December 4, 2008 Minutes

Hello, CHILD!

On December 4, 2008, CHILD members met in Killian 127 for our final meeting of the Fall 2008 semester. We discussed Britney O. and Rebekah B.’s Civic Engagement Project and other plans for the upcoming spring.

Britney and Rebekah completed a project in which they researched high school dropout rates, and, especially, the dropout impact on Sylva’s Smokey Mountain High School (SMHS). In the fast-approaching spring, we plan to extend the girls’ project through CHILD and work with high school students at SMHS after school to encourage them to stay in school and to pursue a college education. We hope to do a “college enhancement” kind of program to provide students with enrichment opportunities in addition to necessary tutoring and mentoring. Members suggested assisting students with résumés, college and scholarship applications, and other college and career readiness activities. We hope to meet the various needs of all of the students with whom we work so that our program becomes a wide-reaching asset to the local high school and the community.

Anyone interested in working with CHILD at SMHS will need to have a current background check. One member suggested the possibility of holding fundraisers to raise money to reimburse anyone committed to service for his or her background check. We are in hopes that Dr. Ruff may have more information on background checks, how to acquire them most easily, and how “current” the information must be for students to be allowed to work with youth in the school system.

Since the program will most likely take place after school, we must consider our supervision options and program expectations. Britney will work with other CHILD members to complete a written proposal including all of our hopes for the program as well as all of the necessary program components (supervision, funding, expectations, etc.) and carry that document with her when she meets with the SMHS vice principal this spring.

We will need supervisors, probably from Western Carolina University (WCU) and SMHS. A possible contact for SMHS is the guidance counselor, and instructors in the teacher education program at WCU should be more than willing to help us. We also HAVE to recruit more members or at least program participants to make this program work! This is going to be such a worthwhile endeavor—it’s up to us to make a difference in the lives of these young people! We were all in their shoes once upon a time.

Other meeting topics were meeting times for next semester and the Reynolds carnival for Relay for Life. If we work with the Honors College to conduct a carnival to raise money for Relay for Life, we need to make some decisions fairly soon. Be thinking about what kinds of games you might like to see, possibilities for raffles, and whether the event should be open to the community.

Please e-mail Britney (bdowenby1@catamount.wcu.edu) your spring schedules as soon as possible so that we can begin to plan meetings. Have a fabulous break and e-mail me (adhicks1@catamount.wcu.edu) with any questions, concerns, or updates!

Happy break,

April H.

October 16 Minutes and Updates

Hello, CHILD!

On October 16, 2008, CHILD members met for a social gathering at the Cat's Den at 7 pm. We discussed the upcoming CHILD events and getting a gift for John, our website guy.

The meeting opened with a brief discussion of the volunteer activities. The contact for the activities is now our co-president Kasey E. Tiffany P. and Kasey E. will be our representatives for Dr. Ruff's volunteer committee meetings.

Our first upcoming social event is TRUNK OR TREAT, hosted by Alpha Gamma Delta. TRUNK OR TREAT will be at the 2000 House in the Greek Village from 6 - 9 pm on Monday, October 27. Please see the e-mail about this event, and don't forget to bring candy even if you won't be able to volunteer!

The CHILD bake sale will be next week, as well. The bake sale will be in the Killian breezeway from 8 am - 4 pm on Thursday, October 3o. Please see the e-mail regarding what you are to bring, and if you did not sign up to bring anything, you still can!!! All goods should be delivered to the breezeway by 8 am on the 30th. If no CHILD member is present, please take your goods to Dr. Matoush's office in Killian 123. Co-President Britney O. will be getting the permit for the bake sale.

The third upcoming social event is the November 1 football game. Please come out for a fun CHILD evening and to support our football team!

We decided to get John a $25 gift card to Wal*Mart. We will sign the card from CHILD and Britney O. will deliver it to him. We are super grateful for his help!

Be sure to see Reida D.'s blog to see what time you volunteered to help with the bake sale and please, please, PLEASE check your e-mail to see the list of baked goods that members volunteered to bring and for Relay for Life information. If you did not recieve either e-mail, please contact me as soon as possible and I will forward the e-mails to you. My e-mail address is adhicks1@catamount.wcu.edu.

Thanks for all you do,

April H.

Game Night

Hello, CHILD! On Thursday, September 18 we met for Game Night, and it was definitely a good time. Britney opened the meeting with a welcome and Tiffany gave a quick overview of many of the service opportunities that we, CHILD members, will be a part of this year.

Tiffany provided a great handout with contact information, dates, and the titles of the programs that we plan to help out with. The organizations include: mentoring students in the Pre-College program, writing for the Women's Issues magazine, working in Hendersonville encouraging minority students to go to college, helping with an all-girls' robotics club at Cullowhee Valley Elementary School, participating in Peace Jam, and helping with the new Western Carolina University after-school program. Dr. Jamel Anderson-Ruff is helping us with these activities, so THANK YOU, Dr. Anderson-Ruff! Anyone interested in more information or volunteering with any of the programs, please contact Tiffany by e-mail (tbprickett1@catamount.wcu.edu).

Tiffany also briefly discussed Relay for Life and our team participation. The event is scheduled for April 17-18, 2009. We will need to think about establishing our own team this year, aside from the Fighting Octopi. Thanks for your help and dedication in the past, ladies.

Britney discussed our new webpage and pulled it up for all of us to see. It is fantastic, and we are very grateful to Mr. John for helping us out!

Please sign up to bring baked goods to the October 30 bake sale, and be sure to see Reida's post, outlining the volunteer schedule to work the event.

Also, remember that the Cullowhee Valley Fall Festival will be on Friday, September 26. I am sure that they would love to have as many volunteers as possible!

Remember to keep up with your service hours and report them at meetings. As Tiffany said, we love to hear what you're doing and your service counts towards your CHILD participation.

Our next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 2 at 6:30 p.m. Hope to see you there!

Thanks and have a lovely weekend,

April H.

Bake Sale information

Hello everyone! I found the bake sale information and just wanted to post it here so no one would forget when they are supposed to work the table.

Setup 8-9
Telicia D.
April H.
Christine W.

9-10
Amanda S.
Reida D. (will be there around 9:20)

10-11
Lauren P.
Reida D.

11-12
Whitney L.
Bridgette M.
Emily A.

12-1
Alisha S.
Reida D. (will have to leave @ 12:30 for class)

1-2
Tiffany P.
Amanda S.

2-3
Rebekah B.
Danielle P.
Britney O.

3-4
Bridgette M.
Danielle P.
Rebekah B.
Britney O.

If any of this is incorrect, please let us know and we will correct it. Also, by next meeting, please know what you can bring to the sale. Thanks!

RD

Update

Hello everyone! Our meeting this past Thursday was a success as we elected new officers and discussed the planned happenings for the semester. Please note that we have added an event to our calendar and that is on Sept. 26 at Cullowhee Valley's Fall Festival! If you can go that would be outstanding! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to e-mail any of our new officers. Let's get ready for a great year!

New officers
Presidents: Britney O. and Kacey E.
Vice-Presidents: Lauren P. and Taylor F.
Secretary: April H.
Treasurers: Danielle P. and Bridgette M.
Attendance: Alisha S.
Publicity: Rebecca B., Emily A., Bridgette M. and Whitney L.
Historian: Christine W. and Amanda S.

Congratulations ladies! I know you will all do well. To those of you who I worked with over the past 2 years as President of CHILD, I would like to thank you all for your time and hard work. CHILD would not still be an active organization if it were not for you all. I look forward to participating in CHILD events this year and let's make it a wonderful year!


Loyally,
Reida D.

Meeting rooms

Hey all! I have finalized where we will have all of our meetings this semester. Each meeting on 9/4/08, 9/18/08, 10/2/08, 11/6/08, and 12/4/08 will be in Killian 127 from 6:30 p.m. until 9p.m. We may not necessarily meet this long every time, but that is just how long we have the room reserved! If you have any question, do not hesitate to e-mail me at rrdaves1@catamount.wcu.edu

RD

Fall 2008 Plans for CHILD

Hello all! Here are the things we have planned so far for Fall 2008!

September
9/4/08 @ 6:30 p.m.: Meeting - we will have FREE pizza, elect officers, talk about what CHILD is and play some fun games! (meeting place TBA)
9/18/08 @ 6:30 p.m.: Game Night (meeting place(s) TBA)

October
10/2/08 @ 6:30 p.m.: Meeting - Halloween Preparation Night
10/16/08 @ 7:00 p.m.: Club dinner at The Cat's Den
10/30/08 from 8 a.m. til 4 p.m.: CHILD Bake Sale with all proceeds going to Relay for Life.
10/31/08: TBA Trunk-or-Treat with Alpha Gamma Delta in the Greek Village

November
11/1/08 @ 1 p.m.: Club outing to football game (vs. Chattanooga) You may go if you like with CHILD.
11/6/08 @ 6:30 p.m.: Up All Nite or Craft Activity - both TBA
11/20/08 @ 7 p.m.: Club dinner at Colima's (near Quin Theather) Possible movie afterward.
12/4/08 @ 6:30 p.m.: End of the semester party! FREE pizza and other goodies!

**PLEASE NOTE ALL MEETING PLACES FOR OUR MEETINGS ARE TBA!

We will meet in KL 264 Wednesday, August 20 at 7 p.m. Please attend if you can!

RD

CHILD Officer Meeting

Hello everyone! This is just a small reminder about our meeting Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. I am trying to reserve the conference room upstairs or one of the rooms downstairs in Killian. I will get an e-mail out to let you know for sure where we will meet. Also, please don't forget the Cat Fair this afternoon from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. You're help is greatly appreciated and thanks to everyone for all you do for CHILD!

RD

Last meeting of the semester

Just a small reminder that our last meeting of the semester is tomorrow, Tuesday, April 8 at 8 p.m. in Killian 127. We will be talking about Relay for Life updates and end of the year business! Hope to see you there!

March 11, 2008 Minutes

Hey everyone! I am excited to report that we had improved attendance at our last meeting. I really hope that we continue to grow. Our last meeting focused on Relay for Life. The "Fighting Octopi" currently have $390 in their Relay fund and we have over $200 to turn in at the meeting next week. A big part of our discussion focused on the bake sale, which will take place in Killian Breezeway on Monday, March 17 from 9:00-4:00. Thank you to those who signed up to work the booth or bring goodies. Even if you did not sign up to bring treats, we will be accepting them on the day of the bake sale. You can contact T. Prickett (tbprickett1@catamount.wcu.edu) to tell her what you will bring or you can simply show up. You can also support our cause by coming by an purchasing goodies and telling your friends where we are will be located. I really appreciate everyone's efforts to contribute as much as they can. We can raise a lot of money if we have the kind of support that we had at last semester's bake sale.

We also discussed ways to use a toilet as a fund raiser and received a number of suggestions, which we greatly appreciate. We also discussed several ideas for the night of Relay, a discussion which will continue after Easter Break. We concluded the meeting by making signs for the bake sale. I hope everyone has a great weekend. See you Monday!

February 19, 2008 Minutes

Hey Everyone! I hope everyone had an excellent spring break. I wanted to share a few pieces of information from our last meeting. Most importantly, we decided that our next meeting will take place on Tuesday, March 11 at 8:00 P.M in Killian 127. We also decided that we will have a bake sale on Monday, March 17 from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. We still need people to cover shifts and bring baked goods, so please let me know what you can do at the meeting or e-mail me at tbprickett1@catamount.wcu.edu. We are considering donating all of the profits from the bake sale to Relay for Life, but this should be determined for certain at our next meeting. Also, the week before spring break, several of our members went to Fairview Elementary to help the after school students make comic books. Thank you for all who attended. We had a great turn-out! Also, at our last meeting we discussed several additional volunteer opportunities, which will be discussed in more depth at our next meeting. I hope to see everyone on Tuesday so we have a strong representation of our members as we make club decisions. Have a happy Monday! :)

Relay Information and Feb. 5, 2008 Minutes

Hey Everyone. I would like to thank all of you who came to our meeting on February 5, 2008. We had a few updates about Relay for Life, and then we had a time of relaxation and fun playing "Boxers or Briefs". We learned a lot about each other and a lot of people really enjoyed the game. Also, thank you Dr. Rose for joining us in this fun game.

We decided that the next meeting will be February 19, 2008 at 8:00 PM. We moved the meeting so that it would be an hour later to see if this increases attendance. It has been brought to our attention that many people do not get out of class until close to 8:00. Please pass this on to friends that you think may want to join our club, and/or our fight against cancer!

Also, there will be a Relay for Life Kick Off Party on Feb. 13 at 7:00 PM in the UC Cardinal Room. If you would like to attend, email Lisa Duff at lisa.duff@cancer.org. Also, you must be a member of a team to go, so if you have not signed up, please go to www.events.cancer.org/rflwcu. Click "join a team" and then under team name, type "fighting octopi". It will pull up a list of teams, and select the team that has "Kerri Galloway" as the captain. Follow the steps to register. You can pay the $10 registration fee online or you can choose to pay by mail. The fee is optional, but it really helps the team and covers the cost of the t-shirt.

Additionally, feel free to e-mail me, Tiffany P. (tbprickett1@catamount.wcu.edu) or Kerri G. (kdgalloway1@catamount.wcu.edu), if you have ideas for our theme. It should be a movie title since the overall theme is "lights, camera, cure". We are thinking that it would be best to choose an underwater movie since we are the "fighting octopi", but we are open to any suggestions.

Also, contact me or Kerri if you would like beads and patterns to make cancer awareness ribbons, or if you would like lumiar bag information or feet to sell to raise money. If you are just collecting a donation, you can print receipt forms on the team's website. E-mail to request information, submit ideas, or make comments. Thank you for the support.

You may bring any money raised for Relay for Life to CHILD meetings or you can give it to Tiffany P. Once again, thank you!

Tiffany P.
CHILD Secretary
tbprickett1@catamount.wcu.edu

Next Meeting is Feb. 5, 2008

Hey everyone! Our next meeting is just around the corner. We will be meeting on Tuesday, January 5, 2008 at 7:00 P.M. in Killian 127. This not our normal room, so please remember to go to Killian 127. The focus of our meeting will be FUN! We will play Hasboro's game " BOXERS OR BRIEFS?". This will be a great opportunity to get to know each other and possibly ourselves. We will also go over a few updates for our Relay for Life team, "The Fighting Octopi!". Please join us, and bring any friends that are interested in joining our club. We will have a lot of fun! See you there!

Tiffany P.
tbprickett1@catamount.wcu.edu