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	May 22, 2023 at 11:02 AM	Approved	Club Fair	LECOM Med Erie - SGA	05/22/2023	08/04/2023	The club fair set up will begin at 6:00pm-8:00pm on 08/04. The club fair event will begin at 9:30am-1:30pm on August 5th. Location: LECOM Medical Fitness & Wellness Center Purpose: The club fair at a medical school serves as a dynamic platform for students to explore a wide range of extracurricular activities and opportunities that complement their medical education. It aims to foster a vibrant and engaged community by bringing together various student-run clubs and organizations dedicated to different medical specialties, research areas, volunteer initiatives, and professional development. The purpose of the club fair is to provide students with a comprehensive overview of the diverse avenues available to them beyond the classroom, allowing them to connect with like-minded peers, gain valuable hands-on experience, and further their personal and professional growth. This event facilitates networking, collaboration, and the exchange of ideas, enabling students to discover new interests, strengthen their skills, and contribute meaningfully to the medical community. By attending the club fair, students can make informed choices about their extracurricular involvement, fostering a well-rounded education that complements their medical studies and nurtures their individual interests and aspirations. Funding: SGA will use their own funds. Timeline: The setup will begin at 6:00 pm on August 4th, with tables and chairs being brought into the gym and hallway. Clubs will each set up their own individual tables in a circular formation. The setup will end at 8:00 pm on the same day. On August 5th at 9:00 am, clubs will come in to do one last check-in before students arrive at 9:30 am. During 9:30 am to 12:30 pm, students will filter in to visit the various clubs based on their interests. From 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm, clubs will remove their equipment, and SGA will pack up the tables and chairs.
	May 23, 2023 at 4:57 PM	Approved	General Surgeon Speaker	ACOS-MSS	05/23/2023	09/12/2023	Dr. Abby Bennett is a new LECOM graduate who matched General Surgery at University of Buffalo this year. She will be sharing her journey throughout medical school, including in the classroom, rotations, and the surgery residency process. There will also be a Q&A portion of the event at the end of the talk. Educational purpose: the educational purpose of this event is to provide a first-hand perspective from a recent graduate who is able to closely relate to the ACOS members. This will be a fantastic opportunity to allow students to engage with Dr. Bennett and ask questions about how she approached her medical school career. COVID mitigation protocols: this meeting will be held on zoom.
	June 13, 2023 at 3:39 PM	Approved	Mental Health Youth First Aid Training	SSP	06/13/2023	08/12/2023	SSP is partnering with the Erie NAMI organization to provide LECOM students with a free, virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid Training certification to combat the growing mental health crisis affecting in the youth population in America. o COVID Mitigation Plan: virtual (Zoom) o Event Contact: Heather Newton (heather@NAMIerie.org) o Event Timing: August 12 from 9 am - 3 pm o Student Notification: SSP email o Students Overseeing Event: Melissa Zhang
	June 13, 2023 at 3:43 PM	Approved	LECOM Blood Drive	SSP	06/13/2023	08/07/2023	SSP is partnering with the Erie Community Blood Bank to host a LECOM Blood Drive to mitigate the critical blood shortage impacting the community. o COVID Mitigation Plan: temperature checks at the Erie Community Blood Bank o Event Contact: Alyson Merryman (alyson.merryman@fourhearts.org) o Event Timing: August 7 - 11 o Student Notification: SSP email o Students Overseeing Event: Melissa Zhang
	June 20, 2023 at 3:44 PM	Approved	Adult Mental Health First Aid Training	SSP	06/20/2023	08/26/2023	SSP is partnering with the Erie NAMI organization to provide LECOM students with a free, virtual Adult Mental Health First Aid Training certification to combat the growing mental health crisis in America. o COVID Mitigation Plan: virtual (Zoom) o Event Contact: Heather Newton (heather@NAMIerie.org) o Event Timing: August 26 from 9 am - 3 pm o Student Notification: SSP email o Students Overseeing Event: Melissa Zhang
	July 5, 2023 at 9:22 AM	Approved	SOMA Small Equipment Sale	SOMA	07/05/2023	08/17/2023	SOMA will be selling the Small Equipment package for students for the History and Physical course. The small equipment package will include a Dejerine Reflex Hammer, 128 Tuning Fork, 512 Tuning Fork, Penlight, Pocket Eye Chart, Hospital Gown, Draping Sheet, and optional Professional Embroidered Doctor Bag. The sale will be through Steeles Supply Company. The sale will be completed via an online link (https://www.steeles.com/products/lecom-soma-student-discount-order-form) where students can choose what they would like to buy, pay for the purchase online with credit or debit card. The order will be a bulk order, shipped to the school, and then dispersed to the students. The link, along with a description of the products, will be sent to students via email to let them know of the sale.
	July 5, 2023 at 9:40 AM	Approved	M1 Anatomy Review Nights	SOMA	07/05/2023	08/15/2023	As MS1 students take Anatomy before moving into Core during first semester, SOMA students who are MS2s will provide a short review of the material and high yield topics and the opportunity to ask questions for the MS1 students to focus their studies over the weekend for their tests on the following Mondays. All review material will be made in conjunction with the respective faculty teaching the subject. These reviews will be virtual and held through either zoom or google meet. MS1 students will be alerted through email of the upcoming review nights.
	July 5, 2023 at 9:52 AM	Approved	MMS Review Nights Fall 2023	SOMA	07/05/2023	08/07/2023	SOMA students will lead review sessions to help guide students on study strategies as MMS students get acclimated to the rigor of LECOM curriculum. These sessions are requested by the MMS students. As MMS students work through Fall semester, SOMA students who are OMS1s/OMS2s will host a short, virtual review of the material and high yield topics. SOMA students will coordinate review content with the faculty teaching the subject (i.e. Anatomy and Dr. Kulesza). This virtual review will allow MMS students to focus their studies over the weekend for their tests on the following Mondays. These reviews will be virtual and held through through zoom. MMS students will be alerted through email and their Facebook group. This event will be completely virtual, and will follow all social distancing because of the virtual nature of the event, with no in-person assembly required.
	July 13, 2023 at 8:21 PM	Approved	SSP Induction Meeting SSP	SSP	07/13/2023	09/05/2023	SSP would like to hold a Zoom meeting for new member inductions into the organization o COVID Mitigation Plan: Zoom o Event Contact: Melissa Zhang o Event Timing: 6 pm - 7 pm o Student Notification: SSP email o Students Overseeing Event: Melissa Zhang
	July 17, 2023 at 6:07 PM	Approved	Anesthesiology Club Fundraiser at Chipotle	Anesthesiology Club	07/17/2023	08/02/2023	The anesthesiology club is planning on having a fundraiser at the Chipotle on Peach Street on August 2nd to help raise funds for future club/speaker events, as we are a new club. 33% of the event sales will go to the club. At least one member from the executive board of the club will be present for the entire duration of the event. Treasurer plans to be present for the entire event. Tried submitting event request end of June and beginning of July but LECOM SGA form website was not working on LECOM anesthesiology account. Note: COVID mitigation plan- food will be handled by chipotle, Erie county current cases of COVID-19 are low.
	July 24, 2023 at 3:19 PM	Approved	SAAO OPP Table Raffle	SAAO	07/24/2023	08/05/2023	SAAO would like to hold a raffle of an OPP table (portable massage table) to raise money to help offset convocation costs and help recruit new members to the organization. We plan to have the table present on August 5th during the student expo and offer free raffle ticket chances to new members during club/activity sign-up. We hope that the table will incentivize new students to sign up and join SAAO and come to our first open forum the following Tuesday night. We also plan to sell tickets to existing members of SAAO-Erie at various price options 1 ticket for $1.00, 3 tickets for $5.00, and an arm's length of tickets (12) for $10.00. Paper raffle tickets with printed numbers will be used and cash/check will be accepted with all transactions being logged via our treasurer in a Microsoft Excel sheet. The drawing will take place on August 15th.
	July 26, 2023 at 9:30 AM	Approved	Food Bank Volunteering	ACOS-MSS	07/26/2023	09/09/2023	ACOS-MSS would like to provide the opportunity for interested students to give back to their community with a food bank volunteering event at the Second Harvest Food Bank Warehouse. This event will consist of volunteers sorting, packaging, and preparing grocery items. It is important for students to be involved in the community in several ways and this event will provide students with a new way to be involved. The event will take place on September 9, 2023 from 1:00pm - 3:30pm. All students will register as a volunteer through the food bank website and watch a short introduction video on the tasks they will be assigned during the event. Furthermore, here are the COVID protocols that I ensure are upheld at all ACOS events: 1.) We will have a full roster of every individual who has signed up for the event 2.) We will have a check-in for all members and staff who attend the event 3.) We will sanitize before and after the event 4.) We will create a screening form for all members that sign up and require that they disclose any signs and symptoms, travel history, and close contact history prior to attending The educational purpose of this event is to continue to build connections within the community and provide a chance for the students to give back to Erie.
	July 27, 2023 at 12:25 PM	Approved	Back-to-school donation drive for the MCRC	International Medical Society	07/27/2023	08/14/2023	Erie's Multicultural Resource Center (MCRC) is a non-profit organization that helps provide a variety of educational and social services including housing, employment programs, and other supplies to the to the Latino, refugee, immigrant, and New American populations in Erie. As IMS club is focused on promoting diversity as well as serving all kinds of communities, we find working along the MCRC to align with our club goals. The MCRC is currently in need of all sorts of school supplies (listed below) for their young adult and student populations returning for the new school year. We would collect donations from August 14th to August 20th via a donation box set up near the LECOM's security office. Then, deliver the items on August 21st to the MCRC center. We are hoping for each item to be worth 0.5 volunteer hours, with the max of 2 hours per person. And possibly having backpacks be worth 2 whole volunteer hours due to the larger cost commitment. pencils/pens fun erasers sharpeners graphing, lined, plain paper folders colored pencils/crayons markers notebooks gluesticks highlighters binders backpacks
	August 5, 2023 at 2:36 PM	Approved	Weekly Mentoring Club Volunteering	Mentoring	08/05/2023	10/05/2023	After a small hiatus due to the Kids Club being temporally closed, Mentoring Club is officially been greenlit by the YMCA to return to the Kids Club at Erie Heights/Gardenview from September 5th onward! We are formally submitting our annual request to resume weekly volunteering with the kids on Thursdays from 5:30-6:30, starting October 5th. One adult staff member from the YMCA (usually 2-3 are present on a regular basis) will be present at every meeting to be in control and take responsibility for the program and children. The purpose of the presence of the LECOM students once a week at the Kids Club is to help mentor and facilitate personal growth in the children of the program. We intend on continuing our weekly activities of fun & games while also maintaining a positive atmosphere for everyone to feel safe & welcomed by those from LECOM. Clearances for PA mandated state laws, including required background check, can be obtained via this link: https://ymcaerie.volunteermatters.org/project-catalog/45 Clearances come back within 2 hours after registration, so students intending to volunteer should have all forms completed prior to arriving at the Y in a quick, timely manner. For further contact and information, please reach out to Depend Tamba at 814-616-5196, or Cherie Kinem at 814-452-2425
	August 7, 2023 at 5:57 PM	Approved	AMMSA LECOM Patagonia Fundraiser	AMMSA	08/07/2023	09/10/2023	AMMSA would like to sell the "LECOM Patagonia Jacket." This will provide students the opportunity to show pride in their school while staying warm. We plan to sell the jackets at a low profit to keep them affordable for all students and we plan to sell to all years and staff at LECOM. We plan on using the official LECOM logo as provided in the portal on the jacket. The Patagonia Jacket Fundraiser will help our club accumulate funds to use this coming school year on any events that we plan on hosting. Once this event is approved, we will reach out to Patagonia regarding the fundraiser. The main point of contact for this fundraiser will be Sumrana Nazib at sumrananazib46810@med.lecom.edu.
	August 7, 2023 at 6:17 PM	Approved	AMMSA LECOM Chipotle Fundraiser	AMMSA	08/07/2023	09/06/2023	AMMSA LECOM would like to host a Chipotle Fundraiser to help us accumulate funds for the coming years/any events we hold. We will be receiving 33% of all of our supporters' sales. We have already contacted Chipotle directly and we are just waiting for LECOM's approval before we move forward with them. This fundraiser will be held at Chipotle (6611 Peach St., Erie, PA, 16509) from 5-9:00 PM or online orders can be placed using the Promo Code HDJFNYT.
	August 9, 2023 at 10:43 AM	Approved	CHANGE IN ALREADY APPROVED EVENT	Emergency Medicine	08/09/2023	08/07/2023	We would like to change the Logo on our dry bag Survival kits fundraiser that we will be selling. The change would be from the approved color Logo to the approved black and white logo. Attached is an image of what the dry bag will look like. In addition we would also like to add a tourniquet as part of the contents of the first aid bag. Thank you!
	August 9, 2023 at 1:21 PM	Approved	Guest Speaker- Dr. Queen from Cleveland Clinic	Emergency Medicine	08/09/2023	10/20/2023	We would like to give our members the opportunity to hear from Dr. John Queen from Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. Dr. Queen specializes in Emergency Medicine & Internal medicine. He would like to come to talk to EM Club members about navigating emergency medicine and answer any questions students may have. Dr. Queen will present to us about ultrasound techniques frequently used in the Emergency Department, followed by a short interactive activity for students to participate in. It will give our members the chance to interact with a healthcare provider within the community and understand ultrasound as a skill. All equipment for the interactive ultrasound activity will be provided by Dr. Queen. We will also have Dr. Risavi present to teach students about tourniquets and offer practice with obtaining blood pressure. The EM Club and Dr. Risavi will provide the tourniquets and blood pressure cuffs. Students will bring their own stethoscopes. A sign-up sheet will be provided for students to participate, and students will be asked to fill out COVID screening forms to adhere to COVID Regulations. Our Club Advisor, Dr. Risavi, has approved of the event and will be in attendance. This event will be held on Friday October 20th at the Kearsarge Fire Department from 1700-2100.
	August 13, 2023 at 7:51 PM	Approved	Francesca Adamina Rogozinski	Womens Health Club	08/13/2023	10/18/2023	Dr. Mary Crowe, DO, Orthopedic Surgery, Dr. Jeniffer Couhglin, DO, Emergency Medicine, and Dr. Jeffress, MD, OB-GYN, MD plans to visit LECOM on 10/18/2023. These physicians are in various fields of medicine to create a Female Physician Panel. They will be speaking to the students about their journey into medicine, how to navigate being a female physician while raising children, and will answer any questions about their career, family planning and navigating with male coworkers as well.
	August 15, 2023 at 11:06 AM	Approved	Donation Drive for SafeNet	Family Medicine Club	08/15/2023	10/01/2023	We would like to give our members the opportunity to participate in a donation drive to benefit the organization SafeNet. SafeNet provides support to people impacted by domestic violence. They need items such as welcome teddy bears for children, clothing, toiletries, etc. We will run a donation drive that allows members to donate to this critical organization and support the community. The drive involves students signing up on an excel spreadsheet for the items they would like to donate from October 1st- 13th. We would then provide a bin for the students to drop off their donations from October 16th- 20th. The donation bin will be left near the security office, and emptied as it fills to ensure enough space for donations to be left in the bin. For participating in the drive we will offer 1 service hour for every 2 items a student donates, with each student able to earn a maximum of 2 service hours. Students will be dropping off donations to the bin located in the LECOM building and therefore adhere to LECOM COVID mitigation policies. All correspondence for the event will be done through email and E-Board members will drop off the items to SafeNet at 1702 French Street in Erie once the drive is over. SAACOFP is collaborating with SAAO for this drive; Contact: Jacklyn Adebayo, jadebayo88488@med.lecom.edu
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