Meeting Summary - October 3, 2008

Another nice turnout today. For those that couldn't make it, below is a summary:

- We presented an overview of the origins of the conflict and the current status of the genocide in Darfur for the benefit of new members. We handed out an informational flyer which also had information about 1-800-Genocide. CALL THIS NUMBER!!!!

- We discussed possibilities for Safe Halloween. Since Ms. Donohue nor Mr. Cone will be there, we need to find alternative ways to get the word out. UPDATE: Mr. DeMatteo just agreed to allow us to have information on a table. Woo-Hoo! Danielle is making a new pamphlet that we will get copied.

- We are going to start looking into pizza and bake sales to raise money.

- A tentative date is being looked at for the Comedy Hypnosis fundraiser. We will try for Friday, November 17th. Once confirmed, we will need people to make flyers, spread the word, work the entrance table, the information table, the concessions table, etc. More planning will take place for this event at our next meeting. As a reminder, we raised $1300 doing this last year!

- We took a group photo that will be displayed at the pep rally on Friday, October
17th. When you see it displayed, shout "SAVE DARFUR!"

- At the next meeting, we will form committees. One will work on the scavenger hunt, one for pizza/bake sales, one for the Hypnosis show, one for school-wide awareness, etc.

There is no meeting next week since there is no school. We will meet again on Friday, October 17th (after the pep rally). We have a lot to do at that meeting to get ready for the Hypnosis show.