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Student Activities Updates - September 22, 2005

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Posted by , September 22, 2005
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CULTURE & ECONOMICS CLUB
 Invitation to join the club or help with organizing.
Mission Statement:
 The Culture & Economics club is to bring together the cultural experience of all individuals to discuss and analyze how traditional values affect the economic situations in their countries or regions of descent, and how experiences and perceptions of culture affect business and economic decisions today. Through this analysis and insight, members can discover the potential of merging values and beliefs cross-culturally to unlock the true benefits of diversification on improving the standard of living in the world today, and in the future.

Participation:
Participation can be on a come-to-learn, or participatory basis. Attendees should feel welcome to develop presentations and convey their opinions on different countries in a respectful manner, with the intention that people from those countries or cultures can constructively point out misconceptions, attributes, and developmental opportunities within their societies based on their personal experiences.

For more information, please contact Erin McFee at emcfee@ups.com.

Student/Alumnae Service Day
Join the SOM Alumnae Association for an to meet other alumnae in the area, and to sort food at the Food Bank. This event is an opportunity for local alumnae to have an impact in our own community and as well to serve with current Simmons student.

We will be going to the Greater Boston Food Bank to sort food.
Saturday, September 24 from 11:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
From 11:30-12:30, we will be having pizza, and getting to know each other. Then we will carpool to the Food Bank Volunteers will be inspecting, sorting and re-packing products that will then be distributed to member feeding programs.

 The Food Bank is New England’s largest hunger relief organization, serving as a nonprofit clearinghouse for food donated by the private sector to help those who are hungry.
 The Food Bank annually distributes 16 million pounds of food — representing a wholesale value of over $23 million per year. The food is distributed to a network of more than 950 charitable feeding programs, including soup kitchens, food pantries, and homeless shelters throughout the nine counties of eastern Massachusetts.
 The Food Bank helps to feed 465,000 people each month.

If you are interested in serving at this student/alumni project, please contact Zuania Pomales ’05 at pomales@simmons.edu or 617-953-6680 by September 23.

Sponsored by the Simmons SOM Alumnae Association. “Stay Connected!”