SOMA Book Drive!

SOMA , in partnership with Better World Books, is having a book drive.  Better World Books is committed to providing funds and books to sub-Saharan Africa, and to date has collected over 28 million books during book drives like ours.  Not only does this provide more with the opportunity to read, these book drives have diverted more than 25 million  pounds of books from landfills.

There is no need to buy anything, just bring in those textbooks and books that you no longer use.  Clear out some space on your shelf.  This drive will continue until January, so be sure and bring back books from home!  Just drop the books in one of the drop boxes around school.

For more  information you can visit www.betterworldbooks.com.  Below are what is and isn’t acceptable for donation.

The A-list (Please put these books in one of the drop boxes)

• College Textbooks and Study Guides (clean and legible condition) with copyright dates from the past 10 years
• Workbooks (with no missing pages)
• Basically any book used in a college classroom (highlighting or writing in books is fine so long as the text isn’t obscured)
• Accompanying CDs

Also,  look for these types of books in clean, legible condition:

• Hardcover Fiction/Nonfiction
• Paperbacks (must be in like-new condition with copyright 1980 or newer)
• Former Library Books
• Travel Books (with copyright dates from the past 5 years)

The Expulsion List  (Please do NOT drop off books in any of the following conditions)

• Dirty
• Moldy
• Water Damaged
• Damaged Binding or Pages
• Missing Covers or Pages
• Cut Out Library Treatments

SNMA International Dinner – 12/7/09

SNMA International Dinner tickets are still for sale during lunch hours in front of the auditorium. Buy a ticket for $5.00 or sign up your dish.

Dinner’s at 6:00 p.m. Be there or be square!!

SNMA International Dinner – 12/7/09

International Dinner Flyer

Good Morning everyone!!

SNMA is hosting the INTERNATIONAL DINNER on December 7, 2009!! Come enjoy/share the foods from around the world. You can buy your tickets in advance for $5.00 (50% off from last year – wowzers) – they will also be sold at the dinner. If you contribute a dish then it’s FREE!! Tickets go on SALE starting TODAY in front of the auditoriums during lunch. This was a great success last year, so let’s kick it up a notch (Emeril) and have TWO rows of international dishes this time. YUM-MO (Rachael Ray)!!

Lena S. Yi, OMS II
President, Class of 2012
Secretary, SNMA
DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
Lincoln Memorial University

LMU-DCOM Operation Christmas Child…….Deadline approaching!!!

Don’t forget to bring your gift donations by this Wednesday, Nov11th to the boxes on the second floor lounge (under the heart painting)!!!  Help us send Christmas Gifts around the globe to less fortunate communities….then join us for the wrapping/packaging party this Friday at 4pm!

Wrapping/Packaging Party: Fri, Nov 13th4pm (including hot chocolate, hot cider, candy canes and christmas music!) (2nd floor lounge)

What: We are filling empty shoeboxes with donated gifts, wrapping the shoeboxes, and then sending them across the globe to less fortunate communities. Donation boxes are located on the 2nd floor under the heart painting. We need YOU(DO, PA, & nursing students, faculty and staff) to drop off your donations (gifts for boys and girls aged 0-14, shoeboxes, wrapping paper, tape) to the boxes located on the 2nd floor lounge by Wed, Nov 11th, then come help us pack and wrap the shoeboxes on Friday, Nov 13th at 4pm. (see next page for donation ideas) If possible, bring a $7.00 donation or more on Nov. 13th to help pay the cost of shipping each shoebox or bring monetary donations to Norma Wells office on the 4th floor.

Gift Ideas

TOYS small cars, balls, dolls, stuffed animals, kazoos, harmonicas, yo-yos, jump ropes, small Etch A Sketch®, toys that light up or make noise (with extra batteries), Slinky®, etc.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES pens, pencils and sharpener, crayons or markers, stamps and ink pad sets, writing pads or paper, solar calculators, coloring and picture books, etc.
HYGIENE ITEMS toothbrush, toothpaste, mild bar soap (in a plastic bag), comb, washcloth, etc.
OTHER Hard candy and lollipops (please double bag all candy), mints, gum, T-shirts, socks, ball caps; sunglasses, hair clips, toy jewelry, watches, flashlights (with extra batteries)
A PERSONAL NOTE In a separate envelope, you may enclose a note to the child and a photo of yourself or your family. (If you include your name and address, the child may write back.)
DO NOT INCLUDE: Used or damaged items; war-related items such as toy guns, knives or military figures; chocolate or food; out-of-date candy; liquids or lotions; medications or vitamins; breakable items such as snowglobes or glass containers; aerosol cans

Sponsored by: LMU-DCOM Dr. George Stanley Thompson Physician Assistant Student Society.

PA Students Online

Welcome to the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine posting board PA students!  This site allows you to view other student’s posts and see what’s going on throughout the medical school.  There are links at the top of the website for Blackboard, email, the PA Class Schedule, DCOM social calendar, RW Poll and others.   I would encourage you to register and make this your home page.

To post or to view: Register and login to be able to post PA announcements/important info or post in the classifieds.  When you post, be sure to click the appropriate box under Categories so you post to the group (PA, OMS-I, OMS-II, etc).  If you post under PA and General, all DCOM students will be able see it without logging in.  If you choose just PA, DCOM students will only see it after they log in.  The Frontpage choice is reserved for SGA use.