Meeting Recap: 11/20

Hi UNICEF members!!

Here's a recap of today's meeting:

1. Trick or Treat boxes were due today, but if you still need to turn in your boxes, please contact our president, Neha. Our goal for this year's ToT boxes was $3,000, and our total money raised will be announced next week. Thanks so much to all members for raising money that will go towards helping underprivileged children globally.

2. We have a Panda Express fundraiser TODAY!!!! Go to the Panda Express on Newhall Ranch (by Chipotle) any time today, November 20th, and some of the proceeds will be donated to VHS Unicef. You can bring your receipts from the fundraiser to our next meeting to get ONE service hour. Please go and support our club!! :)

3. We are having a winter party in collaboration with Humanitarian Network, Red Cross Club, and Make a Wish!! It will be held in the MPR on December 11th, and hour sheets will be due then. All proceeds made from this party will be donated to helping people who were in the Iran-Iraq earthquake. More information about this party will be available next meeting.

4. HOUR SHEETS will be due at our winter party on December 11th. If you need to print out an hour sheet, go to the resources tab on this blog or click THIS link. If you need any hours signed off by our presidents or Mr. Mckee, please bring your hour sheets NEXT meeting so they're not super stressed out. Also, if you want to be eligible for the President's Volunteer Service Award, remember to circle that on your hour sheet.

Our next meeting will be Monday, December 1st, in Mr. McKee's room. See you then!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

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11/06/17: Meeting Recap

Hi, UNICEF members! Here’s a recap of today’s meeting:

1. Trick or Treat boxes will be due next meeting, November 20th. You will receive one service hour for each box turned in. We’re partnering with Key Club to raise money for underprivileged children globally. Our goal is $3,000, so be sure to donate any spare change you have and spread the word!!

2. We’re having a fundraiser at Panda Express this month on November 20th. Please go there and tell your friends so we can support our club! :))

3. During our meeting, Sanjana showed this video about how climate change affects children around the world. From natural disasters and pollution to the creeping impacts of rising sea levels and changing rainfall patterns, climate change threatens children’s most basic rights, including their health, access to food and water, education – even their survival. UNICEF is working to reduce the impact of climate change on vulnerable children by building natural disaster proof schools, raising money for relief efforts, protecting vital water supplies, and empowering children to take action.

4. If you haven’t been getting text messages for UNICEF on Remind, please contact our co-presidents or VP of Communications, Lily, so you can be added and informed about future meetings/events.

Our next meeting will be Monday, November 20th, in Mr. McKee’s room (516). See you then!

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10/23/17: Meeting Recap

Hi UNICEF members!!

Here’s a recap of today’s meeting:

1. We introduced our assistant officers! Nessia (Arts), Kylie (Fundraising), Ava (Membership), and Hailey (Communications) will assist our current officers.

2. It’s October, so its time for Trick or Treat for UNICEF!! This year, UNICEF is partnering with Key Club and local elementary schools to raise money. Our goal is $3,000 to help children in need. This video encapsulates what Trick or Treat for UNICEF is all about; it raises money to provide food, water, medication, and education for underprivileged children in third-world countries. We passed out ToT boxes at our meeting, and if you weren’t here, you can pick one up in Mr. McKee’s room.

3. We have a fundraiser coming up at Chipotle on October 30th, from 4 pm to 8 pm, and we also have another one at Panda Express in November, which we’ll let you guys know more about at our next meeting. Please go to these fundraisers to support our club!

4 . During our discussion today, Lily showed this video and talked about the crisis in Myanmar and what we can do to help. If you weren’t aware, an ethnic minority group known as the Rohingya, a predominantly Muslim community, is being persecuted by Myanmar’s majority Buddhist government. The military is forcing the Rohingya out of their homes, burning down villages, and killing innocent people in what has been called an “ethnic cleansing” and “genocide”. Thousands of Rohingya people are fleeing to nearby Bangladesh, where they are treated as refugees and stateless people. UNICEF is providing education and assistance in refugee camps and working to raise awareness about the plight of the Rohingya. If you’re interested in advocating for this cause and helping Rohingya children escape violence, you can donate to UNICEF here`.

Our next meeting will be Monday, November 6th, in Mr. McKee's room (516). If you haven't followed our social media yet, please do so at @vhsunicef (Instagram)and @valenciaUNICEF (Twitter), for club photos and important updates.

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