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HEY BBUGS!
We need volunteers for the upcoming GT Engineering Design Challenge. This is an annual event where local high school students come to Georgia Tech for a day to learn about engineering. There is not a lot of work on your part – simply describe the challenge to the students, give them the tools, and let them get creative! Last year’s event involved giving them sticks, pipe cleaners, rubber bands, etc and having them design an arm that could throw a bean bag toward a target. You can answer questions and help with designs, and the designs will be judged by you at the end. YOU GET FREE LUNCH, and we are looking for 6-10 volunteers. You can work the whole 3 hours, or rotate in an out for 1-2 hour shifts if you can’t stay the whole time.

Who: YOU!!!
When: November 18, 2008, 9:45am – 1pm
Where: GT Student Center
What: GT Bioengineering Challenge
FREE LUNCH!!!!

Please contact Stacie Gutowski (staciemg@gatech.edu), Nathan Hotaling (nathan.hotaling@gatech.edu), or Drew Owen (drduber@gatech.edu) if you can participate!

Hi BBUGS,

This year’s Buzz on Biotechnology will be held on October 24, 2009. This annual event brings several hundred local high school students to GT, and we need YOUR help to make it a success. Activities consist of science demos, lab tours, presentations, and a fantastic time teaching all about science! All volunteers get FREE breakfast, FREE lunch, and a FREE awesome new BBUGS t-shirt!

When:  Saturday October 24, 2009, 9am – 2pm (event runs 10am-1pm)

Volunteer meeting TBA in the near future.

Please volunteer if you can, and tell your friends to volunteer too!

Reply to Stacie Gutowski (staciemg@gatech.edu), Drew Owen (DrDuber@gatech.edu), or Nathan Hotaling (Nathan.Hotaling@gatech.edu)

Hi BBUGS folks,

We have a few more BBUGS education and outreach events that we need help with this semester. Please let us know if you are available to help.

Event 1:April 17,  9-11

# of volunteers needed: 2

Description: Greenforest Academy is having their Regional Science Fair and would like for 2 graduate students to do a bio-related demonstration.

Location: Decatur, GA

Deadline to respond: Monday April 13

Event 2*:April 20,  9 am-12pm

# of volunteers needed: 5

Description: Ron Clark Academy 7^th graders are coming in for lab tours and demos

Location: IBB, GT

Deadline to respond: Wednesday April 15

*Lunch will be provided

Contact Rachel Horak (rahorak@gatech.edu) or Samantha Andrews (samantha.andrews@biology.gatech.edu) to help out.

Thanks!