Yale Students for UNICEF/SCCS Minutes

January 17, 2008

1^st meeting of the spring!

 

Started 8pm.

 

New faces! =D

 

A. Tuesday – Dwight Hall Bazaar, 7-9pm

B. Shejuti has checks

C. Freshman project? Led by freshmen? Think about it.

D. Current event - Education worsening in India, in New York Times

E. Emailed SCCS Student Campaign for Child Survival – Alice

-       Have money from them – we’re holding it from when we merged

-       Use money to fund trip to conference at SCCS in Washington D.C. March 24^th: 3 days

-       Conference: Advocacy, petition congress to give more money for children’s issues, speakers from groups in addition to UNICEF, how to campaign

F. Princeton has UNICEF chapter – meeting them, mixer (Feb?)

G. Guiness book of world record:

-       talked about twister last semester– now broken

-       largest # of crossdressers on stage dribbling…

-       largest card tourney – currently 300 participants

H. Global Health Week: iDance – dance-a-thon, finale for week of global health

-       Trying to get Jackie Chan

-       email Mia Farrow – Kristjiana

-       Her son – 2^nd yr law student, child prodigy, possible can come to meetings

-       Contact global health to come next week – Sameer

I. Children’s story competition – from Children’s Week last semester

-       Received original stories from Yale students, one way spur Yalies to think about what can do for children

J. Potential speakers

- Pamela Shifman and Alan Cort from UNICEF

o      Master’s tea – Kristjiana

o      Bring them out dessert, we have UOFC food funding

-       Dr. Nora Groce – faculty adviser

-       Pia Britto – on our panlist now, dessert in two weeks

K. Nikki – VP, abroad this semester to Switzerland, India, S. Africa and China

L. Meeting time - Tuesday 9:00, or 8:00 if people don’t have sections

M. Global Health Week (Feb 3-9)– really close, need help

-       Advertise, manual labor

-       IDance – team-oriented, sign-up online will start, 4pm-4am, have salsa lessons in afternoon

-       Our suggestions: hang signs outside of dorm windows,

-       Other campuses raised 100s of 1000s of dollars

***New publicity chair: Erica, yay!

N. Children’s Week art exhibit tragedy- Sameer

-       Teacher saw photographs at Shaw’s, not happy with how looked, took down – contacted PSI Minh, who was in contact with Jess, Jess left

-       Alice emailed apology, Sameer will meet with Minh to apologize more

-       So we’re on good terms with Dwight hall.

O. Spring Break options – want to do UNICEF trip?

-       Zigler Fellow – part of Zigler Center, Friday lectures, SB to Wash. D.C.

-       initially were going to Africa, until strife broke out

-       Michael Kirtley – retired National Geographic

o      Ariane Kirtley had baby – founder of Amaan Imaan, works in Niger to build sustainable wells, we’ve fundraised for AI

P. Raffi – came last semester, wants to start child honoring movement, any ideas

-       came to him in a vision during the night

-       philosophy – children shouldn’t be submitted to branding, advertisements

-       has new CD – Changes

-       “Global troubador”

-       hook him up with Princeton, talk to UNICEF’s college campus director

-       email pictures to Kyle Gong

Q. HeadStart – Lina

-       kindergarten sponsored by government, gives lower-income and poor children ealy childhood education

-       once a week, make presentation – made instruments, introduced music

-       extra activity for them, spice up their learning, make learning fun

-       new curriculum? new time?

-       Kristjiana will call Anita

R. Valentine’s Day –

-       last year sold measles pins

-       made valentines for YNH pediatric patients

-       Rosh and Roshan will talk to hospital

S. The Hunt – again?

-       treasure hunt around campus

-       prizes $500 worth of certificates

-       collaborated with groups YSECS, but didn’t help very much

T. Benefit dinner at nice restaurant – prefix dinner, work something out with

-       Andre Agassi, Ed Norton

-       Kristjiana will write a letter to Norton, Erica try contact Agassi

-       band – jazz, classy

-       YHHAP fast – do on that day?

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