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Contact Information
It is essential that you provide up-to-date contact information to JRF at all times. Please
notify the Foundation immediately regarding any changes to your:

• Home mailing address
• Home, university and cellular telephone numbers
• E-mail address/es
General Public Etiquette
You will attend regional events in addition to the Mentoring & Leadership Conference as
scheduled from time to time throughout your participation in the JRF Scholars program.
Although you represent Jackie Robinson’s legacy on your campus and in your community
at all times, your role as a JRF Scholar intensifies when you are directly involved in a JRF
event. Please note the following:
(1) The JRF Program Team will always provide you with the dress code for JRF events. If
for some reason you miss these instructions, take the safe route and err on the side
of dressing up (business attire), rather than dressing down (jeans and a tee shirt).
(2) Be conscious of your conversations with others. We encourage you to speak freely
and to build authentic camaraderie with your peers; however, please remember that
sponsors, reporters, and/or other officials could be in earshot and you may not want
some conversations to “go viral”.(3) In general, have fun and engage with others, but
do so with constant awareness that you represent an iconic, well-respected brand.

JRF Family
JRF Family is an online community which will allow JRF alumni to connect with each other
and current JRF Scholars to develop meaningful mentoring and networking relationships
across the globe. Features include:
Alumni and Scholar profiles: Alumni and Scholars can make instant updates to their
contact details when they change, plus share updates with the rest of the network about
new projects they’re currently involved in.

Directory: Alumni and Scholars can find old friends, make new connections and
collaborate on special projects.
Jobs and opportunities: Alumni and Scholars can find and share jobs and other
opportunities, such as internships and academic/study opportunities.
Events: Alumni and Scholars can learn about upcoming events and book their place,
or advertise their own events and manage the entire registration process through the
platform.
Messaging: Alumni and Scholars to receive and send messages to each other in a
variety of ways: through the platform, by email, or through LinkedIn or Facebook.
Special interests: Will allow constituents to start a special interest page or group to
bring others together who have a common goal or interest.

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