, and a google spreadsheet to sign up. The signup sheet will display the desired items to be donated to the CoC, and students and faculty will be able to put their name down for what they would be able to provide. We will be offering 0.5 volunteer hours per product, with a cap at 2 volunteer hours per student. Volunteers/Participants: The google document will then give the MSC a headcount on the total number of participants of this donation drive. On April 14th, the end of the collection period, the items donated will be counted by MSC cabinet members in order to confirm the amount donated correlates relative to the number of items expected per the signup sheet. COVID Mitigation Plan: Since all donation items will be collected in a box within the Security Office on LECOM property, all students donating must keep within LECOM’s current COVID guidelines. As of now, students donating are required to wear face masks. Additionally, when Angelina Stone, MSC President, donates the items to the CoC on April 15th, she will be required to wear a face mask in order to abide by the school’s COVID guidelines as well. Our Primary Contact at the CoC: If there are any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to the interim director of the CoC, Chris Tombaugh, at (814)-456-6661. Education Purpose: To build camaraderie and foster an altruistic spirit amongst our classmates, while becoming educated on the needs of our local community. We will be asking Dr. Shabloski to send out an email to MS1/MS2 and faculty, using the following message: (Sent on behalf of the Medical Spanish Club) Paging all students doctors, Medical Spanish Club is working with the Community of Caring to host a donation drive and provide an opportunity for students to earn volunteer hours! The Community of Caring is a wonderful human services agency located in Erie, PA, providing shelter and resources for people experiencing homelessness. Students are asked to donate everyday necessities including toiletry items, bedding, and clothing. You will earn 0.5 volunteer hours for every 1 item donated, with a maximum of 2 volunteer hours that can count towards SSP hours. A collection box will be placed in the security office for donation drop-offs beginning the morning of April 10th through April 14th at 5 PM. Please use the link below to sign up! On behalf of the CoC and MSC, we thank you for donating to such a great cause! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/107nkw5mHmDf6eqAp3H7ACSLTLrX3Us66xQWENqnx_m8/edit Best wishes, LECOM Medical Spanish Club President: Angelina Stone Vice President: Ashleigh Bonanno Treasurer: Phillip Costa Secretary: Amulya Kulkarni Communication Chair: Joseph Traver Education Chair: Priya Bandyopadhyay We will also be sending out a GroupMe Chat Message to MS1s and MS2s, using the following message: Hey everyone! Medical Spanish Club is hosting a donation drive for the Community of Caring. Not only is it a great opportunity to donate items for people experiencing homelessness in Erie, but you can also earn volunteer hours! Please use the link below to sign up! A collection box will be placed for donation drop-offs in the security office from April 10th - April 14th. Sign-up link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/107nkw5mHmDf6eqAp3H7ACSLTLrX3Us66xQWENqnx_m8/edit
	April 3, 2023 at 2:12 PM	Approved	SAACOFP Pin Sale	Family Medicine Club	04/03/2023	04/07/2023	SAACOFP would like to host our annual pin sale fundraiser. Pins for each of the following systems will be offered: Anatomy (full body), MSK (gold femur), Neurology (brain). Pins are $5 for the 1st one and $4 for any additional. Online orders via Google Form will be accepted starting April 7th, 2023 until Friday, May 13, 2023. Payment will be accepted via cash. For pickup, we will have multiple contactless pickup dates/times available. Currently we would like to have pick up dates on April 18th, 24th, 25th, and 26th between 12 pm and 12:50 pm in the cafeteria. During this time we would also like to encourage new members to join SAACOFP by handing out free SAACOFP merchandise such as pens and pins.
	March 30, 2023 at 7:03 AM	Complete	SAAO Apparel Sale	SAAO	03/30/2023	04/06/2023	SAAO is planning on having an apparel sale so that our members can represent the club and LECOM. This apparel will help spread the SAAO club awareness and help encourage new members to join to grow their OPP knowledge. We plan on trying to find a local apparel company to fulfill our orders and we want to offer this design on t-shirts, long sleeves, crew necks, quarter zips, and sweatshirts. Price will be determined once the design is approved and a company is chosen.
	February 27, 2023 at 3:42 PM	Approved	Backpack Drive for the US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants	SOMA	02/27/2023	04/03/2023	One of our officers volunteers on her own time at the US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants here in Erie and inquired about what we as an organization can do to assist them. One thing they expressed that they are in need of are new backpacks. We plan to hold a fundraiser to collect new backpacks to donate to the USCRI. We will be asking for adult-size backpacks so even as the children grow they will still be able to use them. The goal of this is to provide a thoughtful donation to better the lives of our new community members by enabling them to get an education or travel with ease as they adjust to their new life here in Erie. There will be donation boxes set up in the main entrance lobby of LECOM Main. SOMA members will check the boxes once a day to ensure donation collection and neatness of the area and at the end of the drive deliver donated backpacks to USCRI. Since donations will be able to be made individually, students will be able to social distance and will be required to follow LECOM recommendations on masking during the duration of the drive.
	March 21, 2023 at 2:42 PM	Approved	Erie Cancer Wellness Donation Drive	Oncology Club	03/21/2023	04/03/2023	We are hosting a Donation Drive for the Erie Cancer Wellness Center from April 3-April 17. There is a list of items that the Wellness Center is currently in need of: unused scarves/hats, new earrings, plastic/metal wig stands, wig shampoo/conditioner, office supplies (pencils, markers, post-its), hand sanitizers, cancer related books for their library, anti-slip socks, and heating pads. Each item will be worth 0.5 volunteer hours, with a maximum of 2 volunteer hours possible for each student. I have emailed the Security Office asking for their approval to place boxes in the front for the students to place their items in. The Oncology Club will be picking up the donations daily at 5pm and will be placed in Shahnaaz Sakkaria's car. The donations will be dropped off on April 17th at 10 am to the Erie Cancer Wellness Center by Shahnaaz and two of the club members assisting her. We have also partnered with SSP with 2 volunteer hours counting towards that club as well.
	February 11, 2023 at 9:25 PM	Approved	Tyler Dobratz	LECOM Med Erie - SGA	02/11/2023	04/01/2023	Time & Date: 10:30pm -3:30pm (30 min set up, two 2 hour volunteer shifts, 30 min clean up) – per adjustments with Dr. Shabloski set up and clean up times have been cut in half April 1, 2023 Location: LECOM West Garage/Loading Bay (same as last year) Description: We are excited to organize an event with Food for Kidz who we worked with last year! Food for Kidz is an awesome organization that helps groups of all sizes set up mobile food packing events to help address and fight hunger around the world. On their website, they have a detailed packet of all instructions and recommendations to set up an event and this packet is attached with this description. In summary, Food for Kidz will deliver the dried food in bulk and all of the equipment needed to set up packing stations. SGA members will arrive when the truck arrives to start setting up and the first shift of volunteers will help set up anything else we need help with. Volunteers then work in teams to pack individual, sealed, fortified rice-soy protein meal packages. Each of these packages provides six servings. These packages are then packed into boxes (36 packages per box) which will then be sent to a child in need somewhere in the world (last year we were notified that our food was sent to Ukraine!). One box of food will feed a child for approximately 7 months. At the end of the packing session, volunteers will then help load the boxes of packed food and supplies onto the Food for Kidz truck, and the Food for Kidz organization will handle the rest of the distribution and delivery of the food to its destination. Purpose: To provide an opportunity for LECOM to help fight world hunger and volunteer our time to help those in need in our world, and to foster the caring and giving attitude embedded in LECOM’s mission and the foundations of osteopathic care. We hope to hold this event as a large volunteer opportunity open to all LECOM students, that encourages students from all disciplines, pathways, and clubs to work together and get to know each other outside of the classroom or otherwise defined roles within other groups/clubs. Volunteers: Open to all LECOM students, students will sign up on a google sheet in advance which will be limited to approximately 200 packing shifts total. This year, the sheet will have slots separated by each of the five packing tables to ensure volunteers spread out and fill each table evenly. Similarly, less staging/box assembly/loading shift volunteers will be available as discussed with Dr. Shabloski. Please see google sheet example from last year below for reference: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1smdm2KuW2hFjxWuJLnEqmc31rrsIVpk5v3corD4BUEM/edit#gid=0 In addition, as discussed with Dr. Shabloski, we will make a brief powerpoint for volunteers to review prior to coming to their shift, which will outline the steps and roles at each table. This will ensure volunteers will arrive ready to start packing and will not need too much coaching prior to getting started. Funding: Last year we packed nearly 42,000 meals, at 216 meals per box and 194 boxes, priced at ~$36 per box. This equates to a $7000 donation from SGA funds. We plan to stick with this packing amount as our goal, and the $7000 will again come from SGA funds. Additionally 12 tables and 8 folding chairs will be rented from Crazy Monkey in Erie who will deliver and pick up the tables and chairs. This will allow us to form five tables of two for each packing station (one more than last year), one table for check in, and one table for the loading and box making area, with the chairs for check in and one for each station. This will cost approximately $110.80 per the Crazy Monkey website, which will also come from SGA funds. Covid Protocol: All attendees will be required to follow current LECOM masking protocols for the entirety of their time volunteering. Attendees will follow all guidelines for exposure and symptoms as outlined in the portal screening form. Hand sanitizer will be provided. Students who are actively packing at the stations will be required to wear hair nets as well.
	February 21, 2023 at 11:56 AM	Approved	DOnuts for DO's	SOMA	02/21/2023	03/30/2023	SOMA will be handing out donuts from Mighty Fine Doughnuts and coffee from the LECOM cafe- free to students, faculty and staff that stop by the LECOM cafeteria the morning of March 30th paid for by SOMA and SAAO. "DOnuts for DOs" will be a celebratory event in honor of National Doctors’ Day but, it will also serve as a mental health & wellness break for OMS-IIs who will be starting Convergence and for OMS-Is who will have finished the first part of their Basic Neuro block as well as a thank you for the LECOM community that has helped all of get to this point in the semester! We will make sure the station will be set up in a socially distant way as well as require those helping pass out the items to wear masks. We will have hand sanitizer available as well!
	March 21, 2023 at 2:26 PM	Approved	Shahnaaz Sakkaria	Oncology Club	03/21/2023	03/30/2023	Pediatrics and Oncology Club will be presenting a guest speaker, Dr. Louis Rapkin in a virtual Q&A session on March 30 at 5 pm. He is a Pediatric Hematologist and Oncologist at UPMC Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh and will be discussing his path into medicine, application into residency and opportunities, daily routine as a physician working with children diagnosed with cancer, and advice for our fellow LECOM students. He has worked with our clubs for the last few years and has experience on what the LECOM students are interested in and have concerns/questions about regarding his lifestyle, work and home balance, and the struggles he faced during the COVID pandemic and how he adapted to those adverse changes.
	February 15, 2023 at 4:27 PM	Approved	Blood Pressure Clinic at the YMCA	Internal Medicine Club	02/15/2023	03/29/2023	Internal Medicine Club will be holding a community service event at the Glenwood YMCA Wednesday, March 29th, 2023 from 5:30 - 7:30 PM to offer complimentary blood pressure checks for community members! This is a great opportunity for students to practice taking blood pressures, while also providing an opportunity to encourage patients to do routine health monitoring and prevention. Student volunteers will bring their own BP cuff and stethoscope. Educational resources for blood pressure reduction will be passed out to anyone interested. Masks will be worn in order to protect ourselves and others from COVID and other similar illnesses, and our advisor, Dr. Carmine D’Amico, will be present too.
	March 14, 2023 at 3:17 PM	Approved	Actors for Mass Casualty Drill	Emergency Medicine	03/14/2023	03/29/2023	We would like to give our members the opportunity to participate as actors in a mock Mass casualty Drill hosted by the Saint Vincent Residency program. This drill will be multi-disciplinary and multi-agency involving physicians, RN staff, pre-hospital responders, administration, radiology, and many more healthcare professionals. It will give our members the chance to interact with healthcare providers within the community and help improve mass casualty response within these agencies. A sign-up sheet will be provided for students to participate in shifts and masks will be worn to adhere to COVID Regulations. Since this event is helping with educational training, we will offer volunteer hours for participant’s time. This event will be held on March 29th at Emergycare (ECI) 1926 Peach St, Erie from 0700-1700.
	March 22, 2023 at 3:09 PM	Rejected	SAAO Apparel Sale	SAAO	03/22/2023	03/29/2023	SAAO is planning on having an apparel sale so that our members can represent the club and LECOM. This apparel will help spread the SAAO club awareness and help encourage new members to join to grow their OPP knowledge. We plan on trying to find a local apparel company to fulfill our orders and we want to offer this design on t-shirts, long sleeves, crew necks, quarter zips, and sweatshirts. Price will be determined once the design is approved and a company is chosen.
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