MIT Emerge Global College Chapter

Posted by lyndzsteeves on Monday, March 29, 2010

Hi Everyone!


My name is Lyndz Steeves and I am a junior at MIT, double majoring in Urban Studies & Planning and Political Science. I am currently the President/Treasurer of the MIT Emerge Global College Chapter, and I am excited to announce that we have a a very wonderful and dedicated team of officers this year, who have some great ideas for our chapter's growth and impact on campus! Check it out :)



Hi! I'm Grace Yao, a junior in biology here at MIT. I am the Public Relations Officer for the Emerge Chapter this term, which means I will be working on establishing graphic images for the organization and creating flyers and other materials to promote events. Hopefully, the MIT Emerge chapter will grow this semester and find sustainable support within the faculty and administration, as well as continue to have successful sales on campus!



Hi, my name is Pia Pal. I'm a senior at MIT double majoring in Electrical Engineering and Brain and Cognitive Sciences. This term, I'll be the Lotus Table Director for the Emerge Chapter, which means that I'll be looking into organizing a roundtable event meant to foster discussion about issues around women's rights and roles in international development. I'm really excited about it, and am hoping that eventually we might be able to even organize a bigger event that includes other institutions in the area in the coming terms.


Hi, My name is Danielle Whited and I am a junior at MIT majoring in Mechanical Engineering. For the Spring '10 semester, I am serving as the Fundraising Coordinator for the EG Chapter. I am super excited for our upcoming bake sale this semester, and we are already considering a much larger project for the Fall term involving a movie screening and all the women's groups on campus! Stay tuned for some exciting events!

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Upcoming Holiday Sales

Posted by Ellen on Tuesday, November 24, 2009

The holiday season is (almost) upon us. This December there are more places and opportunities to buy Emerge jewelry than ever before, and we've compiled them all below:

Online
www.emergeglobal.etsy.com

Boston
MIT Holiday Sale - December 2nd, 3rd, and 4th from 10 AM to 4 PM in MIT's Lobby 10

Boston College Fair Trade Bazaar - Thursday December 10th from 9 AM to 5 PM in Boston College's Gasson Hall, Room 100

Washington D.C.
Emerge Party - Saturday December 12th from 2 to 5 PM, hosted by Development Officer Raff Wakeman and Board Member Natalie Palugyai

Indiana
Helen's Holiday Hoopla - Saturday, December 5th from 10 AM to 4 PM at the University Plaza in West Lafayette, Indiana

Indiana University Holiday Sale - Date and location TBD, check back!

Michigan
Michigan State University Holiday Sale - Date and location TBD, check back!

North Carolina
University of North Carolina Holiday Sales - UNC student Lauren Westervelt will be selling Emerge jewelry on campus until it's all gone! If you live in the Chapel Hill area and would like to contact Lauren to purchase Emerge jewelry please email emergestore@emergeglobal.org

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Emerge Chapters and My love for Google Docs!

Posted by lyndzsteeves on Sunday, November 22, 2009

Hi Emerge Community!

My name is Lyndz and I have been working with Emerge this Fall to coordinate Emerge Chapters across the country. We hope that this mechanism of our organization will be more than just a fundraising arm, as we aim to inspire each member to enact change in their communities and beyond.

So far we have 6 College Chapters at MIT, Indiana University, Michigan State University, University of North Carolina, Wellesley, and Oxford!! IU is being spear-headed by Melanie, MSU by Ann, UNC by Lauren, Wellesley by Balim, and Oxford by Alia! These ladies really are troopers, as they were subject to many mis-communications until I learned to start storing EVERYTHING in a Google Doc; so a BIG shout-out to our initial chapter founders :)

Emerge Global has implemented EG Chapters as a vital piece to the non­profit's fundraising and marketing strategy. Each Chapter will showcase the handmade, uniquely designed jewelry of young girls, who participate in the Emerge Bead Program as survivors of sexual abuse, to a global market which in turn generates the financial means needed to support the healing of more survivors; thereby revealing her beauty, her strength, and her independence. Most importantly this outreach program has been implemented in order to build a community and network of dedicated women and men who, in alignment with Emerge Global's mission, are inspired to affect change in the communities in which they live and those communities across the borders of towns, nations, and continents.

Emerge Global recruits and and develops Emerge Global Chapters of three types: College, High School, and Community. All three are obligated to host at minimum 1 sale per every 6 months/semester, for which advanced notice must be given, and must host at minimum 1 Lotus Table Discussion concerning Women's and International Development Issues per every 6 months/semester. The Lotus Tables are the crucial piece to the EG Chapter's community and network building efforts. Lotus Tables are essentially round­table discussions concerning Women's or International Development Issues or other topics that the chapter sees fit. We encourage each chapter to collaborate and co-­host events.

Remember, an EG Chapter is a part of your community and network, so it can be unique and no member should be afraid to branch off from the simple foundation we lay out for you. Do you want to raise money for EG through a Dance-­a­-thon, a Fun­-Run? Do you want to create a career counseling seminar for the women in a local shelter? Do you want to share the EG story to a Girls Scout Troop and guide them through a sale? Do you want to raise funds for a rape crisis center in Mexico or a Midwife Clinic in Uganda? Do you want to start a domestic violence awareness campaign on campus? Do you want to Co­-Sponsor a week-­long Women's Symposium??? Go for it!

Lastly, as we are trying to create an outreach program that is mesh between a fundraising arm and a community for action, we will do our best to ensure that you DO get something out of the EG Chapter program.

INTERESTED?? Send me an email at lyndz@emergeglobal.org so that we can get started! (And so I can add you to my Google Doc :)

Best,
Lyndz Steeves
Emerge Global Outreach Director

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