12/15/14 Final Meeting

Hi UNICEF members!

Thank you to everyone who made it to today's pizza party :) Here are some photos from lunch. Happy holidays, and see you all at our first meeting next semester!

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Pizza Party is this Monday!

Check out this INCREDIBLE flyer that one of our arts assistants, Beeya Kim, created! :) All the information that you need about Monday's PIZZA PARTY is on the flyer, so make sure to take a look. Please share and spread the word. Remember your hour sheets! Hope to see you all there!

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12/9/14 Meeting

1. FINAL MEETING: PIZZA PARTY
• Monday, December 15th in room 516 during lunch
• $5 entrance fee to raise money for Typhoon Hagupit (Ruby)
• Pizza, drinks, cookies
• Raffle and DIY photobooth
• Bring your friends to the final celebration of the semester!
• You will get one hour if you attend
2. Reminder that hour sheets are due at the final meeting/pizza party
• Don't forget to staple your Habit receipts!
• Three hours maximum eligible for NHS (get signed by McKee)
• PVSA: make sure you're on track!
3. Human Rights Day Assembly TOMORROW!
• During sixth period in the MPR
• Sign-up sheets are in the counseling office
• UNICEF will be speaking, as well as promoting the pizza party
• You will get one hour for coming
• Candy will be passed out!

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12/2/14 Meeting

Aaaaand, the grand total of this year's Trick-or-Treat campaign hosted by Valencia High School's UNICEF Club:

$2,341.24

GREAT JOB EVERYBODY, I'm so so so proud of and grateful for you all! Give yourselves a pat on the back, you guys are seriously the best. :)

Now, here some extremely important reminders and announcements:

• We only have two meetings left: there is one next week on Tuesday, December 9th, and our final meeting is on Monday, December 15th.
• Guess what? Our final meeting is going to be a pizza party! There will be a $5 entrance fee (to cover the costs of the party), pizza, drinks, a raffle, and a photobooth! Bring your friends to have pizza during on the final full day of this semester! More info next week.

• Next week on Wednesday, December 10th, the Student Task Force Club is hosting an assembly during sixth period in the theater in honor of National Human Rights Day. We will be talking all about UNICEF, and spreading the word about our pizza party. More info about how to sign up coming soon. It'll be a great way to advocate our club's mission, and you guys can miss your 6th period class........

• We raised over fifty dollars through our Habit fundraiser. Great job guys!

• Hour sheets are due on the final meeting day (day of the pizza party).
• If you kept your receipt from the Habit fundraiser, please staple it to your hour sheet so that you can receive one hour for it.
• Reminder that you can receive three hours (three boxes) through Trick-or-Treat for your NHS hour sheets, which you can get Mr. McKee to sign.
• Another reminder that for those of you who are aiming to receive a PVSA, these are the hour requirements for one year.

• T-shirts are available throughout the year (they're stored in Mr. McKee's room). Bring $10 to any meeting to buy one!

• Again, we have a meeting next week on Tuesday, December 9th in room 516 (McKee). We will be giving you a couple announcements and reminders. Just two more meetings until the end of the semester, everyone!

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The #IMAGINE Project: Every Voice Counts

Introducing one of the most exciting initiatives EVER:

The ‪#‎IMAGINE‬ Project!

Goal: to unite millions of people to raise awareness and funds for children’s rights globally. Lend your voice and be a part of history along with celebrities like Katy Perry, will.i.am, Ben Barnes, Dianna Agron, Yuna Kim, Danny O'Donoghue, Cody Simpson, and Nina Dobrev! Watch the largest sing-a-long here: http://imagine.unicef.org/en/.

Download the free TouchCast app, sing your version of Imagine with John Lennon and share with friends. YOUR VOICE is going to be part of a new David Guetta 'world version' of Imagine for UNICEF, which will be released New Year's Eve! Is this absolutely crazy or what?! Spread the word! :)

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11/18/14 Meeting

Four officers visited West Creek Academy to talk to the students about UNICEF. These incredible children raised $1460.73 total for Trick-or-Treat!! HOW COOL IS THAT?! We were able to witness eager children willing to step up and help other children on the other side of the globe. We couldn't be more grateful for such amazing kids.

In other news, we have extended the deadline for turning in your Trick-or-Treat boxes. If you forgot or didn't turn in your boxes today, PLEASE BRING THEM TO ROOM 516 by Tuesday, November 25th! Do you think we can raise our total earnings to $2000?! LET'S DO IT, GUYS!

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11/12/14 Meeting

Today's meeting's one and only very important topic:

VHS UNICEF Club's fundraiser at The Habit Burger Grill (next to LA Fitness) is TOMORROW, NOVEMBER 13TH, FROM 4PM TO 9PM. Go with family, go with friends! And please do not forget to take a flyer, which you can download and print here: http://goo.gl/k2M6p5.

P.S: If you keep your receipt and staple it to your hour sheet when you turn it in at the end of the semester, we will give you ONE FREE SERVICE HOUR! :)

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11/4/14 Meeting

Thanks for everyone who attended today's meeting!
Meeting recap:

1. We collected boxes from those who have completely filled them up. If you need your TOT box hours for NHS signed, please go to Mr. McKee (room 516). The official due date for the TOT boxes is Tuesday, November 18th (two weeks from now). So if you haven't filled up your boxes, you still have time!

2. Our Habit fundraiser is officially next week on Thursday, November 13th! It will be from 4 to 9 PM, so go have dinner with family and friends! We will pass out flyers at next week's meeting. It will also be available on our website.

Thanks again guys and see you next meeting!

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Exciting Update on Trick-or-Treat!

Just last week, West Creek Academy, the elementary school up Copperhill, officially joined us for Trick-or-Treat this year!  The school is holding "Penny Wars" between the grades, and kids made cute posters to put up all around their school. Up to today, they have already raised over $600!!! Tomorrow's the last day of their Penny Wars, and they're hoping to surpass $1000! Unbelievable and absolutely INCREDIBLE. Our club goal is also $1000—you think we can do it?!! $2000 = FOUR water pumps donated by OUR UNICEF program to children in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and other countries in Africa. How cool is that?! Tomorrow's the big day, Halloween! Good luck, stay safe, and happy Trick-or-Treating for UNICEF! :)

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Spread the Word, it's Time for TOT!

Hey UNICEF members!

• Alright, now that we've finally passed out the Trick-or-Treat boxes, it's time to start raising money!

• Our club's TOT goal this year is to raise $1000 to buy TWO WATER PUMPS for children in need. How cool is that, guys?! Let's do it!!

• This year, UNICEF has given us our very own online fundraising page. If carrying boxes around isn't for you, ask family and friends to donate HERE: https://www.crowdrise.com/ValenciaHighSchool/fundraiser/valenciaUNICEF Tweet about it, call your relatives, and forward this email to your parents! This is a great opportunity for us :)

• For those of you in NHS, remember that you can earn up to three hours for your NHS hour sheets (one box = one hour). Write down "Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF Boxes" and ask Mr. McKee, our advisor, to sign the hour sheet for you (Room 516).

• Key Club is partnering with us this year, so expect to see your Key Club friends with boxes as well :)

Happy Trick-or-Treating! To learn more about the campaign, click here: http://www.unicefusa.org/mission/usa/trick-or-treat

If you have any questions, make sure to email us!

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10/14/14 Meeting

Recap of today:

• If you were unable to come during lunch, the Trick-or-Treat boxes are in Mr. McKee's room (room 516) so make sure to drop by and pick some up.
• T-shirts are going to available at every meeting from now on, so don't forget to bring $10 to a future meeting if you want one. This is the list of people who requested a T-shirt: http://goo.gl/c2hmf7
• That's it! No meetings for the next two weeks. Have a great day!

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9/30/14 Meeting

Hey guys, so these are the reminders regarding today's meeting: 
1. Passed out T-shirts
2. If you forgot your money or you want a T-shirt, bring your money to the next meeting.
3. Next week NO MEETING: FALL BREAK
By the way, congratulations to the new assistant officers!

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Important Reminders: Interview Schedules and T-Shirt List

Here's the assistant officer interview schedule. http://goo.gl/TaM4uM
Interviews are going to take place this Friday, September 26th, during lunch in Mr. McKee's room (room 516). Please let us know ASAP if you are not able to make it to your interview time. See you there!

Here's the official list of those who have reserved a T-shirt. http://goo.gl/A3hxD6
Please come to me with $10 (cash preferred) ASAP. They are scheduled to arrive Oct. 1st. If your name is blue, you've already turned in your money. We ordered extra shirts, so if you change your mind and want a T-shirt now, feel free to go to Chaereen with your money and she will put your name down!

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9/23/14 Meeting

Thanks for the great turnout with Annie Kim, Community Engagement Fellow of Southern California, today! I hope you guys learned from her as much as I have. Chaereen's going to post later on the schedule for officer interviews and a list of people who want T-shirts. ALSO, SHE'S NOW TAKING MONEY FOR T-SHIRTS!

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9/16/14 Meeting

Hey everyone! We're so sorry about today's sudden location change, especially in this crazy heat. We'll try our best to plan in advance with Whelan (the theater teacher) next week!

Here's a recap of today's meeting:

1. October is just around the corner, which means Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF is going to begin very soon! We've got to order Trick-or-Treat boxes ASAP for them to arrive on time. Today we asked you guys to write down approximately how many boxes each of you want to fill up, just so that we can get a rough estimate of how many we have to order. You can fill up as many boxes as you want! Get a box for your church; for your favorite teacher so that they can put one in their classroom; for a local business that you know; etc. For those of you who are also part of NHS, we're going to set the bar to three boxes maximum. One service hour per box!

2. T-shirts! The design has been finalized, and each T-shirt is going to be $10. We are going to start receiving money next Tuesday. Cash is preferred. We asked you all to put a check next to your name on one of the sign-in sheets to confirm that you want a T-shirt. But considering how hectic today was, I don't think some of you were able to do that. So, give us a quick reply to this email that you still want a T-shirt if you weren't able to notify us today!

3. I talked a little more in depth about hours today. I'm going to require 10 hours from each of you per semester, making a total of 20 hours required for the entire year (same as NHS). Don't worry; I'm going to give you many opportunities to rack up free hours. THIS is the official hour sheet for the Fall semester. You more if there aren't enough spaces. I accept summer hours!

4. If you're an ambitious one, I recommend that you take part in PVSA: The Presidential Volunteer Service Award (make sure to circle the option on your hour sheet). Our club is officially partnered with this organization so that we can provide you all with this exciting opportunity. If you are able to earn a certain number of hours in one year (6/7/14~6/6/15). Click HERE for award criteria and eligibility. If you're able to reach, let's say, 100 hours this year: that's a gold award for freshmen and a bronze award for everyone else. Click here to learn more about PVSA. I strongly encourage you all to take part in this. This is awesome to put down on your college applications!

5. Assistant officer positions have been finalized as well, so those applications are now open. Click HERE for the application. Next week, I'm going to ask who is planning on applying. Interviews are going to be held September 25th and September 26th during lunch in Mr. McKee's room (516). I'll make two lists and randomly assign applicants to one of the two days. If the day doesn't work for you, come on the other one. Don't forget to bring your application to the interview!

6. If you haven't already, please add yourself to the official Facebook group, and/or follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

7. Remember that OUR WEBSITE HAS EVERYTHING! If you're ever absent, or you need to link to a document, our website literally. Has. Everything. vhsunicefclub.blogspot.com!

8. New members: please sign-in HERE.

9. Next week, we're having a guest speaker: Annie Kim, the Community Engagement Fellow in charge of all UNICEF clubs in Southern California! If you bring a friend to the next meeting who's interested in joining UNICEF, we will give you one free service hour. :-)

That was a lot! Have a great week!

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9/9/14: First Meeting

1st UNICEF Meeting of the Year!
Alright, guys, I am so happy to have such an enthusiastic group this year. This is what went down during the meeting today:
 -We got your emails, and signed in
- Introduced the officers (Chaereen Pak - President) (Victor Lava - Vice President of Communications) (Eric Lee- Vice President of Fundraising) (Aimiel Casillan - Vice President of Finance) (Grace Oh - Director of Membership) (Linda Lee - Director of Arts)
-Introduced UNICEF
-Discussed monthly themes
-Discussed goals for the year
-Discussed upcoming fundraisers
-Discussed T-Shirts

We have lots of members this year, so I expect us to achieve our goals! If you guys have any questions, leave a comment and we'll get to you!

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VHS Club Day 2014

Hello! This is Chaereen Pak, your UNICEF club president for the 2014-2015 year; a warm welcome to all of our new and returning members. We had the best turn out yet—143 sign-ups! Thanks to everyone for dropping by our booth.

Our first meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 9th at lunch in room 516 (McKee). There is a possible change in location to the theater because we had way more sign-ups than expected! If we receive an approval, we will be updating you guys on Monday, so stay tuned for that reminder.

During the meeting, we will be introducing you guys to UNICEF and our club. We will be discussing the plan for the year (fundraisers), service hours, attendance, available officer positions, so on and so forth. We will also be taking a group photo for the yearbook.

I strongly encourage you to follow our newly made Twitter (@valenciaUNICEF) and Instagram (@valenciaUNICEF), as it seems that more and more students are using those two platforms these days. We'll give you weekly updates about meetings, fundraisers, events, and more (maybe even free hours)! Don't forget to join the Facebook group if you'd like as well.

Follow @valenciaUNICEF

Hope to see you all at the first meeting!

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5/27/14: Final Meeting

Hello, UNICEF members! Today we officially held our last meeting. We announced the new officers for our 2014-2015 year executive board, and collected hour sheets as well.

This year, we earned a total of

$1084.70

Wooo, great job everybody! Thank you so much for your participation in all of our fundraisers and events, and thank you to those who consistently came to our meetings.

A big round of applause to presiding officers Ceri and Eugenia, who will be graduating this Friday and were absolutely amazing leaders this year. Good luck in college, to all of our seniors!

2014-2015 Executive Board Results:

President: Chaereen Pak

Vice President of Communications: Victor Lava

Vice President of Finance: Aimiel Casillan

Vice President of Fundraising: Eric Lee

Director of Membership: Grace Oh

Director of Arts: Linda Lee

Congratulations! We had so many more applications than we expected. Decisions were difficult! In fact, we came to the conclusion of adding more officer positions for the upcoming year:

Communications Assistant

Fundraising Assistant

Assistant Director of Membership

Assistant Director of Arts

The purpose of these assistants is strictly for them to learn more about what their respective positions do. For more information on each position's role, click here. A second round of interviews will be conducted in the Fall of 2014. If you did not make it into the board this year and are still willing to join, we encourage you to apply for our Fall interviews. These assistant positions will be geared toward incoming juniors, sophomores, and freshmen.

Once, again THANK YOU. Have an awesome summer, and see you all next year!

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