[Entm-researchstaff] [Entmfaculty] ENTOMOLOGY SWAP and FUNDRAISER

[Jessica Purcell]

Hi everyone,

Thanks so much for the enthusiastic response!  It seems like we will have a
"critical mass" for a successful swap.  :). If you didn't reply but you'd
like to bring something to the swap (or just come and browse and hopefully
find a treasure or two!!), please feel free.  It sounds like September 20
works for most (apologies for those with other plans for that day-- it's
tricky to find a good time for everyone, and hopefully this will be
successful and we can run another in the future!!).  I will reserve some
space and send more information about precise time and place early next
week.  If you need to store things ahead of the swap, I can offer a limited
amount of space in my lab.

I look forward to seeing you next Friday (if not before!!)
All the best,
Jessica

On Fri, Sep 6, 2024 at 10:49 AM Krista M Zavala via Entmfaculty <
entmfaculty at lists.ucr.edu> wrote:

> Sent on behalf of Jessica Purcell jpurcell at ucr.edu
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> ENTOMOLOGY SWAP and FUNDRAISER
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> Dear friends and colleagues,
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> I’ve always enjoyed passing along treasures that I no longer need and
> picking up new (to me) items from friends and family. In a small way, this
> can help reduce waste and prolong the useful life of various items
> (clothes, games, puzzles, gear, small furniture, etc!) I also love figuring
> out new ways to support students in our department. I’d like to combine
> these ideas and pilot an Entomology Swap Meet/Fundraiser, hopefully at a
> time that it may be useful to incoming (or departing!) members of our
> department. I am tentatively thinking about running this pilot on the
> afternoon of Friday, September 20, but this is flexible if it’s a bad time
> for others. I’ve already discussed this idea with some colleagues, and
> together we’ve come up with the following model:
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> 1. Anyone interested may contribute items for the swap! Have stuff that
> you were thinking of donating to charity? Bring it here first to see if a
> colleague could use it. If you are interested in contributing items, please
> just drop me a line at jpurcell at ucr.edu so that I can assess interest.
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> 2. Depending upon interest, we will reserve space of an appropriate size
> for a couple of hours and will set out all of the items for the swap.
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> 3. Anyone is welcome to pick up items from the swap. We’ll ask that you
> donate to the Entomology Inclusivity Fund for each bag that you fill (or
> something along these lines)- Ideally, bring your own bag(s).
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> 4. I will plan to donate unclaimed items to the Mary S. Roberts Humane
> Society thrift store at the end of the day. I won’t be able to manage very
> large items, so if you are hoping to swap your couch (or similar), please
> bring a photo and arrange a transfer outside of the swap day!
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> I hope that this can be a win/win event, allowing folks to clear some
> unwanted items from their homes, pass them along to people who can use
> them, and raise money for deserving students all at the same time.
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> Please let me know if you are interested and also if you’d be willing to
> help on the day.
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> All the best,
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> Jessica
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> University of California, Riverside
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