Maren Bettis

Responsibilities

-COORDINATE COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS AND PRESENCE AT EVENTS (I.E. CONTACT AND ATTEND LOCAL HEALTH/VOLUNTEER FAIRS AND FARMERS MARKETS) -ASSIST ALL CAMPAIGN MANAGERS/DIRECTORS WITH EVENT SET UP, REGISTRATION, AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY TASKS -REACH OUT TO PAST AND PRESENT PARTICIPANTS REGARDING THE CAMPAIGNS AND UPCOMING EVENTS BY BOTH EMAIL AND PHONE -VISIT LOCAL HOSPITALS TO EXPAND ORGANIZATIONAL OUTREACH TO NEW AND OLD BLOOD CANCER PATIENTS -CONTACT LOCAL AREA BUSINESSES FOR SPONSORSHIP AND DONATION REQUESTS

Accomplishments

HELPING PLAN AND COORDINATE THE FIRST LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA (LLS) EVENT AT IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, DODGE THE DARK, WHICH IS A GLOW IN THE DARK DODGEBALL TOURNAMENT CO-HOSTED BY THE DUB-H DANCE CLUB ON CAMPUS. HAVING THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE UNIVERSITY AND THE CLUB ALLOWED ME TO INPUT BENEFICIAL INFORMATION FOR A SUCCESSFUL EVENT.

What advice would you give?

-USE ANY CHANCE TO NETWORK WITH PEOPLE AS THEY CAN OPEN DOORS YOU DIDN'T EVEN KNOW YOU WANTED OPEN. -FIND AN ORGANIZATION YOU HAVE PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE OF SO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE WALKING IN TO. -WORK HARD AND HAVE FUN. THIS EXPERIENCE IS A CHANCE TO GROW AND LEARN ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT IN YU FUTURE ENDEAVORS