THE APRIL OKLAHOMA STANDARD CHALLENGE

FAIR TRADE CHOCOLATE PROJECT VOLUNTEERS RECEIVE POINTS OF LIGHT FOUNDATION
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK- GLOBAL YOUTH SERVICE DAYS  T-SHIRTS

3/31 YAC Agenda

EXECUTIVE BOARD AGENDA

1. STUCO'S Walk-A-Thon, APRIL 1-CRAZY FUN WEEK!.  Sign-up.  Someone has to bring all materials back to the service-learning office.  Mrs. Clay is leaving for the airport at 3:00 pm. Sydney and Dylan.  Sign-up made by Sidney.  Booth sign made by Taylor.  Sidney bought the placemats.  Several members sign-up to manpower the booth.  Mrs. Clay asked Pierce to place all items from the booth back in her office because she was leaving for Boston.
PLACEMATS FOR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, Prize NVW t-shirts for some lucky participants. Flyer about NVW and Global Youth Service Day to refer to while participants are decorating PLACEMATS. We decided to have a cake walk like luck. Not many t-shirts were given away during the PE classes because students prioritized walking.  Third grade received t-shirt because of their Fair trade chocolate project.

Little Free Library Story from Beargrass Media on Vimeo.

2. Bookmarks & "Bodine Elementary Mini Library" Projects for National Volunteer Week:  Ananya

3. Thumbprint Project for National Volunteer Week: Johnny, Miranda, Cathy

4.  INVITATIONS:
SIGN-UP
-YAC Fedex Time-Strategic Planning: Sign-up, Saturday May 2, 1:30-4:30  STUCO, YLOKC invited to participate.  Fee: Bring snacks and drinks.  Facilitator: Mr. Evan Walter  Jessica and Sydney
-Sunday May 3, 1:30-3:30 Labyrinth Experience for YAC/YLOKC and Casady interested seniors facilitated by Cannon Susan Joplin

Cannon Susan Joplin envisions giving YLOKC an orientation talk in the chapel (just adjacent to the labyrinth) that would be about 20 minutes. After that, we could all go out to the labyrinth together. I think we should allow an hour for this number of people to walk.

This would be the proposed schedule for the day:

1:30 Gather at the labyrinth  http://www.uco.edu/academic-affairs/cettl/cettl-files/ucos-labyrinth.pdf.  Diane Rudebock builder of the labyrinth on site to answer questions.

2:00  Orientation to the labyrinth talk in the chapel

2:30 Labyrinth walk

(followed by time for reflection)

My friend Diane Rudebock is the one who built the UCO labyrinth. She would like to be there, too, to greet those who have come to walk the labyrinth she built. She would be able to answer their questions about the building of the UCO labyrinth and I will be leading the labyrinth walk.

Before we leave the chapel and go out to the labyrinth, I will instruct them on how to do a reflection after their walk. They will be free to sit and reflect in the labyrinth garden or go inside the chapel for more private reflection.

SERVICE LEARNING PROGRAM AGENDA

 

1. NVW:  Fair Trade Chocolate! BOOKMARKS, BODINE ELEMENTARY MINI LIBRARY

a. Advocate and Celebrate NVW:  Sign-up to bring snacks for 3/14 celebration of service.  Here is a link for free trade recipes http://fairtradeusa.org/recipes/sweeteners. 3/14 is also Better Together Day


Better Together Day 2015 // Interfaith Youth Core from Big Foot Media on Vimeo.

If granted approval by Coach T. wear a volunteer t-shirt of a place of personal significance.  Mrs. Clay will make a video collage of t-shirts and responses for the Points of Lights Foundation and the President Volunteer Service Awards website.

b. Promote the week with personal service action.  Bring bookmarks from Dollar Tree, Bring a book for the "Mini Bodine Elementary Library"

c. Volunteer on NVW -Global Youth Service Days (GYSD, Casady is a collaborating organization)

-Friday
3:3-6:30 Boys and Girls Club making bookmarks or doing what is needed.  Wear the PLF NVWt-shirt, bring chocolate snacks.  Teach about fair trade chocolate. Give away t-shirts. Mrs. Clay on site

Saturday

8:30-4:0  Food Bank. Wear the PLFNVW t-shirt.  Bring money for lunch if volunteering all day.  If we have a big group, we can order a pizza.  We will make bookmarks for Bodine Elementary during breaks. Mrs. Clay on site.  We will give away a few t-shirts.

8:00-4:00 15 Habitat for Humanity  Wear PLFNVW t-shirt.  No Casady supervision

Sunday
Volunteer where you are needed. Wear you PLFNVW t-shirt. Advocate for Fair trade Chocolate. Make a bookmark.  Final day to place a book for Bodine Elementary Mini Library in your backpack and bring it to the Wing on Monday.  Bookmarks will be mailed Tuesday, April 21.  On Sunday, April 19, attend the screening of the documentary, Girl Rising facilitated by Rachel Christie'19 and Ananya Baktharam'17@ tba

2. President Volunteer Service Awards
a. Dylan and Aubrey will introduce Mr. Gene Rainbolt

Dylan and Aubrey will read the names of the Presidential Award Winners Mrs. Clay will handle the medals to pertinent administrators available at chapel with Sara and Tara ???
-:  Coach T , Father Blizzard, Dr. Powell, Mr. Sheldon invited to participate

Due to time constrains, there will not be a reception, just a goodie bags with CHOCOLATE for award winners as they pick-up their certificates and have time to take pictures as a group for the President Volunteer Award Website with our guest speaker Mr. Gene Rainbolt.

YAC Members Agenda:  Possibilities to Act in the Community

1. Britton Bronco Boom project ended 3/28.  Mrs. Clay
2. Evening of the Arts Volunteers:  Send t-shirt size, go to sign-up genius to register
3) Red Bud needs volunteers.  Sign-up at their website
4) Fridays at Boys and Girls Club starts 3/17 from 3:30-6:30
5). $10 payment for Red Bud helpers working for Kripy Kreme.  Contact Richard Clements.  Information @Casady Places to Serve: http://casadyplacestoserve.blogspot.com/;

PRESIDENT VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD PROCESS

Good afternoon.  My name is Aubrey Hermen.  I‘m the YAC Vice-President.  YAC is the Casady Service Club and it stands for Youth Acting in the Community.  YAC’s mission is to help others find their passion to serve.

Good afternoon.  My name is Dylan Dobson.   I am a YAC Junior Chair. It is our privilege to introduce our inspirational speaker, Casady Service-Learning Program and YAC benefactor, Mr. H.E. (Gene) Rainbolt and to facilitate the delivery of the 2015 President Volunteer Service Awards.

Aubrey

Mr. Rainbolt graduated from Norman high School in 1947.  He received degrees in Economics and Finance from the University of Oklahoma before graduating from the Graduate School of Banking from the University of Wisconsin. 

Dylan

Mr. Rainbolt received the Bronze Start and Army Commendation medal during the Korean War.  He returned to Oklahoma where he became the President and CEO of the Federal National Bank of Shawnee in 1967.  He was also President of the Oklahoma Banking Association and formed the first multibank holding company before organizing BancFirst Corporation in 1989.

Aubrey

In 2004, Mr. Rainbolt was named Oklahoma City/County Historical Path Maker.  In 2006, he was selected as one of the 50 most powerful Oklahomans.

Dylan

Mr. Rainbolt stated, “My mission in life is to create an Oklahoma in which every child would have the opportunity to become all she or he could become. “

Please help US welcome Mr. Gene Rainbolt,

AWARD CEREMONY

Aubrey                                                                                             

Thank you Mr. Rainbolt for your inspirational words.  And now we proceed to the facilitation of the 2015 President Volunteer Service Awards. 

Dylan                                                                                                  

 The President Volunteer Service Award is an initiative of the Corporation for National and Community Service and is administered by the Points of Light Foundation.   With a shared mission of inspiring more to answer the call to service, the award celebrates the impact we can all make in bettering our communities and our world.

Aubrey                                                                                                 

The President’s Volunteer Service Award recognizes United States citizens and lawfully admitted, permanent residents who have achieved a required number of hours of service over a 12-month time period .                                                                                               

Even though volunteers may not seek recognition, their example can deliver a powerful message that encourages others to take action.

Dylan                                                                                             

Awardees receive a medal, a letter from the President of the United States, Barrack Obama and a certificate of achievement.

Aubrey                                                                                           

Awardees, when your name is called, please walk to receive your medal.  Remain standing until all names are called and 3 group pictures are taken. 

Dylan                                                                                                 After chapel, your certificates and a small token of YAC’s appreciation for your commitment to making a difference and finding your passion to serve await for you at the Casady Wing.  We ask the audience to kindly refrain from applause until all names are called.

Aubrey and Dylan take turns calling names

Bronze	Silver	Gold
Camillo Haller	Ann Joullian	Ananya Bhaktaram
Carl Albert	Casey Denny	Caroline Moock
Caroline Silver	Chris Foster	Chloe Richards
Catherine Zesiger	Jessica Greene	Mallory Woodruff
Claire Darrow	Jonathan Lee	Olivia Sprankle
Emory Hood	Kaitlyn Barthell	Sindi Peza
Grace Griffin	Kate Ellis	Taylor Burrow working on reaching 1,000 before graduating
Grace Patton	Mariam Shakir
Grace Pitman	Megan Trachtenberg	Aubrey Hermen
John Lindstrom	Safra Shakir
Justin Schneider	Shaan Patel
Maren Cottrell	Sidney Jones
Mary Puls	Sydney Gibson
Michael Johnson	Yijing (Barry) Zhang
Miranda Tortorici
Natalie Hugos
Neeley Russell	Dylan Dobson
Neeley Russell
Pierce Sapper
Rachel King
Sarah Covington
Shaan Patel
Sharun Philip
Turner Waddell

Mrs. Clay

And Aubrey Hermen.   

Please JOIN ME congratulatING the 2015 President Volunteer Award Winners with A ROUND OF  applause.  

3 pictures are taken

 congratulations AWARDEES. NOW YOU MAY RETURN TO YOUR SEATS  Remember to go to the Casady Wing to pick-up your certificate and a small token of YAC’s appreciation for your service.

This concludes THE award ceremony,  Thank you.

MAY ITEMS

National Volunteer Week - Global Youth Service Days- President Volunteer Service Awards

** Daily Announcements:  

Inspirational Volunteer Quotes  from Casady YAC

Chapel presentation of video by YAC during Chapel Announcement

Rebuilding Literacy ,  Little Free Library  for Bodine Elementary 

National Volunteer Week - 2015 from Adam Hughes on Vimeo.

INSPIRE, RECOGNIZE, ENCOURAGE VOLUNTEER ACTION

TAKE THE SERVICE CHALLENGE

MAKE a bookmark.  GIVE LITERACY A BOOST

Rebuilding Literacy project will donate $1 per bookmark, up to $300,000
Bring a book to build a l"MINI free library" for Bodine Elementary

Sunday, April 12:           

Advocate service. Do a volunteer action at home .  Make a bookmark, bring a book for Bodine Elementary MINI Free Library!

Monday, April 13     

Do a kind act at advisories.  Place your thumbprint in sign @ Student Center

Tuesday, April 14      

Wear a volunteer t-shirt. Celebrate with YAC @ Wing during B-BLOCK.

Wednesday: April 15     

Advocate service in your classes. Make a bookmark at the Wing, bring a book for Bodine Elementary MINI Free Library

Thursday, April 16

Advocate service during sports and PE.  Make a bookmark at the Wing, bring a book for Bodine Elementary MINI Free Library

Friday, April 17  GYSD  Advocating Quality Education for All

Bookmarks to boost literacy at Boys and Girls Club 4:00-6:00 PM

Saturday, April 18  GYSD Fighting Hunger and Housing Inequities 

Volunteers at the Food Bank (15 or under).  Mrs. Clay on site

15 Volunteers at Habitat for Humanity (16 or older)  No Casady supervision

Sunday, April 19  GYSD Advocating Healthy Futures

Volunteer with family and friends.  Make bookmarks..  

Tuesday, April 21:  President Volunteer Service Awards @ Chapel. Reception during b-block at Wing

                                         HELP PEOPLE    FIND YOUR HAPPY FACE 

For Global Youth Service Days
From Youth to Youth
Students rebuilding literacy Project  will donate $1 for each bookmark made and sent in to fund literacy programs in Peru, Mali, and Nepal, up to $300,000 this is the link Rebuilding Literacy.

Begin to build a  MINI  Free Library for Bodine Elementary  Little Free Library Link.

President Volunteer Service Award:  Speeches and list forthcoming

NYLC 2014-CASADY PEACE TEAM AT THE HILL

Ms. O'Melia with 7th grader designers of displayed and OKC
National Memorial and Museum

Ms. Cherylynn O'Melia, Middle School SEE (Seven and Eight Grade Exploration)  Service Coordinator and Mrs. Carmen Clay'74, UD Service-Learning Director, will represent Casady at the 26th National Service-Learning Learning Conference in Washington D.C., April 7-12.

One voice, trying to make positive change in the world, can be heard by many, but when hundreds, even thousands of voices come together they can be heard across the country and the world. Lasting, impactful change occurs when voices unite and become More Powerful Together.

More Powerful Together, the 26th Annual National Service-Learning Conference®, will gather more than 1,500 youth and adults from across the country and around the world for three days of learning, inspiration, and connection. This intergenerational event creates a unique atmosphere, where youth bring incredible energy and passion to discussions on education and social policy. Both youth and adults gain the tools, resources, ideas, and support to return home to improve their practice, their schools, and their communities. It is the opportunity to become More Powerful Together.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE 2015 CONFERENCE

April 8, 2015 :9:00-6:30 

As the world population has grown beyond six billion, Shinnyo-en Foundation’s peace initiative,
“Six Billion Paths to Peace,” evolved i to Infinite Paths to Peace. 

The Service-Learning World Forum: Beyond Borders, Beyond Boundaries and International reception, Sponsor: Shinnyo-en Foundation.  The Service-Learning World Forum is an unprecedented opportunity for sharing on issues that require bold global actions.

2015 SERVICE-LEARNING WORLD FORUM Agenda 

Casady Peace Team and Service Learning LD Teacher with President of Shinnyo-en Foundation
Showcase 2014:  Peace Week @ Casady School and Fair Trade Chocolate Project

Thursday April 9, 9-3:30 : Diving Deep: Strategies to Transform Service-Learning Concepts and Best Practice

Hosted by Cathryn Berger Kaye, Audience: K-16 Teachers and Administrators

Experience new and effective approaches to illuminate service-learning ideas that meet the needs of 21st century learners. These strategies have proven highly effective within schools in the United States and across the globe. The aim: to provoke and promote deep understanding of critical issues and to expand how youth approach designing plans that make meaningful contributions. In what ways can we ensure our students have essential skills to be change-makers? What is the role of the adult? What are the amazing possibilities for the learners? ​And how do we do all of this and connect to the curriculum? ​Our work together will be highly engaging with resources provided. All who attend will walk out the door with effective ways to enliven service learning best practice. 

Author and international consultant Cathryn Berger Kaye is known for modeling engaging methods that can be integrated in everyday teaching. Her transparency while presenting ensures understanding regarding the depth and dimensions of her approach. Cathryn is the author of The Complete Guide to Service Learning and two service-learning books coauthored with environmental advocate Philippe Cousteau. Cathryn will be traveling 188 days this academic year to provide professional development around the world in K-12 and higher education. For additional information visit www.cbkassociates.com or email cathy@cbkassociates.com. 

Thursday 3:00-3:45. Newcomers and refresher orientation 

Thursday 4:00-5:30 Opening plenary

Thursday 5:30-7:30 Expo -Exhibit Hall-DC celebration

Thursday 7:30-8:00. Networking reception

Thursday 8:00- 11:00 Service Learning coordinators reception and networking

Workshops

Friday 8-9 How would Steve Jobs design a project?

Friday 9:15 -10:05 Behind the scenes coordinators of service

Friday 10:30 -11:30  Give your passion a voice or Fostering inter group harmony through service and education or Social Entrepreneurs
Friday 1:30-2:30 Showcase Walk

Mr. Bush Showcases LD 3rd Grade Service-Lerning Project: Fair Trade Chocolate
2014 NYLC Service-Learning Conference

Casady Peace Team Showcases Casady Peace Week
2014 NYLC Service-Learning Conference

Friday 2:45-3:45 Children + Parents + Action

Friday 4:00 -4:30 Assistance Occupation Kits

Friday 4:45-5:15 How to win partners or Moving from project approach to service learning

Workshops and Day of Service

Saturday 8-9  Peace, Love and Service Learning 

Saturday 10:30- 11:00 Celebration Gathering

11:00- 5:00. Day of Service and guided Museums Tour/Cherry Blossom Festival by Mary Rogers, NYLC Award winner Service-Learning practitioner and Program of the Year from Abignton High School, Pennsylvania

Walk-A-Thon, Evening of Arts, NVW 2015, GYSDs2015 and PVSA 2015

1. Walk-A-Thon:  April 1st

 The kids from other divisions will be walking during their PE classes.  I will be on duty until you all can get there.  Your sign-up should have shifts from after lunch to 5:00.  Hope all of you will support the walk too.  The closing ceremony is at 3:30.  I will be leaving campus to head to the airport at 3:00.  Please make sure all supplies return to my office . 

Sidney and Jessica made the sign-up sheet.  It is at the Service-Learnng Office door.  By vote, YAC decided to decorate placemats for Children Hospital.  I received guidelines of what can be in the placemats.  I will have copies for the table. 

Sidney, could you buy a couple of boxes of placemats like you did last year and bring your receipt to reimburse you?

S-L will give  NVW t-shirts from the Points of Light Foundation with the Casady Logo away for National Volunteer Week by luck (a sticker under the table on the place the volunteer stood to decorate the placemat). 

 I will tell the kids to make bookmarks during National Volunteer Week and come to the Food Bank on April 18. We can give the left over t-shirt away then.  For the high school, the t-shirts can fit small and medium sizes.  We will encourage HS to ADVOCATE, CELEBRATE AND DO SERVICE by doing acts of kindness, compassion and service and making bookmarks during the week. 

2. April 9th, Arts Festival.  

I will be in DC.  The list of volunteers is at the bulletin board.  Thank you to Sidney and Taylor for facilitating the volunteers with the mothers.  Volunteers will receive t-shirts from the mothers facilitating this service opportunity.

3. National Volunteer Week-Global Youth Service Day-PVSA delivery and ceremony 4/12-4/21

I will be returning from DC National Service Learning Conference on the 12th.  Will not be able to make the YLOKC meeting at Mercy School.

Thank you to Ananya for the bookmark idea and to Johnny for the thumbprint idea for NVW.

 Thank you to Dylan and Aubrey who will facilitate the delivery of awards at chapel and the introduction of Mr. Rainbolt, our guest speaker.  I also asked Tara and Sara to assist with the delivery of medals and the reception following at the Wing for the award recipients.  I wait their confirmation.  If they are unable, we need YAC volunteers for that too.  See attached list of award winners.  The  process and introduction of Mr. Rainbolt will be finalized at the 3/31 meeting.

Look at the revised  NVW Flyer below.  My request from you all for the celebration on April 14 at b-block is to make it as special as the Blue Day.  Every YAC officer and YAC member brings a snack to share and celebrate SERVICE with whoever comes to the YAC meeting during B-b;lock.  We need to be creative about looking at snacks with a service theme!  
Ananya, please contact me regarding the video!  If there is interest, I want to explore showing it that weekend, if you are available!

** Daily Announcements:  Inspirational Volunteer Quotes  from Casady YAC

National Volunteer Week - 2015 from Adam Hughes on Vimeo.

INSPIRE, RECOGNIZE, ENCOURAGE VOLUNTEER ACTION

TAKE THE BOOKMARK CHALLENGE

MAKE a bookmark.  GIVE LITERACY A BOOST

Rebuilding Literacy project will donate $1 per bookmark, up to $300,000

Sunday, April 12:           

Advocate service. Do a volunteer action at home .  Make a bookmark!

Monday, April 13     

Do a kind act at advisories.  Place your thumbprint in sign @ Student Center

Tuesday, April 14      

Wear a volunteer t-shirt. Celebrate with YAC @ Wing during B-BLOCK.

Wednesday: April 15     

Advocate service in your classes. Make a bookmark at the Wing

Thursday, April 16

Advocate service during sports and PE.  Make a bookmark at the Wing

Friday, April 17  GYSD  Advocating Quality Education for All

Bookmarks to boost literacy at Boys and Girls Club 4:00-6:00 PM

Saturday, April 18  GYSD Fighting Hunger and Housing Inequities 

Volunteers at the Food Bank (15 or under).  Mrs. Clay on site

15 Volunteers at Habitat for Humanity (16 or older)  No Casady supervision

Sunday, April 19  GYSD Advocating Healthy Futures

Volunteer with family and friends.  Make bookmarks..  Attend viewing and discussion of "India's Daughter" facilitated by Ananya B.'17

Tuesday, April 21:  President Volunteer Service Awards @ Chapel. Reception during b-block at Wing

                                         HELP PEOPLE    FIND YOUR HAPPY FACE 

What do you think about having inspirational music playing from YSA (Youth Service America Playlist) on the big screen.  The complete Service Songs of the Week playlist from 2012-2014 is at 
http://bit.ly/servicesongs  
People could come, eat and make a bookmark.  Many of you are experts on running ice breakers of different kinds.  You might consider having some too.  We have little time, but when there is a will, YOU ALL find amazing WAYs!

I have not heard from Coach T. yet regarding allowing the UD to wear a t-shirt of a place they volunteered on April 14, but I am including her, Miss Infantino and Dr. Powell in this e-mail for their feedback and suggestions.

I still also need a volunteer to write a letter about NVW for the Casady publications, introduce videos and the week at chapel during daily announcements.  Please send me your availability via e-mail.  I want to have everything in place before our next meeting 3/31.

Thank you for everything you do.  This is one of the best collaborative years in the history of YAC and the WHY is YOU.

Carmen Clay. 

PS Here is the original information Ananya sent when she found the projects she spoke about at the meeting yesterday:

For Global youth Service Day and Youth lead service week (April 19th-25th). I had some ideas, there is a program called students rebuilding literacy and they will donate $1 for each bookmark made and sent in to fund litarcy programs in Peru, Mali, and Nepal, up to $300,000 this is the link Rebuilding Literacy.

Or we would need to design and abide by a charter but if I could find a sponsor/the funds I would like to build a Little Free Library located at Bodine Elementary because I wasn't able to get my initial grant funded to finance that school. Little Free Library Link.

Or I'd like to host a gender and rape culture seminar, and discussion of a new documentary that just came out called "India's Daughter," which addresses patriarchal culture and the solution to solving and transitioning away from this mindset is education. Education gives girls a self-worth and self-importance, education also teaches boys that girls have value by seeing them in the classroom, perception of equality breeds equality.

President Volunteer Service Award:  Speeches and list forthcoming