Projects

Long-Term Projects:

Outreach Program

Freshman/Transfer Mentor Program: This fall, Golden Key is hosting a mentorship program for incoming UC Berkeley students. Students will be paired up with Golden Key members in similar fields of study.

The mentorship program application deadline is October 20, 2008. The mentorship program will kick off in early October. Please e-mail the application to yuangme@berkeley.edu

Short-Term Projects:

Literacy Development Project

Better World Books Drive

Donation Box located in Student Learning Center in front of 139 Chavez

Donate any used textbooks, prep books, and novels to benefit literacy programs in Africa.

About Books for Africa: Books For Africa (BFA) is the largest shipper of donated textbooks to the African continent. Founded in 1988, the St. Paul-based organization has delivered more than 15 million books to 28 African countries. According to Patrick Plonski, executive director of Books For Africa, the need for books on the African continent is great: "In many African villages, seven children share one book. Some village schools own no books whatsoever."

Learn more by watching BFA's 10-minute video

About Better World Books: Better World Books capitalizes on the value of the book to fund and support literacy initiatives locally, nationally, and around the world. Organized as a for-profit social venture, Better World Books measures its success in terms of social, environmental, and economic impact. Since its founding in 2003, Better World Books has raised more than $2.3 million in funding for its non-profit literacy partners, provided more than 570,000 books for direct use and diverted in excess of 5,250 tons of books from landfills. Learn more at www.betterworldbooks.com.

Committees

Public Relations Committee: Help publicize Golden Key across campus by joining our public relations committee. Responsibilities include helping post fliers for upcoming GK events, tabling at least 2 hours a month on Sproul Tuesday from 10-2PM, brainstorming new ways to publicize our club. For those who cannot make the 2 hour tabling requirement each month, other projects will be assigned to you. Earn 20 points for joining (long-term commitment) in addition to 5 points for every hour of tabling/flyering and every hour of committee minutes. For more information, email our PR chair.