Monday, October 6, 2008

Uhm.

Well, today I got a letter in the mail from Save Darfur, and I guess I thought it would be informational for those of you who aren't aware of the situation as of right now?

Page Un
Et Deux

...I'm sure the majority of us already receive these, but I figured I might as well. 

Friday, October 3, 2008

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.

Friday, September 26, 2008

WEAR GREEN NEXT FRIDAY

Next meeting - Friday, October 3rd. WEAR GREEN for a group photo!

Great First Meeting!

Once again, it looks like we are going to have a nice crew of people to help those in Darfur. Below is a summary of what we discussed:

- For those who are new to the group, next week we will take some time to do an overview of the origins of the conflict and where it's at now.
- We recapped the activities and accomplishments that DAC had last year.
- A poster was made by Jackie that will be displayed in a frame in the hall soon.
- Dan has agreed to be the point person for getting announcements made on the PA.
- Everyone can feel free to make flyers promoting the club and our activities. Just bring one and I'll get copies made. At any point, feel free to stop by F206 to see if any flyers need to be hung up.
- Safe Halloween - Unfortunately, Mr. Cone and I will not be around on Halloween. For next Friday, try to have ideas of other ways to get the word out to the community (pamphlets on a table, in bags, handed out by members in the hall, etc.)
- Last year we had a successful Comedy Hypnosis fundraiser. We will look to do that again soon. Possible dates are November 7th and November 14th (both Fridays).
- We would like to make the scavenger hunt fundraiser happen this year. More to be discussed.
- Ginny mentioned a charity to keep in mind - Nothing But Nets
- We discussed the possible disbursement of funds to help the school purchase a "Visitors" sign. The consensus was that funds raised in the name of Darfur should go directly to charities to help the cause.

We will meet next Friday, October 3rd. PLEASE WEAR A GREEN SHIRT. We need to take a group photo for the Pep Rally.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Thursday, June 12, 2008

LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR

We will be having a meeting on Friday, June 13th. Please bring food so we can celebrate our accomplishments of this past year and look forward to the next. The meeting will end by 2:45pm.

Hope to see you there!

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

IMPORTANT!

DARFUR ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING FOR JUNE 6TH IS CANCELLED. I REPEAT, OUR "FINAL" MEETING ON JUNE 6TH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

Neither Mr. Cone nor Mrs. Donohue will be able to make it on Friday, so we have rescheduled our meeting/party for Monday, June 9th.  Please spread the word to everyone.