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Violet-3.2.10-Positive Exposure (Visit 5)

On March 2, Cheyenne, Parker, and I went to Rick Guidotti’s studio, Ruby could not make it. Although he was not there (he was on a trip to Tanzania), we were given instructions by Miche Griffin (my mother). We were told to pack envelopes for his upcoming event on Thursday, April 22. Miche gave us directions, and an example of how to stuff the envelopes. We made an assembly line, with Cheyenne packing the RSVPs into their envelopes, me packing the RSVPs into the media kits, then Parker packing the media kits into the envelopes. These jobs were a lot harder then all of us expected them to be, they had to be perfect since some people who were being invited would make a donation of $5,000. The easiest of the 3 jobs was putting the RSVPs into their envelopes, but they still had to be perfectly centered and tucked under the crease of the envelope. The jobs got harder while going down the line. The job of putting the RSVPs into the media kits was the moderately easy job, the RSVPs had to be centered in the crease of the envelope. The hardest out of all of the jobs was putting the media kit (with the RSVP inside) into the envelope, none of us were sure why it took the longest, but or some reason it did. The next day we had to go back to continue making them, then closing them, and labeling them.

Violet-2.25.10-Go Red for Women (Visit 4)

Working at Go Red For Women

*Notice how many bags there were in the background. People in photo, from left to right: College student, Parker, Ruby T, Me

On February 25, Cheyenne, Parker, Ruby T, and I all went to the Waldorf Astoria. At first, there was some complications, about me and Ruby coming, because we had a basketball game, and we only knew we were going two hours before it started, so we both had to get people to drop off clothing. Anyways, at noon we left school to go to the Waldorf, we went by cab, split it fours ways, like always. Once we arrived, we went to upstairs, using the specified elevator in the instructions. When we got to the floor, we spent about five minutes searching for the right room, we then finally found someone who worked there, and kindly brought us there.
When we got to the room, we were greeted by Amanda Mercep, we put our coats down, and were given directions. We were told to:

  1. Take a bag
  2. Nautica post-its
  3. Put in a Dr. Copeland Skin Care product
  4. Estée Lauder Vibrating Mascara
  5. Estée Lauder Lipstick
  6. Go Red Stress Ball (in the shape of a heart)
  7. A heart shaped chocolate
  8. Go Red USB drive
  9. Go Red pen
  10. Go Red pin
  11. Go Red informational packet

But, first, we had to unfold the bags, there was 1,000. Cheyenne and Parker unfolded the bags, while Ruby and I stacked them. I am assuming this took about 45 minutes or so, because there was also 6 or more college students helping. Anyways, once all the bags were unfolded, we started packing them, after about 30 minutes or so, Parker, Cheyenne, and I started packing the bags with post-its, so as the line moved along, people could skip a step. We continued doing this until Ruby and I had to leave for a basketball tournament.
Before we left, we were allowed to make a gift bag for ourselves, and take one for our mothers if we wanted to. Even though we did not learn much about women’s heart disease, it was nice to help, and the gift bag wasn’t too bad either.
Lastly, we were invited to the event that they were doing the next day, but since it was a snow day, but sadly, no one could make it.

Violet-2.3.10-Positive Exposure (Visit 3)

On February 3, Parker, Cheyenne, Ruby T, and I went to Mr. Guidotti’s studio again. We arrived by cab. When we finally got there, we were greeted my Miche, and told to get these two wire bins, that were filled with letters. Most of the letters were thank you or holiday cards. Anyways, we were given clear plastic sheet covers, sharpies, and labels. We were told to take each card or letter, place it with the cover facing up, and then put the name, address, and date on a label. We must have done at least 150 of them. Although we didn’t learn as much as the previous visit to Positive Exposure, it is good to know that we are at least helping everything become much more organized.

Violet-1.25.10-Positive Exposure (Visit 2)

On January 25, Parker, Ruby T, Cheyenne, and I took a cab to 20th and Park Ave. to go to Mr. Guidotti’s studio. When we arrived we were greeted by Miche Griffin, she gave us a packet, containing many facts about the organization (Positive Exposure). Some of the facts included were, when he started it, why he started it, and where he has been.

Our first visit was more an introduction to the program, then a “working”  visit. Other than reading the packet, we were shown a video, about how some people with albinism, by witch doctors, for their limbs. Most of the people who were  slaughtered didn’t survive, but in one of the videos we saw, she did survive, but now has no arms. This woman was about 30 or so, and she had to live with her parents, because she couldn’t do much by herself.

We were also shown pictures of his work, we saw many pictures from his trips to Tanzania. There was this one child, who was born with albinism, but his mother and father thought their child was “cursed,” so they put him out in the sun, by them doing so, this boy began to get brown spots on his skin-skin cancer.

Also, quickly, I would quickly like to clear up exactly what albinism is:

• It is refers to a group of people with little or no pigment in their eyes, skin, or hair.

• One in 17,000 people in the U.S.A have some type of albinism

• Albinism affects people from all races, most people with albinism are born to parents with “normal” hair and eye color for their ethnic backgrounds.

• Many people think everyone with albinism has red eyes. But, this is not true, some have  reddish, violet, hazel, or brown eyes, but, most have blue eyes. But, all forms of albinism are associated with vision problems.

•More detailed facts about albinism

Not only does Positive Exposure deal with albinism, it also deals with many other genetic conditions. I was honored enough to meet two people who have genetic conditions. One actually passed away. But, when I met Pauline (quite a long time ago-probably about 5 years) it didn’t seem like she was different, she was as normal as anyone else, she just looked different. I was also lucky enough to meet another girl, who must have been at most only 7 years older than me. Although, when we did meet, it was at a photo shoot and we did not talk much, but I could tell, that by Mr. Guidotti taking pictures of her, it made her feel pretty.

The video we watched about the people getting slaughtered in Tanzania is quite graphic, but it is worth watching, to me it was a wake up call to another big problem that’s currently happening in the world. Albinism in Tanzania

Violet-1.16.10-Mentoring in Medicine Conference (Visit 1)

Last Saturday (January 16th), Cheyenne and I went to a Mentoring in Medicine Conference, which Parker was not able to come to. This conference encouraged people in 3rd grade and up to have a career in the health care. Although one of our main topics is women’s heart disease, this event was a combination of many different health professionals talking about why they chose that certain career, and why they currently enjoy it, etc.

To help with the Go Red for Women Campaign (women’s heart disease) we handed out subscription cards, that once signed up, it would provide one with emails with tips and recipes to help prevent women’s heart disease. When handing them the card, I would give them a brief description of what we were doing. For example, “Hi, I am a volunteer with the Go Red for Women Campaign, which is with the American Heart Association. We are trying to promote awareness of women’s heart disease, which is actually the number one killer of women in the world. By signing up you will receive emails with tips and recipes to help prevents women’s heart disease.” In the end we were only able to collect about 25 cards, as a fair amount of people were 16 and under and men.

We also met with Dr. Lynne Holden, who is one of our main contacts, and is with the Go Red for Women Campaign. Not only did we hand subscription cards out, we also listened to the conference, which had about two or three different lectures about heart disease-we took as many as possible. However the majority of the lectures centered around having a career in the health care profession. Anyways, some of the risks for heart disease that they mentioned are, high blood pressure, gender, and age.

I would have preferred to ask more questions about women’s heart disease, but there was a line to be to talk to Dr. Holden. I plan on asking more questions on our next visit, on February 5th.

Lastly, I would like to sign up as many people as I personally know (including teachers) to sign up for Go Red for Women.