Welcome to the New (School) Year!

It was great to see everybody at the meeting last night. And especially so many freshmen! We hope to see you back next week in SLC room 207 (conveniently located less than fifty feet from Jittery Joe's).

Here's a quick recap of what all happened last night:

1. We got mixed up with the people from SGA. But it's alright. We love them anyway.
2. We welcomed you to the first meeting of the new year and showed the trailer for Go!, which the IC roadies will be showing when they come later in the semester.
3. JD (the Josh Dunn WITHOUT the amazing facial hair) read a quick update of what's happening in Uganda. If you missed it or want to keep up with the news during the week, you can look here and here.
4. We (the leaders) introduced ourselves and what we do. Then we broke up so that you could come meet us and talk about getting involved.

If you missed the meeting or had to leave early, have no fear, you can still be involved. And here's how.

Josh "JD" Dunn is in charge of activism - setting up screenings and all that. And while he seems to know everybody on campus, he needs your help. As fun as screenings are, there is just not enough time in the day for one person to do it all.

Hillary Hunter is in charge of PR and media. This means fliers, press kits, and generally, making pretty things for people to look at. If you are "PhotoShop savvy" , we'd love to have you help out. Or, you could help us distribute the fliers and press kits - it's a great way to get to see Athens and the UGA campus.

Amanda Burke is in charge merchandise. They make pretty things for people to wear. It's kind of like PR that we can sell. If you like making your own clothes (or want to learn how), this group is meant for you. Plus, you get the satisfaction of seeing someone wearing a hat and saying, "I made that."

Alice Serres is in charge of the art team. This is for those of you who see the world in a different way and know how to express it.

Jon Kim is in charge of "Change for Change". People almost always have loose change, but never use it. More often than not, it collects in jars, pockets, and under couch cushions. John has a dream of a world in which the change does more than just sit around, but instead goes to the greater good, and he has kindly invited you to join in.

Drew Lewis (that's me) is in charge of the blog - the thing you're reading right now. If you want to write for it, submit pictures or videos, or are "HTML literate", I'd love to have your help.

Of course, these teams are not mutually exclusive. They serve as more of a jumping off point. If you want to make hats for the merch team and host a screening in your dorm, we will not stop you. On the contrary, you might just become our favorite person ever.

Shalom and see you next week.

Edit: It was brought to my attention that I misspelled Alice's last name and Jon's first name. My sincerest apologies to you both.