WELCOME TO OUR GBM!

Guest Speaker: Anyelo Barrios

Who We Are

• Our mission is to improve the lives of the unhoused community in Gainesville.
• We do this by providing consistent, reliable volunteering at GRACE Marketplace, which is Alachua county's largest homeless shelter.

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We are proud to be the recipients of UF SAI’s “Greater Good” Organization of 2022-2023 and Collegiate Volunteer Group of the DECADE awarded by Grace Marketplace!!

POINT REQUIREMENTS:

• 1 social
• 1 fundraiser
• 1 donation
• 6 Volunteer
• ⅔ GBMs
• 1 Tshirt Purchase (yearly)

Submit point forms at uf.gap under “members” tab!

Per semester

How To Volunteer

These instructions and links are available on the “members” page of our website, ufgap.com

Orientation is required before you can begin volunteering!

Sign up on Excel:

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Sign Up & Carpool Link

SLACK Link

How to Stay In Touch: Slack

Leanne Wong Foundation

-partnered with this foundation!

-their focus is to reduce food waste and food insecurity

-deliver leftover meals from UF sporting events to Grace every weekend!

-meet behind the Heavener football center/ healthcare center to load up food & bring it to GRACE on the weekends (times TBD)

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-1 volunteer point!

Leanne will be posting on the slack under #foodpickups the dates for pick up!! Be sure to reply if you are able to do the pickup/drop off!

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Types of Volunteering

• Donation Center: Volunteers will sort and prepare incoming donations
• Clothing Closet: Volunteers assist in stocking the boutique and help guests find clothing
• Cafe 131: Serving meals to GRACE guests (Shifts available on GRACE website)
• Additional opportunities: giving garden, HEAT, pets
• Monday and Sunday are GAP specific days! Dinner shifts Monday and Sunday & lunch on Sunday

Sign up for Shifts!!

SOCIALS

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Grace Grows Garden Social with Mind Body Gator- March 29th from 9:30am-12pm

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Serve Day at GRACE when we get back from spring break

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FUNDRAISING

Why is FUNDRAISING important for GAP?

• Emergency funds to assist GRACE (e.g. an emergency purchase for men’s underwear due to a shortage at GRACE)
• To run operations at GAP (e.g. making toiletry kits, running donation drives, etc.)

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For upcoming fundraisers,

PLEASE KEEP AN EYE OUT ON THE SLACK AND ON THE GAP WEBSITE!

• Shirts $20 VENMO @gap-uf

• Stickers $3

Fundraising Events:

Restaurant Fundraisers:

• Cane’s on April 2 from 2-8 pm!!! 😇😇

Say GAP Fundraiser at check out (or online code: RCFUND96)

They are donating 15% of sales to GAP

• Opus on April 16 from 9am-1pm 😊

Pickleball tournament:

• April TBD

Coffee for a Cause:

• April TBD (finals)

Political Advocacy

• Working on Grant writing currently :)
• If you are interested in helping, please reach out to us
• Working on grants to expand donations building at Grace
• Will need volunteers for this project once we have the funds

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• Feel free to let us know if you have any ideas or helpful contacts!
• Text Caroline at 919-452-2017
• Text Lauren at 904-525-1858

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• Come with us to city commissioner meetings to advocate for more affordable housing and bus route 25!

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• Option to write a letter to county commissioners for a point: details in slack
• Text us if you need to drop it off to us

Organizational Outreach

If you know of any other organizations that would like to host a Donation Drive, Volunteer at GRACE, or get involved in any other way-

Please scan this QR code and fill out this form so we can get in contact with the organization!

HEAT

• HEAT or Health Education Accessibility Training, is a program at GRACE marketplace promoting accessible, easy to understand health education with guests on campus to improve health outcomes and health literacy.

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HOST A DONATION DRIVE

• Contact our Donation Directors to host a donation drive, or provide our contact to someone you know who can host one
• We are working on doing a blanket and bedsheets drive as these are very needed items at Grace right now! We will most likely be doing this with pre-health organizations and/or sororities, but dates and drop off locations for this will be available soon!
• Here are some items that are always needed at Grace; feel free to bring them to our next GBM or reach out to one of the donations directors to coordinator drop-off!
• Men’s clothes, New underwear, Towels, Hygiene Items

Medication Drive:

- over the counter medications

- semester long drive; drop off at next GBM 4/16 or find a director at any event.

Pain relievers:

• Acetaminophen (Tylenol)
• Ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin)
• Aspirin
• Naproxen sodium (Aleve)

Allergies:

• Antihistamines (e.g., loratadine, cetirizine, diphenhydramine)
• Decongestants (e.g., pseudoephedrine, phenylephrine)
• Nasal sprays (e.g., fluticasone, triamcinolone)

Cold and Flu:

• Cough suppressants (e.g., dextromethorphan, guaifenesin)
• Decongestants (e.g., pseudoephedrine, phenylephrine)

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Spring Recycling Program:

We are placing boxes in dorms for move out

Sign up to volunteer to help with pickups Monday April 21st- May 6th from 10am-12pm each day

• Meet at dorm
• Help load up the GRACE truck
• Anyelo/other grace staff will meet you there for the load up
• 2 volunteers per day

Sign Up!

PR! PR! PR!

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Send all pictures, videos, etc to us via:

• Photocircle: scan code!
• Email: publicrelations.ufgap@gmail.com

Socials:

• Instagram: @gap.uf
• TikTok: @gap_uf

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Share your favorite memory!

Volunteer of the Month!!

Paula Franco

GAP Stickers!

• Available NOW!!!
• Venmo @uf_gap $3 for your sticker and then pick up from us here :)

GAP T-Shirts!

• Available NOW!!!
• Venmo @uf_gap $20 and then pick up from us here :)

Attendance Form

HEAT Meeting

HEAT Ambassadors Only

• Debrief - how have the sessions been?
• Any memorable moments? Any awkward moments?
• Anything you think we should do to help improve sessions?
• I know some of us talked about walking around and giving guests the bags and the information
• Over break we can finish the new topic flyers so we can use them in the spring HEAT sessions!
• Make sure you have completed all the points!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O6Sg57Rkai8CrBffeZq5O5bKNqH9NNzSGMZPMvHVKPI/edit

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