YAC Re-organizational Lunch

Present at lunch: Andrew Young, Johnesha Hawkins, Sasha Bully, Vincent Peng, Rose Dubiskas, Christi Gentry, Sarah Cox, Josh Ou, Caitlin Anderson, Byron Holzberger, Tony Analla, Khadija Hamid, D.J. Wood, Braeden Jenkins, Eihab Khan, Nicole Lardner, Elizabeth Nordin, Chandler Helms, Alizay Paracha. Mrs. Clay, Mr. Huestis.

Braeden Jenkins facilitated the meeting and followed Roberts Rules of order. Mr. Huestis presentation and Q/A session took the whole lunch hour. Tony acted as secretary. See notes below. We requested and were granted 3 lunches until we finished our re-organization. YAC members will bring their own lunch next week. We will covered all items tabled

1. Mr. Huestis speaks to YAC: What will be the role of YAC next year?
"The role of YAC won't change dramatically, but the purpose will change. If members want to take on personal projects you may. We are going to add a layer of responsibility to the YAC group. We want a lot of focus on a couple of projects: Habitat for Humanity and the Food Bank. We might even have events each weekend that are Casady related. One of our goals is to build a home from start to finish. Building a home from start to finish requires a lot of sweat and work. It is a tremendous thing to work hard and hand the keys to someone who could never afford a home on their own. We also want to help the food bank even though the food bank has less clarity at this point. Another issue we have is making sure we don't take on too many projects at once. In one situation there were three projects in one day . Your role is to help organize the build of a home and organize the student hours. We need to plan for the building day during the week. The food bank is an idea that requires a lot of organization. With the food bank we don't want to send 50 people when there is only enough work for 20 people. The YAC members will have a great amount of leadership experience.
Do you think we could organize Friday activities instead of Saturday?
"That's a good idea and we aren't sure. That might work out better for some and for those who can't make it they can take on individual projects and things like that."

Will we have home groups? Open to suggestions after careful reflection of the reality we are facing.

Will there be site visit? Maybe not needed if ongoing service opportunities scheduled on Fridays.

TABLED FOR SECOND LUNCH MEETING
2. Reports from Cabinet: Call on chairs and cabinet members to state if they have something to report or update

3. Old Business
1. When should we meet? Breakfast meetings: Not working, E-Day meetings: Poorly attended, conflict with debate Club
2. What to do with Home Groups and April Site Visits: Home Groups: Do we continue them? April Site Visits: Should we have them?

New Business
1. Project Ignition Update: Andrew
a. Thursday: Arrival at 11:00 p.m. Stay at Casady Wing. Gift baskets from Casady and HH courtesy of both schools.
b. Friday:
7:00 a.m. Breakfast at Jimmy's Egg. Everyone welcome. You must pay for your own breakfast. Mr. Cassell will join the breakfast
8:00 a.m. Chapel talk. Introduction by Andrew connecting to Multicultural Week.
10: 00 a.m. Assembly at Heritage Hall
12:00 a.m. B-Block and luch at Johnnies. Mrs. Clay and Garder drivers. Mr. Porter will join the lunch
1:20 p.m. Return to Casady. Stay with teachers, rest, be with Mrs. Clay
3:45 p.m. Attendance to Musicians Inc
4:30 p.m. Sightseeing OKC with William- Bricktown
5:30 p.m. Dinner at OKlahoma City Museum of Art with Project Ignition and YAC

Saturday: 10:00 a.m. brunch at local restaurant YAC members welcome to join. Contact Mrs. Clay (520-1325) or William(990-8536) to see where Julia is when your schedule permits you to join the group: 520-1325
Plans: Cowboy Hall of Fame and Memorial Museum. Talking about leadership and service...planning end of the year strategies for Project Ignition and brainstorming next year's possibilities.
Lunch at Chinese place in Edmond
Dinner at Oklahoma County Line maybe...TBD
Julia invited to attend the Winter Ball at Casady and the dance at HH.

2. When should National Volunteer Week be celebrated at Casady and how?
When? Conflicts with STUCO Crazy Fun Week. It is also at the same time as Earth Day. Josh needs help with creation of t-shirt for earth day.
How? Chapel presentation of awards. Chapel presentation of video. Favorite place you volunteer. YAC T-shirt day??? Ice cream day in collaboration with CPO.
Who will do what?

3. What to do for Global Youth Service Day: Too many conflicts...final project: Volunteer at the Arts Festival. Children Activity Field needs 60 volunteers on Saturday and 60 volunteers on Sunday. Mrs. Clay is the day chair on Sunday. Art activities are very simple and directed to younger children.

4. Challenge 20/20 Update: What is happening with MD?

5. Casady YAC blog making money with google?