For many people, Valentine’s Day (as should any day), is a holiday where it is custom to send cards, chocolates, flowers and other gifts to their significant other in order to show how much they love them. It can be a time when new relationships are on the horizon or current relationships start a new chapter. As with previous Spread the Love events, GlobeMed at Rutgers University continued the tradition of selling custom-made cards and chocolate-filled candy bags last Thursday(2/12) and last Friday (2/13). Amongst the traditional items was an unfamiliar item: hand-crafted bracelets from our new partner in Uganda.
As mentioned above, we are
currently partnered with Change A Life
Uganda (CALU). CALU is an organization that works with children through
education, health, and microfinance (specifically for the parents of CALU
children). Throughout the two-day event, numerous students and staff stopped by
our table interested in the mission of GlobeMed at Rutgers. Most, if not all of
the custom-made cards and chocolate filled-candy bags were sold. Those who
purchased bracelets were able to hear how they were impacting the lives of the
children of CALU and their mothers. All
proceeds from our event will go towards CALU and the mothers of students who
hand-crafted the bracelets.
Not only did the success of Spread the Love reaffirm the love many
have for their loved one, it confirmed that many students and staff saw the
importance of education and health for the children of Uganda. GlobeMed at
Rutgers plans to apply the same momentum from the Spread the Love event towards the rest of our events for the
semester which include: Social Justice Day, Global Health Week, Dodgeball
Fundraiser, and the ActiveU Gala.
GlobeMed members spreading the love
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up-to-date with the events we have planned for the semester: https://www.facebook.com/GlobeMedRU
by Jennifer Alegun, Staff Member
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