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Staff Association Holiday Events

Last updated November 9, 2009 4:08:32 PM PST
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Learn about the annual Staff Association Holiday Pancake Breakfast, Craft Fair, and Toy Drive.

The UCSD Staff Association invites staff members and their families to participate in these holiday events on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009:

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Pancake Breakfast (with ticket info)

Get tickets beginning Nov. 24.

Breakfast details

Celebrate the holiday season with your family, friends and colleagues, and enjoy hot pancakes and sausages served to you by Chancellor Marye Anne Fox and other distinguished administrators.

  • Date: Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009
  • Time: 6:30 – 9:45 a.m. (one seating)
  • Location: Price Center West Ballrooms A & B (map)
  • Cost: $6 for Staff Association members, $7 for non-members, or $11 for a ticket and Staff Association membership
  • Complimentary parking will be available from 6–9:30 a.m. in metered spaces on Myers Drive and levels 1 and 2 in Gilman Parking Structure (map).

    To volunteer on the day of this event, contact the Holiday Breakfast Committee Chair, (858) 534-5064. Staff volunteers are needed.

Tickets

Tickets can be purchased with cash or check (no recharge) from the following sellers:

  • Kathy Caro, (858) 822-6912 — School of Medicine
  • Anna Gandolfi, (858) 534-1447 — Muir College
  • Sandy Davey, (858) 534-5026 — San Diego Supercomputer Center
  • Helen Montgomery, (858) 622-5755 — University Extension
  • Jennifer Oh, (858) 534-6632 — Research Affairs
  • Jocelyn Pacheco, (858) 534-3993 — Structural Engineering
  • Lorre Escalona, (858) 534-6413 — Facilities Management
  • Teresa Hull, (858) 534-5366 — University Center 401

Activities

Breakfast activities include:

  • Toy drive
  • Holiday craft fair
  • Photos with Santa
  • Information about how to join different staff associations
  • Prize drawings — winners need not be present to win
  • UCSD Staff Association collections:
    • Monetary donations to the Bob Gudgeon Memorial Fund for hospitalized children
    • Used eyeglasses and sunglasses for MEDICO, providing free medical, dental, and optometry care in developing countries
    • Gently used clothing for veterans

Craft Fair

Shop for unique handmade arts and crafts such as jewelry, hand-woven baskets, greeting cards, candles, ornaments, painted art, and more. Your purchases support the UCSD Staff Association Scholarship Program.

  • Date: Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009
  • Time: 6:30 – 9 a.m.
  • Location: Price Center Foyer

UCSD employees with handmade items for sale are eligible to be a staff vendor at this event. Contact the Holiday Craft Fair Committee Chair, (858) 534-5780.

Toy Drive

Donate a new, unwrapped toy during the Holiday Toy Drive, Nov. 30 - Dec. 15, at an on-campus drop-off location.

Toy suggestions

Suggestions for new toy donations (all toys and stuffed animals must be new and unwrapped):

  • Infant gifts: developmental toys, rattles, musical toys, mobiles, stuffed toys
  • Toddler and preteen gifts: dolls, trucks, crayons, finger paint, markers, coloring books, CDs, Disney movies, Nintendo 64 games, large block Legos, wooden puzzles, board games
  • Teen gifts: makeup, nail polish, lotions, sportswear, sports equipment, posters, movies, CD players with AC adapters

Drop-off locations

Drop off a toy during the Pancake Breakfast in the Price Center Ballroom or at one of the following locations, Nov. 30 - Dec. 15:

  • AS Soft Reserves (1st floor, old Student Center)
  • AS Volunteer Connection Office (2nd floor, Price Center)
  • EDNA (Price Center East)
  • Muir College: Sierra Summit (map)
  • Peterson Hall lobby (map)
  • Center for Student Involvement (formerly SOLO) office
  • University Extension: Student Services Office
  • York Hall lobby (map)
  • Marshall College: OVT Dining (map)
  • Warren College: Earl's Place (map)
  • Revelle College: Plaza Cafe (map)
  • Eleanor Roosevelt College: Cafe Ventanas (map)
  • UCSD Bookstore: 1st floor lobby (map)
  • Police Department, Campus Services Complex (map)
  • SIO, Building 104
  • Supercomputer Center, 1st floor lobby (map)
  • Torrey Pines Center South, Room 348 (map)
  • UCSD School of Medicine, Dean's Office

Recipients

Your donation will bring joy to the children at:

  • UCSD Medical Center Burn Unit
  • UCSD Infant Care Center
  • Kaiser Permanente Pediatric Unit
  • UCSD Mother, Child, and Adolescent Care
  • National City Boys and Girls Club

Table Decoration Contest

Table decorating theme: Winter Going Green

Get a team together to create a holiday table decoration in your office that best exhibits the theme of "Winter Going Green" and win a prize!

How to enter

Submit these items to Lorre Escalona (Mail Code 0908-J) by December 2, 2009:

  • Team name
  • Team members' names
  • Photos of the table decoration
  • Description of the materials used

Criteria

  • Team:
    • Each team should have at least one UCSD Staff Association member.
  • Tables will be judged on:
    • Creative use of materials
    • Harmony, wit, beauty, and humor
    • Greatest use of sustainability principles with extra weight given to the use of recycled materials
  • Display parameters:
    • Maximum width: 36"
    • Maximum height: 18" above the top of the table
    • Must be movable
    • No loud noise or music
    • No lit candles—flames or burning materials are prohibited
    • If live greenery is used, ensure any dirt, debris, and/or insects have been removed.

Results

The top 3 finalists will be exhibited at the Pancake Breakfast and awarded first, second, and third place ribbons as well as prizes.

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For more information, contact the Holiday Breakfast Committee Chair, (858) 534-5064.

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