2011-2012 Trip Info-Session!
Location: 2421 Piedmont Ave.
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Fundraising
Here are some templates that you can download and use:
Sample GWB Donations Request Letter
Sample GWB Sponsorship Request Letter
Below is a fundraising guide that might have some useful information:
(please ignore the intelis registration – start from slide 13)
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Slideshow: March 18, 2011
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New Summer 2010 Brigaders!
Welcome to GWB! We can’t wait to meet you all so please come on time to the next general meeting on Tuesday, March 16. It will be held in 106 Dwinelle at 7:30 pm. We will be going over very important information about the trip, fundraising and committees. Please contact Andrew or Haejin if you will not be able to make it or can only make part of it. Please come even if you will be late.
Team leader position: If you applied to be a team leader, there will be interviews before the meeting on Tuesday so please come early.
Important reminder: Security deposits of $150 must be made soon in order to reserve a seat on the plane. Please read the instructions below on how to make deposits online. Thanks.
Instructions for making the security deposit on the fundraising website:
1. Register online at http://globalbrigades.org/
2. Click “Support Now” on the left menu
3. Scroll down and click the maroon link: “Support Global Brigades or Direct Donate”
4. Click Join Brigade and look for UC Berkeley MAY
*Note: this option won’t be available until after the weekend, so please check back on Monday
5. Make a security deposit (for airfare) of $150.00 by Thursday, March 18, *10pm*
6. Use this link to fundraise or directly pay the remainder of your fees!
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Update for Summer ’10 Apps
Update: Notifications for acceptance to the summer 2010 brigade will be sent out Tuesday, March 9, around midnight. Thank you for taking the initiative and time to apply to GWB. Every year we are constantly amazed at the diversity of students who apply, and the passion and enthusiasm they bring to help another community. This year is no exception. We hope to see many of you be a part of GWB.
-GWB staff
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Summer 2010 Application
Here is the power-point presentation for those who were not able to make it to the info-session on Thursday:
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Info-session on Feb. 25
Check out Global Water Brigades at our infosession on February 25th! This summer, we will be working on clean-water access in a rural village in Honduras, where much of the population currently does not have access to clean water. Check us out to hear more about this summer’s service trip. We will also explain the application procedure so be sure to be there.
Date: February 25, 2010
Time: 7pm
Location: 71 Evans
We look forward to seeing you there! Tell all your friends about it and bring them with you!
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Global Brigades Day!
Stop by the Global Brigades table for more information about our summer 2010 trip to Honduras. And the first 100 people who come will receive an awesome Global Brigades t-shirt. So come check us out on Sproul, we will be available from 10am to 2pm to tell you more about Global Water Brigades and the other chapters.
Global Brigades will also be holding a general info-session in the evening. Anyone interested in the various fields – medical, water, law, public health and environmental – are welcome !
Where: Morgan Hall, Room 101
When: 7:00pm – 8:00pm, on February 8, 2009
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Winter 2010 Reunion!
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EPIC Photo of the Day!
UC Berkeley brigade digging a long trench along side village men and students from San Diego State, Boston University and Colombia. Truly breathtaking~
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