September 2015 - Volume 7, Issue 2

IN THIS ISSUE
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COMMITTEE RECRUITMENT WEEK RECAP

THEME REVEAL PREVIEW

WEEK OF WELCOME SUCCESS

SOCIAL MEDIA SPOTLIGHT

WHY RUN KILOMETERS FOR THE KIDS?

FOR THE KIDS STORY

CFTK now has 460 new committee members.

Learn the theme of the 2016 UNC Dance Marathon.
CFTK Welcomed students to campus with two events.
Some of our favorite mentions from the month.
Five reasons you should participate in this years race.
A reminder of why we do what we do.

UPCOMING EVENTS
9.27
10.5-9
11.5

carolinaftk.org

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KILOMETERS FOR THE KIDS

Join us for our fourth annual race.

DANCER RECRUITMENT WEEK

Find us in the Pit to sign up to dance.

FOR(MAL) THE KIDS

Enjoy an evening out while also helping the cause.

@carolinaftk

@carolinaftk

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The mission of Carolina For the Kids Foundation is to overcome childhood illness by providing major support
for the medical, surgical and emotional care of the patients and families served by UNC Childrens.

Committee Recruitment Week Recap

BY ELISABETH MCFARLAND MEDIA RELATIONS SUBCHAIR
With another Committee Recruitment Week in the
books, Executive Director Meagan Barger believed the
week was a great success.
Looking around the Pit, there were always really
amazing conversations happening, Barger said. I felt
like we connected really well with students as well as our
cause.
CFTK recruited 460 committee members during CRW.
One thing that made CRW different than in years past
was the addition of the Technology Committee.
CFTK has the advantage of having a committee for
each persons talents to be valued and used, so adding
the Technology Committee is just one more way that we
can use the specialized talents that the student body has
to offer, Barger said.
CRW attracts both new and returning members to
participate in the largest student-run nonprofit in N.C.
Sophomore Madison Pleasants was a dancer in the
2015 Marathon, but decided to apply to be on a committee
this year. Shes excited to meet the people who run CFTK.

Carolina For The Kids Subchairs in the pit

during Committee Recruitment Week.

I realized how much of an impact CFTK made after

I did the Marathon last year, and I decided I wanted to
be a bigger part of this impact as a committee member,
Pleasants said. Plus, they all seem really cool.

Theme Reveal Preview

BY WILL SCHOEFFLER COPY EDIT SUBCHAIR

The design for the

new tank tops!

On Thursday, Sept. 17, Carolina For

The Kids will host its annual Theme Reveal
at The Strowd on Franklin Street.
Each year, CFTK has an event to
celebrate the year ahead, while also
getting the community excited for years
Dance Marathon.
The event will be a neon rave, and to
help get everybody pumped about the
theme, CFTK has released a new neon
tank top for everyone to wear.

Theyre available in Blue, Yellow, and

Pink, and can be purchased from the
CFTK office in the Union Annex, room
2500, or by contacting Hannah Mebane at
fundraisingprojects@carolinaftk.org.
The theme will be announced at the
stroke of midnight, so to not miss any of
the action be sure to get to The Strowd
before 11:30. Doors open at 10 PM, and all
cover charges before 11:30 benefit CFTK
so come and support the cause.

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SOCIAL MEDIA

SPOTLIGHT
@montpetweets
@carolinaftk
@alsburgershack Best
Burger. Ever. Thanks
for hosting a great
event last night!
@Chancellor Folt
Great to catch up
with @carolinaftk
exec board. Talk
about hard workers!
Thanks for all they
do for kids!

@TylerAndrewHunt
So pumped to be
a part of Carolina
For The Kids
corporate marketing
committee
@megbarg
Stand up for
noodles, stand
up For the Kids
#uncnoodles
#noodles #crewdles

FOLLOW US!

@carolinaftk

WoW! What a Success!

BY HALEY WAXMAN PUBLICITY CHAIR

Since returning to campus in

August, Carolina For The Kids has
certainly hit the ground running.
Within the first week of school, CFTK
hosted two Week of Welcome events
events in conjunction with Tar Heel
Beginnings.
The first WoW event, Snacks and
Crafts FTK, planned by Entertainment
Chair Megan Fullarton, drew a great
crowd. At this event, students put
together craft kits for patients at
UNC Childrens, in addition to making
cards and blankets for families to
enjoy at the Hospital.
This was a great way for new and
returning students to learn about
our organization and our cause,
while doing something that will really
bring a smile to the patients at UNC
Childrens, Fullarton said.
The UNC Walk-Ons dropped by
the event and provided quite the
soundtrack to build craft kits to.
We wanted to include the WalkOns at this event because they are

such a fun performing group, and it

gives potential committee members
and dancers a taste of all the
awesome performances they will see
at the Marathon, Fullarton said.
The second event was held in
conjunction with Week of Welcomes
Day of Service. For this event, CFTK
and Helping Paws teamed up to
provide service-oriented activities to
welcome students to campus.
Hospital and Family Relations
Chair Chelsea Krivanek said she was
extremely pleased with the .
It was very exciting to see so many
new students who are so enthusiastic
about getting involved with service
on campus, Krivanek said.
Week of Welcome proved to be a
very successful week for Carolina For
The Kids. Between FallFest and the
two WoW events, CFTK interacted
with nearly 1,000 students, starting
this year off on a wonderful note.

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Mark Your Calendars, Get Set, Go!

BY WILL SCHOEFFLER COPY EDIT SUBCHAIR
Our Kilometers For The Kids
5K and 1 mile Fun Run race is just
around the corner mark your
calendars for Sunday, Sept. 27!
Maybe youre still on the fence
about participating, maybe you
just told your friend youd think
about it so they wouldnt ask
you again, or maybe you havent
thought about it at all. No matter
where youre at, heres 5 reasons
why you should register today.

1. Its fun for the whole family.

2.Help celebrate the first
anniversary of the clinic
announcement.
3. You can raise funds for your
organization, too.
4. Compete with other runners
around the area.

For the full article, please

5. You get a cool t-shirt!
go to carolinaftk.org/blog.

Ramses at the starting line

of the 2014 Kilometers
For The Kids Race.

For the Kids Story

Caroline was admitted for surgery at N.C.

Childrens Hospital because of her severe
developmental delays. Her mother, who adopted
her as a baby, accompanied her. The family does
their best to meet the girls special needs, but their
finances are tight. One parent always stays at home
with their 8-year-old daughter, so both parents
cannot work. The For the Kids Fund provided
the family with meal tickets, making for a more
comfortable stay in the hospital while the daughter
recovered.

For more FTK stories, visit

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September 27th | 9 am | The Old Well

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Sponsored by:
Carolina For The Kids
& UNC Family Weekend
The mission of the Carolina For The Kids Foundation is to
overcome childhood illness by providing major support for the
medical, surgical, and emotional care of the patients and
families served by North Carolina Childrens Hospital.

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