YAC meeting 2/24/2015 postponed to 3/2/2015

Snacks:  Dylan's cookies were given to faculty because the due date was 2/27.  Mrs. Jew provided Chinese New Years Candy

Minutes by Johnny and Mrs. Clay

Agenda

1. Executive Board Items
a.  Britton Bronco Buddies:  Sidney, Maryam, Ananya, Natalie.  Sidney and Ananya encouraged participation.  Mrs. Clay asked for people to sign-up, but no one did for March 7, 2015.

b. YAC T-shirts  and project proposal Jessica
Jessica decided that there will not be a YAC t-shirt this year.  Then she introduced Elizabeth Freeman who was exploring a self-defense project sponsored by her family who has connections with a non-profit called Somebody's Momma.  Liz is proposing to have a self-defense class facilitated by her uncle who is a police officer at a Casady or community location-if administrative approval is not granted (Liz will talk to Coach T.).  The cost will be $20 with proceeds going to Somebody's Momma.

c. STUCO's Walk-A-Thon  Dylan, Cathy Z.  It is scheduled to be on Wednesday, April 1 in the afternoon.  Neither Dylan nor Cathy were in attendance. Sidney/Jessica will talk to Marshall about walk a thon.  All we know is that we have been asked to participate, but we do not know what we are expected to do.  Mrs. Clay will not be on campus that day.

2. YAC Membership Items
a. Chinese New Year Lunch Reflection:  Allison and Daniel. It was a great activity that generated over $1,000 for Half the Sky Foundation.  Neither Allisson nor Daniel were present.  Mrs. Clay asked if YAC could have done more to help the day of the lunch to which the membership responded that if the officers of the club requested, that could be an option for next year.  There was also a suggestions to maybe have a video of the festivities going on in China going during the lunch.

3. Service-Learning Program Items
-Mrs. Clay will be in Boston the week of Easter for personal business and from April 7-12 at the National Service Learning Conference in DC. No students going, but the SEE MD coordinator is attending.

-PSA delivery on Tuesday, April 21.  Mr. Rainbolt inspirational speaker. Enter hours to Presidential awards website by Monday or Mrs. Clay is not able to order your award.
---YAC volunteer chapel presenters needed to introduce Mr. Rainbolt and read names of award recipients, Mrs. Clay and available administrators will give the awards. No volunteers.  It needs to be 2 YAC members not receiving an award.  We also need one YAC member to handle awards to Mrs. Clay and pertinent administrators
---YAC volunteers needed to organize and facilitate possible social gathering(Ice Cream Social) after chapel on PSA delivery day.  Hope to invite community organizations where senior award recipients have served a sustainable number of hours.  We hope all seniors will have completed the requirement by that week and we could invite the whole senior class, YAC members and award recipients to the social at the Wing.. Topic in the parking lot

-NVW:  Nothing planned.  YAC volunteers needed to plan the week
* Mrs Clay plans to bring community partners to YAC meeting to celebrate volunteers.  A list of the organizations YAC members will like to invite with contact information is needed. Topic in the parking lot

* Default creative POSSIBILITY:  Each day of the week at the Wing- Except the 15th-Cum Laude- we will feature organizations wanting summer volunteers during B-block.  Possible Service Fair on NVW:  Organizations will bring snacks to celebrate volunteers.  Possible organizations:
Camp Fire USA, Britton Elementary, Vineyard, Independent Living Facility, Oklahoma Greene Schools, Boys and Girls Club, ICS, Special Care, Food Bank, youth boards-your organization of preference! Topic in the parking lot.  Mrs. Clay will explore possibilities with COVA Central Oklahoma Volunteer Administrators the second week in March at their monthly meeting.

-GYSD: Nothing planned.  YAC volunteers needed to plan a project to celebrate this global day of youth service
* Mrs. Clay wrote a grant to make a portable labyrinth that could be started on those days or finished on those days.  The PD needs that labyrinth for Peace Week 2015. Mrs. Clay did not get the grant from GenerationON

May Fedex Strategic Planning Invitation from Casady Service-Learning, YAC and YLOKCasady

On May 2, 1:30-4:30 at the Middle Division Community Room, Casady Service Learning Program, YAC/YLOKCasady will sponsor a strategic planning Saturday for YAC  and non-profit Youth Boards in OKC. The result of the strategic planning is to share boards WHY, create a calendar of events for the year that goes back to the WHY and enhance functioning by-laws with officers job descriptions and responsibilities with ownership from the Youth Board Teen leaders. Jessica Announced it, but everyone is checking schedules.  Hope to have YAC members sign-up at the March 10 meeting

The Casady Service-Learning Program, YAC/YLOKCasady will host it and the facilitator will be Mr. Evan Walter, Casady's Development Director.  No cost, just a suggestion for every youth board to bring snacks or drinks for the meeting to share with all participants. Mrs. Clay will invite Youth Lead OKC and other Youth board Cova facilitators.

YAC @ Bronco Boom at Britton Elementary

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SATURDAYS -YAC ACTING IN THE COMMUNITY 

BRITTON BRONCO BOOM PROJECT HELPERS

"UCO faculty and students decided to provide after-school activities and other services to Britton Elementary School. Faculty members and students work with students on reading comprehension and math with connections to physical activity.  Casady YAC students were invited to participate when their schedules allowed it.  

Site supervisor: Angel Jackson, OCU Intern,  jackson.angel6@gmail.com  

Opportunity Facilitators:  UCO Faculty Member:  Dr. Sara Coles @ SCole13@uco.edu or (405)974-5130, UCO Associate Professor of Community/Public Health,  and Dr. Rachelle Franz, Kinesiology and Health Studies UCO, 974-3414

Saturdays- 3-6th grade only

8:30 am-12:30 am (4 hours)

February 28

March 7

March 28

THANK YOU CASADY'S SAGE DINING FOR  DELICIOUS APPLES!

Week Days @ Britton Elementary

Mentoring Schedule

•  UCO allotted 30 mins. Per break out session (3) groups and times are as follows:

1.	5-6th graders:	4-4:30pm
2.	3 and 4th graders:	4:30-Spm
3.	K-2nd graders:	Spm-5:30pm

•  Approximately 15-25 students  per group. Currently  recruiting more.Total 6 teachers

•   Programs should all include Math and Reading component as required  by the Title I grant.

•  Snack donations are needed

Weekdays  3:30 pm-5:30 pm (2 hour sessions)

February 23, 25, and 26

March 2, 4, and 5

March 23, 25, and 26

 THURSDAY VOLUNTEER: YAC SENIOR CO-CHAIR @ BRITTON BRONCO BOOM

Chinese Club Connected to YAC celebrates the Chinese New Year of the Ram

Happy Chinese New Year

New Year of the Ram/Sheet/Goat




The Chinese Club, led by Co-Presidents Allison T.'16 and Daniel L.'15 had a fantastic Chinese lunch at the Middle Division Community Room.  Over 100 Upper Division students attended.  The cost of the meal was $10 or $20 which included a Chinese Club T-shirt.  The Chinese New Year meal was a donation of the Grand House Restaurant.  Proceeds of the meal go to Half the Sky Foundation, an organization that helps orphan Chinese children with a variety of programs including medical care.  Chinese Club t-shirts are still available at $15.  Contact Mandarin Chinese teacher Joanne Jew if interested.  jewj@casady.org

What is the Half the "Sky Foundation?


Half the Sky Foundation Presentation from Brian King on Vimeo.
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What is the Chinese New Year?   http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/chinese-new-year

2015, Is it the year of the Ram, the Sheep or the Goat?



Pictures of the Chinese New Year Celebration Lunch

Dessert Table

Chinese Club

Chinese New Year Lunch Organizers

T-shirts are still available for $15

A special Valentine's Celebration!

2/17 YAC MEETING @ CASADY W00LSEY WING, 12:30

2-17-15 YAC meeting.  Minutes by Johnny

Mr. Rainbolt question:  request for answers by Jessica.  YAC members who attended lunch with Mr. Rainbolt were given the opportunity to write a thank you note.

Guest-Angel: Elementary help at Britton Elementary.  Jessika, Sidney, Ananya and Nour Maryam will volunteer .  Broncho Boom!- 30min with different groups Monday Wednesday Thursday and Saturdays ...and implement healthy lifestyle...nutrition, recycling, healthy activities :structure play...make athletic curriculum. Until March 28th

Chinese lunch this Thursday in MD Community Room
     $20- lunch and t shirt.   30 people signed.  Expected 70-80 based on previous years participation.  Lunch proceeds go to Half the Sky foundation , helps orphan Chinese children with medical needs
     $10- just lunch
     $15-just shirt

Certify hours with Mrs. Clay for PVSA by end of the month

Agenda
1. February March YAC Projects
-Britton elementary mentors report: Nour Maryam
- Chinese New Year lunch, 2/19, b-block and lunch  Allison

2. April Project
- STUCO's Walk-a-thon.   On parking lot

3. Members agenda items
- Thank you notes and answers to questions from Mr. Rainbolt  Mrs. Clay
- President Volunteer Service Awards
- National Volunteer Week

ARK Club (Acts of Random Kindness)

Happy RAK Week

CASADY YAC (YOUTH ACTING IN THE COMMUNITY) WILL 

February 9th    Send an uplifting text to someone

February 10th  Know YAC's Why? "Inspire others to find their passion to serve"

February 11th  Smile to a sad face

February 12th  Give without expecting to receive

February 13th  Help someone with a heavy load

February 14th  Be kind to everyone, even enemies, no matter what

February 15th  E-mail clayc@casady.org ortext 405-520-1325 your answer to
What will my life be if my opportunity was the same as the least person I see? 

February 10 Meeting and minutes, Casady Woolsey Wing, B-block (12:30)

Happy RAK Week  Minutes by Johnny

YAC members acts of kindness were placed on da as suggestions:

February 9th:  Send a nice text to someone
February 10th  Celebrate YAC members, our every day heroes helping find passions to serve
February 11th  Smile to a sad face
February 12th Give without expecting to receive
February 13th Send an uplifting text to someone
February 14th Be kind to everyone, even your enemies, no matter what
February 15th  Send clayc@casady.org your answer to
What will my life be if my opportunity was the same as the least person I see? 

Agenda 
1. Birthday Party  Party!!!
2. Visit with Mr. Rainbolt report and thank you card,  Cards were written and a few YAC members answered the question
3. Reports of auctions YAC leaders attended or implemented on 2/7/2015
Item on parking lot
4. February-March:  Literacy Project with Britton Elementary Report.  Casady Service-Learning on site, MWTH 3:00-5:00, Saturdays 8:30-12:30 February and March
Sidney signed up for Thursdays and Jessika for Saturdays.

5. February 19th Chinese Club New Year's Celebration:  Allison requested help and YAC members provided it.  Reservations must be made by Friday.  $20 dinner and t-shirt.  Menu on lockers

6. Peace Team:  A labyrinth for the PD Item on parking lot

7, April:  STUCO's Walk-a-thon  April 1  Dylan Item on parking lot

8. National Service Learning Conference:  Mrs. Clay and Mrs. O'Melia attending. Quilt of Roots of Service request for World Forum.  Quilt will focus on Shinnyo-en Foundation  reflective questions from their Six Billion Paths to Peace through kindness, compassion, and service.  The after school program and interested YAC members will collaborate making the quilt patches.

National Volunteer Week  Organizers needed.  NO YAC MEMBERS SIGNED UP last week
Global Youth Service Day:  Mrs. Clay has applied to a GenerationON grant to advocate kindness and peace.  If granted, the service-learning office will promote the creation of a "Charter for Compassion" mural at Casady and partner organizations and schools after we return from Spring Break.  The mural will be unveiled at ice cream socials on Global Youth Service Days at the different locations where the mural was painted.  The money requested will fund supplies and facilitation of mural making from a muralist and a mindfulness trainer.  If the funding is not granted, s-l will promote making a quilt of the roots of service similar to one we made for the Respect Diversity Foundation Exhibit ON MLK DAY 2011 and given to Mr. and Mrs. Gill on the occasion of their retirement.  The 2015 YAC quilt with the roots of service will be taken to the National Service-Learning Conference to be shared with the Shinnyo-en Foundation at the World Forum in DC.

The compassion games

Presidential Service Awards delivered at Chapel on April 15.  Father Blizzard has also provided April 13 for a YAC/S-LP motivational chapel.  Item on parking lot

YAC AND YOUTHLEADOKCASADY MEET MR. GENE RAINBOLT

The Casady YAC (Youth Acting in the Community)'s theme this year is children. Its mission is to inspire others to find their passion to serve.   Mr. Gene Rainbolt, benefactor of the Casady Service-Learning Program, the Casady YAC and friend of Youth LEAD OKC  (YLOKC: Youth Leaders Engaging Across Differences), shares with YAC a passion to better opportunities for Oklahoma children. 

On February 4, 2015, Mr. Gene Rainbolt spent time on the Casady campus sharing ideas during lunch with YAC/YLOKCasady members and having a tour of Casady's new facilities.   

Mr. Rainbolt left us a question to reflect during RAK (Random Intentional Acts of Kindness) WEEK (2/9-2/15):  What will my life be if my opportunity was the same as the least person I see?  YAC and YLOKCasady invite you to send replies to clayc@casady.org.  Replies will be placed below the question on a sign made by LD art teacher, Megan Thompson and her students titled, "Kindness can change a community."  The sign will be displayed at the Service-Learning Office at the Casady Woolsey Wing until National Volunteer Week, April 12-18.  On April 15, 2015, the President Volunteer Service Awards will be presented to Casady Cyclones at UD chapel.

Casady was honored to have Mr. Rainbolt on campus.  

Mr. Rainbolt's schedule was as follows:

12:30 Arrival to Casady Woolsey Wing. Welcome by Mr. Sheldon and Father Blizzard. Time with Mrs. Clay, Father Youmans and Father Marlin.  

12:54 Lunch with Casady YAC 
Jessica Greene, Sidney Jones, Jessika Russell, Chase Kuehnl, Taylor Burrow, Aubrey Hermen, Dylan Dobson, Johnny Lee, Ananya Bhaktaram, Safra Shakir, Mariam Shakir, Natalie Hugos, Mr. Walter, Father Marlin, Mrs. Clay, and Father Youmans.

During lunch, YAC members shared with Mr. Rainbolt their personal commitment to community outreach and why they chose a particular endeavor.

1:30 Tour of school by Mr. Sheldon and Mr. Walter

About Mr. Rainbolt's life and his focus on helping children through education

H.E. "Gene" Rainbolt spent a lifetime building banks in Oklahoma, until the day he stepped away and focused his energy on helping children.

Rainbolt devotes himself and his philanthropy to many activities, but his greatest interest is in children, said his friend, Judge Robert Henry of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Perhaps Rainbolt helps now because adults helped him as a child during the Depression.

Perhaps he helps because the faces of orphans he saw during the Korean War haunt him still.

Perhaps it is all of this and more.

"Gene turned his incredible mind and heart to bettering the soul of Oklahoma on more than a 40-hour a week basis," Henry said in paying tribute last month to Rainbolt when he received the Jasmine Award for his support of children's causes and the Jasmine Moran Children's Museum in Seminole.

Rainbolt, 74, is chairman of the board of BancFirst, which has 41 banks in Oklahoma.

He still goes to work at the BancFirst office in downtown Oklahoma City every day, but says that except for participating in some of the management committees, "I am not a factor in our operation."

Banking on the future Rainbolt has a track record of success in banking, working first at a bank in Noble as a young man, then in Purcell, later running Federal National Bank in Shawnee for more than 20 years before becoming chairman of BancFirst, now run by his son, David.

Judge Henry is not the only person who says Rainbolt's passion is helping children.

Nance Diamond, president of the Oklahoma Arts Institute, said that some years ago she and another supporter of the institute approached Rainbolt, a longtime family friend, about serving on the board.

"He very clearly explained that the only boards he was joining were those that served children," Nance said.

Rainbolt agreed to serve on the board of the institute, which provides a summer arts academy for students 14 to 18 years old, and workshops for teachers and educators.

"The focus really is on expanding the creative talent of young people," Diamond said. "I think Gene Rainbolt is about creating change, and what he wants to see happen is creating more opportunity for young people in Oklahoma."

Rainbolt attributes his interest in children to his own experiences in life.

"We change society by directing our attentions to children and the environment in which they develop, and thus, I decided I wanted to devote my energies to things that impacted children," he said.

He and his family have endowed a chair in child psychiatry at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.

He's involved in Calm Waters, which provides support groups for children who have suffered from the death of a sibling, parent or grandparents, or who are in a family where there is a divorce.

'It takes a village ... ' Rainbolt was born in and grew up in Norman.

His father, a salesman for a wholesale grocery, moved the family there so the children could go to the University of Oklahoma.

From his earliest memories, he had some kind of a job.

"Every day of my life, including now, I had people who wanted to help me succeed and were willing to help me, which accounts for my use of the sometimes maligned term, 'that it takes a village to raise a child.' I really understand that based on my personal experience," Rainbolt said.

Besides his parents, others who influenced him were teachers and Norman business people and Jim Murphy, who was chairman of the finance department at OU when Rainbolt was in college.

He studied economics at OU because it interested him, he said.

After graduation, Rainbolt was commissioned a lieutenant in the Army artillery and went to Korea, where he was on an artillery battalion staff, serving as the adjutant and battalion S-2, intelligence officer.

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Agenda  Minutes by Johnny
1. Selma report from YLOKCasady  http://youthleadokc.blogspot.com/.
Youth lead okc saw Selma yesterday

2. Next meeting b-day party celebration for all YAC members b-days
Next week birthday party bring food/drinks...no gifts

3. February events
Tomorrow February 4th lunch with Mr. Rainbolt will be in MD community room
12:30 Mr. Rainbolt arrives.  Greeted by Mr. Sheldon and Mrs. Clay
12:54 Lunch with YAC at MD Community Room with Mrs. Clay, Father Marlin, Father Youmans and Mr. Evan Walter, Development Director
1:30   Tour of the School by Mr. Sheldon

-Oklahoma Children of the Civil Rights showing, Saturday, February 7, 6-9 pm  On parking lot.  Mrs. Clay attending.  

-February 9-15 INTERNATIONAL RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS Week-
YAC WILL NOT ORGANIZE ANYTHING, WILL JUST PARTICIPATE.  THE SERVICE LEARNING OFFICE AND THE AFTER SCHOOL AND THE LD ART CLASS CREATED A SIGN -"KINDNESS CAN CHANGE A COMMUNITY"   YAC STUDENTS WERE ASKED TO LEAVE A PERSONAL INTENTIONAL RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS CONNECTED TO A LOWER DIVISION ORIGAMI HOUSE MADE BY LD ART STUDENTS.

SUGGESTIONS OF RAK FROM THE CASADY AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM FORTHCOMING
-February 9:  Advisories invited to promote kindness and plan acts of service -4-National Volunteer Week in  April
-February 10:  RAK Week YAC EVENT:
B-DAY CELEBRATION:  SWEETS FROM JOHNNY'S MOM FOR YAC WITH FUNDING FROM SERVICE LEARNING!

Rhythmically Speaking

6:30 PM - 7:15 PM2/10/2015

The Village Library -

 -FEBRUARY 18: IF ANYONE HAS A SPARK OF A SERVICE PROJECT FOR GYSD, Disney invites you to apply for a $500 grant BY 2/18.. ON PARKING LOT, THE SHAKIR SISTERS ARE INVESTIGATING POSSIBILITIES.

-February 19:  Chinese New Year:  Request connection between YAC and Chinese Club:  Allison
February 19 lunch with Chinese club...tshirts as tickets


-Literacy Project with Britton Elementary: ????
Mentoring program at Britton Elementary ...Mondays Wednesdays Thursdays 3:30-5:30 ...Saturdays 8:30-12:00
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-Executive Board meeting for project planning for rest of year ?????  On parking lot.  Stuco is having a dodge-ball tournament


3. March and April  On parking lot

March:  Literacy Project ????

April:  STUCO's Walk-a-thon  April 1

National Service Learning Conference:  Mrs. Clay and Mrs. O'Melia attending

National Volunteer Week  Organizers needed.  NO YAC MEMBERS SIGNED UP
Global Youth Service Day:  Mrs. Clay has applied to a GenerationON grant to advocate kindness and peace.  If granted, the service-learning office will promote the creation of a "Charter for Compassion" mural at Casady and partner organizations and schools after we return from Spring Break.  The mural will be unveiled at ice cream socials on Global Youth Service Days at the different locations where the mural was painted.  The money requested will fund supplies and facilitation of mural making from a muralist and a mindfulness trainer.  If the funding is not granted, s-l will promote making a quilt of the roots of service similar to one we made for the Respect Diversity Foundation Exhibit ON MLK DAY 2011 and given to Mr. and Mrs. Gill on the occasion of their retirement.  The 2015 YAC quilt with the roots of service will be taken to the National Service-Learning Conference to be shared with the Shinnyo-en Foundation at the World Forum in DC.

The compassion games

Presidential Service Awards delivered at Chapel on April 15.  Father Blizzard has also provided April 13 for a YAC/S-LP motivational chapel.
Possible medals for presidental service award