UNICEF/SCCS Minutes

9/10/2007

Started 8:35 pm.

I. Signed up people to recruit at Dwight Hall Bazaar

II. Trick-or-Treat: 4 parts

a. Dining halls– last year, wore orange, played Michael Jackson’s Thriller on boombox, had life-size UNICEF box costume

i. Speaking about our success: “It was the Thriller. It’s so odd to play Thriller to raise money for children.” –Roshan

b. Go into local schools

c. Members take boxes

d. Place in restaurants

III. Heiffer Fund – Libbey Davis

IV. HeadStart presentations

a. HeadStart is a program to get kids 3-5 years old ready for school – wants extra programs for children like music, art, etc.

b. In past- Music presentations: made shakers with beans and bottles, did rhythmic patterns, played different music from around world

c. Location: Brewster Sq., Olive St., 10 min. walk

V. Cornell/SCCS-Kristjiana

a. Collaborate with them?

VI. Other ideas?

a. Spelling Bee

b. Game night

c. World’s largest Twister – contact Guinness: Nikki

d. Children’s Awareness Week in place of Africa Week

i. Letter writing campaigns

ii. 24 hr. event e.g. danceathon

iii. Mile of Change

iv. Collaborate with organizers of middle school dance last year – Pam

v. International Children’s Day – Dec.

vi. Children’s Storytelling Day

vii. Yale Children’s Theater

viii. Partners in Health director– Ophelia Dahl, daughter of Roald Dahl

ix. Invite children

x. Costume contest

xi. Workshops- balloon making, chunky monkey, carnival

xii. Saybrook Orchestra children’s concert – Dec., 1000s kids brought to campus

xiii. Speakers/Presenters: Raffi (Roshan), Sesame Street, J.K. Rowling, R.L Stine, Partners in Health director– Ophelia Dahl, daughter of Roald Dahl, Teacher Prep/Child Development professors,

xiv. Roosevelt Institution – Public Education reform

VII. Broke into committees: Trick-or-Treat, HeadStart, Children’s Week