Hearts and Crafts Putting the lives of Multiple Sclerosis sufferers back together, one piece at a ti

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Hearts and CraftsPutting the lives of Multiple
Sclerosis sufferers back together, one piece at a
time

• Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity Inc.
• Christina J. Mazur
• Co-Chair of the National Philanthropic Committee
• Province II Chaplain

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Hearts and Crafts Quilt

• The Official Philanthropic Project of Kappa Psi
  Pharmaceutical Fraternity Inc. in conjunction
  with Province II
• Inspired by the AIDS quilt
• All proceeds will benefit the Multiple Sclerosis
  Foundation

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History of the Quilt

• During the Spring Province II Assembly, Brother
  Emily Dornblaser of the Beta Kappa Chapter
  brought up the idea of a Province II Quilt during
  the Philanthropic round table, at which time the
  National Project was born
• Preliminary plans for the quilt were discussed
  throughout the summer with the Province II
  Executive Committee
• Plans were finalized in Hershey at the Interim
  Meeting
• Province II donated 1000 to the project during
  their fall assembly, along with ten squares

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History Cont

• The quilt has made its appearance at the fall
  assemblies of Provinces II, III, and V
• It was also formally presented at Provinces VIII
  and IX, as well as ASHPs National Meeting in
  Anaheim, Orange County, California

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The Quilts Intentions

• It has been nearly seven years since the last
  Official National Philanthropic Project which was
  the Cross Country Bike Ride to benefit the
  American Diabetes Association Sponsored by
  Gamma Eta chapter and Province X
• As the oldest and largest pharmaceutical
  fraternity, brothers of Kappa Psi have the
  potential to make a difference
• The final quilt project will be unveiled at the
  53rd GCC in Boston

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The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation

• Putting the lives of MS sufferers back together,
  one piece at a time

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Multiple Sclerosis Foundation

• Predominantly service-based, non-profit
  organization
• Primary mission is to ensure the best quality of
  life for those coping with MS by providing
  comprehensive support and educational programs
• Supporting research into its cause and cure as
  well as investigations of various medical and
  complementary treatment options
• Serve with empathy, resourcefulness, and
  responsibility
• Listen, assist, and empower.

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Multiple Sclerosis Foundation

• Proudly servers those that have MS since 1986
• Their program helps to make a brighter tomorrow
  with
• Home Care Grants
• Assistive Technology
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Brighter Tomorrow Grants

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What you can do to help

• Every chapter can simply participate in the
  project!
• Be creative
• Pull ideas from chapter brothers to come up with
  a design
• Purchase your own individual square
• Sew smaller individual squares together so they
  fit the national guidelines
• Ask graduate brothers to participate as well!

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The Official National Philanthropic Projects
Goals

• 4,000 per province
• 36,000 dollars nationwide!
• To unveil the final project at the 53rd GCC and
  to reach our goals by that time!

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What the square should look like
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Guidelines

• 100 minimum donation per square
• If a chapter decides to raise more than 100,
  they get to have a square for each 100 raised
• 24 x 24 inch fabric section
• 22 x 22 inch design on the fabric
• A 1 inch boarder on each side of the design for
  sewing purposes

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Deadlines

• The initial deadline for chapter patch submission
  is
• December 1st, 2006
• The secondary deadline for patch submission is
• June 30th, 2007
• Please make all checks payable to Kappa
  Psi-Province II or Multiple Sclerosis
  Foundation
• Mail the patches and donations to
• Christina J. Mazur
• 361 Atwood Street
• Pittsburgh, PA 15213

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Lets see the progress so far!
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Square signed by brothers attending the Fall
Province II Assembly
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Some of the Province II Officer Squares
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The Quilt So Far
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Questions or Comments?