So, we had a meeting scheduled for Saturday, but Celena was the only one able to come. We talked out some of the project ideas we had planned, but we still have to write thank you letters to Sesame Donuts, Gerber, and Lisa Elliot.
Lena, Charlee, and I decided on these projects...
- Plan a group trip to the soup kitchen
- Make monthly visits to the Humane Society
- Plan a clean up of the lake in Mount Hood
- Put together the "Our Peaceful Place" carnival
- Put on a Make-A-Wish dance
- Schedule a Free Hugs event
- Put up recycle bins in Cook Park and other local parks
- Plan a camping trip (or something else along those lines) for less fortunate children
- Hold a fundraiser for the Performing Arts programs at THS (Band, Orchestra, Guitar, Theater, etc.)
- Hold an event that informs people of endangered species and how they can help
- Put on another Invisible Children viewing
We looked at all our options, and decided that the two we should focus on for the next few months are the Invisible Children showing, and putting up recycle bins. If we can get the recycling bins up before March, it'll be just in time for Softball/Baseball season, perfect for all those water bottles that people would otherwise be throwing away.
For the next I.C. viewing, we have several locations picked out. There's an African art museum in Portland that says if we want to have another showing, we should just tell them when and we'll be able to use their community room, free of charge. We're also thinking about getting the school involved, maybe do a fundraiser. Lastly, there's this retired teachers union who would like us to have a showing at one of their meetings sometime. We still have a lot to do to plan any of those, but I think they're all great opportunities and we should take them while they're open to us.
So, hopefully next meeting we'll have more people, and more input. The next meeting is Friday, January 16 from 4 to 6 p.m. Please let me know if you can make it!
Thanks!
-Court
Oh! P.S. Check out our new website! We have a P.O. box and a bank account, as well! =]
