The Evergreen Chemistry Club

TUTORING
Math and science tutoring in local elementary, middle, and high schools through CCBLA

NATIONAL CHEMISTRY WEEK

All week-Canned Food Drive to donate to the food bank on campus
Box in the CAL all week, at the bake sale, and at the door of the speaker

Wednesday-Chemistry of Beer Speaker 6 pm
Dinner with the Speaker afterwards 7 pm at Budd Bay Café
Email: chemclub@evergreen .edu if you’d like to go to dinner.

Thursday-Kids in Chemistry 3-5 pm Thursday at Downtown Library
Email Dharshi if interested: bopegedd@evergreen.edu

Friday-Roosevelt Elementary School Kids in Chemistry
Kate, Kyobi, C, Floral, Kelsey

ACS VIDEO CHALLENGE
We need video editors! $1500 prize!

NIFTY NEW WEBSITE!
blogs.evergreen.edu/chemclub/
Help us keep it awesome! Post notes, videos, comments, pictures, or jokes!

LINUS PAULING SYMPOSIUM
There is still time to sign up! The deadline for dinner money ($15) is October 28th. Please bring cash or check to a meeting.

BAKE SALE NEWS
Next week’s Bakers:
Kate, Brenden, KYOBI, Isha
Next Tuesday Tablers: Dan, Isha 12-1:30
Next Thursday Tablers: Kyobi, Kate, Kelsey

MUG SALES/OTHER FUNDRAISERS
Probably not needed right now, we’ll see

One additional note:
LEFT FOOT ORGANICS
Helps developmentally disabled youth and adults and low income kids get farm jobs.
Benefit Dinner at 5:30 pm this Saturday at SPSCC: Student Tickets $25 (must be purchased from Megan-(360)704-8092)

Social (half) hour news:

• Undergraduate Science Party on campus ?
• Kyobi presents Nobel Prize in Chemistry winners from this year

NCW EVENTS:
Flyers and banners around campus: Kate, Kyobi, Dan, Kelsey

10/21- “The Chemistry of Beer” by Mark Thompson

Chem Club table at the Door B1107 @ 5:30 pm
Speaker B1107 @ 6 pm
Dinner at Budd Bay Restaurant with the Speaker @ 7 pm
(Bring $7 to next week’s meeting for dinner)
10/22-Kids in Chemistry
Downtown Library @ 3-5 pm
Email Dharshi to sign up: bopegedd@evergreen.edu

More NCW “Chemistry It’s Elemental” Activities Brainstorm:
Food Drive, Clothing Drive, Friday=mole day, Dress up as elements/Chemical Party youtube video, Dihydrogen monoxide scare, liquid nitrogen ice cream
Roosevelt Elementary on Friday: Kyobi, Kate, Kelsey, Alani, Floral, Paul

LINUS PAULING SYMPOSIUM
Saturday November 7–all day
If you want to go, print out a form and bring a cash/check for dinner (make payable to Chemistry Club) to the Week 4 meeting.
Symposium Sign up form link: http://chem.pdx.edu/~wamserc/Pauling2009/Banquet.pdf
People who have signed up: Paul, Hans, Mont, Kyobi, Eli, Dan, Julie, Kate, Isha

SCIENCE CAFÉ
Tuesday October 13 @ 7 pm
Topic: Swine Flu
Westside Olympia Barnes and Noble

SCIENCE ON TAP
Monday, October 26 @ 7 pm
Topic: “Robot-Assisted Surgery: the Past, Present, and Future”
Ravenna Third Place Books, Seattle (possibly taking 2 vans)

Thanks for coming and we’ll see you at our next meeting Wednesday, October 14 @ 1 pm.

Today was the first meeting of the year/pizza social led by President Isha Kuhns and Vice President Kate Reimer! Thanks for attending if you were there!

Upcoming Events Calendar:

October 13: Science Café (Topic: Swine Flu) 7 pm at the Westside Barnes and Noble

October 19-23: NATIONAL CHEMISTRY WEEK

• Wednesday: Chemistry of Beer Brewing Speaker 6-7 pm Sem II
• Thursday: Kids in Chemistry in the Library 3-5 pm

Email Dharshi if you’d like to volunteer: bopegedd@evergreen.edu

November 7: Linus Pauling Symposium and Dinner (optional) at Portland State University (Van transportation available)

Spring Break 2010: (March 21-25) American Chemical Society National Meeting in San Francisco (Applications to attend will be available during winter quarter)

Other Event Ideas:

• Science on Tap
• I.P. Callison’s Flavor Factory
• Satsop Nuclear Reactor
• Fishtail Brewery Tour
• State Patrol Crime Lab
• King County Health Labs
• Department of Ecology in Olympia
• Pacific Science Center (Seattle)

Also announced at the meeting were the awards that we received as a club from the American Chemical Society; the Commendable Chapter Award and the Green Chemistry Award.

Every Tuesday we hold a bake sale to raise money for our ACS Spring Break trip. Next Tuesday the following people volunteered to help out:

BAKERS:

• Hans
• Floral
• Ray
• Brendan
• Kelsey

TABLERS:

• Dan
• Kate
• Kelsey

(Can anyone table before 12?)

Please drop individually wrapped baked goods off at our workspace in Student Activities (2nd floor of Sem 1) on Tuesday morning.

Thank you and we’ll see you at our next meeting- Wednesday October 7th 1-2pm.