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UW LUNG HEALTHWelcome!

Agenda•Success in our Kick Butt’s Day photo campaign

•Lung Force Walk •Officer application•American Lung Association campus chapter committee

KICK BUTTS DAYKick cigarette’s butts, eat donuts!

Great success in the national Kick Butts Day!

• We were on the front page of the Daily!• Great success with our photo campaign and

campus cigarettes clean up• Awesome collaboration with UW Hall Health

Kick Butts Day• “Kick Butts Day is a day of activism that empowers youth to stand out, speak up and seize control against Big Tobacco

• “More than 1,000 events are planned by independent organizers across the United States and around the world. ”

• “Everyday, more than 3,000 kids under 18 try smoking for the first time and 700 kids become new regular, daily smokers.”

• Tobacco use is still the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S.

•We organized a Kick Butts Day event at UW to raise awareness about the problems of tobacco use!

Kick Butts Day

#not a replacement photo pledge

http://www.kickbuttsday.org/for-youth-advocates/not-a-replacement/

Photo © Julie Van Tosh Photography — at University of Washington.

LUNG FORCE WALK

May 9th 2015!

Big problems-Big goals•Every five minutes, a woman in the U.S. is told she has lung cancer.

•The lung cancer death rate in women has more than doubled over the past 35 years.

•Anyone can get lung cancer.•Lung cancer is the #1 Cancer Killer in both men and women in the U.S.

Lung Force •“We work to change people’s minds about what it means to have lung cancer—so that everyone understands their risks.

•We raise our voices for innovations in research that will lead to earlier detection and more personalized treatments—so that everyone has a fighting chance.

•We stand together as one LUNG FORCE—for our breath, for our lives.”

Lung Force Walk•the frightening rise of lung cancer in women•the deadly disease that is COPD•the daily challenges that asthma sufferers face•pollution that threatens our lungs and our lives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzUjsLhL38c

OFFICER APPLICATION

2015-2016

• Secretary:• Record meeting minutes and track attendance during club meetings• Send weekly emails with meeting minutes and reminding members of upcoming

meetings/events• Register the club for meeting room/other activities for RSO’s. • This position could double as ‘web master’ in ensuring the website is up to date

with material about upcoming events. • Vice President:

• Preside over weekly club meetings in the absence of the president, and attend all club meetings be in contact with the projects of the club.

• Support the governance and success of the club by optimize the relationship between the Committees, members, and to achieve the club’s agreed goals.

• Treasurer:• Manage UW Lung Health Bank Account• Serve as Membership Chair, collecting and tracking registration forms • Keep track of incoming and outgoing funds • In charge of collecting fundraising/event income

• Fundraising Committee Chair:• Lead a committee of other club members to plan, design, and create

fundraising opportunities.• Work closely with American Lung Association to coordinate fundraising events

and bring them to the UW campus• Plan at least one large fundraiser a year and two smaller ones.• Delegate other club members and other committees to promote and

implement events and to involve community outside of the UW.• Public Relations Committee Chair:

• Lead a committee of other club members on promoting UW Lung Health through social media: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr.

• Design and distribute flyers around campus to promote club/club activities.• Organize tabling events around UW Campus to promote the club & club

activities. • Reach out to and schedule speakers for each meeting • Bring new ideas for speakers that the club could enjoy • Plan quarterly social event

CAMPUS CHAPTER PROPOSAL

Be the first to start the UW Campus Chapter of the American Lung Association!

http://college.relayforlife.org/getinvolved/collegesagainstcancer/training-and-resources