Meeting Recap: 1/23/17

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!