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Every Rusk gIrl's Motto: Keep on dancing through the decades with Keri Hilson's "Pretty Girl Rock" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtXOVKNazYU&ob=av3e. Special thanks to Gracie Dover for the submission!
-Also, A Belated Happy Valentines Day- a special Valentine's Day wish from the Brothers and pledges of Phi Delta Theta.http://youtu.be/0ViWOuowIxQ
Minutes
-Freshmen New Member Education Program: PCC has mandated that you must attend 4 of 8 programs. You must also sign a roster (which is in the house) indicating your name, catcard number, spring 2012 and sign. Due by Wednesday.
-Freshmen Representative has been chosen, congrats to Sarah Hamilton.
-Self Self Selection Photo Payments- Need to be in to Grace Ballek by next week or she will have to cancel your photo orders! You can bring money to house meeting or mail it to PO Box 6417. If you would like to order candids go to http://www.classicphotoinc.com and use the password: dav. Contact grballek@davidson.edu.
-Formal Date has been set for the weekend of March 23rd-24th. Don't forget to sign up for it. If you want to join the planning committe contact cohester@davidson.edu. Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkkZgT7idUt9dFFDQlJwd0RYMXN2d25McFAxU2hpSkE
-GSA Space Training Next Week: We will participate in a house training next week to certify our house as a LGBTQ safe space from 6:35-7:05. Safe Spaces is the program helps PCC organizations and athletic teams understand the importance of making a commitment to inclusivity and safety for LGBTQ students within their organizational space. Make sure to attend!
-Senior Activity: Wine Tasting payed for by the house, need 5 volunteers to drive. Meeting at the house at 8:00 TODAY! Contact savandenberg@davidson.edu
-Dancing Through The Decades:Raised $1000 for the Boys and Girls club! Great job guys!
-Local Meats for a week coming up soon! Get excited!
-Friend Rusk House on FB: The brain child of alumni relation's chair Julia Watkins has come to life! Friend request if you haven't already and suggest people you know to be friends! This will be a great way to stay in touch with alumni and increase our presence in the Davidson community! https://www.facebook.com/ruskhouse If you have ideas email juwatkins@davidson.edu
-T-Shirts-Please your purchased Rusk goods or to purchase Rusk sunglasses ($2). Some t-shirts have gone missing from the house without being paid for, Publicity does NOT have the budget to handle this. Please please please return or pay for them. Contact degorsen@davidson.edu .
-House Improvement Committee: Join if you want to get involved and change the house for the better (especially the basement!). Sign up in the house or e-mail chelandis@davidson.edu
Service Opportunities
-Service Saturday 2/18 9am-12:30pm: Will be going to Barium Springs and Fifth Street Ministries. It’s a lot of fun, a wonderful service opportunity and a fantastic way to get your service hours out of the way in one morning! Please sign up athttp://www3.davidson.edu/cms/x25721.xml. Contact the lovely sajones@davidson.edu if you have any questions or are interested in being a trip leader
-Ditch & Dash: Ditch & Dash is an annual drive for used clothing, furniture, electronics/appliances, and food. Bins get put in all the dorms up in the hill and in certain locations down the hill, and Ditch & Dash collects it, sorts it, and donates it to local charities. The actual drive doesn't start until the end of the semester, but there's a lot of planning that goes into it. Volunteers will be in high demand at the end of the semester, but as of now we're just forming the committee. The committee needs two people for publicity, one to coordinate volunteers, and one to coordinate with charities. There are still 2 spots open, it's a great way to get involved in service, and it's not an unreasonable time commitment. If you're interested in being on the committee, contact Laura PC (lapintocoelho@davidson.edu) for details.
-Dinner at Davidson Fundraiser: A fabulous online auction with great gifts ranging from Red Sox tickets with a tour of Fenway Park, to numerous vacation homes in various locations across the country. There also is a graduation weekend package that includes a room in the Carnegie Guest House and a parking spot as well as a package with 6 reserved tickets to graduation! Take a minute to look through the items and forward the link to parents, grandparents, friends, etc. who would be interested in bidding on items. The online auction will close at 9:00 P.M. during Dinner at Davidson on Saturday, February 25. The highest bidder will later be notified by email/phone. Please contact Laura Arnold, laarnold@davidson.edu, with any questions about the online auction. Join the movement, and support The Davidson Trust! https://secure.www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/DDC/event/showEventForm.jsp?form_id=120188
-10th Anniversary Prom Project: Monday 2/13 – Friday 2/17 10:00 am to 6:00pm in the Union Atrium:The Girl Talk Foundation, Inc. and Charlotte Mecklenburg Libraries present the 10th anniversary Prom Project: Simply Beautiful. This event provides prom dresses, shoes, make-up, jewelry, and entertainment for local teenage women who might not otherwise be able to afford the following items for prom. This year, the Upsilon Mu chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. will hold a collection site in the Union Atrium. If you have new or gently worn evening dresses then please donate! You can leave dresses in the house and they will be collected! Contact kagaston@davidson.edu if you have any questions.
-Mom Prom for Cookies for Kids with Cancer Fri 4/27 from 7-12: Looking for 10-15 sorority or eating house women to help us pull off our BIG night at The Palace Theater (Havana Banquet and Ballroom) in Cornelius, Friday, April 27from 7pm to Midnight.Volunteers will help with coat check, registration, swag bags, vendor tables and assist photographers, etc. Please take alook at the website and let me know if this might be something you all are interested in and we can speak further in detail! I think it would be a fun and rewarding experience for the young ladies as we will be recognizing local Prom Queens (Moms who have a child battling cancer) and the fact that this event is 100% pulled off by mom volunteers in the LKN community. http://www.queencitymomprom.com/index.html
-Spring Break Alternative Break: You can still apply for this incredible service opportunity! Elene Clemens will be leading a service trip to Pittsburgh to work on an urban development. It only costs $25 for the entire week to participate. If you are interested contact elclemens@davidson.edu
-Relay for Life: March 30th: Help raise money for the American Cancer Society! For 12 hours, someone will be walking on the track at all times and it’s going to be a fun social event. Form teams by grade, 8-12 people per team with one team leader. $10 per person. If you sign up early you get a free t-shirt! Go to http://www.relayforlife.org/davidsoncollegenc> . Click Sign Up" on the right, then choose "Start a Team", Choose a Team name and a fundraising goal, don’t worry about the other question, Fill out all the rest of the info (there's a $10 registration fee that you can pay with a card) and once you finish, copy the link to your team page and send it to all your awesome future teammates. Join the Rusk Team!
-The Buddy System: Devoted to helping children with special needs. We meet with a group of elementary aged children every week, hoping to provide them with positive young adult role models. In addition, we seek to help raise awareness about the issues they and their families face every day. We volunteer every Saturday at DCPC at 11 am - 12.15. Contact lustacey@davidson.edu to get involved.
What’s Happening on Campus?
- Green Ball Friday 2/17 from 7-11 in Lilly Gallery: Held by the Environmental Action Committee, come support this amazing organization and enjoy the evening. Tickets are on-sale in the Union today, you can still get them!
-Knitting Club: Come check it out this Friday!
-Carolina Cup Sign Ups by March 14th:Join the brothers of Sigma Phi Epsilon at the 80th annual Carolina Cup Steeplechase in Camden, South Carolina. We'll be leaving the house bright and early at 8:30 AM on March 31st to enjoy a storied southern tradition with thousands of other Greeks from around the country from a premier spot right on the track. Tickets are a fantastic deal at $64.99, which includes:Breakfast Drinks (i.e. mimosas, screwdrivers) before we head down to the Cup,more to drink on the bus to and from the Cup, Kegs at our tent next to the track and lunch at the racetrack to make it through the day.So, grab your Sunday best and join us in starting Spring off right with the most fun to be had this side of Frolics.Spaces on the bus are limited so e-mail frirving@davidson.edu or sahicks@davidson.edu to reserve a spot by March 14th before it's too late. We'll be sure to send a confirmation to let you know that your spot has been reserved!
Other:
Babysitter Wanted:If you are looking for a babysitting job next year please contact Kia Hunter. The family lives in River Run (so you would need a car) and needs a babysitter usually three times during the week from about 3:30-6:00pm. They also like a sitter who can babysit once during the weekend (most weekends). They are an AMAZING family and they have one boy (11) and one girl (13). It also pays really well! Again, e-mail kihunter@davidson.edu if you are interested or have any questions.
