Planning is well underway for the 2010 Fall Kickoff! It is the first time we are holding a fall version of Kickoff and it's looking to be completely different from past Kickoffs. It is going to be during the evening of Wednesday October 27, 2010 outside the Graduate Life Center and Squires Student Center. Yup it's going to be outside, first time ever!! There are going to be performances by a student dance groups and an acapella group, and we're going to have a local morning radio personality be our guest speaker. Of course the Hokie Bird will be there and we'll raffle of footballs signed by Coach Beamer and the Quarterback Tyrod Taylor.
Being outside poses different challenges for decorations that we've never faced before with indoor events but my committee has fantastic ideas to incorporate purple lights to make everything appear purple with out changing a thing. We're hoping to turn it into a huge event and get people pumped to sign up and start fundraising as we approach the 2nd half of the semester.
Sneak Peak for spring Kickoff:
The idea behind planning it is going to be "Go big or go home" :)
We also recently had an Executive Committee Retreat where we got to know each other a little bit better since the committee is full of new faces through games such as: The Name Game, Red Rover, and the ball of questions.
There of course were meetings with our different groupings (Growth, Productions, etc...) but the most interactive part of the afternoon was the scavenger hunt around campus! We got to talk to people all around campus about the VT Relay For Life while taking pictures of specific items or doing specific tasks (how many people can say they've done the Hokie Pokie on the steps of Burruss?? I CAN!)
We finished the night with dinner and one of the most moving experiences I've been apart of here at Virginia Tech. We had our own mini Remember Ceremony where we lit candles in luminary bags for those that we Relay for. Hearing everyones' stories helped all of us realize how important Relay is to each and everyone of us. I know this year is going to be incredible because there are so many people on Exec (and all of the committees and teams) who are dedicated to Relay in honor, support, or memory of loved ones.
We also recently had an Executive Committee Retreat where we got to know each other a little bit better since the committee is full of new faces through games such as: The Name Game, Red Rover, and the ball of questions.
There of course were meetings with our different groupings (Growth, Productions, etc...) but the most interactive part of the afternoon was the scavenger hunt around campus! We got to talk to people all around campus about the VT Relay For Life while taking pictures of specific items or doing specific tasks (how many people can say they've done the Hokie Pokie on the steps of Burruss?? I CAN!)
We finished the night with dinner and one of the most moving experiences I've been apart of here at Virginia Tech. We had our own mini Remember Ceremony where we lit candles in luminary bags for those that we Relay for. Hearing everyones' stories helped all of us realize how important Relay is to each and everyone of us. I know this year is going to be incredible because there are so many people on Exec (and all of the committees and teams) who are dedicated to Relay in honor, support, or memory of loved ones.
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Until We Find a Cure
