External Affairs Updates

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Leah and Taylor met this past week to discuss ideas for the up coming semester. We will be focusing on community service efforts and working with other student org's

The first trash pick-up is scheduled for Oct 3rd. It will be held in the Carver neighborhood. Leah and Taylor will be coordinating w/ Senator Sara Cox and the Carver Neighborhood Assoc in this effort

Leah will be working with LICA to pass a resolution for VCU to establish a Voting Assistance Officer. Leah will stop by the LICA meetign Sunday night. More details to follow

The tarsh pick-up has been moved to Oct 10th per the neighborhood's request.
Leah will follow up with Eberly about posters
Taylor has been in contact with APO and Volunteer Services about the pick-up and will follow up this week

LICA has agreed to draft a resolution for the Voter Asst Office establishment.

Things are on track for the trash pick-up scheduled for October 10th. Senator Sara Cox will be formulating the flyers and will have them to distribute by the 28th. Taylor is following up with AOP and Ms. Ward about volunteer recruitment.

The trash pick-up is on track.
The flyers have been distributed, Taylor has connected with several different groups, Leah has connected with Carver. Right now, we are hoping for over 40ppl. We will get our final numbers be Wed. The SGA will be sponsoring breakfast and Carver will be providing lunch.

The trash pick-up on Saturday was a huge success; we had over 40 participants. Taylor did a great job coordinating withe student groups and Leah worked with the Carver Assoc. Senator Sara Cox arranged breakfast for the group and Jaocb Powell from the GSA took pics.

Leah and Taylor will send out thank you emails this week along with sending the picture to Carver Assoc. Kanwar, and Ron Brown from VCU

Taylor and Leah sent out thank you notes to the Carver group an the other VCU partners ie The Well and Ron Brown

Taylor would like to look into using swipes to benefit the homeless population of RVA. We will be setting up meetings with Dr. Rodriguez to see is this is possible.

Leah will be trying to gather volunteers to work at the State Board of Elections on election day, Nov 3rd

Not alot to report for this week.

Taylor has become the Director of Political Affairs so Sara Cox will now be the Deputy for External.

The Community Advisory Board meeting is coming up in November. From email chains, it seems that Oregon Hill is still having a lot of problems. Maybe we should have our next trash pick-up there.

Still recruiting volunteers for the SBE - LICA has been notified and will be getting back to me.

Leah and Sara have been brainstorming on some efforts the SGA could get invloved in. We have been discussing a food drive...

Leah has called Hands On Greater Richmond - an organization that arranges community service events in the RVA area - to see if the SGA can help out with any upcoming projects - update ASAP

Leah has called Ron Brown from VCU about the VCU Acts of Caring efforts. There are several events coming up that the SGA could contribute to. - update ASAP.

Leah will be coordinaing with the SGA VP on his efforts for a large student engagement effort. They will be meeting after University Council on Thurs. - update ASAP

Not much to report.

Leah worked with senate committee LICA and has recruited volunteers for the SBE on election day.

Community Advisory Board - Nov 19th. Leah will provide a full report

Leah has hooked up with Ron Brown and it wokring to recruit students for the Caring to Act initiative events coming up. They include and Homeless Connect event and a Kids Coat drive. Leah will put a box in the SGA office ASAP - Waiting on Ron

Leah has approached the United Way about partnering twith VCU to do a Pack it Up and Pass it On event at the end of the school year. She will get back with them next week. For this event to be successful External will need to work with Student Life, the Greeks, the "green" groups on campus, and the residence halls. Over the next couple weeks Exteranl will be reaching out. We really want to make this a huge event. We will be copying Texas



Community Advisory Board - Nov 19th - will update after

Sara will be picking up the box for the coat drive today and putting it in the SGA office

Leah will follow-up this week with her United Way contact regarding the Pack It Up event at the end of the year.

The Community Advisory Meeting is this Thurs - will provide update after

Leah has been asked to particpate in next semester's speak out event. She will follow-up with Gonzi ASAP.