{"187341":{"#nid":"187341","#data":{"type":"event","title":"FirstGen Kickoff","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe entire GT community! (students, faculty, staff, alumni, and families)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents, faculty, staff, alumni and families are invited to a open celebration for the founding of FirstGen,\u0026nbsp;an organization that supports first generation college students.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETrivia, tournaments, music, popcorn and cotton candy, door prizes and a silent auction will all raise funds to support the organization\u0027s GradFund.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECome get our FirstGen Kickoff Lanyard and get 20% OFF your purchase at Yogli Mogli!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESponsored By: Georgia Tech Student Foundation, RHA, BuzzFunds, Reid\u2019s Auto Repair (reids-auto.com)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVolunteer!\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe need at least 20 volunteers to assist during the 3-hour event. Volunteers will be asked to work in 30-45 minute shifts during the event and are required to attend a meeting for volunteers on January 31st at 11am in room 321 Student Center. Food will also be provided. Volunteers will also receive a special edition shirt for the event.Volunteer here!\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.firstgen.gtorg.gatech.edu\/events\/kickoff\/\u0022 rel=\u0022nofollow nofollow\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.firstgen.gtorg.gatech.edu\/events\/kickoff\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOnline tournament registration will open 8am January 30th and remain open until 11:59pm February 5th. This is only to reserve your spot in the tournament.\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere are individual\/ single player tournaments in table tennis, bowling, and (8 ball) billiards. Each tournament will have a winner. All 3 winners will participate in a fair tie breaker (not related to any of the tournaments played) that will decide if they are 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place winners. There is a $2 registration fee for each participate. Cash, check, and BuzzCard accepted! This money will go towards our GradFund. Rules and Regulations for the tournament are available here. There is a 16 player limit for table tennis, 8 player limit for 8 ball billiards, and 18-30 players for bowling.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFirst Place: Gold G.I Skull Candy Headphones\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESecond Place: iPhone 4\/4S Otterbox Case\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThird Place: GT Apron\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESilent Auction!\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESilent auction will be an opportunity for anyone to bid on items to be donated by local restaurants and companies. Cash, check, and BuzzCard accepted! Some of the companies that will be donating are listed below:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EChach Keez\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EChik-fil-a\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EKilwin\u2019s\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EYogli-Mogli\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EChow Baby\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETin Lizzy\u2019s\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDonate!\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAny and all monetary donations during this event through the silent auction and donated on site during the event will go towards the GradFund.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe are accepting monetary donations up to January 21st to assist covering the cost of the event. Please visit our \u201cDonate\u201d page for information on financial donations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe are also seeking donations for drinks and items for the auction that could be auctioned off. Any items donated to the event must be obtained by January 31st. More information to come!\u003Cbr \/\u003EDonors will be recognized on this site, Facebook, and Twitter as well as during the actual event.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAny companies that donate will also have the opportunity to have their business and logo listed on our site and for business cards, flyers, or other forms of minor advertising accompany their donations during their event.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECelebrate the founding of FirstGen, an organization that supports first generation college students.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Celebrate the founding of FirstGen, an organization that supports first generation college students."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2013-01-28 14:48:37","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:02:19","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2013-02-06T16:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2013-02-06T19:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2013-02-06T19:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2013-02-06 21:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2013-02-07 00:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2013-02-07 00:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.firstgen.gtorg.gatech.edu\/","title":"FirstGen"}],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"47411","name":"first generation college students"},{"id":"47401","name":"firstgen"},{"id":"167058","name":"Student"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1791","name":"Student sponsored"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:clee401@gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAlice Lee\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}