MHA Community Stewardship: ACHE Volunteer Event in Chicago

Monday, March 31, 2008

ACHE Volunteer Event in Chicago

Thanks to all who participated in the ACHE volunteer event at Drake Elementary School located in Chicago’s south side Bronzeville neighborhood. The school enrolls a student body of 408 Pre-K-8 students, 89% of whom come from a low-income family environment.

The effort everyone put in to get those projects done was phenomenal! The clean-up crew created a wonderful, usable storage space for text books and materials, the bench builders provided some much-needed seating for the gym, and the mural artists really came through with a beautiful piece.

I hope you all found it as rewarding an experience as I did - especially when the

kids all came to pitch in and help! How cute were they?!

Thanks to all who volunteered at this event - it was wonderful.

***Here are additional pictures of the event***

2 comments:

MHA Volunteer said...: Great work! Please post the pictures when you get them!! Wish I could have been there.; April 02, 2008
Juliet said...: This is awesome! So glad you all participated - let's keep a MHA MN group going every year!; April 02, 2008

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Welcome!

The MHA Class of 2008 is excited to initiate the MHA Community Stewardship Initiative. Our objective is to promote structured opportunities for MHA students to learn and further develop the skills and abilities involved with community stewardship and the promotion of community service leadership and civic engagement.

We envision the development of these leadership attributes through executive interaction, voluntary participation and coordination of activities in partnership with nationally recognized, not-for-profit organizations which serve the health and welfare needs of society. We encourage each MHA Class to adopt the fundmental intent of the initiative and build upon this framework to continue community efforts which compliment the unique character, interests and needs of your respective class. The beneficial outcomes of such perpetual dedication and mangement will be recognized by each participating student, the MHA Program and the members of the community.

This Blog is meant to help coordinate and communicate our collective work to provide a dynamic range of volunteer services to those in need while building lasting relationships with community leaders and organizations throughought the Twin Cities and other areas.
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Suggested Questionnaire Guidelines

Overview: After you are familiar with the initiative intent and objectives, establish contact with the designated organizations to inform volunteer administrators of our goals and to solicit immediate involvement with activities and to investigate opportunities for a long-term partnership.

Please follow a consistent format for these conversations. The proposed examples should help you facilitate the exchange between the MHA student and the organization:
First: Introduce yourself and the program-
· University of Minnesota, Masters in Healthcare Administration.
· Emphasis in building strong, responsible leaders and problem solvers.
· Ranked number 2 in the Country (etc.).

Second: Describe the initiative
· Basic Overview
· Identify the Objectives

Third: Immediate Goals (What you would like from them)
· Become immediately involved with existing activities
· Use outreach to gain lasting relationships with specific community organizations

Example Key Questions:
· What are some current options for a professional student group such as ours regarding volunteer work?
· What about future opportunities to continue volunteering with the organization?
· What types of relationships would you expect to build from an initiative such as the one I have just described?
· Would this type of relationship be beneficial to both the organization and the University of Minnesota MHA program?

Key take-aways:
· We would like to cultivate a lasting relationship with the organization
· The main goal is to provide consistent, perpetual service for the community through this and subsequent generations of MHA students.

Commitments:
· Let them know that you will follow up regarding the items discussed

MHA Community Stewardship

Monday, March 31, 2008

ACHE Volunteer Event in Chicago

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Contact (Interview) Summary

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