Community
      Connector
      Fair
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Bob
      GIBSON
     
     
      Student
      Services
     
    
   
   
    
     
      One
      of
      the
      richest
      experiences
     
     
      students
      can
      have
      is
      gained
      through
     
     
      service
      to
      others.
      PEI
      has
      a
      proud
      his-
     
     
      tory
      of
      volunteer
      efforts
      and
      UPEI
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      are
      no
      exception.
      Often
      students
     
     
      would
      like
      to
      learn
      more
      about
      the
      var-
     
     
      ious
      programs
      and
      services
      available,
     
     
      would
      like
      to
      volunteer,
      but
      are
      unsure
     
     
      how
      to
      proceed.
      At
      the
      same
      time,
     
     
      there
      are
      numerous
      community
      organ-
     
     
      izations
      who
      rely
      on
      volunteers
      and
     
     
      who
      would
      like
      an
      opportunity
      to
     
     
      recruit
      for
      their
      various
      activities
      but
     
     
      may
      lack
      the
      resources
      to
      effectively
     
     
      do
      so.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Community
      Connector
     
     
      Fair
      is
      intended
      to
      bridge
      this
      gap.
     
    

    
     
      In
      what
      we
      hope
      will
      be
      come
     
     
      an
      annual
      event,
      Student
      Services
      is
     
     
      pleased
      to
      announce
      first
      Community
     
     
      Connector
      Fair,
      to
      be
      held
      on
     
     
      Wednesday
      September
      26th
      from
     
     
      10:00
      -
      3:00
      in
      the
      UPEI
      Sports
     
     
      Centre.
      Representatives
      from
      twenty-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SMUGGLERS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      8)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      one
      not-for-profit
      organizations
      will
     
     
      be
      on
      hand
      to
      describe
      what
      they
      do
     
     
      and
      the
      kinds
      of
      opportunities
      they
     
     
      may
      have
      for
      volunteers.
      In
      addition
     
     
      to
      sharing
      their
      skills
      and
      talents
      and
      a
     
     
      sense
      of
      contributing
      to
      a
      worthy
     
     
      cause,
      students
      can
      also
      benefit
      from
     
     
      the
      enhancement
      this
      will
      bring
      to
     
     
      their
      career
      prospects
      by
      being
      able
      to
     
     
      include
      such
      involvement
      on
      their
     
     
      résumé.
      In
      many
      instances,
      satisfac-
     
     
      tion
      gained
      through
      volunteer
      activi-
     
     
      ties
      exceed
      that
      earned
      through
      paid
     
     
      employment.
     
    

    
     
      We
      see
      this
      “community
      con-
     
     
      nection”
      as
      a
      win-win
      situation
      for
     
     
      everyone
      and
      encourage
      all
      students
      to
     
     
      drop
      by
      the
      Sports
      Centre
      on
     
     
      September
      26th.
      Beyond
      this
      one
      day
     
     
      event,
      plans
      are
      underway
      to
      maintain
     
     
      an
      up-to-date
      database
      of
      information
     
     
      and
      volunteer
      opportunities
      through
     
     
      the
      Department
      of
      Student
      Services
      on
     
     
      a
      year-round
      basis.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Great
      Beverage
     
     
      &
      Munchie
     
     
      Specials!
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      OtiYe
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      892-2481
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      -
      10pm
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      with
      wane
     
    
   
   
    
     
      How
      do
      |
      enrol?
     
    

    
     
      All
      full-time
      students
      at
      UPEI
      are
      automatically
      enrolled
     
     
      in
      this
      health
      insurance
      plan
      when
      they
      register
      for
     
     
      classes.
      The
      fee
      for
      the
      health
      plan
      is
      included
      in
      your
     
     
      registration
      fees.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      What
      if
      |
      am
      already
      covered?
     
    

    
     
      If
      you
      are
      already
      covered
      under
      an
      extended
      health
      plan
     
     
      you
      may
      choose
      to
      opt
      out
      of
      this
      plan
      and
      receive
      a
     
     
      refund
      of
      the
      health
      plan
      fees
      you
      have
      paid.
     
    

    
     
      You
      must
      provide
      proof
      of
      your
      other
      health
      insurance
     
     
      company
      and
      policy
      number
      to
      the
      Student
      Union
      Office.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      How
      to
      opt-out?
     
    

    
     
      You
      must
      provide
      proof
      of
      your
      other
      health
      insurance
     
     
      plan
      to
      the
      Student
      Union
      Office
      in
      the
      form
      of
      the
     
     
      following:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a
      A
      copy
      of
      your
      current
      insurance
      plan
      card,
      or
     
     
      a
      letter
      from
      your
      insurance
      company
      clearly
     
     
      indicating
      the
      insurance
      company
      and
      policy
     
     
      number
     
     
      (Note:
      Handwritten
      information
      is
      not
      valid)
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      AND
     
     
      &
      Proof
      of
      full
      time
      student
      status
     
     
      Deadline
      to
      opt-out?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Opt
      outs
      are
      processed
      on
      Wednesdays,
      Thursdays
      and
     
     
      Fridays
      ~
      ONLY.
      The
      deadline
      to
      present
      proof
      of
      your
     
     
      other
      insurance
      plan
      to
      the
      Student
      Union
      Office
      is
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FRIDAY,
      OCTOBER
      5",
      2001
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -NO
      EXCEPTIONS-
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      For
      further
      information
      contact
      the
      Student
      Health
     
     
      Plan
      Administrator
      at
      566-0530,
      email
     
     
      studentu@upei.ca,
      or
      drop
      into
      the
      Student
      Union
     
     
      Office,
      1*
      floor
      of
      the
      Barn
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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