On April 18th, Advocacy chair Derek held a training workshop for all those interested in going to Capitol Hill and speaking with congressmen/-women and staffers about UNICEF and its work. The main task of the Advocacy committee and its members and volunteers, however, was to ask Congress to allocate US$140 million for UNICEF for the 2011 fiscal year so that it could continue its humanitarian work around the world. In all, six students traveled to the Hill on April 19th and 26th. They met with Representative Nita Lowey and Senator Sam Brownback, the latter interested in bringing UNICEF on board his anti-human-trafficking and anti-Congolian-conflict-minerals campaigns. Below are photos from the training workshop. Thank you Derek, the Advocacy Committee - Amy, Nick, and Penelope - and volunteers for helping make sure that UNICEF could continue to extend a helping hand to those in need!
(Photos taken by Co-Tech chair Lotus)
On April 21st we had our last spotlight dinner of the year, and had a pretty good turnout! The spotlight dinner was on malaria and malaria prevention, focusing on the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF's work in preventing malaria infection and deaths from malaria. Malaria is a preventable cause of death. Through the distribution and use of 3 million mosquito nets, the WHO has seen a 64% decrease in cases of malaria. More information from the presentation at the dinner is included in the photos below. Thank you Program chair Susan and her committee - Alexandra and Anika - for putting everything together!
(Photos taken by Lotus)
From April 24th to May 1st, Saxbys partnered with UNICEF/UNICEF-Georgetown. We had our banner in their window as well as quarter sheets and donation boxes to collect money for the children of Haiti. Below are pictures of our partnership. Thank you Fundraising chair Judy and committee member Sophia for making this possible!
(Photos taken by Judy)
Best,
UNICEF-Georgetown
