Hello everyone! Thank you to everyone who attended the DOC NC meeting today. We covered a lot of information, so please read through this email thoroughly!

• February Recap:

  • We had a DOC Talk about the American healthcare system

  • ToM Sustainability Project Recap: Submitted a proposal grant with the ToM to fund a recycling project to increase recycling rates in Morrisville.

  • Doorway to Hope Essential Items Basket Donations: Created 5 baskets along with extra items to donate to ADTH and donated $1000 to the organization.

  • Antar Jyoti Blind School for Girls: Watsapp calls every week with the Antar Jyoti girls to get to know them and how they navigate daily life. Contact Somya Kochar ([email protected]) to join.

  • Pen Pal Project: Diya and Simrika have been reaching out to nursing homes across the country to connect DOC NC members with a COVID survivor. Email [email protected] or [email protected] to join.

  • Litter Sweep and Playground Cleaning Event: On Saturday, members picked up litter, washed playground equipment, and the mayor even came to help! We are planning to have these events once every 3 months!

  • We have now raised $1988.90 (We are $12 from our goal!)

• Upcoming Events:

  • March:

    • March 13th at noon: DOC NC leadership Team Panel

      • Leadership team will be talking about their responsibilities and encouraging other members to run for leadership. Come prepared with questions to ask our leadership team members about what they do!

    • March 21st: Leadership Nominations Due

      • Remember to look at the constitution linked on the website and make sure that nominees meet all the requirements. You can nominate yourself by emailing Sonia at sonia@docnc.org.

  • April:

    • April 4th: DOC NC elections (Have a speech prepared if you are running! Due: April 4th)

      • Applications if you wish to join Communication or Marketing Teams

      • Elected Positions: You can self-nominate

    • April 10th: Field trip

      • We will be visiting PenLand farm in Chapel Hill to learn about sustainable agriculture and livestock. There will be pizza for lunch! This is free for all DOC NC members.

  • May:

    • DOC NC Senior College Panel

• Elections

  • Open Positions:

    • Elections: Candidates give a 2 min speech and we will vote by ballot.

      • President (2)

      • Vice President (2)

      • Secretary (1)

      • Treasurer (1)

      • Communications Coordinator (1)

      • Marketing Coordinator (1)

  • Applications:

    • Anyone can apply to be part of the marketing or communications committees. Decisions will be at the discretion of the future coordinators.

    • Marketing Team: https://forms.gle/z3BTehpmbDHfb1XW8

    • Communications Team: https://forms.gle/nekHrgYpCrvrPu9r8

  • Constitution Update:

    • “If there is only one position open, officers will be chosen by a simple majority.

    • In cases where there are 2 available seats, both candidates must receive at least 35% of the vote to be elected. If nobody reaches this threshold, the bottom 50% worst ranked candidates shall be eliminated and another vote shall be held. If the second candidate does not reach the 35% threshold, only one person shall occupy the position.”

• Humsub virtual talent show (date: tbd)

  • Information will be sent out soon

  • Anything combining Western or Indian cultures singing, dancing and more

• Presentation:

  • How to recycle by Lucienne

And as always…

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  • Facebook: @DOCofNC

  • Website: docnc.org

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A huge thanks to Shishira and Shreya for putting these notes together!