Yale Students for UNICEF/SCCS Minutes

November 12, 2007

 

Started 8:00 pm.

I.          Current Event – Nikki

a.     Flooding in Tabasco, Mexico has put 70% of schools out of commission

II.             Public Health Coalition liaison – Amy Larsen

a.     PHC can help collaborations with other groups

b.     AIDSWatch wants to work with UNICEF

c.     Currently working on funding, but also mainly want to be network

III.      Children’s Theater – Amy Larsen

a.     Play – December 7,8,9

IV.      Party for a Cause – Sarah

a.     National organization started at Yale

b.     Idea – team up with other groups to organize fundraisers

c.     Currently talking to corporations for funding

d.     Can work with UNICEF on children’s week fundraiser dance - Nikki

                                               i.     Sock hop, 90’s

                                             ii.     Possibly raise money for Amaan Imaan

V.        Money matters/UOFC funding – Shejuti

a.     $50 limit for food

b.     UNICEF has money, some from SCCS (Student Campaign for Child Survival which started at Yale, but has now been taken up by UNICEF)

                                               i.     Kristjiana will figure out SCCS money

VI.      New member – Jessica!

VII.    Children’s Week – In three weeks!

a.     Week all at Google Documents – can update, show progress

                                               i.     go to http://docs.google.com

                                             ii.     username: unicefyale

                                            iii.     password: weloveraffi2

b.     Flyers = amazing à Pam = amazing!

                                               i.     For other flyers – post info on google documents for Pam to see

c.     Raffi (Nov. 30) – place: Sudler Hall

                                               i.     Roshan – work out Sudler, accomplish Mission Sound Tech

                                             ii.     Rosh/Roshan – It’s coming flyers, Raffi flyers

                                            iii.     Shejuti – ask for equipment

                                            iv.     Tangled up in Blue – open for Raffi?

d.     T-shirts – Kristjiana

                                               i.     Order today or tomorrow

                                             ii.     T-shirts for ourselves or to sell?

1.     $10/American apparel, $6/Hanes

2.     Theme? Stephanie’s little brother drawings? Quote? Children’s drawings?

                                            iii.     “Buy a shirt and get reserved seating in front row at Raffi’s event.”

Sidenote: Foxtrot comic writer coming

e.     Saturday (Dec. 1) – Stage and Story, Mr. Ray

f.      Monday – UNICEF speaker, Amit’s documentary

g.     Friday – Workshops

h.     Posters in each college with questions – Nikki

                                               i.     Have people respond, discuss by writing on posters

                                             ii.     Serious to silly questions, e.g. “Why should children have rights?” “What are teletubbies anyways?” “Which is your favorite Disney character and why?”

1.     email nikki.oakman at yale.edu with any question ideas

                                            iii.     Have to figure out postering guidelines from masters

                                            iv.     Post in bathrooms

VIII.  Headstart – Pamela.shen at yale.edu

a.     Teach preschoolers about music

b.     Thursday 8:30-9:30 am – it’s worth waking up that early!

IX.      Danceathon – Sameer, Sarah

a.     Gobal Health Week – submitted application to UOFC

b.     Modeling other schools, e.g. Stanford which raised $30,000