Hey HERO!

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Fall is in the air! And that means it is close to the Olympics! I hope you all are having terrific feedback from your letter writing and canning campaigns. Im so excited every time I check the mailbox. Shoutout to the team leaders who have been staying on top of letter writing. Every member meeting their goal is the only way to meet our overarching goal this semester. Dont forget who were doing this for, every letter you write and email you send impacts a child. So keep writing!

A newsletter for the members, donors and supporters of UGA HEROs.

A Note from our ED

The Savannah Project:

The Childrens Hospital at Memorial University Medical Center and UGA HEROs present: A Night for HEROs on Thursday, October 20th, 2011 at The Charles H. Morris Center in Savannah, GA. The evening will begin at 6:30 PM with a cocktail reception including drinks courtesy of National Distributing Company Inc. Dinner provided by The Lady and Sons will follow at 7 PM. Funds raised at the event will be used to send Savannahs kids affected by HIV/AIDS to Camp High Five next summer. The event will mark the beginning of a long term project of a HERO for Children expansion to Savannah. Make sure to tell people you know in the area!

October 2011

There are 52 kids in the Coastal Savannah area infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS. HERO is moving in.
and hassle of living with HIV/AIDS. Youth attending camp have the opportunity to be around other children with the same life experiences and will not have to feel different or strange.

UGA HEROs provides quality of life programs for children in Georgia infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS.
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HERO love, Alysse

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Camp High Five is a week-long residential summer camp adventure. The daily activities include archery, horseback For more info visit www.heroforchildren. org/Savannah riding, boating, canoeing, swimming, and many more. A typical camper at Camp High Our Staff Five is HIV infected or affected (has an Editor in Chief: Dana Cox infected parent, sibling, residential relative Photographers: Leah Watkins, Laura Burch or has lost a family member due to HIV/ AIDS related complications). The staff and Graphics: Bennett Travers volunteers strive to provide an atmosphere Writers: Amanda Detraz, Alysse Whatley that is free from the worry, fear, stigma

dren to camp. It costs $1,000 to send one child to camp for the week. We aim to raise $10,000 in one night for Savannahs children. My Brothaz HOME, Inc., a local Savannah organization with corresponding values and passion will be working alongside UGA HEROs to make this event not only a successful fundraiser but also a successful campaign for raising awareness of HIV/AIDS in Savannah and the Coastal Georgia Health District.

Our Goal: Send 10 of Savannahs chil-

how one day made a

BIG DIFFERENCE

Yeah, if I knew freshmen year [of highschool] what it takes to get in to schools like UGA, I definitely would have done some things different.

Ways to meet your goal

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Send more letters.
Think of contacts you made over the summer and/or still are making.

Member Spotlight
Amanda Zeimet, a junior Biology major with Pre-Dental intent at the University of Georgia and Edgerton High School alumna, has been named the UGA HEROs Committee Member of the Week for the week of November 7 through November 11, 2011. She is a member of the Special Events Committee led by Dana Cox. Amandas energy, enthusiasm, and incredible work ethic for UGA HEROs and our cause inspire everyone on our committee. Shes a true example of a HERO, said Cox. Amanda is the daughter of George and Becka Zeimet of Edgerton.

Contact businesses.
Athens is a hub for Mom & Pop shops and even some corporations.

- Jaylon, pictured on right

This year is the first year that mentors have reported their mentees having a strong interest in college or post high school plans. So, being the child relations chair, I decided it would be such a great idea to invite some of the older kids to come do a college tour of UGA. Spencer, the director of events, works at the visitiors center and got us the hook up! We had 5 boys and their mentors come last Saturday, and we did the full blown, welcome to college experience. We started off in the general info session with all of the other people who came to tour the campus. HERO exec wasnt present in the session, but all of the mentors told us that Jaylon asked very quisitive questions. Jaylon is 18 and we found out last week that he applied to UGA. This is HERO history! Not many kids even think about going to college much less UGA. After the information session, we had lunch outside at ECV. We all tried to spread out and sit with the kids to get to know them better. I talked to Danquel but this was his first college experience because he is only a freshman. We did talk about how helpful this event will be because he knows what he needs to do now if he wants to go to a big school like UGA. We went upstairs to the dining

hall after and they were all floored that it was all you can eat. We got our own bus for the campus tour and our guides name Kimhow perfect she was! We rode around from the Vistiors Center and then got off for the walking tour at the arch. Spencer lead the tour from there, many stops in between arch and SLC for history lessons. Highlight of the tour for me was definitely the Chapel Bell! Spencer told the boys that if anyone could take the bells rope out of your hand got automatic entrance in UGA. Jaylons face lit up when he gave that challenge. So neat to see how he had developed almost a passion about getting accepted. I got chills when he rang the chapel bell numerous times!! Overall we can definitely say it was an unforgettable experience for us and the kids. It was great seeing how they interacted with the mentors and were so eager to learn more about college. This is how we know what we do is working. Use this as an inspiration this month to meet your goal! Without fundraising, none of this would be possible. Without you, we couldnt fundraise. HERO love, Amanda Detraz

Go canning.
Head to Road Rules with your team or go any weekend in Athens.

Love offering.
Work out a plan with your hometown place of worship.

Email teachers.
Either high school or current, they live through email.

If you have questions regarding UGA HEROs or the content of the Hey HERO! newsletter, please contact our Editor, Dana Cox, at dana.cox@ugaheros.org

Zeimet joined UGA HEROs in September 2009 as a philanthropist and then furthered her involvement in January 2011 when she was chosen to serve on the Special Events Committee after going through a competitive application and interview process. She said she joined HERO because I love being a part of something that is so important for our HERO children. These children deserve an amazing childhood just like any other kid, and I feel blessed to be a part of it.

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Going on:

Oct ober
15:
HERO Kids College Tour UGA Visitors Center 12-4 PM
A Night for HEROs: Savannah The Morris Center 6:30 PM www.heroforchildren.org/savannah

6-7:

Canning Downtown
With your team! 11-2 AM

12:

Big Meeting
Everyones invited! 6:30 PM SLC 101

20: 23:

15-16:

Road Rules
Sign up on Google doc 9-6 PM each day

Corn Maze with the kids

Miller Family Farms 12-4 PM $10

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