Founder & Director - Ruby Kim

LACES H3M Club
Presidents - Chelsea Kim & Grace Baek

Van Nuys H3M Club
President - Catherine Kim

About Me

H3M stands for "Helpers for Miracle Marrow Matches." We are a group of high school students. Our mission is to help patients suffering from leukemia and other blood-related diseases to successfully find a matching marrow donor. We volunteer for a nonprofit organization called Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches (A3M) by going on donor drives, raising awareness, and fundraising. We educate people who are interested in marrow donation and guide them through the registration process. We raise awareness by making videos and handing out flyers. Our club fundraises for patients by hosting garage sales, selling items at school carnivals, and recycling. Recycling is our main fundraising activity. Our club collects recyclables and takes them to the recycling center once a month. On the days we recycle, we usually gather afterwards to prepare swab kits and registration forms for the donor drives.

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Sharing Love Bazaar!

Thank you to everyone who helped out at the 2011 Sharing Love Bazaar!
We earned $200.47 !!

Good job Chelsea Kim, Candace Kim, William Kwon, Taehoon Kim, Diana Kim, Elizabeth Kim, Ruby Kim, Catherine Kim, and Crystal Choi!






And thank you to everyone who donated!


Ruby Kim
H3M Club

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

11/27/11 Drive

Hello everyone!
I hope you are all excited for the Sharing Love Bazaar this weekend, Dec. 3-4 (BECAUSE I AM!)
Also, thank you to Taehoon Kim for helping out at the drive last Sunday!
Good Job!


Ruby Kim
H3M Club

Sunday, November 20, 2011

November Donor Drives

Thank you to Diana, Catherine, and Ruby for coming to today's donor drive at Inland Church in Pomona!

Next Sunday there will be another donor drive, this time in LA. The donor drive will be held at The Way Church located on Pico BLVD 90019. If you would like the specific address, please contact me!

Thanks,
Ruby Kim
H3M CLUB

Friday, November 11, 2011

Successful 11/11/11 Recycling!

Hi everyone! TODAY. WAS. AWESOME
We earned a total of $48.88 from recycling and prepared 200 swabs! 
For the new members, thank you so much for joining us today! I was so happy to see that all of you gained much knowledge from today's training!

Thank you again,
Ruby Kim
H3M Club

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Upcoming 11/11/11 Meeting

Our next recycling date has been scheduled to Friday, 11/11/11!
Who: All H3M Club Members!
What: Recycling, Swabs, Discussion & Dinner
When: Friday, November 11th 2:00-6:00
Where: 3rd & Labrea - Ralph's Recycling Center

***Bring all your recyclables and garage sale items!***

Ruby Kim
H3M Club

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Halloween Carnival

Hi everyone! 
The Halloween Carnival at LACES Middle/High School was awesome! Although our club wasn't successful with the oreo truffles, the caramel apples sold pretty well (Only 4 leftover)! I know that next time we will do much better, and I want to thank all of you who helped out! Many of you put some hard effort into helping H3M and I am grateful to have all of you as a part of our club!
Caramel Apples
Thanks again,
Ruby Kim
H3M Club

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Halloween Carnival

LACES Halloween Carnival is coming up, and our club is selling once again!

This time we are selling Caramel Apples and Oreo Truffles (3 tickets) so...tell all your friends to come over and support H3M!
For those who have talked with me about donating items (napkins, plates, etc), remember to bring them to me BEFORE the carnival!
Also, if you would like to help sell, either comment on this post or email me at rubysoheekim@yahoo.com!

Thanks and have a nice day!

H3M Club

Thursday, October 20, 2011

H3M Shirt Design

Back
Front 
I have ordered the shirts in YELLOW for girls and LIME GREEN for boys.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

2011-2012 H3M Club

Hello all new H3M members!
Welcome to H3M!
Thank you for joining us this school year!
If you have any questions or comments, you can contact me at rubysoheekim@yahoo.com

Remember, our meetings are on Thursdays at Lunch in room 135...Don't miss out!

Ruby Kim
H3M Club

Thursday, October 13, 2011

10.13.11 Meeting

People who were at today's meeting: Crystal Choi, Taehoon K., Justin Yun, Soobin H., Chelsea Kim, Diana Kim, Elizabeth Kim, Young Song, Danny Suh, Daniel Kim Yeonsoo, Jane Kim, Jasmin Jin, Bianca V., Suah K., Yoonyoung C., Ruby Kim
For those of you who missed out on today's meeting, here is just a general list of what we discussed:
  • Drive at Youngnak Celebration Church this Sunday
  • Halloween Carnival
  • Sharing Love Bazaar (start gathering items for garage sale)
  • Club Blog
  • Recycling
  • Getting Hours
If you have any questions or need more details about one of the above, you can contact me at rubysoheekim@yahoo.com
I will reply as soon as possible.

Thank you,
Ruby Kim
H3M Club

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

2011 Sharing Love Bazaar

Remember last year's 2010 Sharing Love Bazaar?
Well...
There is going to be another one this year, the 2011 Sharing Love Bazaar, and I reserved a booth for us, the H3M Club!
Same as last year, we will be having a garage sale AND a donor drive!!
So now is the time to start collecting items that we can sell!

  • books
  • clothes
  • toys
  • other children's items**
**we are focusing on children's items!
You can bring in some of your own things OR find people willing to donate!

Thanks,
Ruby Kim
H3M Club

Drive at Youngnak Celebration Church

Hi everyone! There will be a donor drive this coming Sunday!


10/16/11  
10:30 am - 4:30 pm    
Young Nak Celebration Church (EM services) 
1721 N. Broadway  LA, CA 90031


Please tell me if you are willing to come! Email me at rubysoheekim@yahoo.com or comment below!
PS: Remember to wear your volunteer shirts!


Thanks,


Ruby Kim
H3M Club

Star Night Fundraising Event

Thank you to those of you who came and helped out!

Chelsea & Diana Kim
Ruby, Chelsea, and Diana Kim
Diana, Chelsea, Taehoon, and Ruby Kim

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Drive at Korean Festival

Thank you to those of you who came out to the Korean Festival from Thursday September 22 to Sunday September 25 to help out! :)

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Drive at New Life Vision Church

Thank you to those of you who came to the drive at New Life Vision Church this past Sunday!


William Kwon, Marsha Kim, Diana Kim, Taehoon Kim, Crystal Choi, Ruby Kim










And for those of you who missed out: There will be another drive this coming Thursday-Sunday at the Korean Festival! (More information in the previous post)


Again, thank you and have a nice day!


H3M Club

Korean Festival

LA Korean Festival Foundation gave A3M a booth for this year's Korean Festival!
Mark your calendars! 
    
Seoul International Park, 3250 San Marino St. LA, CA 90006
  
9/22 - 9/25  (4-day event)  ~  <booth #5>
   
9/22 and 9/23  11 - 9 pm


9/24 and 9/25  10 - 9 pm


Please email me at rubysoheekim@yahoo.com if you would like to come! Also, specify the date and time!


Thank you!

Star Night Fundraiser Event

Email: a3m4korean@hotmail.com

A3M is looking for volunteers to help out at the 14th Annual Starnite Fundraiser Event. As a reminder, there are three shifts. If you are available to help, please reply with a shift time that you are available. Feel free to sign up for multiple shifts as well. Additionally, if there are specific tasks that you would like to do or cannot do (i.e. heavy lifting) please let us know. Depending on the shift or shifts worked... drinks, snacks and/or meals will be provided.

 Shift 1:  12:00 pm  – 3:30 pm --- Set up
 Shift 2:  3:30 pm – 7:00 pm --- VIP Registration, Silent auction, Raffle
 Shift 3:  7:00 pm – 10:30 pm --- Silent auction, Raffle, Break down (clean up)

 A3M 14th Annual Benefit Dinner & Concert 

Presenting Lani Misalucha with Jim Brickman
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts
12700 Center Court Drive, Cerritos, CA 90703

4pm -- VIP Reception (VIP Ticket required)
5pm -- VIP Dinner (VIP Ticket required)
6pm -- Silent Auction, No Host Cocktails
7pm -- Lani Misalucha with Jim Brickman

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Drive at Cerritos Presbyterian Church

We recently had a drive at Cerritos Presbyterian Church on Sunday, September 11, 2011. Thank you to those of you who came and helped out (Ruby Kim & Diana Kim), and for those of you who couldn't come out: There will be another drive next Sunday, September 18 at New Life Vision Church. The address and time can be found in the previous post. Thank you.

RSVP to rubysoheekim@yahoo.com or comment below.

Thank you,
H3M Club

Friday, August 26, 2011

Upcoming Drives


Upcoming drives:

1. Aug. 28, 12:15-1:30 pm at Young Nak Celebration Church, Olive Campus (at AT & T Center) - 2-3 volunteers (This is an English speaking church) 
1150 S. Olive St. Los Angeles, CA 90015 

2. Sep. 11, around 10-3 pm (not exact time) at Cerritos Presbyterian Church - 5 volunteers
11841 E. 178 th Street Artesia, CA 90701

3. Sep. 18, 7:45-6 pm at New Life Vision Church - 5-7 volunteers
4650 W. Olympic Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90019

4. Sep. 25, 11-1 pm at Ttokamsa Home Mission Church - 3-4 volunteers
1440 N. Spring St Los Angeles, CA 90012

RSVP to: a3m4korean@hotmail.com

Drive in Anaheim

Thank you to those of you who made it to the drive in Anaheim last Sunday!
Diana Kim, Chelsea Kim, Ruby Kim, Crystal Choi, don't forget to record your hours on your volunteer sheet! We helped out with the donor drive from 9:30 to the end (around 4:30) and we were very very very busy! SO MANY PEOPLE REGISTERED! (almost 300)

Thanks again,
H3M Club

Monday, July 18, 2011

Upcoming Drives

Hi guys, there are two drives coming up:
 
These churches are not big, so A3M does not need many of you. Around 2-3 volunteers are needed.
Send an email to a3m4korean@hotmail.com if you want to go.
Since only 3 volunteers are needed, it will be first come first serve! In this case, first people to send an RSVP email will get priority!
1. July 24, 12-1 pm   at City Light Church
    1140 S. Hope St. LA, CA 90015

2. July 31, 12-1 pm  at Glendale New Life Church
    19364 La Crescenta ave. La Crescenta, CA 91214

Have you watched LA 18 Prime News on July 13 at 8 pm?  It is about our searching patient Timothy Song, 1 year old baby.  

This is the link : http://www.youtube.com/la18primenews#p/a/u/0/jk0zGd_Ypn4



Remember to RSVP to a3m4korean@hotmail.com!!!

Monday, July 11, 2011

7/10/11 Donor Drive

Thank you to those of you (William, Diana, Taehoon, and ME) who were at the drive on Sunday at St. Helena Catholic Church!
Although it was difficult to recruit donors due to a language barrier, we still learned from this experience, right? Next time, let's recruit volunteers who speak Spanish :)


Also, I just want to let you know that I have given the total funds raised from recycling over the past 6 months, $240.30, to A3M!

-RUBY KIM-

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Volunteer this weekend

Hey guys,
 VOLUNTEERS are needed this coming Sat and Sun (July 9 and 10th),  12-9 pm at the Lotus Festival.

Address:  Echo Park    1632 Bellevue Avenue  Los Angeles, CA 90026 


Please send an email to <a3m4korean@hotmail.com> if you can come and help out!
Thanks

Monday, July 4, 2011

July Recycling!!

Hi everyone!
I hope your summer break is going good so far, and g'luck with your AP Summer Work and/or SAT studies!
I just want to remind you about July's Recycling, which is this coming FRIDAY! friday, friday....!
We are going to meet at 3 PM in front of the usual recycling center in 3rd & Labrea!
Bring your recyclables!! And I hope to see you all there!! (:






h3m club

Sunday, June 12, 2011

6/12/11 Drive

Hi guys!

Here are the people who were at today's drive:

William Kwon (9:00-2:00)
Elizabeth Kim (12:00-2:00)
Crystal Choi (9:00-2:00)
Justin Yun (10:00-2:00)
Taehoon Kim (9:00-2:00)
Ruby Kim (9:00-1:00)
Diana Kim (9:00-1:00)

Please tell me if I forgot anyone!

Thanks for helping out today!
Next time, if you're planning on going to the donor drive, e-mail Pastor Joshua before-hand! His e-mail address should be in the post before this one..:)

Monday, June 6, 2011

Donor Drives in June

Here is the upcoming schedule:

1. Choong Hyung Mission Church (충현선교교회)
9:00 - 2:00 6/12/2011
5005 Edenhurst Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90039

2. Everyday Church (에브리데이 교회) 
9:00 - 3:00 6/26/2011
17037 Devonshire St, Northridge, CA 91325

Please comment below or email a3m4korean@hotmail.com if you can go.

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Successful May Recycling!

Hi guys!

I just wanted to say THANK YOU to Chelsea, Esther, Crystal, Danny, Taehoon, Kenneth, Diana, and Young for helping out on Friday for May recycling.
We earned $42 and prepared 200 envelopes/swabs!
Great job guys, keep up the good work and continue collecting empty bottles and cans!!


Friday, May 13, 2011

May Recycling

Hi everyone! Hope you've had a nice day..(:
This is a reminder for this month's recycling!
We will be meeting at the same location as always, 3rd and labrea (recycling center)!! But this time, we will be meeting on a FRIDAY not a saturday. So come and help out - bring your recyclables on MAY 20TH!! :D We will be meeting at the recycling center at 4.
We will also be preparing SWAB KITS! yayyyyyy :D I know you guys love those, so be sure to come!
please RSVP.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Donor Drive at All Nations Church

Hi guys! There will be a donor drive on May 8th at "All Nations Church" (온누리교회) from 9 AM to 4 PM!!

ADDRESS: 10000 Foothill Blvd. Lake View Terrace, CA 91342



PLEASE TRY TO MAKE IT!


And for those of you who have AP testing the next day, I understand that your schedule might be a little too tight, but please still try to come and help out in the morning or as much as you can. Remember, you don't have to stay the whole time! :)

Saturday, April 16, 2011

International Fair

Thanks to everyone who helped out in the International Fair at school yesterday!
We sold out! (:
BUT it didn't go as well as expected! Please leave some suggestions for next time (comment below)...

ALSO. I learned something new from yesterday's fair....people LOVE kimbab and spicy rice cake! So...I have decided it would be best for us to continue selling the same thing...forever and ever (not really)!! :)

Special thanks to...
Diana Kim for making the posters & William Kwon for setting up!

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Drive at Youngnak Church of LA

Hi everyone! This is a reminder for the drive at Youngnak Presbyterian Church. We will be needing A LOT of help, so PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE try to come! FYI, Youngnak is one of the BIGGEST churches in LA!

Info for the drive next week:

Where?
Youngnak Presbyterian Church  (1721 N. Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90031)


When?
April 10th from 8 AM - 4 PM


Please try to make it!
and please please please comment below if you are planning to come, because we need to know how many people will be volunteering!


Have a nice day (:









Tuesday, March 29, 2011

March Recycling

THANK YOU to everyone who came to March Recycling! We earned 13 bucks!

And for those of you who couldn't make it, please continue collecting recyclables! I hope you'll be able to make it to April's recycling! :)

Also! REMINDER: H3M Club meeting this Thursday! VERY IMPORTANT. MANDATORY. NO EXCUSES!

Pictures from March's Recycling Day:


Monday, March 21, 2011

Donor Drives in April

Hi everyone! I hope you've all had a nice day despite this abnormal weather! (:
The upcoming drives for April are as follows:


 4/3/11 @ 11:30 - 5:00
Sovereign Grace Church
801 East 4th Place 
Los Angeles, CA 90013 (near Downtown)
<need around 3-4 people>

4/10/11 @ 12:00 - 1:30
The Gracious Ark Church
 2129 Venice Blvd. 
Los Angeles, CA 90006  (near Korea-town)
<need around 1-2 people>


If you would like to help out, please comment below!




Tuesday, March 15, 2011

March Recycling

Hi everyone!!
The next date for recycling this month will on March 26th at 3:00 PM
location: Recycling Center on 3rd & La brea (Ralph's Parking Lot)

*Bring all the recyclables that you have been collecting this month!*
Remember: NO CRUSHING YOUR BOTTLES OR CANS

Have a nice day (:

Diamond Bar Donor Drive

Hi guys,


Just letting you know...


there will be a drive at Global Mission Church on March 27th from 8:30 to 2:30.
address: 23425 Sunset Crossing Road  Diamond Bar, CA 91765


If you would like to help out, just send an e-mail to a3m4korean@hotmail.com in advance.



Saturday, February 26, 2011

February Recycling

Thanks to William Kwon, Taehoon Kim, Kenneth Kim, Diana Kim, Chelsea Kim, Elizabeth Kim, Danny Suh, Yvette Kim, and Esther Cho for helping out today!

We earned a total of $19 for recycling, prepared 200 envelopes, and highlighted a bunch of registration forms! Good job, guys!

& Also, don't forget to sign up online for the volunteer hours record!

Ruby Kim

Thursday, February 24, 2011

H3M CLUB ICE CREAM EVENT

Hello LACES H3M Club Members!

Do you want free ice cream?
Here's what you have to do: Just bring 1 friend to join our club!
They must be involved in our club meetings and community service activities. So, don't just bring a friend for one day and expect to get ice cream! :)
If you bring a friend who joins our club and continues to help out, BOTH you and your friend will get free ICE CREAM!
This event starts from March 3rd (our next club meeting held at school) and will go on until the end of March.

See you guys on Saturday for recycling! (:

Ruby Kim

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Recycling

HI EVERYONE! :D


Here is the schedule for our next RECYCLING day:

Saturday, February 26th @ 3:00 pm
Location: Recycling Center on 3rd & La brea (backside of Ralphs parking lot)

Bring your recyclables and remember: Don't crush your bottles and cans!
& I need to know who will be there so please comment and tell me if you would like to help out!


*Change of Plans: There WILL be envelopes to work on

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Recycling and Swab Kit Preparations

Thanks to William, Danny, Yvette, Chelsea, Taehoon, Diana, and Young for helping out with recycling today! We earned $28 and prepared 200 envelopes!!

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Reminder

Hi members,

Club Meeting tomorrow in Mr. Bresson's room, 171, during lunch.
Don't forget to come! (:

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Reminder

Club Photos will be taken tomorrow (Thursday) at lunch in the auditorium, don't forget to come!

Friday, January 14, 2011

Recycling

The H3M Club meets to go to the recycling center once a month EVERY LAST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH.
Our purpose is to sell the recyclables that our volunteers have been collecting in order to fund money for leukemia patients through A3M.



Dear Volunteers,
Please continue to collect empty bottles and cans, you are doing a great job!
Our next meeting for recycling will be Saturday, January 29th at 3:00 PM. (Location has changed: LaBrea & 3rd; Ralph's parking lot)


Please tell me if you want to come and help out! (:

2010 Sharing Love Bazaar

Our club volunteered at the Sharing Love Bazaar on December 11-12, 2010.

What we did:
  • earned a total of $381.45 (from selling books and clothes in a garage sale) and donated the money to A3M (Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches)
  • helped out with a donor drive (recruiting marrow donors) conducted by an A3M staff member