Hi all, Here are a few announcements that folks have asked me to publicize here:
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Do you like eating pie? even better, do you like homemade pie? AND EVEN BETTER, DO YOU LOVE MOUNTAINS? You can combine your love of mountains and pie into one crazy night of bidding and eating at the annual Mountain Justice Pie Auction! NEXT TUESDAY OCTOBER 28th at 8pm Gillies Restaurant downtown! The fine folks of Mountain Justice will be cranking out homemade pies all day Tuesday. There will be organic and local ingredients, there will be vegan pies galore! Pumpkin, Sweet Potato, Apple, Pecan...you name any type of pie and it will be there! You show up at 8pm to view and drool over your favorite pie in the showcase. Then the bidding begins. Infamous Auctioneer Liam Kelly will be flamboyantly auctioning off each pie to the highest bidder! You go home with a delicious pie, and we go home with some cash to continue our work saving our precious Appalachian mountains. www.mountainjustice.org.vt.edu
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SUBJECT LINE: Teach for America Opportunities EMAIL MESSAGE: Hello, My name is Jay Williams and I am the Campus Campaign Coordinator for Teach for America -- www.teachforamerica.org . Teach for America has begun recruiting top-students from Virginia Tech and I want to fill you in on the opportunities that 10% of the graduating classes from Harvard, Duke and Yale applied for in 2007. As you may know, Teach for America places our nation’s future leaders from all academic backgrounds and career aspirations into low-income communities for two years as full-time, paid teachers. These teachers inspire hope in these low-income communities and work to eliminate educational inequity in the United States. Today, nine-year-olds growing up in low-income communities are already three grade levels behind their peers in high-income communities. Teach for America’s mission is to eliminate educational inequality for all children. Being a Teach for America corps member is a full-time, salaried position and was recently ranked as the 11th best place to launch your career according to Business Week magazine (http://bwnt.businessweek.com/interactive_reports/career_launch_2008/index.asp ) INFORMATION SESSION: Tuesday, November 4th 6:30 pm Johnston Student Center (room 104) All majors and career interests welcome! (http://www.teachforamerica.org/admissions/who_were_looking_for.htm ) APPLICATION DEADLINES: Round 1 – September 19th Round 2 – November 7th Round 3 – January 7th Round 4 – February 13th If you or any of your friends are interested in learning more about Teach for America please contact me ( jwill86@vt.edu ) or visit our website at www.teachforamerica.org . Thank you and have a great day, Jay Williams Campus Campaign Coordinator Teach for America www.teachforamerica.org One day, all children in this nation will have the opportunity to attain an excellent education. P.S. for more information about our graduate program, employer partnerships and the application please see: Graduate Partnerships: http://www.teachforamerica.org/alumni/grad_school_partnerships.htm Employer Partnerships: http://www.teachforamerica.org/alumni/employer_partnerships.htm
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