Rural Health Activism: Members of the Rural Health Activism Committee work with the VP of Rural Health Activism. This entails helping to plan at least one activism event relating to international rural health every two months (e.g. arranging for guest speakers, coordinating documentary screenings) and helping to keep the chapter up to date on other global health events of interest on campus. Members can assist in compiling monthly reports of service from chapter members as well as document the chapter’s rural health activism initiatives throughout the year (e.g. book club, conferences, service opportunities).
VP: Akshata Shirahatti | ashiraha@princeton.edu
Chair: Michael Chang | mschang@princeton.edu
Outreach and Publicity: Members of the Outreach and Publicity Committee work with the VP of Outreach and Publicity. This entails publicizing all fundraising and activism events through multiple advertising venues and recruiting new members by publicizing the chapter through activity fairs, open hoses, email listservs, etc. Members can help maintain an updated chapter website/blog as well as the chapter Facebook page. In order to help foster a sense of community and teamwork among chapter participants, members can also help by planning occasional social events.
VP: Patricia Yeh | pyeh@princeton.edu
Chair: Divya Krishnan | divyak@princeton.edu
Fundraising: Members of the Fundraising Committee work with the VP of Fundraising. This entails helping to plan and coordinate at least one fundraising event every month (either on-campus or off-campus) in order to meet the yearly requirement set forth by TropicalClinics Headquarters and helping to keep track of the earnings from each fundraising event. Members can help find sponsors and/or donors for the various activities. Creativity of ideas is encouraged to help plan innovative fundraising events. This is a vitally important committee and all funds raised directly support TropicalClinics’ efforts to bring quality health care to the underserved women, children, and families in rural areas of developing nations, beginning in Kenya.
VP: Bizuwork Melesse | bmelesse@princeton.edu
Chair: Daria Koren | dkoren@princeton.edu
Special Events: Members of the Special Events Committee work with the President and VP of Operations. This entails helping to plan and coordinate the major TropicalClinics Headquarters events on Princeton campus. This year’s major events will include a Wine and Cheese event on November 7th, 2013, the Annual Gala with Meera Gandhi in early 2014, the Tea Gala on March 1, 2014, and the Fundraising 5K/Walkathon tentatively scheduled for May 3, 2014. Some responsibilities of committee members will include: helping with the planning phase, seeking monetary sponsors and auction donors, securing guest fees, publicizing and reaching out to the community, and assisting with the wide variety of tasks these events will require the day of to ensure they run smoothly.
VP: Priscella Chan | pschan@princeton.edu
Chair: Jess Gregory | jcg2@Princeton.EDU
Chaptership Expansion: Members of the Chaptership Expansion Committee work with the VP of Chaptership Expansion. This new and exciting committee focuses on expanding the TCRH chaptership program to other institutions, i.e. colleges, high schools, etc. by aiding them in forming their own chapters. As the founding chapter, we have a key responsibility in helping TropicalClinics Headquarters expand its mission. There is tremendous potential for what this committee can accomplish!
VP: Christine Hildreth | cnh2@princeton.edu
Chair: Lana Daniels | allannad@princeton.edu
** Please note that we are accepting applications year-round for those that wish to join our chapter. Just send us a quick email at tcrhp@princeton.edu to request an application. We’d love to have you on our team!
