U of A GK

Annual General Meeting

The AGM is an excellent opportunity to get more info about:

• chapter activities and how to get involved,
• different executive roles and what they entail,
• scholarship opportunities,
• conference and travel opportunities, and
• election of next year's executive.

FREE PIZZA AND DRINKS WILL BE PROVIDED!

If you would like to attend the AGM, please RSVP here by Sunday, January 15, so that we know how many refreshments we need! Thanks!

Volunteers for the English Key program

We are currently looking for volunteers to help with our English Key program. This is an opportunity to be paired up with a student here at the U of A that has English as a second language. Once a week you will meet up to practice spoken English in a casual environment and answer any questions about English, U of A, or Canada. This is not a formal tutoring process and you will not be helping with homework assignments. If you would like to help, send an email to EnglishKey9@gmail.com and in the coming weeks you will be paired up with an international student with whom you can arrange to meet! This is a great opportunity for you to get more involved in the student community; we have run this program in the past and the reviews we received were extremely positive from both volunteers and international students. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email EnglishKey9@gmail.com!

Volunteers for fundraising committee--help raise funds for the Little Warriors charity!

Message from VP Fundraising, Brayden Whitlock:

Hi Everyone, I hope your midterms are going well. Your Golden Key, U of A chapter executives are hard at work planning this year’s projects, and we have a great way for you to get involved. This year we will be fundraising for Little Warriors, a national, Canadian based charity that focuses on the education and prevention of child sexual abuse. We are starting a fundraising committee to raise money for this and other worthwhile causes and we would like you to join. As a member of the fundraising committee, you would be able to help as little or as much as you’d like, in any way you’d like. Whether you want to help out for an hour a month, contribute an idea, or take on your own project in a leadership role, this is a chance to get involved with a worthy cause. If you would like more information about how you can contribute or if you have any questions, please email me at bwhitloc@ualberta.ca. Thank you, and I look forward to hearing from you.

New Member Recognition Event

Come out and celebrate your academic success with us! The New Member Recognition Event will be held November 3rd at 5:30 PM at the Myer Horowitz Theatre. All new members are invited and you are welcome to bring friends and family. Light refreshments and snacks will be served after the ceremony. Please RSVP by filling out this form (don't worry, it's only two questions long) by October 28th (btw, Google Docs forms are amazing, and since everyone at the U of A is on gmail now, I highly recommend using it for keeping track of RSVPs and the like). Email goldnkey@ualberta.ca if you have any questions. Thanks, and we hope to see you on November 3rd!

First Social Event--Campus Food Bank Trick or trEat

Dear members,

We have our first social event for this school year! As well, this event will also double up as a service event!

On October 31, the UAlberta Campus Food Bank is hosting their annual Trick or trEAT. This will be a great opportunity to meet your fellow Golden Key members and other UAlberta students, and dress up in your costumes!

Trick or trEAT is an event where volunteers go door to door to collect food donations on Halloween night for the Campus Food Bank. Often, volunteers also receive candy from households... just like the good old days of trick or treating! The collected food goes toward students, staff, and alumni who access the CFB to alleviate their hunger. The food will restock the CFB shelves for the entire school year to help eliminate hunger and to raise awareness.

Not only will you meet your fellow GK members, but you will also help your fellow UAlberta members! Further details will be provided at a later date.

If you any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Samantha (VP Social) at splam@ualberta.ca. If you would like to participate in trick or trEAT, please email Samantha by Monday October 17th.

Contratulations to Jaron Van Dijken on Scholarship Win!

In June, last year's VP Historian, Jaron Van Dijken, won a $10,000 scholarship for graduate studies at the University of Alberta. Congratulations Jaron!

Make a Difference Day Blood Drive

Hey Everyone!

This year, "Make a Difference Day" falls on Saturday, October 22. Since service is one of the main pillars of the Golden Key organization, we are organizing a blood drive for this year's Make a Difference Day. In order to fill the available appointments on October 22, we are looking for 15 people to participate in the blood drive. Conveniently, the blood clinic is very close to campus and is a short walk away since it is located at: 8249 114 Street (just south of the University Hospital). If you have any questions about giving blood, please visit the Canadian Blood Services website In order to fit in with the appointments already made for the day, participants would need to show up at noon since the 15 appointments are for 12:10 PM to 12:40 PM. If you are able to give blood and would like to participate, please Brett at wegenast@ualberta.ca with the subject "Blood Drive" before 2:00PM on Friday October 14 so he can give the clinic one week notice for the appointments. Only the first 15 people to respond will be recorded to participate and will be notified by a confirmation email from me early next week. Thank you for your time and support!

Co-Rec Volleyball Fun Times!

We are starting a Co-rec volleyball team!

We need a minimum of 5 girls and 5 guys to make a team. The league runs from October 17 to December 1. Depending on the number of players, the cost to play will be between $5 and $7. If you are interested in playing, please email VP Sports, Brett Wegenast, at wegenast@ualberta.ca with your name, gender, student ID number, and the night that works best for you. We play one night a week and the games are between 7:00PM and 11:00PM from Monday to Thursday. Brett will choose the night of the week for our games that works best for the majority of the people that are interested.

Last year was a great time and a fun way to meet new people! However, please only sign up if you intend to come to games (that may sound funny but when people sign up and don't come to any games, it becomes a bit of a problem). Of course people get busy during the semester and have to miss but please don't take someone else's spot if you don't want to come out and play!

Even if you haven't played much volleyball don't worry, we will be entering the least competitive league with the main idea of getting out to meet new people and doing something other than schoolwork.

Please reply before September 28.

If anyone is interested in any other intramural sports, have a look at the campus rec site and let Brett know if you would like to get a team together and he will do his best to help.

Annual General Meeting

First, we are electing next year's chapter executive at our Annual General Meeting. This is a chance for you to get involved with an excellent volunteer opportunity which can make a difference in people's lives. Even if you're not sure if you want to join the exec or if you know you don't want to join the exec, please come as this is an excellent opportunity to learn more about Golden Key and some of the upcoming volunteer positions we have.

The AGM is on Tuesday, March 8 from 5:15-5:45 in room 231 in the Law Centre. The Law Centre is just west of the bus terminal at the corner of 111 Street and 89 Avenue. Here is a map If you have any questions please email goldnkey@ualberta.ca.

Golden Future

We are also looking for people who want to help with fundraising for our Golden Future-South Africa Project. Volunteers would be given preference when we decide who to fund and send to South Africa. Details on the Golden Future project are below. If you would like to volunteer or if you have questions, please contact Renée (fitton@ualberta.ca).

Golden Future, a Golden Key International Honour Society Initiative, is a five year outreach project aimed at improving the lives of youth and vulnerable communities in Cape Town, South Africa. The project was initiated in 2007 through the vision of Gary Kalaci, a previous student of business and law at the University of Windsor. Recognizing the enormous and prevalent needs of diverse communities in Cape Town, Kalaci collaborated with both the University of Windsor and University of Cape Town students to launch this project.

Since May 2009, student volunteers from the University of Windsor have worked with the local high school of Usasazo within the settlement of Khayelitsha and volunteered at local mobile health clinics. Student volunteers prepared materials and developed lesson plans for various health awareness and life skills workshops. These workshops engaged students in valuable discussions and created insight into some of the challenges faced within their communities. These challenges included raising HIV and AIDS awareness, fostering life skills, building micro- enterprise initiatives, assisting with educational inquiries and empowering youth. These workshops were implemented through interactive physical activities, intellectual discussions, training sessions and mentoring. Student volunteers have also conducted research and development to further enhance the project and engage with the larger communities around Cape Town.

The Golden Key Annual General Meeting

This is a wonderful opportunity for you to become more involved in Golden Key. First, we will briefly be outlining some of the events we plan to have throughout the year. Second, we will be telling you about the Golden Key Executive, and how you can become a part of it.

If you've ever wanted to join the executive, even if you're not sure what is involved, I encourage you to come and everything will be explained to you. Third, this will be a chance for you to ask questions of and make suggestions to the current Golden Key executive.

We will also be serving pizza and pop after the meeting.

More past events to be added soon, site is still under construction.