Hello crazy kiddos! question: Why can't a bike stand by itself? Sorry if you haven't been getting the minutes I sort of forgot about whole listserv that Gabe so conveniently created and I was reply-alling! Hike for Hunger was a big success! Thank you all so much for helping. We made $1312! A 30% increse since last year VERY IMPRESSIVE! Oh yeahhh. Aurora raised $805, Boreus $242, Auster $110 and Vesper $70. That doesn't add up but you get the idea. Things that went well: 2 vans of people, BPT had fun, FeelGood is happy, Jamie says "mad props all y'all." Things that could have gone better: More organization with the prizes. Crikey Bracelets! Things are going nicely! Librizzle sales are declining so new plans are being put into action (because that's what we do). Jamie and Tom had a lot of success going around door to door today-sold 25 already. They will be doing it Mondays and Fridays. Jamie is going Wednesday from 2-3 at MAT and Harris Millis [log in to unmask] Cook Commons tabling might be a plan, too. Issues of social avtivism are next on the agenda. Perhaps you want to save the whales. Maybe you could battle it out with Tom who wants to nuke the whales. That's just an example but perhaps you can come up with something else that you are passionate about. Other real brainstorming plans are coordinating Best Buy with COTS to make a storage shed because Best Buy wants to win some kind of competition. Alternative Spring Break (ASB) deadline is coming up! I'm going to be a site leader so you should all apply it is an incredible experience!!! http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmasb/index2.php Nov. 10 is the deadline. It could be exciting to make an HCOL community service weekend retreat. At this time of year the Chittenden County Foodshelf needs a lot of help so perhaps we could do a project with them soon. There is a movie called Black Gold about Fair Trade happening soon at the Roxy and the HCOL might be able to cover some of price if we get a bunch of us to go! The Diversiteam would like to collaberate because they would like to extend their events to more members of the HCOL (I think...I had to leave while Claire was talking about this-maybe someone could tell us more about it and let us know what else went on?) The End! answer: Because it's two tired! Love you all one million. Carrie Nichols McLane