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.
Friday, December 18, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009
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!
-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!
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
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
http://genocide.change.org/blog/view/a_devastating_report_on_darfur
Friday, November 6, 2009
DARFUR MEETING UPDATE
No one posted a summary from our last two meetings. That's sad. We'll talk about this more at our next meeting which will be on November 13th.
The Comedy Hypnosis show is soon - November 20th. We will need to get flyers up next week, choose jobs, talk about concession sales, etc. Lots to do!!!
Again, next meeting is Friday - November 13th. Please show up!!!!!!
(Oh, and thanks to everyone who helped on Safe Halloween...it went really well!)
The Comedy Hypnosis show is soon - November 20th. We will need to get flyers up next week, choose jobs, talk about concession sales, etc. Lots to do!!!
Again, next meeting is Friday - November 13th. Please show up!!!!!!
(Oh, and thanks to everyone who helped on Safe Halloween...it went really well!)
Friday, October 16, 2009
October 16th Meeting
Here's a summary of what we discussed:
- The date of the Comedy Hypnosis Show has been set for November 20th. The event starts at 7p.m. and tickets will be sold at the door for $7. If anyone would like to make additional fliers for the event, please hand them to Mrs. or Mr. Cone. Volunteers will be needed to hang up fliers during their lunch period.
- For Safe Halloween we will be creating Halloween themed puppets out of brown bags. A sign up sheet was passed around, members are welcome to sign up for a time slot to help out. Candy donations are appreciated since we will be handing candy out in addition to making puppets. Donations of art supplies, such as pipe cleaners or construction paper, are also helpful:) We also decided to hand out an informational pamphlet to the adults at Safe Halloween. A request was put in to have our station in the library.
- The environmental website, bulletin board, and presentation was collectively vetoed, as we have a lot of other events to coordinate.
- The next edition of the Bulls Eye will feature our Comedy Hypnosis show in the 'featured club events' section. This is a great way to get the word out there. There may also be an article written about our club.
See you all next week!
- The date of the Comedy Hypnosis Show has been set for November 20th. The event starts at 7p.m. and tickets will be sold at the door for $7. If anyone would like to make additional fliers for the event, please hand them to Mrs. or Mr. Cone. Volunteers will be needed to hang up fliers during their lunch period.
- For Safe Halloween we will be creating Halloween themed puppets out of brown bags. A sign up sheet was passed around, members are welcome to sign up for a time slot to help out. Candy donations are appreciated since we will be handing candy out in addition to making puppets. Donations of art supplies, such as pipe cleaners or construction paper, are also helpful:) We also decided to hand out an informational pamphlet to the adults at Safe Halloween. A request was put in to have our station in the library.
- The environmental website, bulletin board, and presentation was collectively vetoed, as we have a lot of other events to coordinate.
- The next edition of the Bulls Eye will feature our Comedy Hypnosis show in the 'featured club events' section. This is a great way to get the word out there. There may also be an article written about our club.
See you all next week!
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Meeting Summary - October 9, 2009
We held our first meeting of the 2009-2010 school year on Friday, October 9th. We welcome everyone back and we also extend our welcome to the sea of new faces who have joined us! We look forward to working with everyone this year and doing our best to make a difference. Here's what we discussed:
- Overview of the club. Our mission is to educate ourselves, our school, and the community about the genocide in Darfur as well as fundraise to help the victims. We discussed actions and events that we have taken in the past and quickly mentioned some potential ideas for this year.
- We discussed our blog and that it can be an important tool to communicate with each other. New members look out for an email inviting you to "join" the blog and follow the steps in the email. By doing so, you will get permission to post/contribute to the blog rather than just read it.
- First event - Safe Halloween scheduled for Friday, October 30th after school. Think of ideas we could do and post them on the blog and/or come prepared next Friday to discuss. We would definitely like to have a presence, help provide an outlet for kids, and educate the community.
- Next event - Comedy Hypnosis fundraiser show with Dr. Mike. Possible dates are November 13th or November 20th. We need to figure this out next week.
- Spread the word about our club and make flyers. Flyers should say Darfur Action Committee, Fridays, room F206, all are welcome, etc. If you have one, bring it to Mrs. Cone (F206) or Mr. Cone (F203)so that we can get copies made.
Next meeting is Friday, October 16th.
- Overview of the club. Our mission is to educate ourselves, our school, and the community about the genocide in Darfur as well as fundraise to help the victims. We discussed actions and events that we have taken in the past and quickly mentioned some potential ideas for this year.
- We discussed our blog and that it can be an important tool to communicate with each other. New members look out for an email inviting you to "join" the blog and follow the steps in the email. By doing so, you will get permission to post/contribute to the blog rather than just read it.
- First event - Safe Halloween scheduled for Friday, October 30th after school. Think of ideas we could do and post them on the blog and/or come prepared next Friday to discuss. We would definitely like to have a presence, help provide an outlet for kids, and educate the community.
- Next event - Comedy Hypnosis fundraiser show with Dr. Mike. Possible dates are November 13th or November 20th. We need to figure this out next week.
- Spread the word about our club and make flyers. Flyers should say Darfur Action Committee, Fridays, room F206, all are welcome, etc. If you have one, bring it to Mrs. Cone (F206) or Mr. Cone (F203)so that we can get copies made.
Next meeting is Friday, October 16th.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
I don't know if anyone reads this blog but...
I just want to thank everyone for a great 2.5 years in the Darfur Action Committee. The time went by so fast, and I can't believe that part of my life is over now. I hope you guys keep the club going in years to come- I'll be sure to visit and I'll even try to attend some of the events next year. Keep up the good work, I'm going to stop writing before I get too sentimental now. Peace out everyone!
Love,
Ginny
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