Committee Descriptions
Development
Multi-Cultural Affairs: Meeting Time: TBD
The Multi-Cultural Affairs committee serves UGA HEROs by reaching out to Multi-Cultural fraternities and
sororities as well as other multi-cultural organizations on campus in order to create excitement about HERO and
its mission. This is achieved by creating new and unique ideas for fundraising events that will utilize the multicultural community, creating partnerships with other multi-cultural organizations, and recruiting new members
to gather funds and support for the HERO children. These committee members must serve as a voice for HERO
within their own communities. Members must be enthusiastic, organized, reliable, good at forming relationships,
comfortable with speaking at meetings, and excited about HERO’s cause!
Greek Affairs: Meeting Time: Tuesday 6:30-7:30pm
The Greek Affairs committee serves UGA HEROs by uniting all IFC and Panhellenic Greek organizations by
fundraising on behalf of UGA HEROs to promote its Quality of Life and educational programs. The committee will
create excitement in the Greek community about HERO and its mission. This is achieved by creating new and
unique ideas for fundraising events that will utilize Greeks, speaking at chapter meetings, and recruiting new
members to gather funds and support for the HERO children. Committee members must serve as a voice for
HERO within their own sorority or fraternity. Members must be organized, reliable, comfortable with speaking
at chapters, and outgoing!
Campus Development: Meeting Time: Wednesday 5:30-6:30pm
The Campus Development committee serves UGA HEROs by reaching out across campus to help coordinate
recruitment of philanthropists as well as helping the organization by spreading our cause throughout campus.
Campus Development will create events designed to attract campus members to our cause. This committee will
concentrate on developing future leaders for the organization and inspiring more involvement within HERO. We
are counting on this committee to help us grow our HERO family!
External Affairs
In-Kind Donations: Meeting Time: Wednesday 5:30-6:30pm
In-Kind Donations is responsible for securing all in-kind donations for HERO events, including the HERO
Olympics. This committee is both extremely important and extremely rewarding. People who want to have a
concrete impact on this organization should consider this committee. The In-Kind Donations team will also carry
out small fundraisers throughout the semester and closely work with other HERO Committees. The focus will be
on forming and maintaining close relationships to Athens businesses to obtain advice and sponsorships.
Committee members are expected to visit businesses on a regular basis and should represent HERO in a
professional manner. Students who are overachievers, business-oriented, dependable and enthusiastic would
be a great addition to the In-Kind Donations team!
Corporate Relations: Meeting Time: Wednesday 7:00-8:00pm
The goal of the Corporate Relations committee is to create and maintain relationships with businesses and
corporations in NE Georgia. We will utilize these contacts for guidance, to obtain sponsorships, and to tap new
resources. Much of the committee’s focus will lie on securing monetary sponsorships for the HERO Olympics.
Corporate Relations will also be responsible for planning and holding HERO’s 2nd Annual Golf Tournament in an
attempt to foster involvement from the Athens corporate world. Committee members are expected to visit
businesses on a regular basis and should represent HERO in a professional manner. Students who are typically
overachievers, business-oriented, hardworking, dependable, and enthusiastic would be a great addition to the
Corporate Relations team!
High School Relations: Meeting Time: Tuesdays 7:00-8:00pm
The High School Relations committee will be responsible for creating and maintaining relationships with local
high schools to further expand HERO for Children’s mission and fundraising abilities. We wish to utilize local
high schools to increase AIDS awareness and financial support for HERO in and around Athens. The committee
should be composed of dedicated, energetic, and caring individuals who wish to better the world around them
through the creation of mini HERO organizations within the high schools and through competitive committee
fundraising.
Alumni Relations: Meeting Time: Tuesday 6:30-7:30pm
The HERO Alumni Relations committee will focus on creating and maintaining an alumni database, providing
alumni with monthly HERO newsletters to keep alumni aware of what is happening with UGA HEROs, and
planning events and fundraisers directed specifically towards UGA alumni in order to receive financial backing.
This committee is looking for new and exciting ways to reach out to Dawgs across the nation and in our own
community. We need creative plan successful events. Students who are energetic, reliable, organized, and
interested in everything from creating databases and contacting alumni, to hosting exciting events like tailgates,
are perfect for Alumni Relations!
Events
Child Relations: Meeting Time: Wednesday 7:30-8:30pm
Child Relations will focus on raising awareness and educating committees about child-related issues with HIV so
all of UGA HEROs is familiar with this issue, HERO’s cause, and HERO’s kids! We will be planning an event in
Atlanta in the spring that will involve all of UGA HEROs’ members and the HERO kids. Committee members
should be enthusiastic, positive, diligent, creative, and 110% committed to the kids, which requires driving the
kids from Atlanta to the HERO Olympics, and developing a pen-pal program, as well as raising an extensive
amount of money!**
**Note that Child Relations has no more interaction with the children than will other committees**
HERO Events: Meeting Time: Wednesday 6:30-7:30pm
HERO Events is responsible for planning, organizing, promoting, and staffing two major events for HERO: one new
event in the spring as well as the HERO Olympics in the fall, which has been ranked the "Best Campus Event" for 2005
and 2007. People in this committee should be hard-working, creative, and committed to making UGA HEROs' major
events the most memorable and exciting events on campus! We will work closely with the Special Events Committee
and the Child Relations Committee to keep up the awareness, the enthusiasm, and the WOW factor that defines UGA
HEROs!
Special Events: Meeting Time: Wednesday 7:00-8:00pm
The Special Events Committee is responsible for planning and implementing new and innovative ideas that
should achieve two goals: to rally the UGA campus and Athens community together around our cause to raise a
ridiculous amount of money for these kids, and to raise awareness for UGA HEROs and the impact of HIV/AIDS
on Georgia children. Special Events is fully responsible for organizing the Date Auction and Road Rules along
with other events envisioned by this amazingly creative, organized and diligent group of HEROs!
Internal Affairs
PR/ Marketing: Meeting Time: Wednesday 7:30-8:30pm
The purpose of UGA HEROs’ Public Relations Committee is to creatively and enthusiastically promote UGA
HEROs as an organization and to support fundraising events. We will look for new, interesting ways to boost the
positive image of this organization while having fun at the same time! Activities include on-site promotions,
public relations campaigns, marketing, advertising, and working with the local media and press, as well as
fundraising. The committee members should be extremely motivated and enthusiastic about HERO and be able
to show those qualities to the public through writing and taking action. Committee members should be upbeat,
positive, outgoing, extroverted, and enjoy working with people.
WOW: Meeting Time: Wednesday 6:30-7:30pm
As the largest committee, WOW should represent the brand and the face of UGA HEROs. “If it’s not WOW, it’s not
worth doing!” is a slogan at the backbone of HERO, and the WOW committee is dedicated to upholding this
standard in all aspects of the organization. We keep it WOW by planning and running fun and informative
monthly HERO meetings, organizing socials for HERO members, and making sure morale is always high at all
HERO events. Since our committee will be composed of the most fabulously WOW students on campus, we
intend to have the most fun while raising the most money through many small WOW fundraisers organized by
committee members.
Media/Website: Meeting Time: Tuesday 7:00-8:00
This special-interest committee is perfect for someone who has experience with filming, video editing,
photography, or web-design. This committee will be working to create a video archive of HERO activity
throughout 2009. Committee members will brainstorm new video projects, help film and produce short videos
that promote and celebrate big events, and help maintain the website. Media and Web committee members will
work closely with the Promotions/Marketing and WOW Committees. The goal of this committee is to utilize new
technology in order to reach out to UGA HEROs’ members, to help recruit hundreds of philanthropists in the fall,
and to inspire and raise awareness around our cause.
Applications are due by Friday, January 28th at 5 p.m. to the HERO Office
(Located in the Basement of Tate in the CSO)
2011 UGA HEROs Committee Member Application
Name:_______________________________________ Email Address: __________________________________________
Local Phone:__________________________________
Greek Affiliation (N/A if none)______________________________
Local Address:________________________________________________________________________________________
Major:____________________________________ GPA:__________ Year in School:______________ T-Shirt Size_______
1. How did you hear about UGA HEROs? (Please check all that apply)
 Student Activities Fair
 Greek Chapter meetings
 Class
 Friends/ members
Speakers_________________
 Other ________________
 Tate promotions
 Listservs _______________
2. Check the box which applies to your most recent level of involvement in UGA HEROs:

HERO
Philanthropist
 Committee Member
 Team Leader
(Committee_________________)
(Team ______________________)
 No Previous
Involvement
3. Outside of UGA HEROs, what other commitments on campus do you possess? Please list
their meeting times.
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4. Why are you interested in being a part of UGA HEROs?
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5. Briefly describe your strengths and weaknesses as they relate to your involvement in HERO.
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6. Please rank the committees 1-13 in order of your preference.
Internal Affairs:
__PR/Marketing
__WOW
__ Media/Website*
External Affairs:
__Alumni Relations
__Corporate Relations
__High School Relations
__In-Kind Donations
Events:
__HERO Events
__Special Events
__Child Relations
Development:
__Greek
__Campus Development
__Multi-Cultural Affairs
 *Please check this box if you have past experience with video production AND/OR website design.
7. What goals would you want each of your top 3 committees to accomplish and how
specifically would you contribute to their success?
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 Please check this box if you are interested in learning more about being a HERO Philanthropist
Team Leader in the fall. This is a great way to gain more leadership experience while furthering the
mission of HERO!
Thank you for your interest in UGA HEROs!
NOTE: Due to the high volume of applicants there is a possibility that you may not get your top choices for committees.
However, based on the interview process the selection committee will carefully place applicants on to committees whose
missions will best suit your personality and strengths.
The first meeting will be at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, February 9, 2011.