March 23 Meeting Recap

[Kelly Jiang]

This will probably be really long, so we basically discussed possible ideas for fundraisers.

NEAR FUTURE:

1. Teacher -torture- TALENTS (http://www.fundraising-ideas.org/DIY/teachertorcher.htm)

• Contact Mrs. Clapp or whoever is in charge
• Create and print forms for homerooms to nominate teachers to be a part of this
• Then actually do this! 
• (Sidenote: get some teachers to support it, say it's for a good cause, etc.)

2. Visit to senior centers/retirement homes:

• (Sidenote: My mom says you can't ask them to donate because the reason most people live in retirement homes is because they are poor...)
• Since we have a large group, we should put on some kind of event/banquet type thing for them with food and music. (Music meaning classical music, provided by JENNIFER!! Just kidding, anyone who wants to can play.) Also, if we were to do this, each person should make two big dishes (of food), since there are a lot of seniors in a senior center.
• This would probably be over spring break ish, so we would have to contact people soon.

OTHER POTENTIAL IDEAS:

1. Walkathon at elementary schools:

• Remember how in elementary school you always had these walkathons where you walked around and got straws for each lap you walked, then you could trade those in for prizes? Yeah? 
• We could do the same thing (if some elementary schools haven't started planning one for their own school yet--or we could offer to organize the entire thing and take a cut of their profits, like 10%)
• This idea might not work, though, if all the elementary schools are planning them already (I know Smith/Alcott have)--so ask around!

2. Booth at farmers' market:

• Andrew Wang says his sister is the "youth organizer" or whatever for the farmer's market in Sammamish, so we could probably get in there (although that doesn't start until April?)
• Obviously we aren't going to sell food or anything, but if we decide to sell handmade crafts, we probably have to have a lot of inventory/stock to sell--so if you're interested in making something for that, start now! Unless, you know, you're too busy watching the Hunger Games, but whatevs.
• It could be a summer project!

If there's anything I forgot to include or any more ideas you guys have, reply below :D (Okay, now time to procrastinate more on my chem FLR...)

[Megan LeGresley]

For the teacher torture/talents fundraiser, we should probably see what talents each of the teachers have maybe even before kids can nominate so that they know what the teacher would have to do.  We could also ask once we have a list of the nominated teachers we are actually setting out jars for if kids are ok with not knowing specifically what they would do before filling out the homeroom forms.

Megan LeGresley

[jEnNiFeR yEh]

Yea! That's a good idea. So, so far, we basically need to get Mrs. Clapp's permission to do teacher torture/talents and then ask the teachers what talents they have and might like to share? and then we send out slips for people during homeroom to vote? or should we send out the slips first, just for nomination, and then ask what talents they have? 

[jEnNiFeR yEh]

Haha there was also the idea of a fashion show....XD I thought it was pretty interesting actually hehe

Some other ideas that we discussed that could branch off the other events could include like a bake sale, art sale, talent show. 

[Christina Dias]

Thanks for a recap Kelly! (:

Oh and yeah, as Jennifer said, we probably need to take our first
action steps to get the teacher torture/talent thing started! (Heh my
personal preference is actually teacher talent because it sounds more
positive and plus it'll probably be easier to get permission & the
teachers to agree--plus a lot of teachers have some really interesting
talents, like Mrs. Baldwin can dance! :D) I agree that our first step
probably needs to be talking to Mrs. Clapp but before we can do that,
we need a cause-- I think we might have discussed that yesterday, but
if we could finalize a definite cause for it, that would be great.
Plus, it'll sound more concrete when we're presenting our plan to Mrs.
Clapp.

Haha also yeah I really liked Sydney's idea of the fashion show, and
was doing some more research on it--Heh I know, ehow, but take a look:
http://www.ehow.com/how_4899611_organize-charity-fashion-show.html. It
seems like if we were to do that, we would need clothing sponsors,
though? And most probably companies won't want to support us until we
actually have a credible name or something, so this might have to wait
in the future. BUT if there was another way that we could make it
happen without depending on sponsors (like design our own clothes or
something--Sydney, you said something about knowing someone who did a
charity fashion show, but did they create their own designs and then
get them made..?) I think it could actually be successful and draw in
a lot of the youth who otherwise wouldn't be that interested.

One more thing that we could consider is contacting either the Redmond
Firehouse or the Senior Center and figuring out when they're available
to schedule an event in the firehouse's case or when we could maybe
schedule a visit/banquet at the senior center. Does anyone want to
take either one of those things on? (:

[Megan LeGresley]

I can contact the senior center, but maybe we should set out a more concrete plan for what we are going to do first. I think it would make it easier to convince them if we have an organized idea as they would know what to expect and a better idea of when we could visit.

[Kelly Jiang]

@Christina: The link you sent, I think, is geared more towards charities run by adults...I mean, we're not going to invite VIPs to our fashion show, if we have one. A junior in my math class organized a fashion show in her school last year when she lived in Texas, and here are some of the things she told me about it:

1. Put up advertisements/posters around the school; (possibly have flyers for people to pick up, like the flyers that people have when they want to sell their house?)

2. Model casting--spread the word; some people in high school might actually be "legit" models, and having formalities makes the process seem more formal and prestigious.

3. Fashion designing--not sure if it would work for us, but she said that at her old school she asked the teacher of the "Fashion Design" class to recommend people to design clothes for her fashion show, and they would get extra credit for doing so. 

4. Photography--all good fashion shows have photographers to take pictures of the models! We can get people from the photography class to do this and also have casting for this too.

Anyway, for the senior center I think my grandparents would love it if we visited their retirement home (in Issaquah)--would you guys be okay with visiting them? I thought what we could do is each make several big dishes and bring them (for dinner, ish?) and then play music for them. (Although there are ~90 couples living there, so we could probably have an announcement at honor society and have people volunteer for this...?)

Aaand this is getting really long, but I thought of some crafts that require approximately zero skill, such as decoupage-ing plain picture frames or boxes with paper. Decoupage is like the kind of glue that you paint over and under a piece of paper to stick it on...you know? (Usually it's used for tissue paper, but you can get a thicker kind for normal paper) It would be really cool to do this with all sorts of cool-looking paper, and the only skill you need is to use a sponge and glue. :D But I'm getting ahead of myself, and we could all get together sometime and do this together. (It would be fun!)
Kelly Jiang
Redmond Junior High
9th Grade Honors

[Sydney]

I would be more that happy to do fashion design! But I think this particular even is so detailed it should be discussed as a group on Friday. On another note, the lady from the Saturday market called me back and said that because we are a charitable group we can choose one or two dates rather that the whole season. She put me in touch with an other woman, with whom I will discus availabilities and qualifications.

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[Andrew Wang]

There may be a problem with the farmers market in Sammamish. The
market is open on Wednesdays. I realize that it is a school night so i
want your guys' input on if we should apply for a booth.

On Mar 24, 9:09 pm, Sydney <i.iz.syd...@frontier.com> wrote:
> I would be more that happy to do fashion design! But I think this particular even is so detailed it should be discussed as a group on Friday. On another note, the lady from the Saturday market called me back and said that because we are a charitable group we can choose one or two dates rather that the whole season. She put me in touch with an other woman, with whom I will discus availabilities and qualifications.
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> On Mar 24, 2012, at 8:32 PM, Kelly Jiang <kel...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > @Christina: The link you sent, I think, is geared more towards charities run by adults...I mean, we're not going to invite VIPs to our fashion show, if we have one. A junior in my math class organized a fashion show in her school last year when she lived in Texas, and here are some of the things she told me about it:
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> > 1. Put up advertisements/posters around the school; (possibly have flyers for people to pick up, like the flyers that people have when they want to sell their house?)
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> > 3. Fashion designing--not sure if it would work for us, but she said that at her old school she asked the teacher of the "Fashion Design" class to recommend people to design clothes for her fashion show, and they would get extra credit for doing so.
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> > 4. Photography--all good fashion shows have photographers to take pictures of the models! We can get people from the photography class to do this and also have casting for this too.
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> > Anyway, for the senior center I think my grandparents would love it if we visited their retirement home (in Issaquah)--would you guys be okay with visiting them? I thought what we could do is each make several big dishes and bring them (for dinner, ish?) and then play music for them. (Although there are ~90 couples living there, so we could probably have an announcement at honor society and have people volunteer for this...?)
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> > Aaand this is getting really long, but I thought of some crafts that require approximately zero skill, such as decoupage-ing plain picture frames or boxes with paper. Decoupage is like the kind of glue that you paint over and under a piece of paper to stick it on...you know? (Usually it's used for tissue paper, but you can get a thicker kind for normal paper) It would be really cool to do this with all sorts of cool-looking paper, and the only skill you need is to use a sponge and glue. :D But I'm getting ahead of myself, and we could all get together sometime and do this together. (It would be fun!)
> > Kelly Jiang
> > Redmond Junior High
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[Kelly Jiang]

Well, Wednesday is a short day anyway and we don't all have to be there all at once (we could go to the library and do homework or something :P). Plus, most of the sale dates are in the summer, so we could work something out...?

Kelly Jiang
Redmond Junior High
9th Grade Honors

[Andrew Wang]

Ok and another problem is that we don't represent an organization and
nor do we have backing for our cause(s).

Here is the Non-Profit/Community Group Application:
http://www.sammamishfarmersmarket.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/SFM-Non-profit-application.pdf

We clearly have holes that we need to fill in order to establish
ourselves as an organization; even if it's just in our communities.

On Mar 24, 9:38 pm, Kelly Jiang <kel...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Well, Wednesday is a short day anyway and we don't all have to be there all
> at once (we could go to the library and do homework or something :P). Plus,
> most of the sale dates are in the summer, so we could work something out...?
> Kelly Jiang
> Redmond Junior High
> 9th Grade Honors
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[Sydney]

The lady from Redmond is fully aware that we are junior high students and support more than one charity, and she still was ok with giving us a booth, I just have to work oh details with another woman. Maybe Sammamish will be the same way.

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On Mar 24, 2012, at 9:48 PM, Andrew Wang <andrewy...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Ok and another problem is that we don't represent an organization and
> nor do we have backing for our cause(s).
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> Here is the Non-Profit/Community Group Application:
> http://www.sammamishfarmersmarket.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/SFM-Non-profit-application.pdf
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> We clearly have holes that we need to fill in order to establish
> ourselves as an organization; even if it's just in our communities.
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> On Mar 24, 9:38 pm, Kelly Jiang <kel...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Well, Wednesday is a short day anyway and we don't all have to be there all
>> at once (we could go to the library and do homework or something :P). Plus,

>> most of the sale dates are in the summer, so we could work something out....?

[Zana]

Hey guys i have a few things to say about the great ideas going around. First can we please get a reminder of the meetings sooner. I didnt check my email till Friday night so i wasnt aware of the meeting. Second i love how you all are so eger to help. But we need to slow down. Lets take one idea and work from that. I really like the idea of the teacher talent show. But how is that going to raise money? So i was thinking, do you guys remember the penny wars that happen? I was thinking we should do something like that, either have a goal the students need to reacg or like a HUGE jar to fill. If we meet the goal/fill the jar then we can reward the students with a teacher talent show. How does that sound? A great charity we can raise money for that not only helps stop a big issue that takes place in seattle but also goes along the lines of this idea is Loose change to Loosen chains. Its for moderb day slavery and seattle is one of the hot spots for that. Also the founder started the orgainization when he was 12 ( now hes 19) that would demonstrate the power youth have. Anyways thats what i was thinking tell me what you all think.
P.s sorry if i mention something that might have been said already

[Kelly Jiang]

I think meetings are just every friday, so you'll know next time!

The idea for the teacher talent show is essentially that the students nominate teachers that they would like to be "in the running" for this. Then, there will be a jar for each nominated teacher in the attendance window, and students "vote" for teachers (to be in the talent show) by putting money in the jars. The top (insert some number here) teachers that get the most money in their jars have to perform. So it's kind of like the penny wars, except not really. 

The senior center thing is kind of a side project just to volunteer and reach out in the community; other ideas are just ideas for now.

P.S. Someone should go talk to Mrs. Clapp about the teacher talents thing!

Kelly Jiang
Redmond Junior High
9th Grade Honors

[Catherine Yao]

That's a good summary about that "teacher talent show"--though I'm wondering, where exactly would the money that we raise go to? Once we get that figured out, I think we'll be good to go. I'd be willing to talk to Mrs. Clapp about this when we figure out a few more details, or at least a rough "plan" down. Maybe we should list a few charities that we want to donate to? Just an idea :)

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Catherine Yao

[jEnNiFeR yEh]

When we talk to Mrs. Clapp, it'd be good to have like a more formal idea of what's going on...Mr. Coleman helps A TON so we could meet with him first and he can tell us things that we could add or what we shouldn't add and things we're allowed and not allowed to do. Plus, Red Balloon is technically a branch of honor society :P and it's easier to get a hold of Mr. Coleman :P and he's easier to talk to :P does that sound good? 

Oh also, back a while ago at the beginning of the year when I was discussing this club with Mr. Coleman, he said it'd be better to have one focus/one cause we donate to...right now we have like three :P so...there was that kiva thing :P or we should probably decide on a specific cause and then we can tell people what this cause is

[jEnNiFeR yEh]

Okay oh btw either way, I'm probably going to talk to Mr. Coleman about these ideas either way because I see him a lot and talk to him about what we do in the club, etc XD so are there any specific questions anyone wants to know about?

On Sunday, 25 March 2012 11:39:45 UTC-7, Catherine Yao wrote:

[jEnNiFeR yEh]

Okay sorry for posting so many messages XD but Catherine and I were just talking andd we decided it'd be good to get approval ready before spring break

-So lets hope to write a basic outline/plan sometime tonight ish and then I can show Mr. Coleman and present any questions that we have on Monday

-Then on we can fix up the plan and present it to Mrs. Clapp Tuesday/Wednesday

-Then maybe on Thursday, the slips get passed out to homerooms

-Then on Friday we can count, organize, and then find teacher permission? 

Does that sound good? Hehe just a basic organized plan...

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~jEnNiFeR yEh

 

[Kelly Jiang]

Kiva is pretty good, but (I personally think) it should just be on the side--you can just put the money in and then reuse it again and again. On the other hand, you guys should totally support Chinese orphans! (halfthesky.org and chinaorphans.org). :D

Kelly Jiang
Redmond Junior High
9th Grade Honors

[jEnNiFeR yEh]

First, I think we should just all vote on ONE project (for now) to focus on....
like, not that I dislike these ideas (They're really great actually ^-^v), but seriously,
it's not physically possible to
in one week -> make up a fashion show, put up a market, put up a talent show, etc etc etc.
like.... In addition to Jennifer's formal planning, it is also important to stick with a solid idea first...

[Kelly Jiang]

Fashion show is just an IDEA we had; farmer's market doesn't start until May and teacher talents will be done by then.

So for now, our main focus is teacher talent show; in May, we'll focus more on farmer's market; if we were to do a fashion show it wouldn't be until AT LEAST next (school) year.

Kelly Jiang
Redmond Junior High
9th Grade Honors

[Christina Dias]

Yeah, it seems as if a lot of these things are more long term and may take place way in the future, but it's still good to hear to flow of ideas so we have a preview of what we're probably thinking of. It does seem like we've got a broad spectrum of ideas to consider (1. talent show 2. bake sale. 3. carnival 4. fashion show etc.) though, so now I'm with Jennifer and Joseph that we should start executing what we've decided we're going to do. 

So, according to Jennifer' plan that means we need to come up with an outline by tonight-ish. I know that we all have homework and stuff to do, but if you guys could give us a little feedback, that would be awesome :) Here's what I've gathered so far about Teacher-Talent--some of you guys might know this way better than me, so let me know if I'm totally off, but:

•  We need approximately (____) teachers who are willing to perform their talents. Out of those teachers, the top ___ will actually perform at a ________ (assembly/after school event/weekend thing?). 

• All the money will be going to _________. (Which cause?)

• We need to figure out the rules for accounting/keeping track of the money (I know there might be some specific guidelines involved with fundraising in the school, so this is probably something to talk to Mrs. Clapp about.)

Oh btw, just to clarify--sorry Zana, our bad, we sent out the reminder for last week's meeting a bit last minute, but yes, for future reference we'll probably be meeting every Friday in Mrs. Campos' room unless we notify you via Google Groups otherwise :)

Thanks for the enthusiasm and exchange of thoughts/feedback, guys! I'm really excited for what's in store :)

[Kelly Jiang]

All the money will go to Chinese orphans :D 

Maybe have ~10-15 teachers to vote for; 2-3 will perform in the event (talent show? After all, it's called teacher *talents*...)

Kelly Jiang
Redmond Junior High
9th Grade Honors

[Zana]

I say 15 teachers of which ten will perform for an assembly (we'd need that much to probably fill the time slot) i dont no the chairites you guys brought up but i think loose change to loosen chains would fit this idea perfectly. Because its all about you pocket change to help banish slavery which takes place in our backyard. A quick question, ive never used google groups. Do we have to long on to reply or can we jusy reply to the emails we get?

[Kelly Jiang]

Replying to the emails is fine (it's what I'm doing right now)

I also thought it would be part of the normal talent show for students (although it might cut into their time...?)

And foundations that help Chinese orphans:

halfthesky.org -- Half the Sky's goal is to make sure each orphan in China receives loving care from nannies, instead of being stuck in a terrible institution where they're pretty much left to die or fed very little and in essence neglected and not loved.

chinaorphans.org -- This website is for the Philip Hayden Foundation, which has two orphanages in Hebei province (think Beijing) which are dedicated to providing surgeries and care for orphans with disabilities. (I'm visiting one of them in the summer to volunteer!!) 

Kelly Jiang
Redmond Junior High
9th Grade Honors

[Zana C]

Thanks and the talent show for kids is to late its usually around the end of may early june. We'd want something for april 

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[Catherine Yao]

Okay, so Allison, Jennifer and I have already come up with a plan for this upcoming week concerning the teacher talent show--as of tomorrow, Jennifer will be talking with Mr. Coleman about this whole idea, and clearing up any minor details/rules. Allison and I, and a couple 8th and 7th graders (we'll find a few tomorrow--don't worry) will then talk to our teachers and ask if 1. they support this whole idea, and 2. if they are supportive, would they be willing to perform something at the talent show/assembly. We figured that we'll need some teacher endorsements when we present this idea to Mrs. Clapp on Tuesday/Wednesday. Depending on how things go from there, we'll email and ask the teachers what talents they'd be willing to show off at the talent show, and if they'd actually be willing to do so, etc. 

Also, we've pretty much officially decided that the money earned from here will be donated to Kiva, either through Allison's account, or through a new account that represents all of Redmond Junior High. 

If you have any questions, feel free to ask. :) We'll clear things up as we go, because most of this is depending on whether Mrs. Clapp approves or not, though we have a pretty good plan as of now for this upcoming week.  

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Catherine Yao

[jEnNiFeR yEh]

Haha okay! also, so is everyone alright with kiva? Because the foundation we donate to is the most important part, and it'd be good to have everyones input on it...what does everyone think?  :)

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~jEnNiFeR yEh

 

[emnet...@aol.com]

Hey guys,
I think were having some trouble finding out what were really donating
to (which is kinda big). I know were trying to make the world/
community a better place, and there are many ways to do this....
working with youth, poverty, child slavery, education, etc....

I think we should focus on one  of these.
Then i think we could find organizations that do a good job and vote
witch one to support.
or do more hands on things
For example if were going to help people in poverty we could go to
shelters and ask the what they need.
If they needed coats we could to a coat drive, or if they needed food
we could help cook the a potluck for Easter or something.


I think by going strait to the sources and asking what we could do to
help we can make a bigger impact.

and i know everyone very busy but maybe we could do more mini group
sessions so we can be more productive and really get everyone's ideas

But i really think we should just focus on one thing we are really
passionate about (as vague as it may be). the go from there.

[emnet...@aol.com]

oh haha didn't read the other post before i wrote this. Didn't realize
we already chose an organization. Kiva sounds grate.

[Kelly Jiang]

Dang, I was really hoping you guys would support Chinese orphans since I'm visiting there in the summer and I would really love to be able to bring money for them, but whatever, Kiva is great too! (Unless you guys are open to splitting it 50-50 with China and Kiva?)

I also have a Kiva account so if you guys decided to support that you should totally lend some of it through my account. XP

Kelly Jiang
Redmond Junior High
9th Grade Honors

[Christina Dias]

Oh okay, thanks for your feedback Emnet! Oh and Kelly, we'll definitely try to support you with that, just maybe not in this particular fundraiser--we could possibly set up a small side project or drive later for Chinese orphans, so definitely bring that up sometime (:

Anyhow, mhm I think it's really important that everyone's on board with what we're planning, so I just want to do a check in with everyone to make sure that we're not going to fast and that your okay with what we're thinking of--Regarding causes, I wholeheartedly agree that Kiva is a great source, but before we go ahead and make it official, is everyone okay with that? I understand that it won't be everyone's first choice, but I think we just need to pause and get an overall feel of what the entire group thinks.

Other than that, I think our pace is awesome, and judging from our goals, I think we can make this happen soon! (:

[emnet...@aol.com]

well we are a large group maybe we could split up.
also who's going to manage the account for kiva because if we get the
money back where dose that money go. And if we do put it back into
another lone who will take over the account for rjh, once we
graduate.

I think kiva is a grate organization but i think its more for
individual lenders and could get kinda messy when using it with a
group.

On Mar 25, 9:32 pm, Kelly Jiang <kel...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dang, I was really hoping you guys would support Chinese orphans since I'm
> visiting there in the summer and I would really love to be able to bring
> money for them, but whatever, Kiva is great too! (Unless you guys are open
> to splitting it 50-50 with China and Kiva?)
>
> I also have a Kiva account so if you guys decided to support that you
> should totally lend some of it through my account. XP
> Kelly Jiang
> Redmond Junior High
> 9th Grade Honors
>

[Kelly Jiang]

We could just give it to some people's individual accounts...? Since I'm fairly sure you're not allowed to remove credit from it, we could just keep on loaning the money out.

Kelly Jiang
Redmond Junior High
9th Grade Honors

[Megan LeGresley]

I think that Kiva is a fine organization to support for this drive, but I think that for the next fundraiser we should donate to one of the other organizations we have been talking about, such as the Chinese orphans.  We will probably have time for one more large fundraiser (hopefully!) along with the market in the summer and possible community outreach visit to a senior center/retirement home.  I think it is a good idea to support different organizations, we just need to make sure that they are the ones we are most passionate about that will make the most of our donation.

[jEnNiFeR yEh]

K sadly my earlier reply somehow disappeared....o.o

But... I agree with Megan! It'd be nice to support a specific organization we were thinking about, but for this fundraiser it looks like we're supporting Kiva! :D

So I talked to Mr. Coleman and he highlighted 

Money

• We need to talk to Mrs. P(uhh something, Im not sure how to spell...she's the lady at the attendance office that deals with all the $ and treasury stuff) and we can figure out all the rules in raising money at school--apparently we have to count it daily, weekly, or something like that :P
• Mr. Coleman recommended talking to Conner, ASB treasurer who should know the ASB treasury rules, and treasury rules etc. (or anyone in leadership is fine--we mainly need to get the rules from Mrs. P)
• Christina--you said you could talk to Mrs. P/Conner? :)

and

Teachers

• Mr. Coleman liked the plan of finding teachers to support us first before going to Mrs. Clapp
• He recommended creating a little slip which we could present to teachers saying like Who What Why we're doing teacher torture and how we're going to support our cause this way--and this way we can ask if they have any talents they want to share too!
• When we have enough support, we can talk to Mrs. Clapp!

He also talked about emphasizing the cause that we're supporting throughout the process of promoting the event :D

After Clapp's approval, we can go all into the logistics of getting jars, where to put them, morning announcements in the bulletin, etc. :P

I believe Allison Andrew and Catherine have talked to several teachers and gotten support :P The main focus over the next few days is giving the little slips to teachers and asking for their support! :) 

Thanks everyone! :)

[Kelly Jiang]

Hm, I could write up a blurb about Kiva?

And I don't know how long this drive would last, but logistically we could probably count money every Friday during meetings and stuff. (And usually fundraising jars are put in the attendance window)

Also, you guys should support Chinese orphans later!

Kelly Jiang
Redmond Junior High
9th Grade Honors

[Catherine Yao]

Writing a blurb about Kiva would be awesome, Kelly! If you could send it to me ASAP (preferably tonight because we're trying to distribute the slips/sheets tomorrow), that'd be great. :) I'll include it in the "newsletter"/info-letter that will (hopefully) be handed out to the teachers soon. 

Also, I think if Christina could talk to Conner/Mrs. Poblete (I think that's how you spell it, Jennifer :P) that'd be great! But I can also talk if you don't get a chance to. Whenever you figure it out, could you tell me/Jennifer/Allison about what you find out? Thanks! :)

One more thing--time-wise, we're thinking of having the talent show assembly at the end of the month of April, which gives us about 2-3 weeks to collect money. I would think that that's enough time to collect the money, if not too long, so we'll put more thought into that later. As of now, we need to clear a few things up like the rules and stuff, get support, and get the a-okay from Mrs. Clapp. Thanks for bringing up all these good points you guys, and for letting us all know about what Coleman said, Jennifer. 

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Catherine Yao