THE SOS MONTHLY AND THAT'S A WRAP! - MCMASTER SMILING OVER SICKNESS
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April 2021 Official SOS Newsletter
The SOS Monthly
And that’s a wrap!
Despite how different this year has looked,
McMaster Smiling over Sickness is incredibly
proud of how we’ve been able to adapt and
continue to grow our club for the 2020-2021
year! Keep reading to hear some of the events
we’ve been able to hold over the last few
months.
Hospital Arts and Crafts
The SOS Hospital Arts and Crafts
subcommittee just ended a
successful fundraiser design contest
for the McMaster Children’s hospital!
We received many unique designs
featuring SOS branding and
McMaster-themed artwork, which we End Meeting
are delighted to feature on a range
of apparel and accessory items. If
you wish to purchase a design on a
sticker, t-shirt, water bottle, or more,
please head over to our RedBubble
page (sosmcmaster-crafts.carrd.co).
All proceeds will be donated to the
McMaster Children’s hospital. Thank
you for your support!
@SOSMcMaster SOSMcMaster.com
April 2021 Official SOS Newsletter Battle of the Faculties: Recap After a busy week of fundraising and social media challenges, Battle of the Faculties is now over. A huge thank you to all the faculties and everyone who participated and donated, as we managed to raise over $400! We truly appreciate all of your effort and support We also want to shout out all the student-run and small businesses who very generously donated raffle prizes for this event. We would highly recommend checking them out at the following social media handles Custom Creations & Co (@customcreationsandco) Scrunchies by Sami (@scrunchiesbysami) JayJo Huynh (@jayjohuynh) Inclusive Health (@inclusivehealthcollection) Hirstmade (@hirstmade) Allure Fitness (@allurefitness) AK Charcuterie (@ak.charcuterie) The Reach Series (@thereachseries) Lines by Anoma (@linesbyanoma)
April 2021 Official SOS Newsletter
Dance Marathon
This year we had the big job of transitioning Dance Marathon into an online event.
After a long year of planning and adapting, we are so excited with how our first
online Dance Marathon went! This was also the first year that we held a push event
to help begin fundraising for Dance Marathon. A huge thank you to the lovely
Natasha Verhoeff for helping us out with Zoom into Zumba this year, where we
were able to raise $118 towards our final fundraising total!
Our theme for this year was 2000s
Throwbacks, which unlocked so many
memories we forgot we had. This year,
Dance Marathon was on March 21st
and 22nd this year. On Saturday we
had some awesome activities like
Name the Song, Throwback Trivia, and
Skribblio/Among Us tournaments! On
Sunday we were fortunate enough to
have amazing performances from
Bollywood at Mac, Mac Dance, and
the wonderful KPC who even created a SOS Spotlight
surprise video just for the event! Overall,
the event was so much fun and Name: Ravi Verma
everyone had an amazing time, which Position: Dance Marathon Dance
we couldn’t have done without the Director
hard work of our subcommittee and the
support of the other McMaster clubs! Spending the past few months planning
the virtual Dance Marathon with an
amazing, passionate group was a much
needed way for me to stay engaged
with others including the Hamilton
community. I love the opportunity to use
dance and other fun activities as a way
to engage the public and fundraise.
Despite being a dance director, being
behind the scenes of such a big
fundraising initiative provided me the
opportunity to learn about and help with
the other roles which ultimately left me
more well rounded and excited to take
on similar roles in the future.
April 2021 Official SOS Newsletter
Overall, we’re incredible excited to announce that we were able reach our goal of
raiding $2500 for the McMaster Children’s Hospital! Thank you to everyone who
donated and came out to Dance Marathon this year. We’d also like to say a HUGE
thank you to the incredible businesses who supported us by donating towards our
raffle prizes! We could not have done what we did without the support we received
from the Hamilton community, SOS, friends, and family. We are excited to see Dance
Marathon grow for years to come and are glad we were able to make such a big
difference for the children at McMaster Children’s Hospital!
SOS Spotlight
Name: Yun-Yi Cui
Position: Smiles Squad subcomittee
member
I wanted to contribute my time and skills to
improving the wellbeing of children in
Hamilton, knowing this past year has been
especially difficult due to the
isolation and uncertainties caused by the
pandemic. I loved my experience on Smiles
Squad in first year and vividly remember the
excited smiles and laughter of the children as
they engaged with the activities we pre-
pared during Pumpkin Hike, carnivals, and so
much more. I hope that I, along with the
other amazing Smilies, can help the SOS
team stay virtually and emotionally connect-
ed to the community as we get through the
challenges of this year.
April 2021 Official SOS Newsletter
Ron Joyce
Although SOS’s Ron Joyce subcommittee looked a lot different this
year than previously, we still managed to engage with clients and
have some fun. In the fall, our subcommittee members helped out
with moving the cheer program onto the virtual platform. We had
many Zoom dance parties and learned cheer moves from
Hamilton Tiger-Cats cheerleaders. Subcommittee members also
participated in the Sprinkle Series during the winter break. RJCHC
hosted a week of fun activities for clients such as arts and crafts,
drumming, painting, science experiments, dancing and many
more fun events. Both volunteers and children had a blast! During
the spring, our subcommittee hosted virtual Bingo Nights for the
children. The children loved Bingo, especially our customized Bingo
cards where participants were asked to do fun activities.
For next term SOS Ron Joyce is looking forward to leading
the Wall of Wonder initiative. Subcommittee members will
lead sessions with teenagers from the center to create
multimedia artwork pieces that tell their story. Members
will work in small groups with clients in order to develop
their digital communication skills while building their
self-confidence at the same time. We are looking forward
to seeing the amazing work that the SOS and RJCHC
partnership will lead to.
From the moment I first stepped into the RMH for
my first volunteer shift, it felt like a home away
from my (student) home. Volunteering here is
one of my fondest undergrad memories at
McMaster and one I am eternally grateful for.
Even on days I felt extremely low on energy,
coming here was like an automatic recharge;
talking to the families and staff, baking brownies
in the house kitchen, and cleaning in the toy
room are activities that would always make my
week. Volunteering virtually now was for sure an
SOS Spotlight interesting adjustment, but it has also been just
as rewarding; sending valentines and making
Name: Yusra Naqvi cookbooks remind me why I first wanted to
Position: Ronald McDonald House volunteer here in the first place; to provide love
subcomittee member and support for the families, even if I have to do
it 100 km away
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