Over the last week or so, I have received many emails from the UNICEF club at Baruch about the club itself and invitations to the general meetings. The first meeting was Thursday during club hours so a group of my friends attended the meeting. When we walked in they were handing out free pizza, so that was a plus. The meeting began and the head members introduced themselves and each gave a brief synopsis of what their positions are in the club. They stated how important it was to get other involved. Honestly, I had no idea what UNICEF even was until the meeting. They showed a video about the organization the are apart of and how it is much bigger than just their club, it is a worldwide organization that aims to children all over the world. The PSA video was actually extremely sad and really portrayed just how important the club’s role is to the lives of so many individuals. They discussed the different fundraisers they would have this year like a holiday trick or treat event, snowflake ball, relay for life, and other events that would help raise money, awareness, and to influence others to become members. They also said they would have events, like picnics and holiday parties, for members so each one of us could really get to know each other. They stressed the importance of the club being like a family and coming together. They talked about getting involved with other clubs in effort to fundraise for UNICEF which essentially will help get members involved with other clubs around campus. Also at the meeting, we played ice breaker games and I got to meet some new people which was cool. We all had to find at least three things we had in common which was pretty hard because it was such a diverse group of people. Some of the kids in my group were juniors and seniors and it was interesting to hear some of their experiences in the club and even at Baruch. Overall, I will definitely consider going to the next meeting, I think I could really find interest in this club.