Hello everyone! Thank you to everyone that attended the DOC NC meeting yesterday. We had a great time!

If you could not make it, here’s what you missed:

New Members:

• Nobody right now, but members should always try to get friends to join!

September Recap:

• DOC Talks: Mask Use and Individuality in America, lead by Sonia

Upcoming Events

• Weekend Workshops: October and November

  • Two workshops per weekend lead by members

  • Required one dollar donation

  • One older audience workshop and one younger audience workshop per weekend

• October 31st: Halloween Special Event

  • Kids dress up and come to the google meet

  • Activities like Halloween trivia, showing off costumes, virtual haunted house, and scary stories

  • 2 dollar minimum donation

  • Led by Sarayu and Mackenzie

• If you are a workshop leader:

  • Send your slides or lesson plans to Sonia at least a week before your class

  • Also send materials needed (keep it simple!)

  • Take control during class and try to make it interactive, planning is key to reduce boredom for attendees

  • Explain what DOC NC is prior to the start of the class and explain what we are raising money for

  • Send a thank-you email after the class

  • Looking for ideas? Contact Sonia!

• December: Virtual Senior Show

  • Members will record themselves and we will have a moderator screen sharing all of our videos

  • 10th-anniversary specials with prior donors explain how we have helped them

Marketing Team Updates:

• We now have a 2020 DOC NC flyer

• Adding weekend workshops to the website

Communications Team:

• also worked on flyer content

Team Building Activity lead my Somya

• Guess that Logo

Guest Speaker: NC Green Power, Katie Lebrato (Marketing Communication Director)

• Spoke about reducing carbon footprint, renewable energy, and where our donations will go

• Each 4 dollars will go towards teaching 60 students

Next Meeting: November 1st!