Upcoming Events! : What: Relay for Life When: Friday April 16th-17th (overnight) Where: NMSU Horseshoe Why: Support the American Cancer Society/ Cancer victims and have fun while doing it! What: Earth Day Event hosted by OASIS (Organized Aggie Students Inspiring Sustainability) When: 1:30- 5:30pm Sat. April 17th Where: Young Park Why: Encourage sustainability, network with other organizations, and spread the word about Rotaract! Semester- Long Projects: NMSU has declared 2009 the year of Sustainability. Help our campus maintain its status as a eco-aware community by helping out at our recycling center.The center is located on Locust St just south of Wells St (about one block back from the Athletics Center). The only thing they ask, is that we commit to at least one hour when we go! Anyone can help the recycling center Monday- Friday between 12:30pm- 2:00pm!   Call for Service Committee Liaisons! NMSU Rotaract would love to have more community service projects; however it’s a lot of work for one person to be the contact for all of our projects. If you have any service or non-profit that is close to your heart please consider being the official Rotaract liaison. As the liaison you will be the contact person with the non-profit, schedule dates for service, assist in recruiting students to attend the events, and report back to the club with progress. Contact Vanessa at timbres@gmail.com for more information. Possible organizations are: Jardin de los Ninos La Casa Domestic Abuse Shelter http://www.lacasainc.org/ Child Crisis Center La Pinon http://www.zianet.com/lapinon/ If you have any suggestions on a project you would like to see our club work on, or you are an organization in need please contact rotaract@nmsu.edu. Past projects have included: Volunteer work for GRAS Rotary Talent Show Habitat for Humanity Trek for Trash Trunk or Treat sponsored by Las Cruces High School Interact La Casa mentoring program for children Animal shelter volunteer work The Big Event (Las Cruces community clean-up) Santa Catalina co-op sales Dress a Child Ushering at events such as the Border Book Festival and Special Olympics Cooking at the Gospel Rescue Mission Raising funds for scholarships water sanitation eye exams for students We're not all work and no play. Every service project gives our members a sense of community, and we have fun together!