Meeting Recap: 2/6/16

Thank you for coming to our meeting! This month is Humanitarian Action Month, so each week, we will be covering emergency relief topics ranging from hurricanes to Ebola. 

1. To start off with this month's theme, we talked about the aftermath of our most recent disasters, as well as how the victims are recovering, in Hurricane Matthew and the war in Eastern Aleppo. 
2. We are partnering with the Humanitarian Network with school supplies donation to benefit the Girls Guide Association of Sri Lanka. They need notebooks, packs of blue pens, and packs of highlighters -- donate 3 of whatever item you choose and receive 1.5 hours for both UNICEF and NHS. Please contact the president, Mithara Kaluarachchi, for more details. 
3. If you donated books (1 book  = 1 hr) or have signed the petition to fight against human trafficking in January (1/2 hours), please bring your hour sheets, so that we can sign those
4. Lastly, we are on the lookout for potential officers for next year's executive board. We will hand out the application in March and finalize all positions by April, so that we can train those elected. 

Our next meeting will be on Monday February 13 during lunch in Room 516. See you there!

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Meeting Recap: 1/23/16

Hello everyone! Thanks for coming to our first meeting of the semester. Here are the topics we talked about today:

• January is Human Trafficking Month, and we watched a video and displayed an article for this topic. To recap, human trafficking includes violence upon victims, abuse, sexual exploitation, forced labor and the use of children as soldiers. 
• Although advocates like UNICEF strive to raise awareness and improve the conditions for these children, 50 million children are still forcibly displaced as a result of war, and it is up to us to raise awareness and pledge to end trafficking. We encourage you to sign this pledge to fight against this crime. 
• Also, we are partnering with the Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital for book donations. If you have books that are gently used, please put them in a bag, along with your name and number of books. One book counts for one UNICEF hour, and these donations will be due NEXT MEETING. 
• If you're a senior who will be graduating this year, the minimum requirement for a graduation cord will be 10 service hours, so you may want to keep this service project in mind :)
• Speaking of hours, the minimum requirement for this semester is 10 hours. You can find the hour sheets under the resources tab. 
• Give yourselves a pat on the back because we received the Spirit Paddle from VHS Cheer for raising over $1000 for Trick or Treat!! Thank you guys, always. 

Our next meeting will be MONDAY JANUARY 30th during LUNCH in ROOM 516. See you there!

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Meeting Recap: 12/05/16

Thank you all for coming to our pizza party. Give yourselves a pat on the back because we raised $187 total!! What a great way to end this semester of UNICEF :)

As for the winter clothing drive with Henry Mayo, we donated 222 articles of clothing! You guys are seriously the best.

If you haven't turned in your hour sheets, please give them to Mr. McKee in Room 516 before this semester ends. Any questions? Contact valenciaUNICEF@gmail.com

Good luck on your finals, and have a great winter break! Stay tuned for next semester :)

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