UCONN PRE-VET CLUB
Announcements:
Out to Pasture Farm and Rescue is looking for volunteers! They take in all the animals they can (usually with some pretty serious diseases) and let them live out their lives in a comfortable manner. They function solely on donations and volunteers and are currently in need of both. This opportunity provides tons of experience and it seems like a very exciting one at that! Click the link below to check out their website.
HuskyTHON!
For those of you who don't already know, HuskyTHON is a year long fundraising event at UConn that raises funds for Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford, CT. It has now officially become the largest student-run philanthropy in the state of Connecticut. The 18 hour dance marathon was on February 16-17 2013. Although our members are going to become vets and not human doctors, human and animal medicine are interrelated and it is important for both areas of expertise to unite under similar causes. Thus it was our pleasure to join the HuskyTHON cause for the first time ever, as future medical professionals. Our team paired with Phi RHO sorority to host a 16 year old Miracle Child named Nicki. She has survived the equivalent of gasoline being poured on her insides and lighting a match. Her enthusiasm for the event and her strength and maturity motivated our team to keep dancing for the entire night! We danced every last bit of energy away for Nicki, other Miracle Children, and Connecticut Children's Medical Center patients who are unable to dance at all.
By the end of the event, $343,416.57 was raised for Connecticut Children's Medical Center! $1,765.01 of that was raised by Pre-Vet Club. Though dancing for eighteen hours was exhausting, this feat is absolutely nothing compared to the hardships that many young patients at the hospital deal with everyday of their lives. The event was absolutely inspiring and we encourage more members to join the cause next year. Any team or individual can become a part of the event, whether they be a dancer, a volunteer, a moral captain, or part of the management team. Our goal is to organize a pre-vet club team again next year and raise even more money "For the Kids!" If you have any questions about the event and how to get involved, feel free to email me at abigail.ruane@uconn.edu.
By the end of the event, $343,416.57 was raised for Connecticut Children's Medical Center! $1,765.01 of that was raised by Pre-Vet Club. Though dancing for eighteen hours was exhausting, this feat is absolutely nothing compared to the hardships that many young patients at the hospital deal with everyday of their lives. The event was absolutely inspiring and we encourage more members to join the cause next year. Any team or individual can become a part of the event, whether they be a dancer, a volunteer, a moral captain, or part of the management team. Our goal is to organize a pre-vet club team again next year and raise even more money "For the Kids!" If you have any questions about the event and how to get involved, feel free to email me at abigail.ruane@uconn.edu.
