Monday, November 14, 2016

YAC Meeting after finals, Monday, November 28th, 7:30 am, Harper

Agenda

Miranda will remind YAC members about meeting via text.Hospitality Managers will bring snacks.
Father Blizzard will co-facilitate meeting. Mrs. Clay away

1. Mr Rainbolt's lunch on Tuesday, December 12th, Community Room catered by Sage.Sign-up!

2. Blood Drive tips and resources: David Crawford,Oklahoma Blood Institute. Miranda, Isaiah and YAC seniors facilitate this project
- Marketing Supplies. Maybe inclussion of MD students to encourage parents to donate blood??
- Date of Blood Drive
-UD Chapel Speaker for the Blood Drive
-Chapel announcer for the speaker

3. Hope for the Holidays: - Last minute details and request of help from Katherine.
- Volunteers at divisions only to remind and help place donations under trees by front offices in PD and LD and the Student Center in the UD. Will not be excused from chapel.
- Chapel speeches by Katherine: 30th of November UD/LD

4. From Liz W.: It's for no kid hungry and you host a friendsgiving and raise money, so I thought Yac could possibly host one. I will look more into it, but in the meantime here is a link: https://www.nokidhungry.org/Friendsgiving

5. MLK Day 2016: Service Advocacy or Action Day? 1 or several projects?

-Ideas from YAC members
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-Food Bank
*Closed to the public on MLK Day 2016

-Digital Citizenship workshops at Casady School
Audience: Cyclone and children and youth from North Side YMCA
Facilitators: Available and interested Casady YAC
Helpful Resource: https://pdsdigitalcitizenship.org/

-Identity and Diversity Education by YAC/YLOKCasady teens @ Casady
Audience: Any interested Cyclones and YMCA 5th grade and older
Facilitators: Youth LEAD OKCasady
Helpful Resource: Youth Lead online / Roots and Wings Activity Sheets
Icebreaker to Connect, Communication Activity to Act, Make thinking Visible Activity to reflect

-Casady MLK Day Movie Marathon for the servant soul
Pay it Forward, Peace One Day, The Talking Picture, MLK documentaries, suggestions from YAC members
Audience: Any interested youth and adult
Facilitators: Mrs Clay and any available Casady Faculty and/or student
Location: Casady Wing Popcorn and Lemonade served. Bring your pillow and blanket

-YLOKCasady @ the Oklahoma National Memorial and Museum and the Oklahoma Standard
Morning
Guided tour of Memorial
Tour of Museum
STEM Lab Time
LUNCH
Afternoon
Communication Activity: Listening/asking questions with first persons and/or museum personnel

Multicultural Fair - Oklahoma Standard: Honoring the diversity in organizing teens

Archives Tour: Reflecting on the Oklahoma Standard and the global kindness response to bombing

YAC Meeting after finals, Monday, November 28th, 7:30 am, Harper

4. MLK Day 2016: Service Advocacy or Action Day? 1 or several projects?
-Ideas from YAC members
*
*
*

-Food Bank
*Closed to the public on MLK Day 2016

-Digital Citizenship workshops at Casady School
Audience: Cyclone and children and youth from North Side YMCA
Facilitators: Available and interested Casady YAC
Helpful Resource: https://pdsdigitalcitizenship.org/

-Identity and Diversity Education by YAC/YLOKCasady teens @ Casady
Audience: Any interested Cyclones and YMCA 5th grade and older
Facilitators: Youth LEAD OKCasady
Helpful Resource: Youth Lead online / Roots and Wings Activity Sheets
Icebreaker to Connect, Communication Activity to Act, Make thinking Visible Activity to reflect

-Casady MLK Day Movie Marathon for the servant soul
Pay it Forward, Peace One Day, The Talking Picture, MLK documentaries, suggestions from YAC members
Audience: Any interested youth and adult
Facilitators: Mrs Clay and any available Casady Faculty and/or student
Location: Casady Wing Popcorn and Lemonade served. Bring your pillow and blanket

-YLOKCasady @ the Oklahoma National Memorial and Museum and the Oklahoma Standard
Morning
Guided tour of Memorial
Tour of Museum
STEM Lab Time
LUNCH
Afternoon
Communication Activity: Listening/asking questions with first persons and/or museum personnel

Multicultural Fair - Oklahoma Standard: Honoring the diversity in organizing teens

Archives Tour: Reflecting on the Oklahoma Standard and the global kindness response to bombing

ICS Hope for the Holidays Meeting Minutes

Minutes of November 14th YAC Meetin
Participants: Dr. Fryer, Katherine, Mrs. Clay. The meeting was not required. Mason, Ellie, and Cooper came during music and activities time to work on the posters,

1. ICS Hope for the Holiday:
-Posters: Will be made during free time this week to release stress.
-Xmas Tree: Will be purchased by Katherine and her team after exams. There was a suggestion by Mason and Ellie to decorated with interfaith ornaments. It could be a HOLIDAY or GIVING TREE.
YAC will use this tree in a variety of ways the rest of the year.
-Katherine will add information to her presentation of her personal experience with ICS.
- Mason, Ellie, and Cooper came during music and activities time to work on the posters,

-Freshmen, Ellie, Mason, and Katherine worked on posters during Activities.

2. Casady Kindness Online
- Katherine will work with Dr. Frier and Cooper L. after exams on this amazing experience to make Cyclone kindness visible online.

3. Next meeting: Monday, November 28th at 7:30, Harper. Hospitality committee brings snacks!

ICS Hope for the Holidays Meeting Minutes

Agenda
Participants: Dr. Fryer, Katherine, Mrs. Clay. The meeting was not required. Mason, Ellie, and Cooper came during music and activities time to work on the posters,

1. ICS Hope for the Holiday:
-Posters: Will be made during free time this week to release stress.
-Xmas Tree: Will be purchased by Katherine and her team after exams. There was a suggestion by Mason and Ellie to decorated with interfaith ornaments. It could be a HOLIDAY or GIVING TREE.
YAC will use this tree in a variety of ways the rest of the year.
-Katherine will add information to her presentation of her personal experience with ICS.
- Mason, Ellie, and Cooper came during music and activities time to work on the posters,

2. Casady Kindness Online
- Katherine will work with Dr. Frier and Cooper L. after exams on this amazing experience to make Cyclone kindness visible online.

3. Next meeting: Monday, November 28th at 7:30, Harper. Hospitality committee brings snacks!

Saturday, November 12, 2016

YAC ICS Hope for the Holidays Meeting, Monday, November 14, 7:30 am, Harper

Agenda November 14th Meeting

This coming Thanksgiving Day

CASADY YAC & Youth LEAD OKC

Invitation to Play the Giving Games
Compassion Games International
Youth and Schools Pay It Forward
Register at http://compassiongames.org/thegivinggames/

* Reflection on YAC visit to Boys and Girls Club last Friday.
YAC snacks from Sam's shared with club members

Reflection on YLOKC @ Camp Classen, November 12th and 13th

Cultural Tapestry Oklahoma Standard

An Oklahoma Cultural Tapestry Day

Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum

To inform people of Oklahoma Teens' cultural diversity

and break cultural tensions through listening

Agenda for YAC Meeting, November 14th, Harper, 7:30
Snacks from Sam's by Mrs. Clay

1. Hope for the Holidays: Poster making

2. Blood Drive 2016:
Blood Drive update: Wednesday December 14 at Casady Wing 6:30 am-3:00 pm. Includes set-up and tear down. Contact Person: David Crawford. david.crawford@obi.org, 405-250-9727 cell.
The blood drive is a senior project!

3. Ideas for MLK Day: Food Bank closed for event on MLK Day

2. Other project updates
-Aaron's Track for Johnson Elementary
-Mentors Projects
* Best Buddies
* Stanley Hupfeld Academy at Western Village
*Therapy Dogs

Hope for the Holidays meeting minutes
November 10, 2016
8:00-8:30
Attendees:

Mrs. Clay stated that she is beginning to update YAC hours and members were given time to tally their attendance while Katherine finished the sign-up at the YAC Community Room and Miranda and Isaiah connected to seniors who have not completed the requirement to let them know about the YAC service opportunity on Veterans Day at Boys and Girls Club at Memorial Park.

1. ICS Hope for the Holidays:

Volunteers, schedule, process

-Katherine asked to check schedules and sign up at the Casady YAC Community Room or let her know to add names to the list she is maintaining. In the document below are the dates of the drive and the available shifts as well as the schedule.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LsQwk4147_AWtB0DDmG52NZ6mw0fMmm9CjgtUTyTQi8/edit
Volunteers will get service hours, but are not to miss chapel. Volunteers should be wearing holiday attire to motivate and remind donors. Holiday music could be played at all divisions. Volunteers need to text a group picture to Mrs. Clay to receive hours.
Process and needs
Three divisions will participate: PD, LD, and UD. Katherine had a very successful drive last year with PD and LD. This year she is adding the UD. She is going to try in small scale the Change for Change idea. Katherine will be at the UD counting donors for participation. She will provide chapel updates through STUCO. The grade with most participation will get an out of uniform and an extra out to lunch. THANK YOU, COACH T.

Mrs. Clay also asked for members to start thinking about other creative, inspiring and exciting incentives for future drives.

Mrs. Clay requested help with ideas and looking at Katherine's PP for her chapel presentation to let her know which video will be most motivating to teen donors.

Mrs Clay is scheduling a YAC meeting on Monday, November 14th at 7:30 am for anyone able to help make posters for this drive. Volunteers may also make posters during the holidays and keep track of time invested to receive credit.

Infant Crisis Services Upper Division Chapel Pr...

Marketing the Drive: Posters by Katherine

UD 2016 December ICS Flyer

UD 2016 ICS Flyer Landscape

December 9: Infant Crisis Services picks up donations at the student center

TO DO:

-Communicate more closely with the Lower and Primary Divisions,
-donation boxes, (ICS will provide them if needed, we are looking for a Xmas tree too)
-secure transportation,
-make posters,
-get the ornaments (Lower Division and Primary Division).
- Incentives for UD ??? Xmas Tree???
Sign-up volunteers
-Sign-in signs

2. LUNCH with Mr. Rainbolt: Tuesday, December 13th Miranda and Mrs Clay gave some more background. Expected attendance as of 11/11/2016
Seniors: Miranda, Isaiah, MiAngela
Juniors:
Sophomores:
Freshmen: Aaron
Adults: Mrs. Clay, Father Blizzard. Other administrators invited and checking schedules.

3 SERVING together in the OKC community on Veterans Day (Sahanya)
- Boys and Girls Club

- Friday, November 11th 4:30-6:30

- Suburban will leave from Casady after the double, but will not return to Casady. Mrs. Clay will be at Boys and Girls Club from 5:00-5:30. She has to pick-up the Youth LEAD OKC retreat facilitator from the airport at 3:30 Then, Mrs Clay will drive Tabitha to dinner and to the Thunder game. Also a reminder that The Crucible is at 7:00 pm that evening. 2-4 ushers needed for The Crucible Mrs Clay will attend the Crucible on Thursday, November 10th. Miranda created a sign-up sheet for Boys and Girls Club. Here is the expected attendance. Students will arrive as their schedules permitted and will help as needed after a tour of the facilities.
Mrs. Clay: 4:15-5:00,
Seniors: Miranda, Isaiah, MiAngela, Omar, Nicole J, Judy N.
Juniors: Safra, Mariam,
Sophomores: Sahanya, Keziah
Freshmen:

Address: 3535 N Western Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73118

Phone: (405) 521-9292. Head on Western to 26th Street. After the stop light, to your right, you will see the club Mrs. Clay cell: 405-520-1325.

* Track for Johnson Elementary (Aaron) No updates provided
Planting Grass around the track
Aaron is working on getting estimates of cost. He will need manual labor. Miranda stated that this might be a great project for the seniors in need of hours. She will help recruit volunteers. She has "the list."

* YAC members B-days ( Hospitality Managers) ON PARKING LOT

*Strategic Planning for 2016 (Mariam and Safra) ON PARKING LOT

*Youth LEAD OKC Retreat, November 12-13th (Mrs. Clay)
Cyclones Attending the YLOKC Retreat as of 11/1/2016
Johnny L, Jack R, Angela J, Natalie H, Mrs. Carmen Clay, Cooper Lindstrom, John Kelly. Van will leave at 8:00 am from Chapel parking lot on Saturday, 9/12 and return to the Chapel parking lot on 9/13 between 11:30 and noon. List of needed supplies were sent to participants via e-mail

Registration, permissions and releases at http://ymcaokc.org/children-youth/teen-initiative/youth-lead

-Other December Projects: Blood Drive , Giving Games

* The Giving Games: Possible Leaders Mrs. Clay and Nicole J. ON Parking LOT

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From Mrs. Clay's Desk: Strategic Planning ON PARKING LOT
Planning Team Officers who have not provided the description of responsibilities from their perspective, please send them Mrs. Clay. Thank you.

YAC Planning team

Co-Presidents: Miranda & Isaiah
Vice-Presidents: Safra and Mariam

Calendar/Scheduling Manager: Ellie G

Secretary: Katherine S.

Treasurer: Johnnie L.

Social Media: Grace P.

Social/Hospitality Managers: Hannah H. Sahanya B. Anna B.

Grade Chairs: Project Chairs/Project Facilitators

Seniors:  Cathy Zesiger? Erik R.(School mentors), Miranda (Humane Society?), Isaiah (MLK Day ?), Nicole J. (Kindness Week ?)
Juniors:  Mallory (?), Gabrielle (Food Drive 2016), Luke A. (Voters Registration, Elections 2016), Zac Conner (Best Buddies), Safra and Mariam (Food Drive 2016)
Sophomores:  Sahanya (Children's Hospital), Mason (Peace Week: Peace Silhouettes), Ellie (Food Drive 2016, Perfect Pair Drive for Homeless Alliance), Katherine S. (ICS Hope for the Holidays Drive)
Freshmen:  Ahmed H., Saadia N (Food Drive 2016)

Faculty: Peace Week, Food Drive

Mrs. Clay, Mrs. Bek-gran, Father Blizzard, Father Youmans, Mrs. Seitter, Mrs. Pardue, Dr. Torres, Mrs. France, Mrs. Sharp, Mrs. Robertson, Mrs. Morgan, Mrs. Lopez (Peace Week), Mrs. Price (Food Drive)

Co-Presidents: (Miranda T. Isaiah L.)

1. Inspire and motivate Cyclones to belong to the club

2. Responsible for accountability. we have made sure to keep our numbers high for attendance of meetings. We have had record breaking numbers sign up for YAC this year and we are trying to keep them, but not trying to overwhelm them with meeting after meeting and project after project.

3.. Assign those to plan projects, only who would like to volunteer.

4. Have a good time.

5. Set agendas for meetings

6. Plan YAC's year in collaboration with planning team

7. Be an active participant of the various drives, and when necessary, work with the administration office to establish the connections for the various drives.

8. Introduce some of the speakers in chapel

Co Vice-Presidents (Safra and Mariam S)

1. To assist and fill in for the co-presidents.

2. The v.p.s can call meetings and lead projects, and are the authoritative figures when the presidents are unavailable

3. Facilitate agendas in absence of co-presidents

4. Be an active participant of the various drives, and when necessary, work with the administration office to establish the connections for the various drives.

5. Introduce some of the speakers in chapel

Secretary: (Katherine S)

1. Attend any meetings possible and to work closely with Mrs. Clay and the co-presidents to ensure the agendas for each meeting are clearly expressed and as efficient as possible.

2. Record the minutes of each meeting. When unable to be present, sponsor will appoint a YAC member to keep minutes. Mrs. Clay will place minutes in the blog. Secretary will text minutes to members

3. Be an active participant of the various drives, and when necessary, work with the administration office to establish the connections for the various drives.

4. Introduce some of the speakers in chapel

Treasurer: (Johnnie L.)

1. Make sure our funds are stored in Casady's finance office
2 Allocate YAC funding to the right people or organizations in a timely manner.
3 Youth Decision maker in allocation of $100 funding for monthly projects from service-learning budget. The decisions are made in collaboration with Mrs. Clay, YAC sponsor and Rainbolt Family Service-Learning Chair.
4. Oversee the counts for drives and report final results in collaboration with division heads and finance office

5.. Be an active participant of the various drives, and when necessary, work with the administration office to establish the connections for the various drives.

6. Introduce some of the speakers in chapel

Grade / Project Chairs: Freshmen (Saadia N)
1. Should be involved with some of the board decisions (which I am).

2. Be able to have a positive input and impact on YAC which includes perhaps introducing new organizations to the group as well as new ideas/drives.

3. Currently, help mobilize the Food Drive activities which help freshman realize that they have decision making while helping out.

4 Goal as a freshman chair in YAC is to help organize our group into a team that works together for the benefit of our community

5. Be an active participant of the various drives, and when necessary, work with the administration office to establish the connections for the various drives.

6. Introduce some of the speakers in chapel

Sponsor: Mrs. Clay (Father Blizzard when Mrs. Clay is not present)

1. Be at meetings for liability issues requirement. Provide ONLY suggestions for agenda items.
2 Bring community organization volunteer opportunities and service learning experiences to the attention of the officers.

3. Empower planning team decision making.

4. Provide resources and connections to planning team decision making

5. Support and celebrate YAC involvement in the community.

6. Provide weekend opportunities and transportation to empower the mission of "Participating in the community to improve lives"

7. Request feedback from planning team to be what the club needs demand.
8. Promote a yearly strategic planning-reflective time.

9. Be an active participant of the various drives, and when necessary, work with the administration office to establish the connections for the various drives.

10. Introduce some of the speakers in chapel

NEWS

Family Volunteer Day, Sponsored by the Points of Light Foundation

November 19, 2016 is

Family Volunteer Day is a day of service that celebrates the power of families who work together to support their communities and neighborhoods. Volunteering is a great way for kids and adults to make new friends, develop compassion for their neighbors, and even pick up a new skill or two! It’s an amazing day – don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity!

Care Bags for our OKC Homeless. A Casady sophomore filled backpacks with water bottles, socks, Bibles, tissue, rain ponchos, gum, hand sanitizer and a few other things. She and her family handed the care bags to homeless people in the downtown area.

Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma needs
Families Volunteering Together
November and December

Due to an increase in production needs, the Food Bank has opened additional volunteer shifts and added space to many of their existing shifts for November and December. They need to produce 108,000 Food for Kids backpack kits in the month of November, and they can’t do it without YOUR/OUR help!

Click here to view our extended November schedule or our extended December schedule and sign up for a shift. If you’d like to bring a group, please complete a volunteer group request form. Questions? Contact:

Denice L. Hurlbut

Associate Director of Volunteerism

Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma

www.regionalfoodbank.org/volunteer

volunteer@regionalfoodbank.org

405-600-3161