Ask Secretary RIce

Next Monday, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will have an unprecedented opportunity to help end the genocide when she attends a meeting about Darfur with top officials from the U.S., China, France and other key nations.

China, France, and the U.S. all have great influence over Sudan, but acting individually, none has yet been able to put enough pressure on the Sudanese government to stop the violence.

Ask Secretary Rice to use this one-of-a-kind opportunity to urge China and France to join forces with the U.S. on Darfur diplomacy.

The Bush administration took a desperately-needed first step last month when it announced its "Plan B" sanctions against the Sudanese government. Now Secretary Rice must use this meeting with French, Chinese and other leaders to increase the pressure on Sudanese President Bashir.

The people of Darfur have waited more than four years for world leaders to make a concerted effort to end the violence. Secretary Rice must make sure Monday's meeting in Paris marks the beginning of sustained, unified world diplomacy.

Click here to send your message to Secretary Rice today.

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Enjoy the rest of the Summer
From Dan

Smithtown News Article

Check out the June 14th issue of the Smithtown News. We are on the cover of the "Living" section. It is a well-written piece. Congratulations to everyone!

The Devil Came On Horseback

Check out the site for this documentary called "The Devil Came On Horseback." Watch the trailer, it's quite powerful.

http://www.thedevilcameonhorseback.com/home.html

PHOTO OF OUR GROUP

The Smithtown News is writing a piece about the work of our committee. We would like to provide them with a picture of our members. Please stop by F206 right after 9th period on Thursday to smile pretty!

Meeting?

Are we meeting this Friday, too, or was this past meeting our last one for the year? I'm really proud of all we've accomplished in such a short period of time, I just wish we had more. I guess we just have to look on the bright side- if we did so much in the last quarter of the school year, imagine what we can do next year! In case we don't have a meeting this Friday, I'd like to wish all of the DAC-ers a wonderful summer and i hope we can keep in touch through this blog. =]

The Verdict Is....

2 Golden Susan B. Anthony's
351 Quarters
240 Dimes
239 Nickels
1,335 New Pennies
526 Old Pennies

You do the math!!! What I will say, is I lost by a lot!!!!

"Penny" Competition (as a goof!!!!)

Just for fun, we decided to take guesses on how much change we had collected in the jugs. Mr. Cone will be taking it to a change machine this weekend. Based on weight and appearance, here were our estimates:

Donohue - $36.00
Ricky - $43.00
Erin - $50.00
Cone - $63.97
Deb - $72.35
Dave - $97.00
Brittany - $147.83
Dan - $150.00

Whoever is closest without going over gets the prize of being closest!!!! We all anxiously await the results!!!! Stay tuned.....

Meeting Summary - June 1, 2007

- We had representation at the Activity Fair today
- We are now an "official" chapter of STAND
- We boxed up clothes to send to the Darfur People's Association in Brooklyn. We tried to make telephone contact with the organization and also sent an email.
- We drafted a press release/article about the committee and its work (with mention of the clothing drive) for the newspapers
- We counted the change in the 400,000 pennies jugs so far and started making a thermometer display.
- We discussed ideas for next year - holding events in the fall such as the Dine In, scavenger hunt fundraiser, "Dunk for Darfur," Comedy Hypnosist, and education/awareness campaigns at other LI schools and/or connecting with other local chapters.

This has been a great couple of months (remember, we really just started at the end of March). We have done an excellent job of starting to raise awareness, working well together as a group, and getting things in motion that will carry over to the next school year. I am really proud of the commitment that everyone has shown and am looking forward to picking things up in the fall. Until that time, please do use this blog as a form of communication over the summer.