Suggested agenda 1. The Perfect Pair Drive Reflection 2. Presidential Awards Planning May 3, @ Harper - 7:30 am Breakfast (muffins, bagels, orange juice, water) - 8:00 Award Chapel Recognition (Pres and Vic. 3. National Volunteer Week: -D.J. @ Chapel Safra and Mariam presenters -National Volunteer Week Activities
April 23rd-April 30th, 2017 NVW 2017is an opportunity to recognize and thank volunteers who lend their time, talent, voice and support to causes they care about. Their volunteer stories serve to inspire others to take action and discover their collective power to unite in making a difference. Casady's Presidential Award Winners will have a breakfast in their honor on May 3,2017 from 7:30-7:50 am at the Wing. At 8:00 am Presidential Award Winners will be recognized during UD chapel by Casady YAC leaders for their commitment to be the change they want to see.
Shine a Light on NVW 4/23-4/29,2017 NVW 2017is an opportunity to shine a light on the people and causes that inspire them to serve. Volunteerism empowers us to find our purpose and take our passion and turn it into meaningful change. Share your volunteer story and what inspires you to serve! download and fill out the #ivolunteer signboard. Take a photo holding the sign and share it on Instagram or Twitter using #ivolunteer and #nwv.
NVW 2017 @ Casady School 4/24-4/27, 2017
1. Participate in YAC advocacy art and transcription of a book projects @ Harper during 3rd hour, Activities, or the Double
a Decorate traced hands to uplift teens from poverty in Nicaragua and Indonesia. YAC members Mallory W., Gabrielle M. and Mrs. Clay facilitators. Decorated, traced hands will be mailed to the Bezos Foundation during the double on April 27th. The Bezos Foundation will send $1.90 per caring hand to empower on ground SAVE THE CHILDREN programs to help teens reach their dreams with education and skills.
b. Decorate the Harper rain barrel with the theme of the 2017 Compassion Earth Week Games: Water is Life. Play the Water is Life Games! YAC Hospitality Chairs facilitators: Sahanya B. Hannah H., Anna B, and Mrs Clay. The rain barrel will be donated to Centennial High School Community Garden during the double on April 27th.
Centennial High School Community Garden. Mrs. Carrie Renfrow, lead teacher
c. On Thursday, April 27th, 3rd hour to Activities, limited to 10 participantsper hour at Harper, learn how to weave a pencil holder, Facilitator; Heritage Weaver, ISAS 2017 Clinician, Mrs. Pauline Hogan Ashbury http://habasketry.com/
d. Help transcribe the story of service of 50 years behind the fitting room door of Marolyn Stout, Brookdale resident into a book for publication in collaboration with the Village Library, Young Adults Program. Learn how to use the Village Library recently acquired online program PressBooks. The transcribers of the book will work with Mrs. Stout during the summer months with a completion date of September 21, International Day of Peace. The expected release date of the book is October 24, 2017, Mrs. Stout's 90th birthday. Saturday, April 29th and Sunday, April 30th: Arts Festival and OKC Memorial Marathon volunteers needed. See details and links to sign-up at the Casady Places to Serve
NVW 2017 Cyclone Service Action in OKC
Sunday, 4/23/2017
1. Come to cheer for the Casady St Baldrick's Day Team @ VZD @ noon
Members of Casady's Community will participate in St. Baldrick's Day, an annual event during which participants shave their heads to raise awareness of childhood cancer and to support cancer research. Third grade teacher Jeff Bush and Fr. Charles Blizzard lead Casady teams each year, and this year 25 team members including faculty members, parents, and students will shave their heads. Twenty members of the team are students representing first through seventh grades.
The event will take place Sunday at VZD's at 4200 N. Western Ave. The Casady Community is welcome to attend and support the students, parents, and faculty members. View Casady's page on the St. Baldrick's website, which lists all team members and leaders and provides the opportunity to support the participants: Casady St. Baldrick's Team. On 4/23/2017 early morning, the team had surpassed the $10,000 mark.
Seventh graders Bianca Caves and Vivienne Sweet were interviewed by KWTV 9 Reporter and Casady parent Angela Buckelew Coyle. Mrs. Coyle speaks with members of the Casady Community each year about their interest in St. Baldrick's and how cancer, childhood cancer, and research is important to them. The clip is scheduled on KWTV Sunday on the morning show, Tuesday at 4:00 p.m., and Wednesday at noon.
2. Come join the Brookdale Statesman's Club residents after Saint Baldrick's decorating traced hands, playing the Earth Week Compassion Games: Water is Life and learn about a very special book about the life of service of a resident. The residents of Brookdale will be decorating traced hands to uplift teens from poverty in Nicaragua and Indonesia. There will also be an opportunity to play the Compassion Earth Week Compassion Games: Water is Life and to meet Marolyn Stout whose life of service in OKC will be transcribed by Cyclones and OKC teens to Pressbooks, a Village Library Program. Mrs. Stout's story of "50 Years Behind the Fitting Room Door" will be a book written in verse. The book aims for a release day of October 24, 2017, Mrs. Stout's 90th birthday.
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Earth Day Compassion Games
Water is life
Reflect On Yesterday's Mission
Before moving on to Mission #2, reflect on yesterday's mission. What was it like to imagine your special place in one thousand years from now? A combination of enthusiasm and fear Enthusiasm because of the good thinks kind compassionate people will do to keep our earth healthy. It was especially empowering to hear the ladies who started the March on Science. Fear because of the consumer, me first attitude humans have that could continue to damage the health of our planet.
How did you feel spending time there? Did you feel calm, peaceful, or more present? What might you do to care for this place so that future generations of life can enjoy it the way you do now? Stop my personal pollution and consumerism. Recycle more. Conserve energy and water.
If you haven't already done so, shares your experiences on the Compassion Report Map to elevate good in the world!
Our second mission, Agents, is to become acutely aware of water’s role in our lives and then develop habits to save as much of it as possible.
“In the end it does not matter who you are... for we all drink from the same world-wide well. There is a beauty in every drop of water, and when water flows together it is powerful, capable of creating amazing change. We are water. And together, we create change.” -Takaiya Blaney, Sliammon First Nation
Water connects us to all life, present, past, and future. The water that makes up our bodies was once a glacier, the ocean, the falling rain. Each droplet once composed a leaf, an ancient species, another human being. And one day, it shall be these things again in new ways.
Human beings are 65% water. Water is what protects us in our mother’s womb, and water is the most vital resource for life to exist. A human being can live for more than three weeks without food but only 3 days without water. And yet, just a tiny fraction of water on Mother Earth is fresh and drinkable - less than 1% of the water on our planet!
In the modern world, however, the reality of how precious water is can be easy to forget. Water surges through our sinks and bathtubs with the flick of a hand. Because of this privilege, it can be easy to allow so much good water to drain away without ever being used or fully appreciated.
Agents, our second mission is to love water for its many gifts, learning where our water comes from, and then saving as much of it as possible. In every activity we engage in today with water, let’s be mindful of how precious water is to life!
Then, identify ways you can appreciate, protect, and save as much water as possible!:
When you brush your teeth, turn the water off when you are not using it between brushes.
Try to only run full loads of laundry and dishes.
When you shower, think of all the moments where you really need water’s help, and when you don’t. When you lather your hair or your body with soap, or when you’re shaving, consider turning the water off until these stages are complete and shorten your shower by even a few minutes.
Wash vehicles at a carwash that recycles and filters pollutants out of the water.
Be mindful of what you put into the drains! All products make their way to our waterways eventually, impacting entire ecosystems and even ourselves.
Buy products that are biodegradable, non-toxic, and do not contain plastic microbeads.
Consider letting your yard go through natural draught phases, or having plants that don’t need as much water in your yard.
Capture the rain in rain barrels and use this water for your yard or garden.
If possible, consider “letting the yellow mellow” when you use the toilet to minimize flushing. (But of course “let the brown down”!)
Get your household involved and work as a team! Who can love water and save it the most? Talk with all members of your living space to work with you on this goal. Add notes by every water source as a reminder of this new and important habit!
Share your experiences on the Compassion Report Map to inspire others and amplify the power of your compassion for Mother Earth!
Good luck, Agents!
Going Deeper:
Mission #2 was inspired by the mesage of Ta'Kaiya Blaney, an Indigenous youth from the Sliammon First Nationwho has helped ignite sacred activism for the Earth around the world. Listen to her moving message from World Water Day in 2014 in the video below, still as powerful today as it was then.
Each day during Earth Week, the Compassion Torch will be passed to a different Champion of Compassion. On Day 2 of the Earth Week, we are deeply thankful to pass the Compassion Torch from Earth Day Network to the remarkable Amy Walker.
Saturday, April 22nd was Earth Day 2017. Seniors Jake U. and Cathy Z. organized a street clean-up. The Cyclone Environmental Club cleaned-up Casady's Adopt a Street portion of Penn and Britton. The Club met at 8:30 at the Student Center for breakfast and safety instructions before the clean-up started.
Stop to play the Compassion Earth Week Games: WATER IS LIFE - April 22-30th Play as an individual or a Team Register at http://compassiongames.org/earth-week/
Water is Life, Compassion Earth Games
Agents of Compassion,
We have critical information for you from Compassion HQ...
In ancient times, it was taught that a great Worldwide River flowed through this world, whose waters nourished and connected all that it touched. Its waters were so abundant, it was said, and so good, that it made life possible for plants, who covered the Earth with a blanket of lush green. This is why the Earth is a green and blue planet: blue like water, and green, like plants.
The plants fed the insects, which fed the animals, which all fed the people. And so it was understood that Water was Life, and that it should be protected and appreciated so that all living beings, including human beings, could live the life they were meant to live.
Life went on like this for a very, very long time.
Today, however, many of these teachings have been largely forgotten.
When a human being forgets the teachings of the Worldwide River, they may begin to treat the Earth’s waters differently. They may put their garbage or pollution into the water, not realizing it will one day flow back to the water they must drink. They may not care that the dirty water will make the plants and the animals sick, but people must eat these plants and animals, which will eventually make them sick, and their children sick, too.
It was foretold by the ancients that human beings may one day forget this knowledge, and that these bad things might happen, as they are indeed happening. But... they also foretold that human beings would one day remember the old stories, and learn again to care for the Worldwide River, and therefore care for all life!
Agents, as the ancients foretold, the old teachings are returning! Water Protectors of the 7th Generation arise all around Mother Earth as we speak! They carry with them the message “Mni Wiconi,” which means Water is Life!
They invite you to join with them!
Water is Life! Protect the Sacred Earth Week is here! Let the Compassion Games begin!
Our first mission, Agents, is to walk in nature and imagine that place in one thousand years.
Agents, our first mission is to connect with nature by walking in a place that is meaningful to you. Invite a friend to join you on your journey if you prefer.
Maybe your place is a forest trail, a garden, the beach or your backyard. How do you feel when you are in this special space? Allow yourself to really settle into the moment and feel the vibrancy of life happening all around you.
After some time, begin to imagine what this place might be like in one thousand years. Imagine someone, just like you, visiting this place, enjoying the wonders and peacefulness you are experiencing right now.
Agents, over the next 9 days of Love This Place! Serve the Earth Week our missions will focus on exploring fun and meaningful ways to care for the Earth, each other, and ourselves. Through our time together we will discover ways to walk lighter on Mother Earth that bring us more happiness and connection, while positively impacting the future generations of life on our one and only home!
Agents, remember... share your experiences on theCompassion Report Map to inspire others and amplify the power of your compassion for Mother Earth! Good luck!
Going Deeper:
“I see a time of seven generations when all the colors of mankind will gather under the sacred Tree of Life and the whole Earth will become One Circle again.” -Crazy Horse, Oglala Lakota Nation
This mission was inspired from the teachings and laws of Indigenous Peoples. In many First Nation cultures, an utmost importance is placed on being mindful of how our actions will impact our children, and our children's children, for seven generations of life to come. It also honors the ancient teachings from the Tree of Life that we are interconnected with all living things.
Each day during the Water is Life! Protect the Sacred Earth Week, the Compassion Torch will be passed to a different Champion of Compassion. With the launch of Earth Week, we are beyond honored to pass the Compassion Torch to Earth Day Network, our partner and continuous source of regeneration for the Earth and all life.
As the world looks to find a new way to balance, preserve and protect Mother Earth we are grateful to have a partnership with the Earth Day Network and to recognize them as the lead “champion of compassion”.
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