Name: Jose Jacques
Hometown: Miami, Florida
Major: Exercise Science
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Students across UWF are likely to see Jose’s positive and bright attitude around campus. What they might not know is how heavily involved he is. Jose is a member of the Beta Beta Phi chapter of Phi Beta Sigma, the media chair for Collegiate 100, the Vice President of the Haitian Student Organization, and is going be a facilitator for the Leadership Gauntlet this upcoming spring semester. However, Jose’s biggest focus right now is March of Dimes, as he serves as the president for the UWF chapter this year.
March of Dimes is here on campus to help raise awareness for premature babies. Jose explained that one out of ten babies …show more content…
In October they are having their “Baby Carry” fundraiser. During that event, the March of Dimes team will be having different promotional outreaches across campus to spread the word about the cause. They are going be holding a poster contest for students to participate in. The contest is a way for students to show creativity to spread awareness towards pre-maturity. The team with the winning poster will receive five free tickets to their next big event, The Purple Tie Fair, happening November 18th in the Conference Center. The Purple Tie Fair is an event full of games, food, and the chance to hear more about March of Dimes.
Jose’s favorite part of working with March of Dimes is the interaction, informing people about the cause and having them join the March of Dimes team.
“I absolutely love attracting new people to the organization because I feel like not many people know about it. It’s amazing that once they hear about the program they get more interested on how they can take further actions to help,” he explained.
It’s easy to get involved with March of Dimes on campus. They have opportunities to volunteer, or you can even join their club for a fee of $15 that would covers member for the year.
If you want more information on March of Dimes, be sure to check them out here or follow them on their social media handles.
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