Fwd: First Annual NIH Yoga Week, May 19-23 - How you can help!

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March 19, 2008

To: Prospective partners for NIH Yoga Week

From: The Yoga Week Team

Re:  How You Can Help with NIH Yoga Week 2008

Dear Fellow Yogis,

By now, you have heard about some of the exciting events for NIH Yoga Week 2008!  The events will take place from Monday, May 19 through Friday, May 23 at the NIH Campus in Bethesda, MD and the nearby satellite offices.  We have invited speakers from around the country to speak on the science and practice of Yoga.  We are looking forward to celebrating the benefits of Yoga and sharing them with NIH employees and members of the public, alike! A full schedule will be announced next week.  All events are open to the public.

The following are meaningful ways in which you or your organization can participate in making Yoga Week a success.  If you have additional ideas, please contact me. 

��       Donation of Yoga Mats- to be used during Yoga practice session and preferably kept by participants - these can be from your lost and found.

1       Donation of canned goods for Wednesday 5/21 and Thursday 5/22 philanthropy
2       Volunteers- to help before and during Yoga Week events

��       Stuffing gift bags for participants

1       Organizing canned goods and helping to donate them to selected charities

��       Send emails to your organization to publicize Yoga Week (i.e. Use of listservs)

1       Signing you and friends up for the NIH Yoga Week listserv

��       Email ���SUBSCIBE NIHYOGAWEEKMAY08��� (without quotes) to listserv@list.nih.gov
��       Publishing articles or other press to get the word out
Please stay in touch with me about how you might want to contribute.  If you���re on the Yoga Week listserv, you will be receiving periodic updates on Yoga Week. 

We appreciate your generosity and commitment to Yoga Week!  I look forward to hearing from you!

Sincerely,

The Yoga Week Team
CONTACT: (301) 496-9845