Announcements:
Mentor/Mentee Program
- Email Libby Bradford before this Sunday (2/5) if you are interested in being a part of the mentor/mentee program.
(Net)Work Your Way to the Top with PRSSA & ImPRessions
- February 15th from 6:30-8 in Schoonover 145
- Bring your resume, notebook, and look professional
- Get your resume critiqued and learn from those who have been there before. Also send applications & get a gift
Pay your DUES
- Dues are due February 20th — $80 (cash or check)
- Benefits: mentor/mentee program, internship listings, national memberships and discounts, looks great on resume
Get SWAGGY!
- Stickers $3
- T-shirts $15
Interested in Blogging?
- If you are interested in blogging, please email Jennica (jl390412) for more information
- Feel free to sign up for any open slot on the calendar
Networking Trips
- Spots are open for Cleveland (2/10) and Nashville (2/17)
- For more details & to sign up, email scripps.prssa@gmail.com
PRSSA National Assembly
- Go to Seattle for free!
- Resume and cover letter due February 1st at 5 p.m
Run for PRSSA E-Board
- Election info sessions on February 8th @7:30 in Scripps 114 & February 20th @7 in Alden 319
- E-Board is held Wednesdays at 5pm in Schoonover 508
Member Spotlight
- Hallie Kile
- Twitter: @halkile22
Resource for Members
- Emily’s office hours: Baker 318 Tuesday 4:30-6:30
Guest Speaker: Samantha Smith-Communication Manager @ The Ronald McDonald House
The Columbus Ronald McDonald House Basic Information
- 137 Bedroom facilities complete with community rooms, laundry facilities and a kitchen
- Average family stays 8 nights
- Serves families with children in any Central Ohio hospital
- Largest Ronald McDonald House in the world
- Expansion opened September 2014 (additional guest rooms, rooftop garden, spa, princess room, and 5 family homes)
- Newest Addition: The Family Room (coming soon)
The Ronald McDonald House Mission Statement
- Ronald McDonald house charities of central Ohio creates, finds and supports programs that directly improve the health and well being of children.
The Ronald McDonald Care Mobile
- Launched December 1st, 2010
- Traveling pediatric medical clinic (Physicians and Nurses)
- Taking care to underserved areas of Central and Southeast Ohio
- Serves over 1,000 children per year
Ways to Get Involved:
- Individual house warmers
- Group volunteering
- Meal groups
- Special projects
- Craftsmen
- Special events
- Red Shoe Society
Ways to Give:
- Wish List Drive
- Pop Tabs
- Adopt-A-Room
- Sponsorship Opportunities
- Donate your vehicle to RMHC
- Include RMHC in your estate plans
More about Samantha Smith:
- Graduate of The Ohio State University
- Got connected with RMHC through an internship her senior year and was offered a job following the internship
- Started as a communication and marketing intern (worked special events, wrote thank yous, etc.)
- Wrote a family story (interviewed the family and went to the hospital to meet the little boy)
- Runs the social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, etc.)
- In charge of meeting the cause marketing budget
- Works directly with videography and partners with Pixel Park to create all media content
- Works everyday to come up with new ways to promote/ask for money on social media
- Must make sure all content is up to “brand standards”
More about The Ronald McDonald House:
- Run almost completely by volunteers
- Only 22 paid employees
- RMHC has a 4-million-dollar revenue that needs to be met in order to keep the house running
- Donations: $420,000 every year
- Grants Budget: $290,000 every year
- Cause Marketing Budget: $410,000
- Special Event Budget: over 1 million, promoted on social media
If you want to help The Ronald McDonald House get the chance to win $100,000; go to votecoachmatta.com and vote!!
See you all at next week’s meeting!
This week’s meeting recap is brought to you by Hannah Browsky! Hannah is a strategic communication major. Follow her on Twitter @HannahBrowsky!