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

[Jessica Purcell]

Hi everyone,

The Entomology Swap will take place on Friday (September 20) in the
Entomology Large Conference room from 1:30-3:30 PM.  If you plan on
donating items to the Swap, please either bring them to the Large
Conference Room between 1-1:30 for set up or, if you can't make it at that
time or need to store them, you can drop them off at my lab (ENTM 263)
between 9-1 on Friday.  The swap will open for people to peruse the
available items at 1:30.  PLEASE bring a bag with you if you can. We will
ask for donations to the Entomology Inclusivity Fund "by the bag".
"Shopping" will end at 3:30, since we will need to clear out before an
event in the LCR at 4 PM. If you'd like to help, I could use some
assistance with set up (1-1:30) and clean up (3:30-4)!  It sounds like
there will be clothes, kitchen items, toys, books, and (maybe) some plants.
Come check it out!

Thanks, everyone!  This should be fun!
All the best,
Jessica

On Fri, Sep 13, 2024 at 3:57 PM Jessica Purcell <jpurcell at ucr.edu> wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
>>
>> ENTOMOLOGY SWAP and FUNDRAISER
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear friends and colleagues,
>>
>>
>>
>> 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:
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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).
>>
>> 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!
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> Please let me know if you are interested and also if you’d be willing to
>> help on the day.
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>> Jessica
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Professor
>>
>> Department of Entomology
>>
>> University of California, Riverside
>>
>> Office: (951) 827-7258
>>
>> purcelllab.ucr.edu
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