Monday, November 14, 2011

No YAC meetings until ???????




Congratulations to YAC and STUCO for a good Food Drive.  Zainab and Chandler were our leaders.  Chandler was especially entrepreneurial getting food-4-food ruffle donations and volunteers to manpower all divisions.  YAC treated Chandler to an A-Block snack of her choice Monday, November 14. Special thanks to Zainab for her vision to continue this project at Casady and for representing YAC and delivering the funding raised during the drive as well as helping sort Students Against Hunger donations at the Food Bank on November 12,2011.

As we celebrate Thanksgiving, here are some quotes from faculty and directors regarding the Casady Cans Do Food Drive.
Our theme in Lower Division is “We Can Make a Difference.” Our students are proud to make a difference in our community and to be able to support our local Food Bank by collecting food during the food drive and volunteering at the Food Bank throughout the year. The UD volunteers have been wonderful. They have been fun and engaging with the students. Today Tripp, Davis and Clark were great. Tripp made a wonderful dancing can in the middle of carpool circle. Thank them for me. Mrs. France, LD



It was heartwarming to see students of all ages working collaboratively to help our Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma fight hunger and feed hope! Thank you YAC and STUCO leaders for making this project a reality in our campus. My favorite moment of the drive was the amazing can dance performed by Tripp to cheer and remind Lower Division students to bring donations! Mrs. Clay, UD

The Middle Division students were excited and proud that they reached their goal of collecting 2,500 cans for the Food Bank and the people of Oklahoma. The participation and help of the upper division students throughout the Food Drive made a big impression on our students. They are great role models. Mrs. May, MD


Propose Agenda for December 5th meeting: Casady Cans Do reflection, assessment and recommendations for next year.  What is next: Relay for Life, STUCO Project: Make a Wish Foundation, SOW LOVE, MLK Day, National Volunteeer Week, Earth Day, Knitting for Soldiers, Walk the World OKC 2012???

Jessica G. has two project proposals for YAC. (Must be pre-approved by administration and STUCO). SPC Advisories-4-the community, T-shirts-4-Africa

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Casady Cans Do 2011: What did we do? How can we improve it next year?
STUDENTS AGAINST HUNGER CASADY CANS DO FOOD DRIVE: YAC & STUCO THANK CYCLONES FOR HELPING FIGHT HUNGER IN OUR CITY: 5,052 cans $ $563.07. PRIMARY DIVISION: 457 CANS; LOWER DIVISION: 890 CANS; MIDDLE DIVISION: 2,566 CANS; UPPER DIVISION: 1,139 CANS AND $563.07. SATURDAY, NOV.8, FROM 1-4 CYCLONES HELPED PACK 770 CASES WITH 22, 438 MEALS DONATED BY STUDENTS AGAINST HUNGER.


-We had individuals doing different aspects of the drive.  To increase YAC and STUCO ownership of the process and results, we should consider having committees with students heading them next year.  This year we had the following informal committee heads: UD: Zainab, MD: Rebekah, LD: Jessica (only could attend Monday), PD: Molly B.  This was of great help to Mrs. Clay!!! but we need greater YAC and STUCO involvement!

1. Marketing: 
a. Posters and flyers made by YAC members:  We could improve instructions and quality.  Mrs. Clay took care of adds for Saturdays at the Food Bank via flyers.  We need to consider having a YAC member making chapel adds BEFORE the drive to attend Saturdays@ the Food Bank.  STUCO could give results during the drive like Chandler did.  The idea of mentoring younger students at the Food Bank should be revisited.

2. Awareness
a. Chapel speeches: Food Bank rep and Chandler and Zainab: Better coordination and timing for next year.  b. Pushpage to parents:  This year it was written by division directors, Mrs. May  and Mrs. Clay.  Next year, it should be done by YAC/STUCO leaders. 
Letters to YAC and website news: Done by Mrs. Clay.  It should be a collaborative effort between Mrs. Clay and YAC/STUCO Canned Food Drive chairs.
Statistics awareness:  We did not have it this year, with the exception of 1=5 meal and $200 feeds a child for a year with the Food-4-kids program. 
STUCO Tidbits @ chapel to help keep the word out:  We did not have them this year.
Can costume enthusiasm:  We had a sample of how it should be done by Tripp!  We need to repair the costume and make a few more.
Incentives:  Students donate more if there are relevant incentives.  We need to have adminstrative approval of all incentives in September.  Mrs. Warden is opened to a Victory Day for the winning grade; an off campus day, inmediately after the drive.  She also likes the first to salad bar for the daily winning grade, but not a whole week for the overall winner.

3. Process 
Organization: Chairs should meet the first week of October and finalize the process.  The second week of October, we should make the flyers and we might consider Halloween as the week of the drive next year.  The first week of November is the last week of the drive at the Food Bank and the Food Bank had a hard time placing us on their schedule. We need to seek approval for this project now.

Who made the Cans Do Happened in 2011 and How?
a. Chandler: Scheduled STUCO and YAC volunteers, made Chapel announcements, did solicitation of gift certificates, donated a gift certificate with Liz.  Manpowered UD
b. Zainab: Lobbied for canned drive to be a project. Wrote Chapel speech.  Responsible for UD set-up, counting of cans and money. Represented YAC/STUCO at sorting Students Against Hunger Saturday. Zainab delivered the money collected at the UD to an official at the Food Bank Saturday.

Having to be back in class at first hour, left final counting to Mrs. Clay who also created a word document tallying all division results.  This should be done in collaboration with STUCO or YAC members next year.  Mrs. Clay learned a lot about the different divisions.  There should also be a photography or video committee.  The photo opportunities were great, but a student should be doing this, not Mrs. Clay.  It will be great to have a video created by students to present for the following year. 
Nicole-permissions and connection to STUCO, manpower UD collection when able.
Elizabeth-attended YAC meetings, lobbied for food-4-food incentives, manpowered UD collection , donated funding for ruffle from Whole Foods
Molly-Responsible for PD
Rebekah-Responsible for MD. Emerging leader of Casady Cans Do 2012

4. New  Ideas
Christine L.:  Saturday service at the Food Bank during October and November, duration of the Students Against Hunger citywide collection.  PE requirement could be made-up with a visit to the Food Bank on Saturdays.  Great exercise for arms!
Arjun N.: Extra out to lunch for winning grade:  Not approved this year
Mrs. Clay:  Mentor younger students at the Food Bank on Saturdays to increase UD participation since requirement is not motivating more people to serve on Saturdays.  It should be in the afternoon to allow sleeping late on weekends.
Elizabeth: Give food-4-food to incentivate students to donate again next year. We need to start solicitations in August.
Jessica: First to salad bar for winning class on daily tally.  Advisories could elect to volunteer at the Food Bank this week and during SPC days when there are only a few students on campus.

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Casady Cans 2011 Do Process and Results

Final Results 5,052 cans +$563.07=5,615.07

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STUDENTS AGAINST HUNGER CASADY CANS DO FOOD DRIVE: YAC & STUCO THANK CYCLONES FOR HELPING FIGHT HUNGER IN OUR CITY: PRIMARY DIVISION: 457 CANS; LOWER DIVISION: 890 CANS; MIDDLE DIVISION: 2,566 CANS; UPPER DIVISION: 1,139 CANS AND $563.07. SATURDAY, NOV.8, FROM 1-4 CYCLONES HELPED PACK 770 CASES WITH 22, 438 MEALS DONATED BY STUDENTS AGAINST HUNGER.

It was heartwarming to see students of all ages working collaboratively to help our Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma fight hunger and feed hope! Thank you YAC and STUCO leaders for making this project a reality on our campus. My favorite moment of the drive was the amazing can dance performed by Tripp to cheer and remind Lower Division students to bring donations!

Special thanks to Chandler Helms and Elizabeth Nordin for the gift certificates from Whole Foods for the Food-4-Food ruffle. We also appreciated Daylight Doughnuts, Milagros Mexican Restaurant, Cherry Berry, and Johnnie’s donations of gift certificates for the ruffle.
















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YAC/STUCO 2011STUDENTS AGAINST HUNGER-CASADY CANS DO ORGANIZING TEAM
Monday: UD-Zainab, Caroline B, Chandler, Kate B collected 16 cans and $82. Chandler ruffled 9 Daylight Dougnut coupons.
Tuesday: UD-Zainab, Elizabeth N, Nicole L, Chandler H collected 32 cans and $.86. Chandler announced the winner of a $35 gift certificate to Milagros Mexican Restaurant at Chapel.

Wednesday:UD- Zainab, Caroline B, Elizabeth N, Nicole L, Chandler, Katie B collected 295 cans and $76. Chandler gave away $40 in $10 gift certificates from Whole Foods.  Thank you Chandler and Liz for their gift certificates donations for this ruffle.  Running Total in cans and money: 587 (343 cans and $244)
Thursday: UD-Zainab, Caroline B, Elizabeth N, Chandler, Adam A. collected cans and money.  Chandler gave 4 Cherry Berry $5 gift certificates away.
Friday: UD-Zainab, Elizabeth N, Nicole L, Chandler, Katie B, Khadija collected cans and money.  Chandler gave away two $10 gift certificates to Johnnies.  The overall winners of the STUCO Olympic points were the Sophomores.  Seniors, Freshmen and Juniors followed.  Some students were late to first hour class!?

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Middle Division student helping YAC/STUCO on Monday


YAC JUNIOR CHAIR WITH YAC HELPER COUNTING CANS IN MIDDLE DIVISION
Monday MD- Rebekah D, Delaney H, Hanna K collected and counted 172 cans
Tuesday MD- Rebekah D, Hanna K collected additional cans for a total of 198 cans
Wednesday: MD-Rebekah, Hanna K collected 532 cans Running total: 904 cans
Thursday: MD- Rebekah, Kevin R, Dalton P collected cans
Friday: MD- Rebekah and Nina P. collected cans and helped count totals before first hour.  Students were back on time to class all week.
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YAC & STUCO @ LOWER DIVISION


AWESOME YAC-STUCO VOLUNTEERS THANKING FOOD BANK DONOR!
Monday LD- Jessica G, Taylor, Adam A., Faris, Pat L. collected 250 cans and gave away stickers.
Tuesday LD- Adam A, Pat L collected 133 cans.  Adam was a great motivator.


Wednesday-LD: Tripp, Davis, Clark H collected 161 cans.  UD students were praised for their enthusiasm and collaboration.  Tripp was an amazing dancing can! Students were late to first hour class because they had to count cans.   Running total of 544 cans
Thursday: LD- Trip, Davis, Clark H. Eihab, Nina P. collected cans.
Friday: LD- Grace W, Emory H, Tripp collected cans

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STUCO @ PRIMARY DIVISION

STUCO LEADERS: INSPIRATION TO PRIMARY DIVISION DONORS
Monday: PD-  Jennifer C, Nick T, Molly B collected 15 cans and gave away stickers
Tuesday: PD- Molly B, Grace W, Lillian C, Sydney H collected 228 cans.  A Student was VERY late to first hour class. 


Wednesday: PD- Molly B, Katie C, Madison U, Maya S collected 96 cans and gave away stickers
Students were late to first hour class.  Students were late to first hour class.  Next year we need to have permission to have students with first hour off helping count cans for students not to be late to class.  Running Total: 339 cans
Thursday: PD- Jennifer C. Adam A. collected cans.  At 10:00 a.m. Adam, Molly, JC and ? transported cans to the trailer with LD students following.  After the delivery of cans, UD students gave red wagon rides to LD students back to their school.
Friday: PD- There was no can collectection.    The children like the Thursday rides so much that some brought cans even if the canned food drive had finished.  Too many UD students were late to first hour class because of counting cans!

Monday, November 7, 2011

Students Against Hunger-Casady Cans Do Volunteer schedule


 

UD Canned Food Drive 2010
 
Monday:
UD-Zainab, Caroline B, Elizabeth N, Nicole L, Chandler.  Report to Student Center.  Ruffle tickets, envelopes for money, can costume and sign by Mrs. Milligan's office.  We still need to make an attractive sign for daily totals.  Must count money and cans as donations arrive for every grade.  Place donations in Food Bank box.  Money in marked envelopes, and ruffle tickets in boxes provided.  Chandler and or Zainab will announce winners at chapel.  Cans will be collected by Mr. Fresonke and crew after first hour.  Please make sure you count and place totals for cans and money on the envelopes provided for Olympic points and ruffle purposes.  A big sign for totals will be made by YAC students during the YAC meeting today.

MD- Rebekah D, Delaney H, Hannah P, Shiva, Sam W.  Report to Mrs. May.  She has signs and can costume.   This division is having HOUSE COMPETITIONS.  They need daily totals.  Mr. Fresonke and crew will pick-up donated cans during first hour.

LD- Jessica G, Taylor, Dana, Faris, Pat L.  Report to Mrs. Maness.  She has signs, can costume and stickers.  Stickers and your inspirational presence are all the motivation for this division.  Cans will be counted daily, but they will not be collected by Mr. Fresonke until Friday. 

PD- Ronda, Jennifer C, Nick T, Molly B, Adam A. Report to main office.  Signs costume and stickers are there.



YAC 2010 COUNTING CANS AT MD

Tuesday:

UD-Zainab, Caroline B, Elizabeth N, Nicole L, Chandler

MD- Rebekah, Emory H, Kevin K, Andrew

LD- Adam A, Faris, Pat L, Jason S, Asha

PD- Molly B, Grace W, Lillian C, Sydney H


YAC/STUCO @ LOWER DIVISION

 
Wednesday:

UD- Zainab, Caroline B, Elizabeth N, Nicole L, Chandler, Katie B

MD- Rebekah, Andrew, Marshall L, James B

LD- Tripp, Davis, Clark H, Eihab K

PD- Molly B, Katie C, Madison U, Maya S



YAC-STUCO 2010 @ PRIMARY DIVISION
 
Thursday:

UD-Zainab, Caroline B, Elizabeth N, Nicole L, Chandler, Katie B

MD- Rebekah, Kevin R, Dalton P, Marshall L, James

LD- Tripp, Davis, Clark H, Eihab K, Nina P

PD- Molly B, Jason, Madison U


Friday:

UD-Zainab, Caroline B, Elizabeth N, Nicole L, Chandler, Katie B, Khadija

MD- Kevin R, Dalton P, Rebekah, Shiva, Sam

LD- Asha, Grace W, Jennifer C, Emory H, Kevin K

PD- Molly B, Sydney H, Nina P

STATISTICS HAVE CHANGED
$1=7 MEALS IN 2010
$1=5 MEALS IN 2011

From GenerationOn: http://www.generationon.org/


In the U.S., 49 million people live on the brink of hunger.


They do not know how they will get their next meal.


Today close to a billion people worldwide are hungry and 16,000 children die of hunger each day.




We are now part of Schools Fighting Hunger: http://www.schoolsfighthunger.org/ /

1 in 4 kids in the U.S. don't know where their next meal is coming from. Child hunger knows no bounds and can be found throughout the country, in any state, in every community and even in our own school. ConAgra Foods® is partnering with Schools Fight Hunger—which brings together America's schools and their families to end hunger - and thousands of schools across the country in a nationwide effort to end child hunger once and for all. Casady can help make a difference.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

TO CASADY YAC


Oklahoma is the 5th hungriest state in the nation – 1 out of 4 Oklahoma children are at risk of hunger every day. Seniors choose between buying medicine or food; families between gas, utilities, rent, or food.

1 can = 1 pound of food
$1= 5 meals/5 pounds of food
97 cents of every dollar feed the hungry

                                  STUDENTS AGAINST HUNGER
                                 CASADY CANS DO FOOD DRIVE

CASADY CANS DO 2010 STUCO AND YAC MEMBERS @ MIDDLE DIVISION
                                                                                           November 7th through November 11th

The Casady YAC (You-unite A Community) and our Student Council (STUCO) are collaborating with the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma to help the citywide collection goal of 650,000 pounds of food during the Students Against Hunger Food Drive 2011. The school collecting the most food per student receives the Students Against Hunger Traveling Trophy. Last year Casady collected 6,251 cans and $1,350.51. YAC and STUCO hope to beat those numbers this year.

In the Upper Division, STUCO is promoting an Olympics points competition between grades for most cans or money. YAC is promoting Saturday volunteering at the Food Bank http://www.regionalfoodbank.org/.


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The cans and monetary donations will be collected and counted daily from Monday, November 7th through 11th. YAC will be ruffling donated gift certificates from local restaurants among Upper Division donors.  YAC has also requested the privilege to go first to the salad bar for the class with highest daily donations.

Our Middle Division is promoting house competitions.  YAC and STUCO students dressed as cans will be reminding the Lower and Primary Division to bring cans.  They will also be providing Students Against Hunger stickers to donors.  On Thursday, November 10th, the Primary will be bringing the food items to where the Food Bank trailer is so that the children can see where the food items are going.  They will be bringing wagons full of their donated food.  Pre-k will come up at 10:10 am and Kindergarten would come up at 1:30pm. If it rains, they would do the same on Friday.

Thank you for your contribution to fighting hunger, feeding hope and making a difference addressing a community need.

Most needed items: canned meat, meat-based soups, canned fruits, vegetables, and beans and monetary donations.  $200 feed a child for a year with a Food-4-Kids Program.  Food Bank's link to awareness videos:  http://www.youtube.com/regionalfoodbank#p/u/18/kKum7OBLC-I http://www.youtube.com/regionalfoodbank

STUDENTS AGAINST HUNGER: YAC Volunteer Day at the Food Bank:  Saturday Nov. 12

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Sixth YAC Meeting, November 7: Casady Cans Do Week

Agenda
1. Finalize process
2. Get more volunteers
3. Place statistics around campus

Expected attendance:  Freshmen: Hunter, Cathy, Sindi, Jessica, Sidney, Taylor.  Sophomores: Salman? (v)  Juniors: Rebekah.  Seniors: Zainab (v), Khadija (v), Emily, Chandler, Caroline, Elizabeth

WHY DO ALL THIS?

Casady Cans Do needs YAC volunteers

THANK YOU TO THE YAC MEMBERS WHO ATTENDED THE LAST MEETING, MADE, POSTED SIGNS, AND CREATED THE PROCESS FOR THE CANNED FOOD DRIVE.

Chapel UD Announcement:  Bring cans or money.  Zainab announced 5 cans or 5 dollars, but that was not approved.  Zainab said house competitions during chapel.  UD does not have house competitions, we will have STUCO Olympic points.  Zainab set the Casady UD goal at competing with last year's figures of $1,200 and 1510 cans.  Zainab did not mention treats or ruffle winners.  The video did not work well.  Zainab gave a great quote.  Father Blizzard will see if he will be able to provide time for 30 second PSA awareness raising. PSA's at all chapels Nov. 7-11 as chapel adds.

From the above newsletter to YAC, Mrs. Ashley Gibson, Marketing Department Director, created a push page to parents and placed an article in the Casady website.  Zainab's quote was the inspiration to both articles. 

Thank you to the volunteers who dressed in cans last year and promoted the Canned Food Drive in the Middle Division.  Their picture is leading our food drive this year, Asha N. (STUCO) and Adam H. (YAC).  The Upper Division will be collecting cans and money.  Zainab Shakir is the leader for YAC in the UD.  Chandler coordinated the below schedule of volunteers.  THANK YOU CHANDLER!


Chapel Announcements
LD Casady:  Made with information from the ABOVE letter to YAC and Zainab's speech to UD chapel by Jessica G. and Mrs. Clay.  A 30 second PSA was used. The speech was quick because we responded to a last minute request.  LD will collect cans and money with Students Against Hunger stickers as incentive.  Stickers will also be used in the Primary division.  Mrs. Bruce and Mrs. Clay are requesting YAC's consideration of a YAC mentors group on November 12th.

Primary Division: No Chapel adds programmed.

MD Casady Cans Do Chapel Announcement:  Will be done on Monday by Mrs. Clay's 5th grade student, Lucy G. and Jessica G.  They are preparing and rehearsing their presentation during the weekend.  Father Blizzard will show the same PSA as in the LD.  The MD will have HOUSE COMPETITIONS! They will not be collecting money!

NEEDED:
1. Solicitors of ruffle prizes: Nov. 3rd (e-mail, phone, in person): Whole Foods (Chandler), Farmers Market (?), Cherry Berry(Mrs. Clay): $ 5.00 gift certificates needed to be picked-up at store in North Park Mall.  They need a tax except letter. Daylight Doughnuts (Mrs. Clay): 9 gift certificates at Mrs. Clay's office.  Milagros, Mexican Food Restaurant (Mrs. Clay): $30 gift card, Krispy Cream: (? maybe gift certificate on Wednesday....maybe treat for all UD???)

2. Ideas to follow-up in Upper Division:  Extra out to lunch for winning class (Arjun N); privilege to go first to salad bar for class with highest donations daily Nov.7-11; Week of Nov. 13 for overall winner (Christine L.)

3. Early morning (7:15-7:50) Can Food Drive Helpers: Collectors and counters. Announcer of ruffle winners at Chapel: Chandler ????  Thank you Chandler for getting the volunteers

a. Monday-A day: 7:15-7:55 in UD. Other divisions 7:15-7:50 

UD: Zainab, Caroline B., Liz N.  Costume, money envelopes, signs, and ruffle tickets at Woods Community Room.  We need a BIG sign for daily results
MD: Rebekah D., Delaney H., Hannah P.  Costume, signs with Mrs. May
LD: Jessica G., Taylor Costume, signs, and stickers @LD office; Mrs. Maness
PD: Ronda S., Jennifer C. Dana S., Adam A.  Costume, signs, and stickers @ PD office

b. Tuesday-B-day  WE NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS!!!

UD: Zainab, Nicole L, Liz N. Caroline B.
MD: Rebekah
LD: Adam A

PD: Molly B, Gracie W., Lillian C.

c. Wednesday-C-Day: WE NEED VOLUNTEERS

UD: Zainab, Chandler
MD: Rebekah
LD:
PD:


d. Thursday-D-Day: WE NEED VOLUNTEERS

UD: Zainab, Chandler
MD: Rebekah
LD:
PD:

e. Friday-E-Day WE NEED VOLUNTEERS

UD: Zainab, Khadija
MD: Rebekah
LD:
PD:

2. Counters of cans First Hour-Study Hall???  PERMISSION FROM MRS. WARDEN?????

Monday-A day
UD: Mrs. Clay
MD: Mrs. May
LD: Mrs. France
PD: Mrs. Sharp

Tuesday-B-Day
UD: Mrs. Clay
MD
LD
PD

Wednesday-C-Day
UD: Mrs. Clay
MD
LD
PD

Thursday-D-Day
UD: Mrs. Clay
MD
LD
PD

Friday-E-Day
UD: Mrs. Clay
MD
LD
PD

Saturday Morning at the Food Bank
Mrs. Clay



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