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IdeaText (Example)Directions for VolunteerComplexityTypeRECENT POSTS ON MIDD ALUM
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Painter’s CaneDo people still have their Painter Cane? Share a fun photo of you doing something with yours!Take a fun photo with your Painter’s Cane and post the prompt to your Class group. You could joust with someone who has a broom. Pretend that your cane is a cooking implement. Knight your child for doing the dishes. Pretend that you are a rock star and the cane is a mic...etc.EasyActivityCheck out what cofounders of Lamplighter Brewing Co., Cayla Marvil ’13.5 and AC Jones ’12, are doing to help others during this uncertain time. #Middlebury #MiddAlum
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Book RecsHey, Everyone! Now that we have a lot of time on our hands, maybe we should swap book recommendations. Here’s what I'm reading...Take a photo of a book you're reading, share it and give a review. Be sure to ask what others are reading EasyPictureMondays are hard. But Mondays are especially hard when you’re quarantined. Here’s a little humor to help you out from Midd Alum Alyssa Limperis ’12. #MiddAlum #MiddleburyCollege #Covid19
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#CopingwithCovidHow is everyone #copingwithcovid? How are you making the most of this unusual experience?Share how you’re #copingwithcovid then ask others to do the sameEasyTextMike Nunziante ’19— a young Middlebury College Alum and musician/teacher— is offering remote guitar lessons in exchange for donations to local food banks. This is one of the many ways that #MiddAlums are helping their communities, and it makes us proud to be a panther! #MiddleburyCollege #MiddAlum
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Host a Virtual Event(Depends on context)Create a virtual Facebook event. Could be a hangout session on a game console, cocktail party, Trivia, find out if there are any musicians in the group who would like to give Facebook live performance.HardActivitySheFly, an outdoor apparel company founded by three Middlebury College alumni (Georgia Grace Edward ’18, Bianca Gonzalez ’17, and Charlotte Massey ’18) is donating a portion fo their online sales to the Vermont COVID-19 Response Fund.
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Your DeskThis is my desk. I have all the essentials: Laptop, pens, and two handles of Whistlepig whiskey.Take a photo of your desk space and share it to the group. Encourage others do the same in the comments of your postEasyPictureIn an effort to do its part in the coronavirus crisis, Middlebury College has drained the ice from the Kenyon Arena hockey rink so space — if needed — can be used to deploy a “portable hospital” for COVID-19 patients. #MiddleburyCollege
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Who are your new colleagues?Who are your new colleagues?Take a fun photo with your kids, pets, or inanimate objects dressed up like they are your colleagues. Share the photo then tell others to do the same.EasyPictureSarah Laursen and Sarah Briggs ’14.5, both curators at the Middlebury College Museum of Art, launched the website VermontArtOnline.org on March 25, as a way to allow exploration of galleries from the safety of home. The project is a collaboration with the Vermont Curators Group in response to the COVID-19 epidemic. #MiddAlum #MiddleburyCollege #MiddleburyArts The new reality is virtual: Vermont museums are offering online experiences and virtual tours bringing content to home visitors during COVID-19.
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Share your favorite recipeWhat’s YOUR favorite dish to cook?Make something, take a photo, share the photo and the recipe on your class group.EasyPictureMiddlebury is providing assistance to 400 students, who are receiving full financial aid and are dealing with food or housing insecurity.
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Guilty pleasure for surviving the pandemic?Take a picture of yourself indulging in your guilty pleasureTake a picture of yourself indulging in your guilty pleasure. Have fun, be silly!EasyPictureMasks being made by Middlebury College Theatre Department seamstresses.
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Favorite MemoryFavorite class, favorite professor, favorite #MiddMoment, favorite secret study spotAsk people to share a favorite SOMETHING. Encourage them to answer the question "why"EasyTextAlumni Spotlight | We want to extend a huge thank you to Dr. Jeff Rea ‘97 who is working on the frontlines during this pandemic and is an Army veteran. Jeff served as a flight surgeon in Iraq and is currently an ICU physician and an assistant professor at the University of Maryland!
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TBTShare a photo from your time at Midd, and post it in the comments below!Either share a personal photo or use the online yearbooks on your class group.EasyPicturePayPal will not layoff any employees due to the coronavirus pandemic, CEO Dan Schulman ’80. Link in bio.
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Middlebury TrinketShare a picture of a Middlebury item that you've kept since you were a student!Share a photo of the item you've kept since you were a student—could be a Middlebury hat, bottle opener, tie, NESCAC ring etc.EasyPictureWhat do Tom Hanks and Middlebury College have in common? Infectious disease epidemiologist and #middAlum Anne Rimoin ’92. #MiddleburyCollege
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Class BannerHere’s a challenge for everyone: create a new class banner! You can make it digitally, using crafts, color pencils, old Middlebury sweaters—whatever you'd like!Create a banner, take a photo, then share and prompt other to do the same!MediumPictureAfter graduating from Middlebury College and working briefly in San Francisco, Tyler Wood ’15 decided to obtain a nursing degree at Villanova so he could “help people and make a difference.” He is currently a nurse at Penn serving COVID patients
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Staff AppreciationThere are so many amazing staff at Middlebury who have helped to shape our experiences as students. Share anecdote about a staff member you whose company you enjoyed :)Give a shout out and encourage other people to do the sameEasyText
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Motivational MondayShare your best #MotiviationalMonday Quote!Share your best #MotiviationalMonday Quote!EasyText
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Resource HelpHey, friends! There are many students who are having an especially challenging time right now. What are some resources that you wish you knew about when you were a student that could potentially help current Midd Kids?Encourage people to comment. Respond to commentsEasyText
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