Hello volunteers!<div><br></div><div>Happy April! I hope no one got pranked too hard for April Fool's Day :) We have two awesome events this week, the Food Drive and the Late Nite Easter Egg Hunt</div><div><br></div><div>
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Food Drive for Wesley Food Pantry</font></div><div>Where: ISR basement (by late night)</div><div>When: Tomorrow evening. My lovely coordinators Paula and Tracy will be running this event, but since April is a hectic month for everyone they will be collecting food later at night, around 9:30 PM. If you can't make that time please text Paula <a href="tel:%28847-409-5938" value="+18474095938" target="_blank">(847-409-5938</a>) and she can arrange a time with you to pick up your donated food items.</div>
<div>What: We are collecting non-perishable/sealed food items to donate to Wesley, so if you have any/have extra credits to spend at late night, please help out a worthy cause!</div><div><br></div><div><font face="'arial black', sans-serif" color="#ff6600">Late Nite Easter Egg Hunt</font></div>
<div>Where: Champaign Park District (West Side Park)</div><div>When: THIS Friday, 4/6 from 5:30-8:30 PM</div><div>What: Volunteers will help set up and run the adult night time egg hunt. It's sure to be a fun time as we see who gets the most! </div>
<div>NOTE: I stated in an earlier email that I would be able to provide transportation to this event. Unfortunately, I've been feeling quite under the weather due to my allergies and a nasty cold so I will not be able to drive this Friday (and I doubt anyone would want to be in an enclosed place with a sick person). I am terribly sorry about this, but the park district coordinator is still seeking volunteers so please do go! His contact info: Tony Estill at <a href="mailto:tony.oe@cparkdistrict.com" target="_blank">tony.oe@cparkdistrict.com</a> or <a href="tel:217-819-3995" value="+12178193995" target="_blank">217-819-3995</a> if you are available.</div>
<div><br></div><div>OTHER VIP EVENTS:</div><div>As always<font face="'arial black', sans-serif"> <font color="#6600cc">Hunger and Homelessness</font></font> is volunteering at: </div><div><br></div><div><div><b><font color="#6600cc">TIMES Center</font></b>: We will be volunteering with the TIMES Center, a soup kitchen that serves meals for men in poverty, on<font color="#6600cc"> <b>April 8th</b>from <b>5:20-6:30 PM</b></font>. Spots are limited so sign up fast! We are only able to volunteer with them a couple times a semester so this is a great opportunity to get involved.</div>
<div><br></div><div><b><font color="#6600cc">Eastern Illinois Foodbank</font></b>: We will be volunteering with EIF on <font color="#6600cc"><b>Thursday, April 19th</b> from <b>5:15-7:30 PM</b></font>. Let me know if you are interested!</div>
<div><br></div><div><font color="#330099"><b>Daily Bread Soup Kitchen</b></font>: This soup kitchen is looking for volunteers on Monday-Fridays between the times of 9 AM-1:30 PM. Volunteers do not need to be there the entire time and they are flexible in working around your class schedules. Please let me know if this sounds like something that interests you!</div>
<div><br></div><div>Please email Sarah at <a href="mailto:vip.hunger.homelessness@gmail.com" target="_blank">vip.hunger.homelessness@gmail.com</a> if you're interested</div></div><div><font face="'arial black', sans-serif" color="#ff0000"><br>
</font></div><div><font face="'arial black', sans-serif" color="#ff0000">VIP Blood:</font></div>
<div><div><span style>There will be a VIP Blood member meeting Thursday 4/5. Time and location TBA. Pizza will be provided! This is a great way to meet other members and be more active in the club. Not to mention, the club is a great resume builder as well ;). We need as many active members as possible to have the best result at our blood drives. We need YOU!</span><br style>
<br style><span style>Our next blood drive is Tuesday 4/17-Thursday 4/19. It will be from 11-4pm in the Union. We will need volunteers and help recruiting donors! Remember, donating blood a single time saves 3 lives!</span><br style>
<br style><span style>We will be having a flyering event to advertise the blood drive on Friday 4/13. Our volunteers will pick up the flyers from the Union at a designated time and put them up around campus. An email regarding this in detail will be sent to you in the next couple days.</span><span style> </span><div style>
<br></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div>-- <br>Jessica Gao II Special Projects Director 2012<br>Volunteer Illini Projects II University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign<br><a href="mailto:vip.special.projects@gmail.com" target="_blank">vip.special.projects@gmail.com</a><br>
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