Six YAC Meeting: Casady Cans Do: Students Against Hunger Plans

Agenda for next meeting
1. Finalize plans for Students Against Hunger Week, October 25-29th.
2. Make posters for each division.
3. Green Schools Presentation...Salman Hamid
3. Write thank you note to Shinnyo-en

Planning report for Casady Cans Do: Students Against Hunger Drive
YAC will work in collaboration with STUCO and GALES.

YAC will provide can costumes and YAC students have volunteered to be at divisions before 7:30 a.m. They will wear costumes and/or be resources to do what the division sponsors of the drive need them to do. Mrs. Clay will be at the Student Center sending STUCO volunteers to help at all divisions: Monday: Frehmen, Tuesday: Sophomores, Wednesday: Juniors, Thursday: Seniors, Friday: Freshmen. Gales meet this week but has been asked to consider making sidewalk signs with hunger statistics weather permitting and permission granted by administrators.


YAC Casady Cans Do, Students Against Hunger Drive Helpers Excused from Chapel. Must be at division before 7:30 and must be heading to class by 8:15. Noone should be late to class

UD: Aamina, Zainab, D.J.

MD: Adam

LD: Caitlin

PD: Arjun


STUCO(Sydney) and YAC(Aamina)will make signs to inspire students and faculty to donate. STUCO will promote a class competition through "out of uniform" if bringing cans or money with the following incentive and theme;

Stuco will have a pancake breakfast the last day of the drive to raise money for the Casady Cans Do Food - Students Against Hunger Food Drive. they have decided to assign colors to each out of uniform day

Subject to change still. I have been told is a "fluid idea."

Monday: Red T-shirts: Soup cans collection day.. and any other can too. Minimum $3 donation, if not bringing cans
Tuesday: Multicolor t-shirt: Rainbow day- canned fruit day. Minimum $3 donation for out of uniform
Wednesday: Brown T-shirt: Canned bean day or Minimum $3.00 donationa out of uniform
Thursday: Green t-shirt day: Vegetable canned food day or $3.00
Friday: Blue and White t-shirt day: Spirit Day, any can of food or $3.00

Stuco/YAC will be counting donations every morning at the UD and providing daily results. The prize? I was not told yet.
Every division is following their own process, but all are reporting daily totals as well as send pictures to Mrs. Waters, Marketing Director: waterl@casady.org.

HAPPY HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

HISPANICS CONTRIBUTING TO WORLD UNITY .... BE BILINGUAL!!!!
THROUGH MUSIC AND DANCE

Fall Fest and Food Bank Volunteering!!

Thank you Sulan for providing us the link to this beautiful song by the Black Eyed Peas


Fall Fest: Thanks to all the volunteers who helped us sell over $260 in decorated cookies, cotton candy, and popcorn. After the $100 cost for cookies and supplies, and $50 in money provided for change by Service-Leanring, YAC has a budget of $110.

Special thanks to Adam for providing the cotton candy and popcorn machines and supplies. Arigato to Adam and Chase for volunteering the whole shift. Special GRACIAS to the CDC Club for helping host the guest dancers who demonstrated dances from India and Japan. Finally, MERCI! to Mr. Pena, Mrs. Clay, Mr. Fresonke and crew for helping set-up the fest and helping YAC coordinate efforts.


Food Bank Saturday Volunteering: Thank you Casady transportation for allowing YAC to use the mini-van. The only student who volunteered was John. Mrs. Clay waited for Briana and Maysia until 8:45, but had to leave to get to the Food Bank by 9:00 a.m. Flor, Sulan, Joe, John and Mrs. Clay were the Casady volunteers who along with 100's of volunteers from all around OKC and Norman packed 15,000 bread meals and 5,600 Food-4-Kids meals.

Thank you to Ali and Sulan for suggesting the following videos from the Black Eyed Peas for Food for thought for YAC

Meeting 5 10/7/10

Attending Members: Arjun, Zainab, Adam, Christine L, DJ, Salman, Caitlin, Chandler
Agenda: Fall Fest 5:30-7:30. Set up 4-5PM, not including Freshman/Sophomore cancelled class meeting for fall fest setup
Sign up for fall fest times
SET UP: Zainab
Booth volunteers: 4-5: Zainab Mrs.Clay
5:30-6: CAitlin, Dj, Salman(if nobody's they
6:30-7: Adam, Zainab, Dj, Nene
7-7:30: Adam, ARjun(maybe)
Selling cookies [which are currently being made. 200 cookies]
Decoration for cookies [icing, sacks for cookies]
Selling cookies for $1.00 each(if they don't sell, they will be sold for 50 cents)
Cotton candy for $1.25 and popcorn for $1.00
Wear Six Billion Paths to Peace t-shirt

Casady Cans October 25-29
Volunteers: UD: Dj and Zainab
MD: Adam(all week)
LD: CAitlin
PD: Arjun
(Dj and CAitlin must talk to StuCO)

This post is made possible by your friendly neighborhood YAC yaks

Pinwheels for Peace

Click here to see the Pinwheels for Peace VideoPinwheels for Peace Thank you Mrs. Walters and all the photographers who made possible this beautiful video.

Fifth YAC meeting: Falll Fest-Reflection August-September

Pinwheels for Peace Thanks for the collaboartion: UD, MD, LD, and Primary.

Thank you Shinnyo-en Foundations for sharing our celebration with 1,060 t-shirts http://www.sef.org/2010/09/shinnyo-en-foundation-and-the-casady-school-join-hands-in-celebrating-the-international-day-of-peace-shinnyo-fellows-inspire-hundreds-of-youth/

Ageda:
Fall Fest Details

YAC's Reflection and Thank you to Shinnyo-en

Mid-Winter Break YAC Volunteering: Habitat, Global Oklahoma, Santa Maria Virgen, Respect Diversity Foundation

On Monday, Mrs. Clay and some YAC members were invited to paint the Respect Diversity Foundation Mural at Omniplex with members of Mercy School.Mrs.

On Saturday, Clay volunteered at Habitat for Humanity with 50 students from OCCC and OCU. They cleaned-up the park area at Hope Crossings.

Jasmine, Mrs. Clay and the Japan America Society volunteered at the Rose State Global Oklahoma Festival. Over 500 people attended the event that depicted the Oklahoma multicultural tapestry. There were booths, food, performances, and a celebration of the country of Ireland.

On Friday, Mrs. Clay attended a brainstroming meeting with Santa Maria Virgen to see how YAC and Casady School could help this parish.

Father Blanco heads the Hispanic Episcopal Church of Santa Maria Virgen located at 5500 S. Western, OKC 73109, 631-6747; 601-8209; 412-2249, episcopalsmv1@att.net.

Santa Maria Virgen needs teen volunteers to provide art classes, sports clinics, reading and math mentors, and ESL classes. Volunteers can create their own schedules. Service is needed on Saturdays and Sundays.

From adults, Santa Maria Virgen needs a health clinic and counseling pro-bono services. They currently have GED classes. Father Blanco also need help creating a Mother's Day Out program to empower mothers to attend ESL classes.

Father Blanco is investigating the creation of a Kids Cafe and a Food Pantry at his parish. If you wish to help Father Blanco and Santa Maria Virgen Episcopal Chruch, contact Father Blanco episcopalsmv1@att.net or Mrs. Anna Robledo, robledo_a68@yahoo.com, 487-9126