1	Don’t miss out on the FUN AND EXCITING things that are happening this semester…. JOIN The Student Social Work Association TODAY!!!!
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4	WHAT IS THE SSWA?? The SSWA is a growing student organization from the Social Work Dept full of students who want to learn more about the profession The SSWA brings in speakers and organizes events that help students to become informed and active in the community and with those practicing Social Work
5	WHY SHOULD YOU JOIN THE SSWA??? To learn more about Social Work! To meet others with the same interests as you! To get involved helping others both on campus and in the community! To help build your resume!
6	WHAT IS THE TIME COMMITMENT?? The SSWA meets only once a month, usually at the beginning of the month. The meetings last about one hour. You can put as much or as little time as you like into your membership. Sign-up sheets are passed around for each event and if you don’t think you have the time, there is no pressure to sign up to help out! Because all of these activities are dependant upon member involvement the only thing we do ask is that if you do sign up to help at an event that you stick it out until the end, or let us know right away if something comes up.
7	WHATS GOING ON THIS YEAR? FALL SEMESTER HALLOWEEN!!!! YOU CAN GO TRICK OR TREATING!!!! Except no treats til afterward…. The SSWA will be dressing up and going door-to-door with boxes to collect money for UNICEF. There is a possibility that we will be holding a social event for everyone to get together and eat and hang-out!
8	What’s Going on this Year? FALL SEMESTER Currently we are selling tickets for a pancake breakfast on November 1^st. This breakfast is an annual event for the Cedar Valley SERTOMA Club. SERTOMA stands for Service to Mankind, they are helping us out with our events for this academic year. As a social event, the SSWA will also be helping to make and serve the pancakes on November 1, at the Broom Factory in Cedar Falls. It’s not too late to get involved with this event!! The majority of the proceeds for each ticket sold is coming back to the SSWA so that we can afford to do more in the way of operations and events.
9	What’s Going on This Year? FALL SEMESTER In December we will be hosting a Hunger Banquet. We are still very early in the planning process so now is the time to get involved with this activity! We will also be doing a number of projects for the Christmas Season: Salvation Army-Bell Ringing: We will be breaking up into groups of two or three to ring bells for donations to the Salvation Army. We will be helping an orphanage in Mexico sponsored by St. Stephen’s by getting an ornament from St. Stephen’s and buying gifts for the child based on their gender, age, and a list of things they need. The Elfe Shoppe in Riceville, Iowa. The Elfe Shoppe is run by a single lady in Riceville. She purchases presents, food and clothing for roughly 65 families each year. The money she uses is either from donations or else out-of-pocket. We will be helping her out by holding a fundraiser sometime in December.
10	What’s Going on This Year? Spring Semester Shanty Town- This is an event that the SSWA Co-sponsored with Habitat For Humanity last year. We will be helping out again this year. 2004 Midwest Biennial Social Work Educational Conference- This is a conference held in Omaha, Nebraska on March 4-6. We will be sending out more information about pricing and transportation as soon as it is available!
11	HOW CAN I GET INVOLVED?? Membership with the SSWA is free to you, and as we have just presented to you, you do receive a lot of benefits (new friends, lots of fun, and an educational experience)! Hopefully this information has sparked some interest in you to check us out further. If you would like to get involved send an email that says just that to: unisswa@yahoo.com After we receive you’re email we will be in further contact with you on how you can get involved with us!