We're continuing with our committee overviews, but expect to see some blog entries about the excitement we've had in town this week in the future. Over the past week, Bill Clinton campaigned for his wife at a local high school and Barack Obama held a rally at our own Minges Coliseum. Despite the rapid approach of finals, you can find ECU Teaching Fellows spending their spare time working as volunteers on each campaign.
We're also preparing to leave for Atlanta today for our concessions trip. Life as an ECU Teaching Fellow or Maynard Scholar isn't quite always this exciting - most years we don't have primary campaigns in town - so we're using these committee overviews to give you an idea of what our typical excitement is like.
Service Committee Overview
by Kristen Hales (junior)
The Service Committee has been bustling with activity this year. This philanthropic division of the Teaching Fellows organization has touched many lives through its continuing service to Operation Christmas Child during the fall semester, and its other endeavors. One of the newest things the Service Committee has embarked upon is doing bake sales for the Ronald McDonald House. This experimental activity was a great success, and is expected to become an annual fund raiser for the group.
Additionally, the Service Committee members are planning to do road side clean-ups on Elm Street, and will be responsible for completing two hours of community service around Greenville and Pitt County. These actions will only further the success the Service Committee has already encountered, and serve as an example for others in the community to follow.
Travel Committee Overviewby Will Mercep (freshman)
Congratulations, you have just joined the Travel Committee! There’s only one thing left to do… what was that thing again?
When you become an East Carolina Teaching Fellow or Maynard, you are given the privilege of being a part of one of our fantastic committees. As a committee member you will effectively have a roll in the way your organization functions. Now, we’ll take a look at the exciting role of a Travel Committee member.
In the Travel Committee you will be a part of one of three subcommittees: Sophomore, Concessions, or Junior. These subcommittees plan the sophomore and junior trips along with the, you guessed it, concessions trip. The planning entails finding restaurants, shopping, and site seeing opportunities at each place. They then compile this information into a brochure for the students attending the event. They also make reservations for dinners, hotels, and buses. The Committees are organized and held together by two co-chairs. The amazing ’07-08 co-chairs are Alaina Ellison and Kelli Fogt. They hold meetings roughly once a month to stay on their trip deadlines.
Gandhi said, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” ECU TF/MS Committees allow you to be the change you want to see in our fellowship.
