Hello! Thank you to everyone who attended the meeting yesterday! Here’s what we covered: 

• October Recap: 
  • Raised $1860 at Cary Diwali
  • Anita Birla raised $405 
  • We are at $7,093! Over halfway to our goal!
• Cary Diwali Recap
  • Members who attended the event discussed their experiences.
  • Future Suggestions for Cary Diwali:
    • Table rearrangement
    • A corner booth with more space
    • More evening volunteering slots than the morning
    • Assembly line for glow sticks
• Volunteers of the month: Navya, Aksara, Aayush, Shishira, Sanjana, Alana, Shahanaz, and Shreya!
  • Contact Sonia with your emails to receive your certificates!
• Dr. Prem Sharma spoke about his experience growing up
  • When he was younger he grew up in Burma and Punjab
  • He was a freedom fighter and was able to meet Gandhi!
  • He is also an author.
• Counting Hours
  • 2 events
  • 12 hours required for the entire year
  • You should try to come to all meetings and events but this is the minimum
  • Shahanaz maintains hours, so if there are any errors, contact her at [email protected].
  • To view volunteer hours, visit this site: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pQazHqtF9EOHXXoBwCZ0N9p84AC6bcHAOir8vZUVvwU/edit?usp=sharing
• Upcoming Events
  • November: Be your own leader month
    • Fundraise on your own
    • Recommended contribution: Members should get at least 50 dollars and the leadership team members should get at least 100 dollars
    • People with the most creativity and most money raised will receive prizes
  • December:
    • Meeting with a guest speaker
    • Annual Christmas show (tentatively on December 16th)
• WE project members went over their experiences
  • Blog post due November 10th for participants!
• Note in the Pocket
  • Potential dates to drop coats were discussed
  • There is a max of 15 volunteers for Note in the Pocket events
  • We collected over 120 coats!!
• The next meeting is on December 1st! Come with the money you have raised!
• Huge thank you to Shishira fro compiling these notes!

Thanks,

Sonia Birla