-----Original Message----- From: Wam@GT [mailto:wamatgt@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 11:35 AM To: Biggers, Maureen Short Subject: WAM 2008 Dear Women @ CC, My name is Jessica Dougherty and I am the Collaborations Co-Chair for Women's Awareness Month (WAM). WAM is a student-organized program at Georgia Tech that provides educational and entertaining programs for the campus and local community to increase awareness of women's issues and accomplishments. Annual events in the past include WST-sponsored lectures, The Vagina Monologues, Red Dress, and Take Back the Night. Take Back the Night is a signature WAM program held annually to educate people and honor survivors of sexual violence with speakers and a candlelight vigil. Last year's program drew more than 600 participants. Women's Awareness Month offered a successful month of programming with 11 events attracting more than 1,500 in total attendance. To make this year as successful as possible, we would like to request that your organization takes part in WAM by helping to fund some of this year's events. Some special events being planned this year are focusing on women's health. Our, Health Day at the Campus Recreation Center and support of the American Heart Association's Red Dress campaign are just a few. Another event being planned this year is Women's Day of Service which will help local women's organizations in the Atlanta area. WAM will also co-sponsor events with different organizations around campus, such as Success Programs, ADAPTS, the Counseling Center, the Ferst Center for the Arts, the Office of International Education, the Office of Study Abroad, and the Department of Housing - International House. We hope that you will be able to support us in our efforts to increase awareness of such important issues. As a sponsor, your financial contribution will support Women's Awareness Month's overall budget. However, you can choose to be listed as a contributing sponsor to Women's Awareness Month or listed as a sponsor of a specific event (i.e. Take Back the Night) if it more directly supports your mission. If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me via email at WAMatGT@gmail.com or Vinutha Prabhakar, the Collaborations Co-Chair at vprabhakar3@gatech.edu. Our advisor is Colleen Petterson and she can be contacted at 404-385-4501. We request a response by January 15, 2008 to ensure that you receive full publicity for your sponsorship. Thank you, Jessica Dougherty Women's Awareness Month Collaborations Co-Chair -- WAM 2008