By Shruti Africawala | Director of Finance
Globemed at Northwestern had a very successful and exciting Spring Quarter! The quarter featured our Benefit Dinner—one of our biggest events for the Adonai Centre—as well as GlobeMed Summit, Windy City retreat, our Individual Giving Campaign, a new Executive Board and a Krispy Kreme fundraiser to end the year on a sweet note.
This year, our Benefit Dinner (May 12th) was unlike any other. We were fortunate to have Mr. Aloysious Luswata, the founder and director of the Adonai Centre as a speaker and guest. His story highlighting the beginning of Adonai inspired us all and gave many members a tangible connection to our partner in Uganda. We are grateful to have our GROW team work with Aloysious and the Adonai community this summer to improve and expand their health infrastructure. The Benefit Dinner also featured Professor Cynthia Salter from the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Public Health as one of our speakers. Ms. Salter spoke about her work abroad working and teaching in the Global Health field. Bringing insightful comments, she spoke to GlobeMed's work in the larger global context and what we can do to be better students
GlobeMed Summit was also a noteworthy event which occurred at the beginning of April. Hosted in Evanston itself, numerous members from GlobeMed chapters across the nation came together for a weekend of networking, leadership and public and global health justice and unity. Windy City Retreat which brought together the Loyola, Northwestern and University of Chicago GlobeMed chapters also occurred at the end of April. Many speakers at the event focused on their personal and academic experiences and the influence of GlobeMed on shaping them as social justice advocates and professionals. It was a great quarter for GlobeMed unity!
Our Advocacy Director was able to bring in Mr. Abrar Quader, a public health advocate and organizer to help the Flint Water Crisis, this quarter. He spoke about the socioeconomic disparities in healthcare and how we can help as students and future professionals. It was an inspiring and educational experience for the chapter!
With the school year all wrapped up with the successful Krispy Kreme fundraiser sale during Finals week, we are excited to see how the chapter grows next school year under the leadership of our new presidents Camille Cooley and Jimmy Wester and new Executive Board.
We would like to thank all of our donors and supporters and we can’t wait to update everyone on the improvements our Summer 2016 GROW team will make in Uganda in a few weeks.
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