Agendas

Agenda of YAC Invitational
May 30, 10-12 @ Gaylord Student Center
Snacks by YAC budget:  $17.00

Agenda by Aubrey
1. Composting: Anna M.
2. Theme and project focus for the year
3. Officers; Executive Board/Planning Team
4. Calendar

Suggestions by Mrs. Clay

YAC 2015-2016 FEDEX TIME INVITATIONAL:  A CALL TO RISING 9TH-12TH GRADERS.  INTERESTED in being in the "Planning YAC Executive Board Team and the Casady YAC Peace Week Team" contact  Mrs. Clay (clayc@casdy.org, 405-5201325), Dylan Dobson ,Aubrey Hermen, and/or Johnny Lee.  Find agenda, date, time, location of YAC's FEDEX Time Invitational at Casady YAC LEADS blog http://casadyacleads.blogspot.com/

WHEN:           Friday, May 30, 9-12
WHERE          Gaylord Student Center

SNACKS AND DRINKS PROVIDED



FEDEX TIME YAC INVITATIONAL STRATEGIC PLANNING

What is Daniel Pink's FEDEX time?  A short period of time to focus on innovation

What is Strategic Planning? Road map of where we want to go over a period of time and how to get there

History of Casady YAC FEDEX:

In the first Fedex, YAC reflected, chose a theme, discussed possible officers, and developed a calendar from August  2014- January. 2015  Minutes here. 

In the second FEDEX, Mr. Evan Walter, helped YAC reflect on why YAC.  Then YAC made a calendar from February to May 2014 focusing on the Why.  YAC also developed initial guidelines for officers.   Minutes of meeting here. Recommended  video:  Simon Sinek,  How Great Leaders Inspire Action http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action 

Agenda and minutes for the 3rd Fedex-Strategic Planning Time here. 

Agenda:

OLD BUSINESS 

A. TENNIS CLINIC AT BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB IN JUNE????

B. REFLECTION OF YEAR 2014-2015 TO INFORM PLANNING OF 2015-2016 

C. Students Rebuild: Literacy Challenge, 7,832 bookmarks ? (TBC by Ananya) sent to the Bezos Family Foundation.  The cost of shipment: $150 

D. What is the difference between Service-Learning, Community Service and Volunteerism?  One senior still pending to turn in documentation to finish requirement.

FEDEX INVITATIONAL SUGGESTED AGENDA- NEW BUSINESS

1.  CONFIRMATION OF THEME:  Youth4Education   Goal:?    Areas of concentration: ?

http://nylc.org/youth4education/.  

YAC= Youth Acting in the Community  How do we quantify and qualify this?  How are the meetings achieving this?

Why?
Help others find their passion to serve  How did we do this? How will we do this?
(Mission, Vision, Purpose, Objectives)

Kevin Bacon is 4 Youth4Education:  

2.  YAC Calendar from August 2015 to May 2016.  ? 
-Projects: ?
Pulsera Project is the only proposal to be considered.  Project Chairs: Safra and Mariam
 YAC meeting Day: ?
-When are we going to meet?  Mondays: Advisory Day, Tuesdays: Good now that it does not interfere with out to lunch.  Wednesdays: Good now that does not interfere with out to lunch, Thursdays: Good webcast with the Bezos Foundation with Peru on Thursday, September 10, at 9:00 EDT, Fridays, not a good day because too many Cyclones gone due to sports and Mrs. Clay is trying to bring back, Fridays with Service-Learning for Freshmen Study Halls

3.  Officers and Bylaws:

Co-Presidents: Aubrey and Dylan                    

Vice-President: Johnny 

Others need to be proposed to the people who have earned the right for their involvement in the club.                

Secretary                                                       

Treasurer

Communication Social chair

Marketing Outreach chair

Grade Level Project Chairs

a. Define the expectations of the position

b. Connect to personal preferences, talents and interests

c. Check availability of time looking at calendar and personal schedules

Slate of people who have taken leadership positions in 2014-2015

Project Chairs in 2014-2015: Natalie, Gabrielle, Mallory, Mariam, Safra, Sara, Tara, Kira, Abby, Neeley .   Turner and Miranda declined 

WE NEED EVERY OFFICER TO DEFINE RESPONSIBILITIES AND A SYSTEM FOR CHECK AND BALANCES (BYLAWS)

-Possible Communications and Marketing Team Summer Work:
A. YAC brochure /VIDEO for parents and new students
B. YAC social media connections,
C. YAC T-shirt
D. YAC Fundraiser:
Proposal resulting from delivery of NVW YAC Free Library for Bodine Elementary
A Kaboom Playground for Bodine Elementary.  An Oklahoma contact at Kaboom in San Francisco is Courtney Sawyer, csawyer@kaboom.org, 650-389-9771, 650-425-0880, fax 650-375-1070

Funding through Grant Writing and connections to community organizations:  Casady Community: Parents, Alumni, Faculty, Staff.  Greater Oklahoma City Community:  Bodine elementary, donors of time and financial support.   Mr. Bruce's daughter will read the final grant proposal before it is send.  She is a professional grant writer..  We also have our Development Director, Evan Walter to guide us through the grant writing process: kaboom grants.  An Oklahoma contact at Kaboom in San Francisco is Courtney Sawyer, csawyer@kaboom.org, of: 650-389-9771, cell: 650-425-0880, fax 650-375-1070

E. Bezos Foundation Request:  Mrs. Clay received a phone call from the CEO of the Bezos foundation asking if YAC will consider a skype with the children from Peru who will be receiving the bookmarks.  The skype will take place in September and will be during the YAC meeting time

4.. YAC Peace Week 2015 Team: 

a. Summer Working Calendar

b. Theme:  Interfaith Golden Rule: Peace Village, a proposal from Mrs. Patti Morgan, Peace Education Teacher

c. Calendar of Youth Led Activities for 9/11-9/21 Peace Week 2015

Service-Learning Programs initiatives

-Who will you make peace with in 2015?  Peace One Day

-Compassion is Contagious! Catch it!  Screening date of the documentary

This documentary is a gem!  We recommend that everyone go see this feel-good film! 

Cinema Obessed

A stroke of genius.

Russell C. Smith and Michael Foster, The Huffington Post

A great subject for a documentary film.

Fast Company

If you do something nice — or even see someone do something nice — you’re more likely to spread those good vibes to others.

The Chicago Tribune

Request a Screening!

Here’s your chance to make a real impact by inspiring compassionate actions wherever you live. Join with the Charter for Compassion International to offer the beautiful film, “Kindness is Contagious” in your community. Let’s take compassion viral!

How to host a theatrical screening event in your community:

“Kindness Is Contagious” is a great way to open up a dialogue about the power of Kindness in your city. You can use independent film to galvanize your community and highlight groups and organizations doing great things in your area. In order to make this possible the creators of this lovely film teamed up with a distribution company called GATHR to make it easy for you to bring "Kindness Is Contagious" to your local theater at absolutely no cost to you.

GATHR uses a “Theatrical‐On‐Demand” model to allow audiences all over the country to bring amazing film content otherwise unavailable to your town. You simply request a screening at some of your favorite local theaters and they coordinate the logistics for you. You won’t have to pay any screening room rental or exhibition fee – But here's the thing, we need to reach our ticket goals in order to make the event happen or "tip it" so we will need you to spread the word to your community any way you can. Once enough people reserve tickets, the screening event is on!

Here are 3 easy steps to follow:

1- Click the link below to request a screening of the film at your local theater.

2- Enter the PROMOTIONAL CODE:  CCI when requesting to ensure that Gathr identifies your event as part of the Charter for Compassion campaign.

3- Be Flexible! The more options you give Gathr, the quicker they can get your screening set up.

Request a Screening!

4- Once you submit your request be sure to confirm the request via the Gathr email. Once confirmed, Gathr will send you a link to the screening event. Send this link to colleagues, friends, family and anyone in the community and encourage them to do the same!

Screening Host Toolkit

Wherever you’re holding your screening – here are some useful tools to make sure you have a full house and a special night:

Planning:
Insider Tips for Making Your Screening Special (PDF)
How Gathr Works (PDF)

Outreach:

6 Tips to Promote Your Screening (PDF)
Sample Social Media Posts (PDF)
Outreach Documents: Emails, Press Release and Screening Info.(PDF)
Press Kit: Information, Interviews and Tidbits About the Movie (PDF)
Hi-Res Poster 23″ x 34.5″ (Go to the Charter Website to get the link)

Watch the Trailer!

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-Labyrinths for Peace;  Service Learning Office is working with the PD Peace Education Teachers and consultants from UCO labyrinth and Saint Paul's Episcopal Labyrinth.  Teen leadership needed for a possible labyrinth on grass for Peace Week at Casady and a portable labyrinth that will travel across OKC made with children and teen input.

-Pinwheels for Peace - Peace Sticks - Peace Poles - Peace banners - Peace T-shirts  Peace Flowers  At the Paseo Festival, while volunteering at the Recycling Venue, Mrs. Clay met with the CEO of a new arts and sustainability organization.  The have a STEAM curriculum, which for Casady will become STEAMS(service).  They are excited to include Peace crafts in their summer curriculum.  The organization is called 612 which is their address @ the Paseo District.  The organizations was created by a Casady graduate and an artist friend. Visit  Six Twelve and http://www.sixtwelve.org/tradeshare/, 405-722-0977

Peace Coalitions and Connections Arts for Peace:  Tango for Peace  International Dance Studio,  Documentary screenings  We have several Peace One Day version and now the opportunity to bring Compassion is Contagious to OKC.

Sports for Peace: Terry's softball Fundraiser

Academics for Peace;  Connections to Don Quijote, Religion classes connections, Mrs. Morgan's Peace Village Connections

Clubs for Peace:  International Club, MD YAC, Language Clubs (IDP), Casady YAC, YLOKC, YMCA

OKC organizations for Peace: UN, Respect Diversity Foundation, Peace House, Oklahoma National Memorial and Museum (Hope Trunk)

Faiths for Peace: Oklahoma Conference of Churches, Interfaith Alliance,Saint Paul's Episcopal, Catholic Charities, Love OKC

June Service Opportunities and Service-Learning Experiences

STUDENTS REBUILD LITERACY CHALLENGE: Thank you to the Cyclones and OKC community organizations (YAC, YLOKCasady, Boys and Girls Club, Mercy School Institute, Anaya's friends, family and Temple) who made bookmarks for the National Volunteer Week/ Global Youth Service Days Literacy Challenge Project. YAC is mailing 7.832 bookmarks= $7.832 raised for libraries in rural Peru, Mali and Nepal through matching from the Bezos Family Foundation. In OKC, YAC delivered 500 books to Bodine Elementary's Little Free Library donated by the Come and Read with Me Program of the Metropolitan Library Systems and 300 placemats made during the STUCO Walk-A-Thon to Children's Hospital.

LOVE OKC Student Conference:  June 7-11  Refurbish homes in  OKC with MD, High School and university students.  Details and registration at Casady Places to Serve: http://casadyplacestoserve.blogspot.com/ 

Good Shepherd Ministries Charitable Clinic needs Summer Time Spanish Translators:  The purpose of the charitable clinic is to provide quality medical and dental care to the uninsured and meet emotional, social, and spiritual needs of clients.  Summer Time Spanish to English translators may volunteer for a few hours or several days a week.  Contact Lisa at 405-232-8631 

YLOKC meeting:  Sunday June 7, 1:30-5:00. Location: Mercy School Institute.  Planning team meets at 1:00. Contact Mrs. Clayclayc@casady.org if interested in being part of YLOKC 2015-2016.  YLOKC is currently seeking new members, rising 9th -12th graders.  Contact Mrs. Clay @ 405-520-1325, clayc@casady.org or Johnny Lee'17. YLOKC will be ushering the Jewish/Muslim Film Institute Screening of "The Other Son"  YLOKC attending members need to register for the screening at http://www.jewishmuslimfilminstitute.com/workshops/

Jewish/Muslim Film Institute "The Other Son"  screening at Mercy School Institute on Sunday, June 7 from 2:00-5:00.  The mission of the Jewish/Muslim Film Institute is to bring diverse groups together to share films that will inspire dialogue and help Jews, Muslims and everyone realize that we are more alike than different. Guests are invited to enjoy the film and stay for a dialogue forum and refreshments. Free to the public but registration solicited for refreshment count Register at http://www.jewishmuslimfilminstitute.com/workshops/

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January 6, 2015 Agenda
Agenda

Executive Board Agenda Items
* MLK Day
* Strategic Planning date for 2015

Announcements from Mrs. Clay

1.  National Service-Learning Conference 2015: http://servicelearningconference.org/2015/

2. MLK Day of Service 2015:  Food Bank - Teams needed
Organizing Team
Advertising Team
Volunteering Team

Action
* Warm Project for Positive Tomorrows
* Sharing New Year's Traditions
- 12 grapes, one for each month of the year
* Reflection of personal hours - form provided by Mrs. Clay

December and November Agendas in Minutes link


Agenda

Rainbow Fleet and Village Fair report

Students Against Hunger

-Report of last meeting

- Monday After chapel meeting report

-Tuesday Chapel Food Bank Speaker feedback

Moving forward
-YAC Ex-ideas: Advisory Pals
Freshman YAC leadership ideas:  Safra and Mariam

Project opportunity October 25:  Food Bank
Morning Shift: 9-12
Food insecurity awareness between  shifts
Afternoon Shift:  1-4
Mrs. Clay will supervise when Cyclones are volunteering

OCTOBER MEETINGS

1ST WEEK OF OCTOBER:  NO AGENDA OR MINUTES PROVIDED

2ND WEEK OF OCTOBER:  2 MEETINGS
TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
- TUESDAY:  Food Bank Boxes, Aubrey's Project:  Very few members present
_ FRIDAY;
A. Guest Mrs. Crossno
B. Finalize making Food Bank Boxes fro all divisions
----Freshmen ownership of project
---Aubrey, Miranda and Turner facilitated the meeting.  Senior members of executive called the meeting



September Meetings 

1st Meeting 

Ice Breaker by Jessica

Sign-up for Clubs Fair. Participate in Peace Week. 

Do an intentional act of kindness Clubs Fair 

Volunteer with Terry Annual Softball Fundraiser or @ the Food Bank

Snacks by Miranda

2nd Meeting  

Freshmen @ Stuco Elections

Sign-up for Fall fest.  

Volunteer @ Boys and Girls Club 

Attend the Youth LEAD Retreat Xperience 20th and 21st of September

Snacks by Mrs. Peck and Mr.  (Donation)

3rd meeting

Conflict with Homecoming event

Sign-up for Fall Fest

Snack by Super Cao

4th Meeting

Casady Cans Do- Students Against Hunger Food Drive

Youth in Action in the Community(YAC)

 June 18th YAC FedEx Time II,  3:00 -6:00 PM,  Wing. Mrs. Clay unable to attend.

Participants expected: YAC members who attended the first day of YAC FEDEX time.  Other interested YAC chairs welcomed.  Agenda went to all 2013-2014 members

Agenda Keeper and Minutes : Aubrey
Photos and Process observer:  Ananya
Snacks: Water, sodas and chocolates at the S-L office

Expected participants
Seniors: Jessica, Sidney, Taylor
Juniors: Aubrey
Sophomores: Ananya, Johnny (will be late), Miranda,
Freshmen: Kira (out of town)

Agenda

Announcement:  June 27 is the deadline to commit participation in the Shinnyo-en foundation retreat in San Francisco.  Please contact Mrs. Clay ASAP

 
1.  Welcome and Revision of Strategic planning: (Up to 30 minutes)  Facilitated by Sidney, Jessica, and Taylor.  The only aspect not covered in the strategic planning was the Vision.

Example: Pathways to Peace http://pathwaystopeace.org/international-day-of-peace/

VISION:	To make Peace a practical and sustainable reality in the 21st century.
MISSION:	To foster a culture of peace personally, locally, and globally, awakening in individuals and the nations and organizations of which they are a part, their inherent potential to be and act as Pathways To Peace.

 
From Strategic Planning with Cory

Mission What you do? For Whom?	- Connect through service. Work on E-Board, YAC. Help, literally any where I can. Travel, OC/Boston -Unite a community (Casady) through service - Make a difference in the community(Casady/OKC). Awareness of community involvement -Help the community through acts of service.  Connect the Casady community. -Connect Casady Community through service -Peace at the Heart of service People of all ages as daily entrepreneurs of peace and social justice, leaders of today not tomorrow.
Goals Key areas of strategic goals which, if met, fulfill the mission	-To Perfect grant writing/fundraising.  Network everywhere I go.  Connect with already established business. Notify, specify, execute.  Annual big activity -For everyone to come together to help a bigger cause -Raise money. Get People out helping in the community.  Get people to take interest in charity connections -Bring school together to help the community.  Make a difference. -Plan activities for school year. Pick an organization to focus on. Get people more involved -Connect youth  and adults to service opportunities and resources where they can do experiential learning and enhance academic and life skills in real life settings.  Connect youth and adults to service learning stages, best practices, and national  standards as  resource sfor enhancing 21st century skills.  Facilitate direction of positive energy,  passions to be the change we want to see through projects of the  mind, actions of the heart where recipients and providers of service reflect, connect, and act..   Empower understanding that through reciprocal giving we learn, grow and transform into global citizens who hold in our daily interactions the hope for peace one day
Objectives Specific, measurable, achievable relevant, temporal	-Connect organizations (Profit/non-profit).  Write more grants. Have a TIDE Conference in OKC-UCO. 2 activities a month. Service Opp. Calendar. Connect to STUCO  To -Build a stronger community -Specify an focus on certain charities. Fundraisers -Weekly meeting -Plan activities for school year. Pick an organization to focus on. Get more people involved. -Empower youth/faculty voice and choice initiatives of servant leadership with resources, and implementation of service learning national standards for best practices
Guiding Principles Values of the organization We believe	- Togetherness of group.  Separate unique ideas -Together we fight -We believe in service, love, faith fullness -Youth in Action in the Community -We can make a difference - Global Peace begins in the classroom and the homes. If we change our I to WE peace one day has a chance.  Give, Grow, Transform
Critical Success Factors Nouns with conditions i.e. Effective Change Agents	-Go Getting students. Leaders with Drive -Working effectively as a group -Effective outreaches. Servants. Facilitators of Change -? -? -Entrepreneurs of Peace and Social Change.  School to Work. Transforming experimental learning. Secret Agents of Compassion. Engineers of a compassionate world. Peace one day  Builders
Barriers (Obstacles, Challenges)	-$, people/volunteers, drive -Administration -Money issues-low funds. Time commitments -Money. Consistent group. Schedule -High school students motivation -Time, culture of the school keeping "experiential learning" as a log priority. Small budget and no time in the regular school schedule for meaningful time to be spent in the community.  YAC commitment and challenges in prioritizing YAC activities during school year.  If on schedule, Other clubs , faculty, administration, chapel  prioritizing their activities over regular scheduled YAC activities,  Lack of proactive outspoken leadership from the s-l director of the value of the program at all levels.  Get other clubs to  have strategic planning
Action Plan Overcoming Barriers and Achieving Results	- Grants. Network, make service-learning fun -to get administration behind our projects -Meetings. Planning -Plan well. Spread word more efficiently -Find fun ways to get more people involved.  Pick something that most people will care about -Fight personal fears to improve communication at all levels.  Improve English skills during the summer. Learn how to play the guitar, how to do video editing, and how to draw to bring the message through a diversity of mediums.  Connect personal passion to a need in the community and become an example of best practices.  Have a full calendar on the main calendar.  Promote great focus and organization of YAC activities based on a summer strategic planning for the full year
Deliverables How we'll know we're successful?	-Conference -When people start wanting to come to meetings and events -Producing money (donations). Smiles -Completing projects -When we have several activities planned that the school community shows interest in - When service is an intrinsic positive relationship value we hold dear, not just an avenue  to promote personal agendas (popularity, power, social agency, college resume building),requirement completion -which are unexpected results of being the agents of the change we want to see. When we prioritize time, money and commitment to Education of the Heart, because education of the mind and body without education of the heart is no education at all. When volunteerism is valued but service learning is treasured and the community will suffer if the were to disappear.  When we are proud of Peace Week and being Agents of Compassion

2. YAC E-Board Composition and Constitution (Up to 30 minutes) Examples: http://www.lexingtoncatholic.com/y_club_constitution.html; http://www.camarillohigh.us/departments/clubs/docs/constitution.pdf Facilitated by Aubrey
 
With all the primary work done during FedEx Time I, this should be ready at the end of the 30 minutes.  If more time is needed, let me know.  I will be back in OKC after June 25th.


3. YAC Connections to Peace Week (Up to 15 minutes): Facilitated by Ananya and Miranda.  Check Peace Week Evolving, Theoretical schedule at http://casadypeaceweek.blogspot.com/ 

4. YAC Calendar (Up to 30 minutes): Facilitated by Sidney and Jessica.  See below calendar of National Days of Service.

At the end of the meeting, YAC should have the below calendar completed with tentative projects to present to administration at the August 18 YAC Invitational @ the Wing: 3 hours with meal provided.  Please decide the time for the August meeting at the end of your June meeting. 

Use Giant Post-it to leave a calendar ready to be shown to August meeting participants.  Also, please leave a tentative agenda for that meeting.

 YAC 2014-2015 Calendar

 

 

Vision: Mission: Purpose: Goal: Objectives:
B Reflection month	I	N	G	O
MAY    Asian American-Pacific Islander Heritage / Older Americans Month MAY 2, 2015  Teacher Appreciation Week: May 4-8 S-L CDL "Sobremesa" May 8	APRIL   Child Abuse Prevention Month* NYLC NS-DC: April 8-11 NVW : April 12-18     GYSD: April 11-13     Earth Day Wednesday April, 22 Easter : Sunday April 5	MARCH   Women's History/ Hug a GI Month Service, language, science Spring Break in Maldonado, Peru: Alternative Spring Break	FEBRUARY   Black History Month RAK WEEK February 9-15	JANUARY   Human Trafficking Awareness Month* National Day of Service: Monday, 1/19
B Reflection Month	I	N	G	O
DECEMBER    Holiday Volunteering Month?	NOVEMBER   American Indian Heritage Month Students Against Hunger Casady Cans Do Food Drive- YAC Connection ??? 1-7 (SPC-no classes)    Family Volunteer Day November 22	OCTOBER   Make Your Mark Week October 13-17 Make A Difference Day: October 24:  Helping a Neighborhood Students Against Hunger Casady Cans Do Food Drive: October 31 YAC ???	SEPTEMBER   Hispanic Heritage Month  9/15-10/15     National Day of Service 9/11=9/21 Peace Week 11 days of Global Unity 9/11-9/21 Thursday 18 Pinwheel blessing Hands around the lake T-shirt day ??? YAC's connection???	JUNE   YAC Calendar AND  E-BOARD Composition Meeting 6/18, 3 PM @ Wing or a home JULY   PEACE WEEK MOVIES, Pinwheels and paper cranes for peace activities AUGUST   SAN FRANCISCO RETREAT Johnny, Kira?, Aubrey? 8/ 7-11 PEACE TEAM OPEN HOUSE  for community organizations 8/17 , 3:00-5:00 PM, Wing??? YAC E-Board Invitational August 18, Wing, Time TBD in June ???

August Invitational Date and Time:

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Tentative Agenda for the August Invitational Meeting

5. Tentative Budget for Projects (Up to 15 minutes): Facilitated by Taylor.  We need to have a form for YAC chairs to request money from YAC and/or Service Learning grants.  In the month of July, the new budget ($0-$5,000) will be operational.  YAC chairs getting money from grants have project accounts and handle their funding independently of YAC, but in collaboration with the signature of the Service-Learning Director.  Sample grant proposal forms http://www.wundermanwriting.com/Samples/SampleWRAG.htm; https://www.dosomething.org/grants/general


6. YAC Guide to Student Life Report (5 -15 minutes): Facilitated by Johnny. Pages 43-47 of the student handbook will be a great place to start http://www.casady.org/document.doc?id=888.  The title is at brainstorming stage. Here is an example of an unofficial guide (student to student guide) to Stanford http://unofficial.stanford.edu/ and Harvard https://spaces.seas.harvard.edu/display/SUG/Welcome+to+the+Unofficial+Guide+for+SEAS+Students%3A+by+students%2C+for+students

There was a request by Coach M. and approved by Coach T. to organize a clubs' fair for freshmen during freshmen orientation.  It will be nice if the guide could be ready then.  This link might be helpful regarding the service-learning program, volunteer opportunities, YAC history, etc.  https://docs.google.com/a/casady.org/document/d/1wGJT0DHMTPyZPlAsjBI4cEYbWskP5l5OZBEG1BE95fw/edit. 

7. Meeting Feedback: Facilitated by everyone in attendance
https://www.aamc.org/members/gfa/faculty_vitae/148582/team_meetings.html
a. From Facilitators (10 minutes)
What I did well in my part of the meeting? 
What I wish I had done differently?
b. From process observer, time keeper, and minutes taker (5 minutes)
What work during the meeting? 
What did not? 
What are some solutions to  hurdles faced during the meeting?




 Follow-up meetings

Peace Week:  Friday, June 27, Monday, June 30  Time tba by Ananya and Miranda.  Transportation to meetings provided if needed.  Other meetings as needed during July and August announced by Peace Team Members.  Ananya will be gone the whole month of July and the first two weeks in August.

YAC Guide to Student Life/ Clubs Fair during Freshman Orientation:  Meeting time TBA by Johnny










May 27: First Meeting of 2014-2015 Academic Year
Reflection, Evaluation of 2013-2014
Strategic Planning 2014-2015
Casady Wing, 10:00-NOON
Snacks:  Candy from May 9th meeting
Minutes by
Facilitator: Ms. Cory King

May 9th, Last YAC Meeting of the Year ; Reflection of hours  Cancelled due to out to lunch/Gales elections-required meeting
Snacks by:  Fall Fest Fundraiser:  Cupcakes from Sam's  Cupcakes and some candy went to Teacher Lounge as YAC's Teacher Appreciation Week treat!

Minutes by:
Time-Agenda Keeper:
Participants
Seniors
Juniors
Sophomores
Freshmen

Agenda
Goal:    End YAC 2013-2014: Reflection: Feb-May; Plans for Next Year
Objectives:
Discuss last projects for the year
YAC reflection Feb-May
Final May meeting: Pro-active organization for next year:  Chair sign-up Strategic Planning date
Activities
- Children's Hospital: Dinner: Katie, Dancethon: ?
- Easter Project: Jessica
-Boys and Girls Club Tennis Clinic: Dylan
-NYLC Conference report and reflection
-Strategic Planning YAC Invitational with Banquet:
May 29: 2-5 (ice cream social);
May 30: 10-2 (lunch at noon)
Pennies for Promise Project Presentation Update
Band-aid drive


April 25, B-block

Snacks by: Food For Next Meeting: Friday after Easter : Claire H.
Judy N.
Taylor B.
Yogaish K. As needed
Minutes by:

Time-Agenda Keeper:

Need e-mails for : Blake B., Hanna P. Halley P. Namir K.,M'Angila G., Isaiah L. 

Participants
Seniors
Juniors
Sophomores
Freshmen

Agenda

Goal:  Audience for Pennies as Promise inspired by the Paper Clip Project Proposal, Ban-aid drive project and end of the year plans
Objectives:
Hear guests project proposal, Pennies as Promise Project

Activities
Pennies as Promise Project Presentation

April 12,  B-block
Happy National Volunteer Week
Snacks by: 
Food For Next Meeting:  Sidney J.  Friday after Easter : Claire H.
Judy N.
Taylor B.
Yogaish K. As needed

Minutes by:

Time-Agenda Keeper:

Need e-mails for : Blake B., Hanna P. Halley P. Namir K.,M'Angila G., Isaiah L. 

Participants
Seniors
Juniors
Sophomores
Freshmen

Agenda

Goal: 
Celebrate Service by Volunteering
Objectives:
Get everything ready for Easter Project
Advocate girls education
Activities
S-L Program: Screening of Girl Rising.  Supervising teacher, Mr. Croton.  Mrs. Clay in DC
Exec Board: Easter Egg Activity
Service Opportunities: YLOKC, Muslim Voices, Children's Hospital dance marathon, Tennis clinic, Banquet as part of Strategic Planning Invitational, proposed dates May 29: 2-5, May 30: 10:00 -2:30  Banquet at noon

Executive Board Agenda Items
- Children's Hospital: Dinner: Katie, Dancethon: ?
- Easter Project: Jessica
-Boys and Girls Club Tennis Clinic: Dylan
-Strategic Planning YAC Invitational with Banquet:
May 29: 2-5 (ice cream social);
May 30: 10-2 (lunch at noon)


Friday, March 28, Wing B-block
Happy Happiness Day and Women's History Month
Snacks by: 
Food For Next Meetings:  Miranda (Meeting after Spring Break)April 11: Sidney J.
Claire H.
Judy N.
Taylor B.
Yogaish K. As needed

Minutes by:

Time-Agenda Keeper:

Need e-mails for : Blake B., Hanna P. Halley P. Namir K.,M'Angila G., Isaiah L. 

Participants
Seniors
Juniors
Sophomores
Freshmen

Agenda

Goal: Projects for the rest of the year

Executive Board Agenda Items
- Children's Hospital: Dinner: Katie, Dancethon: ?
- Easter Project: Jessica
-Boys and Girls Club Tennis Clinic: Dylan

End of the Year Mrs. Clay's items
-Seniors who need to finish requirement: Amil, Baldwin, Jordan, Knox, Lemcke, Mewbourn, Paracha, Patton, Rawls, Rawls, Sanford, Say, Thompson
- Girl Rising Screenings Saturday, March 30: 10:00 and 3:45@ Wing
 -Muslim Voices Book Club: Saturday 12:30-3:30 @ Village Library
-National Volunteer Week: Delivery of Presidential Awards.  Volunteering at Red Bud
-Global Youth Service Day: Saint Baldrick's Faculty Team, Muslim Voices Book Club
-End of the Year Reflection/Celebration:  May-after finals: Strategic Planning facilitated by Mrs. Johnson.  Banquet or ice cream social with partner organizations.

Friday March 7, Wing, B-block
Happy Woman's History Month
"In societies where men are truly confident of their own worth, women are not merely tolerated but valued." -Aung San Suu Kyi

Snacks by: 
Minutes by:
Time-Agenda Keeper:
Need e-mails for : Blake B., Hanna P. Halley P. Namir K.,M'Angila G., Isaiah L. 
Participants
Seniors
Juniors
Sophomores
Freshmen

Agenda
Goal: Calendar for rest of year, updates on projects

Objectives:  Share Exec proposal for projects until May.  Inform members of project updates

Activities  Project Updates

- Valentina R. seeks help with Habitat Project this Saturday.  Details at da and Casady Places to Serve blog.  13 seniors still need hours to finish the 45 hour requirement for graduation 

Amil, Baldwin, Jordan, Knox, Lemcke, Mewbourn, Paracha, Patton, Rawls, Rawls, Sanford, Say, Thompson

- Executive Board Planning rest of the year report
* Oklahoma Children's Hospital Community Foundation Proposal.  Form committee that will facilitate talking to administrators .  *Children's Hospital Foundation Sign-up with sign-up genius at Casady places to serve blog http://casadyplacestoserve.blogspot.com/; Many alumni volunteering and Mia M.  Katie H. checking schedule to sing after voice lesson

* Tennis Project with Boys and Girls Club:  Dylan, Emily, Jessica update

* National Volunteer Week:  Presidential Awards will be ordered today.  Dr. Sain will be our chapel speaker-Celebrating his summer at Bishop McAllister College by demonstrating his personal growth through this volunteer experience.  Peace Week @ Casady School Presentation at UCO had a few participants.  Good presentations from freshmen and Sireene from YLOKC.  Group going to DC meets this Sunday from 2-4 to prepare final presentation.  The group will present to YAC as a rehearsal before we leave to DC

*Global Youth Service Day Project????

We invite you to join us as members of Casady’s St. Baldrick’s team.  For the past four years we’ve supported the St. Baldrick’s Foundation in its efforts to raise funds for pediatric cancer research. 
 In solidarity with children who lose their hair to cancer treatment we have our heads shaved at the annual head-shaving event.  In exchange for our hair and time we ask people to sponsor us with donations to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.
 If you choose to join us, you’ll have your head shaved with us at VZDs on April 13.   Fund raising is easy—we simply get the word out and those who wish to sponsor us do so online.
 This event is truly a lot of fun and your hair will grow back.  To join the Casady team go to http://www.stbaldricks.org/teams/mypage/91494/2014 and click Join Us.  Or click Donate if you would like to support us with a donation.
 You can also support us with you presence at the head-shaving.  The head-shaving event will be held on April 13 at VZD’s, 4200 N Western Ave.  The start time is 12:30 PM.
 You can find out more about the St. Baldrick’s Foundation and the head-shaving events on their Web sitehttp://www.stbaldricks.org/   You can also contact Jeff bushj@casady.org or one of the other team members to find out more about being shavee. 

* YAC Chaplains collaboration of Easter Project: ???

* End of the YEAR Banquet/ Affair/ :  Committee needs to be form:  Invite partner organizations, have a meal, celebrate service involvement by demonstrating learning and getting feedback from non-profits we worked with this year:  YWCA, Children Hospital, ICS, Food Bank, Postive Tomorrows, Guild of Saint George,


PROJECTS from OKC Community

* Anna's House Red Bud Children's Run needs volunteers, April 5.  Mrs. Clay will be on site. Sign-up at sign-up genius at   http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090D45AEAA22A46-redbud  Contact Person, Peggy Davidson, 405-740-2268.  Activity Captain: Clis Ingram: 315-5422  Dylan and Mrs. Clay volunteering


- Girl Rising Screenings are free and could be done at any time.  Just Girl UP youth board of United Nations.  It will be good to have a screening at Casady in March for Women's History Month. "In societies where men are truly confident of their own worth, women are not merely tolerated but valued." -Aung San Suu Kyi

-Youth LEADOKCasady:  Meets at Mercy School at 2:00 PM for March meeting:  Goal: March 29 screening of a movie- skill enhanced listening/dialog/questions

2. Project reports and reflection  (Skill enhancement self-assessment and feedback)  Vulture analogy
-Positive Tomorrow YAC RAK Cares Packages: Sindi reports and reflects
- Children's Hospital: Placemats:  Sidney reports and reflects
- Teal Sisters Project update: Kenzi H. and Mrs. Clay update
-RAK Week (National Awareness Week):  Mrs. Clay reports and reflects
-Dog Food Pantry- Kenzi
-Guild of Saint George Slaying the Dragon of Poverty Collection: Covell

3. Skill Enhancement: Best practices of Service Learning Standard: (will need projector working)
Facilitation Skill being Enhanced: Service-Learning Best Practices Standards
http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/NR/rdonlyres/F246CE8B-AA63-4B76-A0B5-EFC6FB724BEF/26000/K12_National_Standards_green.pdf


Friday, February 28, Wing, B-Block (YAC did not meet on 7th due to snow, 14 due to Mid-Winter Break, and 21: Black History Month Presentation and no announcement of YAC meeting and Junior College Meeting)  Kenzi met with Dog Food Pantry on 2/21/2014- See minutes
Snacks by: 
Minutes by:
Time-Agenda Keeper:
Need e-mails for : Blake B., Hanna P. Halley P. Namir K.,M'Angila G., Isaiah L. 

Participants
Seniors
Juniors
Sophomores
Freshmen

Agenda
Goals: Project implementation,  Project Proposals, Project updates,  Skill building: S-L Best Practices

Objectives and Activities
1. New Organization Proposals and project Opportunities:

- Oklahoma Children's Hospital Community Foundation Proposal, Representative will attend chapel,  the meeting and stay for lunch

- Executive Board Planning rest of the year report

- Tennis Project with Boys and Girls Club:  Dylan, Emily, Jessica update

-Presidential Awards will be ordered next week.  Make sure you have a file at the award website or you update your file for Mrs. Clay to be able to order your award.

--Anna's House Red Bud Children's Run needs volunteers, April 5.  Mrs. Clay will be on site. Sign-up at sign-up genius at   http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090D45AEAA22A46-redbud  Contact Person, Peggy Davidson, 405-740-2268.  Activity Captain: Clis Ingram: 315-5422

-Children's Hospital Foundation Sign-up with sign-up genius at Casady places to serve blog http://casadyplacestoserve.blogspot.com/;

- Peace Week @ Casady School Presentation at UCO:  March 1: 8:45 -10:00 am  Mrs. Clay, Mr. Crofton, Miranda T.  and Claire D. (Casady)  Sirenee (YLOKC).  Not presenting, but helping design the showcase of Peace Week: Turner W., Johnny L., Cathy Z., Ananya B.

-Girl Rising Screening, March first.  Free screening by UN of OKC.  Details at http://www.una-okc.org/ The Arts Center is located at 3000 Pershing Blvd, in the State Fair Park,
Oklahoma City

-Youth LEADOKCasady:  March 29 screening of a movie- skill enhanced listening/dialog/questions

2. Project reports and reflection  (self-assessment and feedback)
-Positive Tomorrow YAC RAK Cares Packages: Sindi reports and reflects
- Children's Hospital: Placemats:  Sidney reports and reflects
- Teal Sisters Project update: Kenzi H. and Mrs. Clay update
-RAK Week (National Awareness Week):  Mrs. Clay reports and reflects
-Dog Food Pantry- Kenzi
-Guild of Saint George Slaying the Dragon of Poverty Collection: Covell

3. Skill Enhancement: Best practices of Service Learning Standard: (will need projector working)
Facilitation Skill being Enhanced: Service-Learning Best Practices Standards
http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/NR/rdonlyres/F246CE8B-AA63-4B76-A0B5-EFC6FB724BEF/26000/K12_National_Standards_green.pdf

Performance Rubric

1. Are students meeting a recognized need in the community? No Yes, students provide short-term assistance addressing a community need Yes, students provide ongoing assistance addressing a community need Yes, students work toward a lasting solution to a community problem Answer the following questions: Who determined the need? How could you and your students tell that the need was met? How essential was it to the community that the problem was addressed? 2. Are you meeting curricular objectives through service-learning? No Yes, we incorporate service-learning into a unit Yes, we use service-learning to unify the teaching of content and skills throughout the year Yes, we teach content and/or skills in different disciplines using service-learning throughout the year Answer the following questions: What skills are students learning through service-learning? What curricular content are students learning through service-learning? 3. Are students reflecting throughout the service-learning experience? No Yes, at the end of the experience, students contemplate their service-learning experience and receive a response Yes, throughout the process, students contemplate their service-learning experience and receive a response Answer the following questions: Who gives students a response as they reflect? Their peers? The teacher? The community agency? When do students reflect? How is the reflection structured to get the most meaningful response and discussion possible and maximize student learning? 4. Are you developing student responsibility? No Yes, we establish choices for students in how they implement the teacher-planned service-learning Yes, we share responsibility with students for service-learning development and implementation Yes, we facilitate student definition, coordination, and implementation of service-learning Answer the following questions: How often do students work together in service-learning? What percent of service-learning is teacher driven verses student driven? Who plans and organizes the service-learning? 5. Are you establishing community partnerships? No Yes, we consult with community partner for information and resources relevant to the issue the service-learning project addresses Yes, we create opportunities for students to interact with community partners Yes, we collaborate with students and community partners as an action team to plan and implement service-learning 6. Are you planning ahead for service-learning? No Yes, we plan service-learning ahead of time without input from others Yes, we collaborate with colleagues, students, and others to plan service-learning Answer the following questions: Who is involved in the planning process? How far in advance do you plan? 7. Are you preparing students for the service experience by equipping them with knowledge and skills needed for the project? No Yes, we equip students with knowledge and skills at the beginning of the experience Yes, we equip students with knowledge and skills as needs arise or as the project changes Answer the following questions: What do students need to know to serve successfully? Do their needs change as they service-learning progresses? How? Do you explore the significance of their service-learning experience in relationship to citizenship and civic duty concepts?

http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/NR/rdonlyres/0143429E-6CDD-4682-A3D0-1633A361A3E7/24783/rubric_best.pdf

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Friday, January 31, Wing, B-block
Snacks: Before lunch mints.  Sign-up for snacks for next meeting
Minutes by:
Time-Agenda Keeper:
Participants
Seniors
Juniors
Sophomores
Freshmen

Facilitation Skill being Enhanced: Reflection, debriefing and feedback on project leadership

Agenda

Goal: Project Proposals, updates, volunteer opportunities and reflection

Objectives

1. Project Proposals and grants
_ Science Olympiad needs volunteers Saturday, February 1, 7:30-5:30.  Mrs. Clay will be onsite from 7:00-11:30. 20 + volunteers needed. Sign-up at www.SignUpGenius.com/go/4090D45AEAA22A46-science.  Link available in this blog and the Casady Places to Serve Blog.

- Mercy School Institute and YLOKCMercy  invites Casady YAC to attend a World Hijab Day Workshop.  Mrs. Clay has signed up to participate.  Reserve a spot via e-mail or by phone call.  Contact information in this blog and all Casady Service-Learning blogs.

- YSA Grants:  Stop Child Hunger Sodexo: $500, Disney Grants: $500-$1,000  Projects need to take place during Global Youth Service Day, April 9-12, 2014.  Mrs. Clay will be in DC with 5 freshmen
http://www.ysa.org/grants

2. Project Updates

- YWCA: Aubrey

- Teal Sisters, Kickin'of Cancer:  Mrs. Clay

- RAK Week: Sindi will have materials to start decorating YAC Care Packages for Positive Tomorrows.  She will update on where she is and what she needs from YAC.

- RAK Week @ Casady School http://www.randomactsofkindness.org/kindness-ideas.  Needs a YAC group leading planning and implementation.  Any volunteers??? Poster with RAK suggestions, Flyers for all school, contact administration for pertinent permission.  Chapel announcements at all chapels next week!  February is also Black History Month and Coach T. has some plans for the month.  Maybe connecting to those plans is also an option??  Mrs. Clay will start working with after school program on this on Monday, 1/27.

-Children's Hospital Update: Sidney and Christine (Meeting with Belinda), Mrs. Clay (Mr. Crofton's Class bead making)

-UCO Multicultural Institute Presentation and NYLC in DC: Johnny L. (Meeting at Barnes and Noble: Registration, planning of UCO presentation)

3. Skill Enhancing
Reflection of YAC hours.  Mrs. Clay.  Every YAC member will reflect individually as they learn about best practices of service-learning from a performance rubric from the Peace Corps.  See below Maryland's National Standards of Best Practices in Service Learning.  Maryland requires service-learning projects as a requirement for graduation in all public schools in the state.

http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/NR/rdonlyres/F246CE8B-AA63-4B76-A0B5-EFC6FB724BEF/26000/K12_National_Standards_green.pdf

-Debrief of

*ICS Diaper Battle Project: Emily (Flyer), Jessica (logistics, collection boxes), Taylor (Tweeter)
* LK Chapel speaker and feedback of MLK Day @ the Food Bank. All who attended

 

Take what you need, absorb it and use it to become a better facilitator and person.

Take what you don’t need and leave it by the side of the road, don’t carry it with you

4. Call for volunteers:  Mrs. Clay  Details and sign-up at Casady Places to Serve Blog
Saturday, February 1
-Science Olympiads, whole day, 4 hours shifts
-World Jihab Day at NW 122 Library
Upcoming: 16 years old or older.  Place in your schedules if interested
Children's Hospital Foundation Dinners  Weekdays 4-7 PM
Red Bud-Anna's House: April
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Friday Meeting, January 24, Wing
Snacks: Grapes.  Sign-up for snacks for next meeting
Minutes by:
Time Keeper-Agenda items Keeper:
Participants
Facilitation Skill being Enhanced: Reflection, debriefing and feedback

Agenda
Goal: Project Proposals, updates, volunteer opportunities and reflection

Objectives
1. Project Proposals

-LD Students: Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, Team Hope:  Students are looking for connections to the UD YAC: Support for their fundraising efforts, mentor to help them

-Former YAC Chair:  Seeks financial assistance to participate in a service trip.

- Kenzi Horton:  New freshman YAC Chair:  Volunteering with Horses, possible Coffee Creek

- YSA Grants:  Stop Child Hunger Sodexo: $500, Disney Grants: $500-$1,000  Projects need to take place during Global Youth Service Day, April 9-12, 2014.  Mrs. Clay will be in DC with 5 freshmen
http://www.ysa.org/grants

2. Project Updates
- ICS Diaper Battle Project: Emily (Flyer), Jessica (Communication with administrators from both schools, logistics with Mr. Fresonke)
- RAK Week: Sindi (?)
-Children's Hospital Update: Sidney (Meeting with Belinda)
-UCO Multicultural Institute Presentation and NYLC in DC: Johnny L. (Meeting at Barnes and Noble: Registration, planning of UCO presentation)

3. Call for volunteers:  Mrs. Clay  Details and sign-up at Casady Places to Serve Blog
Friday 1/24   Boys and Girls Club.   Looking for another convenient day.  Fridays @ After School Program at Casady!
Sunday 1/26
NYLC DC Planning of Presentation: 2-? Barnes and Noble by Quail Spring
Registration to conference: Bring credit card information
Planning presentation at UCO and featuring project in DC
Saturday, February 1
-Science Olympiads
Upcoming: 16 years old or older.  Place in your schedules if interested
Children's Hospital Foundation Dinners  Weekdays 4-7 PM
Red Bud-Anna's House: April

 4. Skill Enhancing
Reflection of YAC hours.  Mrs. Clay.  Every YAC member will reflect individually as they learn about best practices of service-learning from a performance rubric from the Peace Corps.  See below Maryland's National Standards of Best Practices in Service Learning.  Maryland requires service-learning projects as a requirement for graduation in all public schools in the state.

http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/NR/rdonlyres/F246CE8B-AA63-4B76-A0B5-EFC6FB724BEF/26000/K12_National_Standards_green.pdf

-Debrief of MLK Chapel speaker and feedback of MLK Day @ the Food Bank. All who attended

 

Take what you need, absorb it and use it to become a better facilitator and person.

Take what you don’t need and leave it by the side of the road, don’t carry it with you

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Friday meeting, January 16 Wing
Low attendance expected due to sports
Snacks: Grapes

Agenda
Goal: Proposals , updates, reflection

Objectives
1.  Casady vs. Heritage service competition update: Jessica G.
2.  Project Proposal: Christine L.
3. MLK speakers and MLK Day @Food Bank update:  Mrs. Clay, senior chairs
4. A visit of a Cyclone Ruby Bridges (Bianca-4th gr)



5. Reflect, Connect, Act
Individual reflections of chairs and members present
6. Inform
-National Service-Learning Conference DC
-UCO Multicultural Institute
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E-mail to chairs from Mrs. Clay

Very small number expected at meeting due to sports

Tentative Agenda for your consideration;  (order may vary according to who is present)

A very special visit:  Ruby Bridges (Bianca from the LD)

Sidney: Children Hospital update
Christine: Project proposal to collect funds for Children hospital
Jessica:  ICS competition
NYC Conference: Update: Who is going? What are they doing they? Johnny Lee and members of the team present
MLK Day @ Food Bank: Katie, Emily, Mrs. Clay, Johnny Lee.  Senior Chairs:  Projects at other sites
Reflection and planning 2014 continues

Attendance by: Mrs. Clay

Minutes: by YAC chair or YAC member

Time Keeper: YAC member

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Friday meeting, January 10, B-block

Snacks: Grapes  $12 
Facilitator:  Mrs. Clay in collaboration with YAC and YLOKCasady chairs
Expected attendance: 30+/75 Conflicts with sports, band, debate, other clubs

Agenda
Goal: Reflect 2013: Certify hours for 2013. Plan MLK Day, Brainstorm 2014

Objectives and Activities
1. Ice breaker-New Year's Family Traditions: A few from each grade 3 minutes

2.  Reflection of 2013, Brainstorming 2014: 15 minutes
- YAC Executive Council Chairs= Planning and Implementing Projects and meetings 
January (MLK Days 2013-2014: Jessica, Katie, Emily, Mrs. Johnson's project proposal;
February: Sindi,
March-April-May any chairs involved in last year.
 June, July: YLOKC Chairs: Yogaish, Aubrey, Sidney (TIDE)
August: Jessica

- YAC Meetings-projects: YAC Chairs with all members: Reflection sheets completed individually 
*September: Peace Week  Johnny, Turner, Maggie, Natasha Wizz Kids
*October: YWCA
*November: Casady Cans Do, Magic Boxes, Dig Pink
*December: Philippines Relief; Children's Hospital

3. INFORM:  2 minutes
- National Service-Learning Conference in D.C.
* Reservations
* Showcase Projects: Peace Week, Fair Trade Chocolate
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YAC FEDEX TIME, January 7 2015:  HAPPY NEW YEAR

Goal: Reflect 2013, Connect personal goals and objectives, Plan 2014

Objectives
1.  Reflection of 2013
- YAC Executive Council
- YAC Meetings
- YAC Projects
- YAC connections to YLOKCasady Training Team

2. Connect and Plan 2014
- Calendar
- YAC/YLOKCasady connections
- National Service-Learning Conference in D.C.
* Reservations
* Showcase Projects: Peace Week, Fair Trade Chocolate

Activities:
Reflection: Socratic Method with post-it notes and calendars from blogs
Planning: Smilebox Calendars

2014 Mrs. Clay's Calendar

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YAC 2013 Reflection Calendar

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December 14 YAC Meeting
Snack : Candy
Expected Participants:  YAC Chairs of Executive Board - Jessica; YAC members: 50+
ON PARKING LOT:  NOT COVERED

Goals  
-Implement final projects of 2013 
-Reflect 2013 projects. 
- Plan
a. Next meeting: Reflection of hours for YAC meetings (s-l credit) and Holiday YAC Party
b. ON PARKING LOT: YAC Executive Board and any interested member sign-up for FEDEX DAY to plan full 2014 calendar with autonomy, purpose and mastery!.  When?  January??????



Objectives
Connect 
-Inform members about holiday faculty fundraiser for Children Hospital (Katie)
- Update Xmas Caroling at Children Hospital and YWCA (Aubrey)
- ON PARKING LOT Casady Blood Drive, Wednesday, December 18, 9:00 AM (Mrs. Clay)
- ON PARKING LOT Be a JOY MAKER (Katie?)

Act-Activities during the meeting
Create (Katie/ YAC Membership)
a. Collection boxes for participating teachers in holiday fundraiser
b.  FLYERS for fundraiser
c. Chapel inspirational announcement for holiday project
d. Xmas Stockings for Britton Elementary
Reflect ON PARKING LOT
- Plan last YAC meeting of 2013 (? Party- Pot lot Snack?; Dirty Santa? or  Goodie bag for teens at Children's Hospital???, Cards for teens at hospital? SIGN-UP SHEET) (Emily-Sidney-Aubrey)
-Peace Week, Food Drive (Sidney, Emily, Johnny, Maggie, Turner) 
-YWCA (Aubrey) 
-Philippines Relief  (Katie Z.)
-Wounded Warrior Project and Church Project (Maggie)
-Youth Lead OKCasady YAC (Sidney, Hunter, Yogaish, Carleigh, Seondre, Gavin, Johnny)

NEWS:  YAC SOS OKC-Act!!! ON PARKING LOT
- Santa Store and Arise Ministries service opportunities (Sidney and Johnny)
- Food Bank and MLK DAY  (Mrs. Clay)
-National Service learning Conference in DC (Johnny, Katie Z, Miranda)

Stickers YES ending time permitting(Johnny) ON PARKING LOT

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December 11
YAC Chairs of Executive Board Meeting
Goal:  Plan Friday, December 13 meeting.  Meeting organized by Jessica
Objective:  Holiday Fundraising for Children's Hospital
Activity: Chairs working breakfast ($19)
Happy B-day Sidney!!!!!

E-mail from Mrs. Clay to YAC Chairs of Executive Board:

Hope you had great finals, a wonderful break and are ready to go back to work after some snow days!  For your consideration:

Plan 2014, Reflect 2013, A YAC Holiday part for the Winter Holidays or for New Year's, MLK Dar, Trip to Washington.  Peace Week is a feature project at the National Service Learning Conferece (Hope to take three freshmen.  No one else has requested information about this trip), National Volunteer Week, RAK Week

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December 7 Meeting (School Closed) 
ON PARKING LOT FROM LAST MEETING (Sidney, Maggie, Johnny)
Please take pictures and assign a minute keeper

- Sidney's Reflection: Self-Assessment and Feed Back of Casady Cans Do:  
Goal:  Motivate volunteering time at the Food Bank
Objectives:  Assessment to inform future action  
Activities:
* Reflection on Casady Cans Do using YLOKC facilitation skills



Take what you need, absorb it and use it to become a better facilitator and person.

Take what you don’t need and leave it by the side of the road, don’t carry it with you

- Maggie's Wounded Warrior Project Reflection: Self-Assessment and Feedback
Goal:  Report on what was sent on 11/20 and reflection and feedback
Objective:  Thank wounded warriors and veterans for their service with support cards during Thanksgiving.
Activity:  Write a card on your own time and bring it to the Woolsey collection box.

-Johnny Lee: Stickers YES! Activity- Would like the help of a YAC/Youth LEAD OKCasady
Goal: Share YLOKC training icebraker.  Casady Service Learning has been asked to provide YLEAD OKCasady volunteers to share their Tabitha Trainings with Girls Scouts adults and youth in the summer.  Practice time in a friendly environment is appreciated.








Objectives: 
Provide practice facilitation time of a Youth LEAD training activity -Paper Clip YES-  with a variation to make it easier with bigger number of people (Unused stickers from Food Drive). 

Activity: Johnny will replicate the first activity of the training of "A Different Kind of Conversation." by Youth LEAD Trainer, Tabitha May-Tolub

Children's Hospital Projects:  Jessica and Katie
Goal:
Updates
Objectives:
1.
2.
3.
Activities-To do List with designated deadline and person responsible
1.
2.
3.


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November 14th Meeting
Facilitators: Jessica, Sidney, Maggie, Johnny, ?
- Bingo: Jessica
Goal: Get to know everyone
Objective: Break the ice
Activity:  Play Game (BINGO: Personal Scavanger Hunt)
Cream puffs to celebrate 2013 B-days

Philippines Relief:  Mrs. Zesiger and Mrs, Taucer

Oklahoma Children's Hospital: Belinda Anderson, Aikman End Zone Volunteer Coordinator

ON PARKING LOT UNTIL NEXT MEETING
- Sidney's Reflection:  Volunteering at the Food Bank
Goal:   Reflection
Objectives:  Assessment to inform future action  
Activities:
* Reflection on Casady Cans Do
* Invitation to Youth LEAD OKC Town Hall/Debate 1:00-3:00 YWCA next to Casady, 11/17

-Maggie's Wounded Warrior Project 
Goal:  Raise Awareness of the Wounded Warrior Program and share personal experience
Objectives: Thank wounded warriors for their sacrifice and support their recovery
Activity:  Support by making cards during 7th period if not in art/music and during free time @ Woolsey Wing Service Learning Office.  Some supplies provided by S-L.

 

- YLOKCasady: Questions as project planning-reflection-assessment tools
- Johnny  

Jingle Jungle :  Did not need volunteers and paper clips yes if time is provided

November 1st Meeting
Facilitators: Senior Chairs: Katie and Emily
Agenda :  None provided ahead of time
Casady Cans Do Food Drive : Katie
- First Day of Hunger Week- No snacks provided
- Need: Volunteers for all divisions
- Location of UD Food Drive: Casady Wing
-Possible competition with MD HH
Miracle Boxes Project: Emily
Wrapping Boxes Party, Saturday, November 2, 10-noon at Wing
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October 25th Agenda:  YAC Cares for YWCA
Facilitators:  Aubrey and Sophomore Chairs
Resources Requested: paper, marker, Bible, Quotes Book
Agenda:
Care Packages for YWCA (Student Center)
Mrs. Thompson's creative idea to help the Food Drive (Mrs. Clay's Office) 
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YAC Executive Board Meeting:  Decision Making for Food Drive 2013
Tuesday, October 23,  B-block and lunch, pizza lunch by Casady S-L

Agenda
Food Drive
-All Divisions
a. Process
b. Responsibilities
c. New Ideas
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e-mail from Aubrey: YWCA
To get the YAC club involved in the October YWCA project, I was thinking the members could make cards, write letters, draw pictures, Bible verses, etc on paper/construction paper using markers and colored pencils, etc. We could do this at our next meeting. This Friday is grandparents day so maybe next Friday, October 25? I will have the YWCA project all wrapped up by then so we can start on the canned food drive. The notes/drawings will go inside of the care packages for the victims.

e-mail from Mrs. Clay: Students Against Hunger

Priority this week"  Students Against hunger flyer.   

In years past, the group facilitating the project makes the flyer.  Once the flyer is approved, copies are made and placed on bulletin boards.  LD and PD sends the flyer to parents as part of their Wednesday communication to parents. 

Do we need a full YAC executive board meeting this month???...Update:  Katie will make the flyer and said that she wanted a meeting but did not provide time, place or agenda

Suggestion:  Visit the October 18 Agenda which will be placed in the parking lot.  

October 18:  Agenda of Tabled Items for EXECUTIVE BOARD
YAC will not meet unless coach T provides another Thursday meeting time.  October 18 has the challenge of Grandparents Day and an extra day for out to lunch for all students.

YAC CARES ACTION!????  
Activity with RFBOK Boxes:  YAC goals for the Food Drive???
7th Period: Make RFBOK boxes for all divisions.  Decorate them?  take them to their home divisions. Complete Food Bank Posters and place them at all divisions
For YAC Members not Music 7th Period: Mr. Crofton's Peer to Peer Education Troop Workshop.  

1. Juniors : (Jessica)
a. BINGO  :  Calendar and get to know each other???? 
b. STUCO Meeting Report 
c. YAC t-shirt 
d. Fall Fest Report:  $85 + $20 from Aubrey's grand mother YWCA-Enid Volunteer of the YEAR, $107.99 for YAC deposited at business office. 

2.  Sophomores YWCA Project (Aubrey)
a. Funding Aubrey reported $105 collected for Casady YAC Cares
b. Boxes - Donations packages?????  Will we be making packages at next meeting? 
c. Speaker:  Madeleine volunteer and outreach education coordinator at chapel on 10/10/2013
d. Activity for Make a Difference Day:????
3. Freshmen: (Johnny)
a. Jingle Jungle Project Report

4. Seniors:
1. Casady Cans Do Food Drive.  (Katie)  Making and decorating boxes during YAC time???  We also need food bank flyers posted at all divisions as well as home made flyers to motivate the kids 
a. Seniors: Mr. Fresonke  requests:  Collection boxes in every building and daily pick-up.
Seniors will be responsible for UD drive, competitions, incentives, games, etc. stickers???
b. Juniors: MD, Mrs. May, MD faculty Drive Coordinator stickers??
c. Sophomores: LD, Mrs. France, Administrator Drive Coordinator.  We need to cut/cut Food Hero stickers provided by the food bank
d. Freshman: PD, Mrs. Sharp, Administrator Drive Coordinator. Sign-up on days you have first hour study hall!  We need to cut/color stickers, make signs, make and take boxes
e. October 15 and October 31 Food Bank speakers at all chapels, CONFIRMED!  

2. Valentina's Project

3. Girl Rising: Asha?  Nov. screening paid by donor, at Fee or Chapel?  sponsored by GALES? in collaboration with 7th grader, Rachel C, YAC?.


5. National Conference in DC (Mrs. Clay)  
Leaving: April 8 ( Pre-conference workshops) - Returning April 13 (Global Youth Service Day)
a. Mr. Bush and Mr. Crofton applied to present projects in their curriculums.  
b. Mrs. Clay will make reservation to attend conference this month.  If interested in attending visit http://servicelearningconference.org/2014/.  Students make all reservations individually.  Students must be in good academic standing to attend the conference and must do make-up work in a timely fashion.

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Thursday October 10 Agenda
Participants:  To be post it on Tuesday
We did not know we were going to have a meeting until we read the chapel announcements.  Agenda was made on the spot and there were not minutes taken by a youth, but Johnny Lee, Mrs. Clay and Mr. Crofton debriefed the hunger activity during 7th period.  Johnny is exploring peer to peer education.

a. Get to know each other game by Jessica
b. Hunger brainstorming:  Mrs. Clay and Abby Johnston(volunteer facilitator) 


3rd meeting Agenda

Thank you to everyone who volunteered bringing bake goods or spending time at the YAC Booth during Fall Fest.

1. Juniors : (Jessica)
YAC Gift for the Terry Family
2.  Sophomores YWCA Project (Aubrey)
From Aubrey to Coach T.  and Dr. P.:  "For the month of October, I am leading a project for the YWCA for women against domestic violence. I am working hard on this project and I would like all of the support from the school that I can get!   I would like to run a few things by you to get your approval. Would it be ok if I made fliers about my project and the items that we need donated and hung the fliers in all the buildings? Also could I put "drop-boxes" in every building for the supplies that people donate? The YWCA has many items that these struggling women and children need so we can use all of the help that we can get!"  UPDATE: Boxes and flyers in buildings.  Aubrey is now requesting class competitions???

3. Freshmen: (Johnny)
a. Jingle Jungle Project Report

4. Seniors: Casady Cans Do Food Drive.  (Mrs. Clay and Jessica)

5. National conference in DC (Mrs. Clay)  On Parking Lot
Leaving:April 8 ( Pre-conference workshops) - Returning April 13 (Global Youth Service Day)
a. Mr. Bush and Mr. Crofton applied to present projects in their curriculums.  
b. Mrs. Clay will make reservation to attend conference this month.  If interested in attending visit http://servicelearningconference.org/2014/.  Students make all reservations individually.  Students must be in good academic standing to attend the conference and must do make-up work in a timely fashion.

6. Service Projects this Weekend: Boys and Girls Club Friday 4-6; Saturday: Martin Nature Park (1-5), Sunday: Rebuilding Together Derby (7:00 AM-6:00 PM setup and tear down)

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e-mail from Mrs. Clay
Dear Executive Board: ( Please forward this to Katherine; Amir and Camille; turner and  Isabelle)

The attached is the final count of the Executive Board based on expressed interest of being a facilitator or a co-facilitator of projects.  Please read the YSA News and consider applying for the National Youth Boards mentioned.  Also, the deadline to apply for funding for the MLK Day of Service project is next week.  We received, I think in 2007, $1,000 from the Points of Light Foundation for a service fair we created in collaboration with the YMCA.  It was cancelled due to weather, but our work with Boys and Girls Club started in a strong way that year due to funding we had to bring the fair to them on a monthly basis.  If anyone has a great idea and wants to apply, we need to get together Sunday, via phone, to work on the application.  Any takers???

Jessica and Katie have been planning agendas, but they need greater input from EXEC for future agendas.  How about an extra planning meeting for EXEC???  When is the best day and time???  Before school? ????

For the first October meeting, thanks to an impromptu meeting last Tuesday, EXEC members present gave the go ahead for the following meeting

a. Bingo game prepared by Jessica.  Goal: To get to know each other a bit better....The reflective part of Youth LEADS: REFLECT, CONNECT, ACT

b. Mr. Crofton will be conducting a connecting and awareness raising exercise as the beginning  link between YAC and YWCA.  Aubrey and her team are investigating needs with Madeline, the Volunteer Coordinator of YWCA

c. Preliminary decisions were made regarding the October Project: Students Against Hunger, Casady Cans Do Food Drive. 

a. Katie and seniors will plan what will be going on in the Upper Division.  Katie is asking for some changes this year regarding location of collection boxes.  We had the lowest number of cans and money donated last year.  Hope this year seniors will provide greater motivation since the need is even greater this year. 

b. Jessica and juniors will be responsible for helping the MD (count cans, motivate with chapel speeches), repair can costume, create new ones, make signs.  They have a good system that has empowered them to beat their yearly totals every year.

c. Aubrey and sophomores will help the LD.  Their process changes every year.  Last year, due to can costume enthusiasm and stickers, they beat their record from 2011.

d. Johnny and freshmen will help the PD.  They start later, therefore, people with 1st hour off should sign-up to help.  They bring cans when the can costume and the stickers remind the parents.  A visible "can" presence with stickers is a great incentive in this division.

d. Johnny  started to check on the freshman project with Jingle Jangle.  Maybe he will have details to report at next meeting.

Agenda: Fall Fest sign-up:  Quick meeting to allow members to attend other regularly scheduled meetings

 

Agenda: IDP Celebration 9/20 No celebration because of conflict with Gales lunch which started at B-block in the wing

Snacks:  Pringles, grapes, popsicles

From conversations on the go with Jessica

1. Bingo (Getting to know each other)-Jessica  On parking lot

2. Fall Fest: Decisions were made

3. Friday, Saturday and Sunday sign-ups:  Maggie/Natasha - Sidney - Mrs. Clay

4. Conference in D.C.  Mrs. Clay parking lot

5. YWCA: Aubrey and Neely Parking lot

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No agenda provided ahead of second meeting

Conflicts with STUCO Freshman elections, PASS meeting and other club meetings

Meeting facilitated by Katie and Jessica, snacks: animal crackers and green grapes

12:24 : Distribution and completion of getting to know you sheets made by Jessica

12:25-12:28  Speakers on behalf of Casady first grade and Wizz Kids: Mentoring Programs
PASS:  Mrs. Waters
WIZZ KIDS FUNDRAISER @ Crystal Lake, September 28, 9:00 AM- 4:00 PM.  Mr. Bross

12:35:  Sunday @ Wing 4:3:30-5:30, come and make pinwheels 

12:38  Introduction of YAC Leaders

12:40 Dismissed

Mrs. Clay's e-mail before the meeting

Taylor and Emily are interested in helping co-facilitate projects, which will make them part of the YAC Exec.!  I have not heard from anyone else who signed up at the end of the year last year.  At the next meeting, could you consider a few minutes of intentionally introducing the Exec Board.  I would like the members as well as myself to hear why you decided to be part of the Exec and what project or organization you are passionate about and how you hope to connect your passion to YAC activities.  Please become acquainted with YLEAD OKC guidelines for chairs, meetings, and project management which I have attached to this e-mail.

12 Days for Peace

Jessica stated that the 12 days of Global Unity (includes Sidney's Activity on 9/22) were discussed at the YAC invitational, but I never got information about what was planned with the exception of a possible Bake off among grades on 9/11 benefiting the Village Firefighters.  Some one needs to request permission to make a chapel announcement Monday to have a school wide bake off!  If the Bake OFF is a YAC experience only, grade chairs need to get the contact information of the people who attended the first meeting and communicate to them : 9/11 YAC activity and any other activity as YAC grade chairs you want to sponsor during the 11 Days of Global Unity. They cannot help any activity, if they do not know about the activity.   See attached challenge I issued to YLOKCasady about the 12 days of Unity. YLOKC has a meeting today at 5pm at the Wing.  I will see what results from there.  Jessica sent the idea of a competition of a sincere letter to a teacher on 9/12

On 9/13, if we get pine tree seedlings donated by the Forestry department, resulting from an investigation made by the Green Team at Boys and Girls Club , I would like YAC chairs to consider delivering the seedlings to UD  teachers.  We requested from 40 seedlings, one for every UD faculty member.  Teachers can take the seedlings to plant them at a location of their choice or designate a teacher or coach in another division to be the recipient of the tree. We encourage planting the tree on 9/21 IDP to be one more tree of the 100 million trees planted on IDP by 2017 Eno Schools Programme Initiative.  The trees that YAC is unable to give away, Service-Learning  will take to Boys and Girls Club, for planting one on 9/21 (should the pertinent permissions be granted), or given away to people attending the Boys and Girls Club Kids Carnival on 9/21. No response, Mrs. Clay delivered the seedlings to teachers.

I was going to volunteer at the Food Bank on 9/14 and 9/21, but they are full.  The volunteer coordinator suggested contacting Moore tornado Relief, the Salvation Army, or  the Jesus House.  I have to make a decision by the end of the day Monday.  Do you have any suggestions of organizations that work on Saturdays and will take 8 years old and older or 14 and older volunteers - not ever sure how many volunteer will show up, but guarantee ONE- the YAC sponsor?    Some Saturday activities in the Spring with ICS possible.

On 9/20, the service-learning program  needs volunteers throughout the day from making and  planting pinwheels to helping Maggie and Johnny with Primary and MD/LD activities.  Last year YAC sponsored  an ICEE for your peace thoughts on the Friday before peace day.  Service-Learning spent a lot of money and received very a few thoughts on peace.  Is YAC going to do something this year?  My suggestion is to have a grade pinwheel making competition among YAC members and clubs beginning Wednesday and ending Saturday( I could be available for a portion of time at the Wing.)  On Saturday, the winning group will decide what the peace activity will be and what the snack for the YAC meeting will be.  The s-l budget for this day  is  $60.  This is just a suggestion, NOT A DIRECTIVE!!!  You always surprise me with better activities!!! Seondre working with LD after school before he starts football, Johnny working with MD, Maggie working with Primary.  No one took leadership of this project in the UD.

On 9/21, I made an executive decision because I did not hear from any of you about special interest on volunteering at a particular organization.  Casady Service-Learning will be volunteering at Boys and Girls Club from 8-4 PMV.  I also would like to walk to end Alzheimer's.  I will need YAC chairs helping the club with set-up and to manpower the Casady table while I am at the carnival.   I asked Abby if we could take some of her family's carnival games. I will recheck with her to see if that is possible. Sdiney is the chair and has an activity and a group from YlOKC and maybe YAC helping

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Saturday, August 31, Wing, 10:00 am-? WELCOME BACK, ORGANIZE FOR FIRST YAC MEETING

Participants Expected: Jessica and Katie.  Mrs. Clay sent e-mail to class chairs to make sure everyone knew about the meeting.  If unable to come, minutes could be found at this blog.

No agenda provided by Jessica and Katie. 

Purpose of the Meeting from Mrs. Clay's Perspective
a. Welcome Back!
b. What is the emerging organizational leadership structure of YAC
c. Connections with YLOKCasady
d. Prepare for first YAC meeting
e. Give an opportunity for YLOKC to facilitate an ice breaker of their choice.

Emails  from Mrs. Clay 8/30/2013 after school

a. Thank you for wanting to meet at the Wing tomorrow, Saturday, September 30, at 10:00 at the Wing.

Katie, Jessica,  and Aubrey
You have attached the list of the people who wanted to be YAC Chairs by grade.  Everyone in your grade should be notified of the meeting tomorrow,.  If they cannot make it, that is ok. I just want to make sure that anyone who is interested is included.  Tell them that the minutes of the meeting will be at the Casady YAC Leads Blog.  If they want something in particular to be considered, to tell you and that you will bring it to the attention of the board.

When and Where? : Saturday,  August 30, Casady Wing, 10:00 AM until chairs end the meeting.  When are you planning to end the meeting, to make my family plans accordingly?   Snacks and drinks provided by service-learning program.  Please tell me what snacks and drinks you want and I will go to Sam's to purchase them.

Johnny:  If you cannot make the meeting that is ok.  Please tell Simon and the girls who are helping you with MD IDP about the meeting.  Hope to have at least one freshman at the meeting.  If not, the agenda and minutes will be at the Casady Leads YAC Blog http://casadyacleads.blogspot.com/
Sidney, Gavin, and Yogaish
Find Attached the YLOKC roster.  Invite only YLOKCasady to this meeting.  If you cannot make, that is ok.  It is a very short notice, but I am excited about the leadership taken by the YAC Chairs to have a meeting to be prepared for what is one of the biggest sign-ups in the history of YAC!


See the ones able to make the meeting tomorrow at 10:00 AM at the Casady Wing!,

b. Project Proposals

1. My study hall freshmen proposed to make a peace pole in several languages.  Mr. Crofton helped write a draft of a solicitation letter to Ace Hardware for supplies.  If YAC decides to embrace it, we could start building it next week and have it ready for the week of 9/11-9/21.  The pole will have the worldwide prayer, May Peace Prevail on Earth in all the languages representing the diversity of our student body. 

2. As the After School program made pinwheels last week, the idea of making 12 giant pinwheels for a pinwheel competition came to mind.  Grades will be assigned 4 themes of the 12 days of unity and peace and interested members could make the 4 pinwheels representing their grade, decorate them and the winning group will get the satisfaction of working together to raise awareness of the day's challenge theme and being featured in the Peace websites worldwide with an article written by them as a reflection of their work together.  They will also be treated with a whirled peace ice cream social at Cherry Berry (We will have to contact the owners for a donation).  We could also ask ACE hardware for the supplies.

3. Boys and Girls Club has a big best on 9/21 from 10-2.  They will provide details Tuesday.  They want to know if YAC is interested in having a booth(s) at their best celebrating kids on International Day of Peace!

Valentina responded:  I like option number 2! But we should look into other things that we can do for the boys and girls club! I used to volunteer there in 6th grade and I think it is such a worthy cause

c. Project Proposal from the Middle Division
On February 1, Casady is hosting a Science Olympiad Invitational Tournament on campus from approximately 8 am to 5 pm.  We will have anywhere from 15-20 teams from other schools visiting our school.  It will include both middle and upper division students.  We will need many volunteers to make this tournament work.  Would it be possible for us to utilize some UD student volunteers?  Would they be able to earn some service learning hours by doing so?  I thought it might be a way for them to help us and be able to fulfill some of their hours.  I could be wrong, but I wanted to check.

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Friday August 23, Activities, Agenda by Jessica
Participants Expected:  YAC Invitational Attendees, Executive Board sign-in, and Chairs who attended chapel meeting of Club Presidents

1. Inform about YAC meeting
2. Make decisions about YAC Chairs
3. Assign responsibilities for YAC tables at Clubs Fair and confirm contributions

Email by Mrs. Clay on 8/22/2013

Katie, Jessica, Valentina, and Abby made decisions for the Clubs Fair. See them at http://casadyacleads.blogspot.com/.  If you are interested in being part of the emerging executive board, please come to the S-L/YAC office at the Wing during Activities Period (B-block) today.  Agenda at http://casadyacleads.blogspot.com/ . The YAC invitational took place a few weeks ago and Katie, Jessica, Sidney, and Aubrey met.  See agenda and minutes by Jessica at http://casadyacleads.blogspot.com/. 

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August, Executive Board: YAC Invitational, 8/6/2013

Participants Expected : Jessica (Juniors) Aubrey (sophomores), Sidney (Juniors), Katie (Seniors)., Mrs. Clay will be late because she is coming from Dallas.  All the people who expressed interest were invited if they provided e-mail to Mrs. Clay.  YLOKC-Casady will train YAC leadership in communication and project management

 

YAC Executive Board will not only lead, but will promote trainings for the board and YAC members on YLOKC lessons learned on communication and project management modules.  The lead YLOKC-Casady Chair is Sidney Jones.

11:00 AM-1:00 PM at Service-Learning Office.  Lunch at Johnnies (the provided $500 for F-5 Fundraiser) courtesy of S-L.  Bring receipts!!!!

Agenda: Chair of the Meeting:  Jessica G. 
Goal:  Brainstorm how to get YAC back on the map. 

Objectives: New Ideas, T-shirts, F-5 Fest, September project: 9/11-9/21 (Pinwheels?)

by Katie H.

E-mail from Mrs. Clay, July 8, 2013

Good Morning! 2013-2014 begins the new decade for YAC and I am excited about what YAC will look like this year.

Please visit the new YAC Blog http://casadyacleads.blogspot.com/ and send me your ideas of goal, mission, vision, and purpose for YAC 2013-2014.

It is also time to get together to make YAC decisions for next school year and have a tentative YAC plan of action for the year.

In the past, the senior chairs met and decided YAC’s first semester activities following the calendar of National Service Days during a YAC August Invitational Retreat. This year, we will be having a YAC Executive Board (Teens from every grade level directly involved with making most of the crucial YAC decisions. Self appointed by interest in YAC and desire to be a YAC Project Chair). Included in this email is anyone who signed-up at the end of the school year 2013 or verbally expressed a desire to be a YAC Grade Chair and a freshman class member of Youth LEAD OKC.

Hope you welcome the opportunity to set-up the agenda for the YAC Invitational Retreat 2013: Planning YAC 2013.

Here are some questions, for which, I need your responses. I will compile your ideas for final decision making on August 1 or 2nd, at ? AM/PM.

Send me day and time that will best fit your schedule. From your replies, I will find best time and date to meet at Casady Wing; the new home for YAC and Service-Learning Program.

- When should the YAC Invitational Retreat be? Before or After Pre-season sports begin?

- How long, How many hours? How many days? Why? I hope to be in San Francisco August 8-12 Roots of Service, Shinnyo-en Foundation Retreat. August 5th 4-8 PM 12 Days for Peace connects to OCU International Day of Peace Organizational Meeting (Attached brainstorming FYI)

- Where should the YAC Invitational retreat take place? Wing, restaurant, private home, a retreat center???

- Who will be invited to attend the YAC Invitational Retreat? Why ? Attached list: Teens who signed-up or verbally stated a desire to be in the YAC Executive Board. Casady Youth LEAD OKC. The invitational invitees should not be limited to that list.

- How long should the retreat be? All in one day for a few hours, or a couple of days, a couple of hours each day????

- Invitational Retreat Agenda:
What will we do during the retreat? YAC 2013-2014 (What, who, how, why, calendar, chairs, deadlines)
-Who will facilitate what during the Retreat?
- What is needed for the Invitational? Snacks, Food, supplies, etc.
- Budget for the Retreat:
How much should s-l program spend per person in this retreat?
Should we ask participants to consider donations to defray the cost of the retreat?
Should we charge $X to participate in the retreat? S-L will be providing funds for snacks, meals, drinks, and requested invitational supplies.

Thank you for reading this long e-mail. Looking forward to your reply, Carmen Clay

News

OCU searching for a group of teens to read Eboo Patel’s book, Acts of Faith discussions groups.

Patel is a distinguish OCU speaker coming to OKC in October. Patel mentions service as an important component of the interfaith bridge of understanding. http://www.tia-ok.org/issues-events/eboo-patel-2013/ Contact Carmen Clay if interested in starting a discussion group and having an opportunity to meet Eboo Patel in person in October 2013. clayc@casady.org; 405-520-1325.

Here is Patel’s bio sent by Dr. Mark Davis, OCU’s Dean of Arts and Science,

"Named by US News & World Report as one of America's Best Leaders of 2009,Eboo Patel is the Founder and President of Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC), a Chicago-based organization building the interfaith movement on college campuses. Author of the books "Sacred Ground: Pluralism, Prejudice, and the Promise of America" (2012), and "Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation" (2010) which won the Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Religion, Patel is also a regular contributor to the Washington Post, USA Today, Huffington Post, NPR, and CNN.

He served on President Obama's inaugural Advisory Council of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships and holds a doctorate in the sociology of religion from Oxford University, where he studied on a Rhodes scholarship. He was an Ashoka Fellow, part of a select group of social entrepreneurs whose ideas are changing the world, and was recently awarded the Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize, an award given to an individual to enhance awareness of the crucial role of religious dialogue in the pursuit of peace." "Eboo's core belief is that religion is a bridge of cooperation rather than a barrier of division. He's inspired to build this bridge by his faith as a Muslim, his Indian heritage, and his American citizenship. He has spoken about this vision at places like the TED conference, the Clinton Global Initiative, and the Nobel Peace Prize Forum, as well as college and university campuses across the country."

Monday, August 4, 4-8 PM. Casady Wing, OCU International Day of Peace Festival and Pinwheel Garden looking for youth leaders to be part of the executive committee organizing the festival. Contact Carmen Clay if interested. clayc@casady.org; 405-520-1325

Saturday, August 17th, Catholic Charity’s Batters Women Shelter, Interfaith Alliance Service Day: Saturday August 17th people of faith act on calling to help others. On this historic date more than 50 people from 11 different faith traditions are going to be coming together at the Catholic Charity’s Battered Women’s Shelter to do some painting, putting in base boards, building picnic tables, along with some landscaping all in support of women and children who are trying to get a new start. If interested contact interfaith alliance: tiaokc@gmail.com; 405-521-0568

Date: Saturday, August 17th Time: 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM Location: Catholic Charity’s Batters Women Shelter
What to Wear: Shoes and clothing you can get dirty Lunch: You will be responsible for paying for you own lunch, and will be eating with your work group, so please bring money. No programming beside an introduction and a closing. This event is about coming together to make a difference for those in need