Meeting summary for 2/5

During our last meeting we decided where to donate the money raised from the Comedy Hypnosis Show. We donated the money to Darfur Peace and Development. Specifically, to the Gangy High School that is being built for students.

Also, we are planning a movie showing of Darfur Now in conjunction with a pizza sale.

In addition, we are looking into April 16th as a date for another Comedy Hypnosis Show.

We are also looking to plan a scavenger hunt after AP exams, and we would like to make new Darfur Doors for around the time of Holocaust remembrance day.

donations

hey guys,

I couldn't find the organizations I had in mind but, here is one i thought sounded pretty good.. http://doctorswithoutborders.org (USA, not the holland organization)

I also found this website which, give us more information about different charity organizations http://www.charitywatch.org/hottopics/sudanaid.html

Organizations:)

I found some organizations that we can potentially donate to.

1) Darfur Peace and Development: We can donate money to the specific cause of building a school in Darfur (http://www.darfurpeace.org/fundraising/build-a-high-school-in-darfur ), or we can make a general donation (http://www.darfurpeace.org/fundraising/help-the-people-of-darfur). But they also have other causes like building a center for women, and solar cookers. They're listed under the "programs" tab on the left side of the page. 5.1% of profits goes to administration, 2.4% goes to fundraising, and 92.5% goes to the programs.

2) Aid Darfur (http://www.aiddarfur.org/site/c.ntJ2IeMTLuG/b.2257329/k.BF09/Home.htm) I couldn't find any information about their administrative costs and their mission seems general.

Previously, we have donated to Save Darfur.

I hope everyone has a nice holiday break:)

- Sharon

Here is a summary of what we went over in our meeting today (December 18th, 2009)

- We reflected on the Comedy Hypnosis Show that we just held and went over the positives and negatives of what happened. Overall, it was extremely successful! We raised over $1,000 dollars and are considering hosting a spring show.

- Also, we planned out the events we will be hosting for the rest of the year which include:
* A spring time scavenger hunt in the school.
* Creating new Darfur door posters that have educating facts to be displayed in F tower around the time that Holocaust remembrance day takes place.
* Showing the film Darfur Now, which is an activist film, to motivate and educate students. The students may also write letters to representatives. We are thinking about holding a pizza sale before we show the movie as well.

- The club is also deciding where to donate the money we raised. Club members can post links to the organizations they would like to donate to so we can take them into consideration.

Our next meeting is January 8th. The meeting after that is schedules for January 15th.

Meeting Summary for November 13, 2009

Here is a summary of today's meeting:

-The Comedy Hypnosis Show is next friday (11/20/09). Emily will be sending out a facebook event message so send it to your friends! Make sure to spread the word around the school and also outside of school. Children, teens, and adults are all welcome. Sharon already sent out an announcement to E so one will be made next week about the show. We also need people to bring refreshments so make sure you go to either Mr. Cone or Mrs. Cone to sign up to bring something. There is also a sign up for working the show.

-Set-up for the show begins at 5:30 so all members must report to the auditorium at this time. We will set up two tables: one will be for refreshments and the other will be to sell tickets. Remember to keep the money from the refreshments and the tickets seperate! If you have not signed up to help out please go to Mrs. Cone's room and ask for the sign-up sheet. We must also set-up about 40 chairs on the stage for the hypnotist.

-The show begins at 7:00. We will have a 50:50 raffle and sell tickets. All members of the committee do not have to pay since they will be running/working the show. This means that no members may get hypnotized so do not go up on stage! During the show, we will rotate shifts for who will watch the door so that kids do not sneak in. Please see Mrs. Cone or Mr. Cone to sign up for this.

-After the show please do not leave since we must do a quick clean up. We will make sure the auditorium is clean, and we will clean up the refreshments and tables.

-Lastly, we need to figure out where we want to donate the money. Feel free to research different organizations. Past organizations include DarfurNow and the solar cookers. Once you find an organization, post it on the blog. Once we have our next meeting after the show, we will decide on an organization.

-Also, there will be a quick meeting next Friday, the day of the show. It will go no later than 2:30 so be sure to show up!

A Devastating Report on Darfur

Mr. McCabe found an interesting site/article on the genocide in Darfur. It is reflecting on the latest UN report about the situation. Check it out.

http://genocide.change.org/blog/view/a_devastating_report_on_darfur