Students for 60,000

Meeting 10/16/07

2007-10-16T21:46:00.000-04:00

SHANTY
SHANTY is going to be November 3-4. It starts at 6 pm, and you should have raised at least $75. You must have a permission slip signed BEFORE the event!

Haunted Dungeon
The Haunted Dungeon will be start Thursday, October 25, and will be open the 26, 28 and 31. There will be a meeting Friday after school in the Little Theater to discuss the theme for the event this year. There will be a meeting at the Church Saturday to start working on the design. A sign will be posted in the commons that will have the time. If you have any materials please bring them. We do not have a lot of time, and we will need all the help we can get.

Open Mic Night
There will be an Open Mic Night Friday, November 2 at the High School. All proceeds will go to the Invisible Children.

Please get involved. We have many events coming up, and need all the help we can get.

If you have any questions e-mail us at admin@sf60K.org
You can also call our office and leave a message 631-262-6709

meeting 10/2/07

2007-10-04T18:45:00.000-04:00

Closet Cleanout
Chair: Jacqui
Today we had a successful cleanout of the sf60k office in the H wing. In about 2 or 3 more weeks we will be having another cleanout for the K wing closet. There will be more information at the next meeting.

Haunted Dungeon
Chair: Duncan
There was a planning meeting for the Haunted Dungeon at 6:00 today. The tentative dates are the Thursday, Friday, and Sunday before Halloween, and on Halloween (Wednesday). There will be more information at the next meeting.

Northport Village Cleanup
Chair: Tyler
This Saturday and Sunday we are going to be cleaning up an area in Northport Village. This will be a great opportunity for new members in teh club to meet people so if you want to help out this weekend please find Tyler.

Show
There will be a show this Monday at 3:00 at Dan DiPasquale's house. There will be a $5 minimum donation to get in. Look for flyers with more information.

Nicaragua Meeting
Next Tuesday at 6:00 there will be a general Nicaragua meeting for anyone who is interested.

SHANTY
Chairs: Katie...?
This year SHANTY will be November 3. More information, contracts, and permission slips will be given out at a meeting in the near future. Start looking for a box and start pledging for money. (Remember to be as polite as possible because you are representing our club)

Special Gift
Chairs: Jackson, Amanda
We are going to try and bring special gift back this year. If you know of any stores that would be able to display our pamphlets or if you know of anyone interested in this project please talk to either Jackson or Amanda.

HIHI
Chairs: Gill and Glen
Carol Werblin, a representative from HIHI spoke with us today about the new and ongoing projects that are happening right now at HIHI. This year their new projects are to provide breakfast for the men that come, and to start a photo project, that will help the men document their lives with disposable cameras. We also presented Carol with a $2000 check for HIHI. Our trips to HIHI will be starting soon, so please find Gill or Glen if you are interested.

Nicaragua
The tentative dates for this year's Nicaragua trips are Wednesday February 13 - Thursday February 21 and Wednesday April 16 - Thursday April 24. There will probably be 40 kids and 10 chaperones on each trip.

Extras

*If you would like to co-chair any events, please talk to the members already chairing them. We want to have new people help us out this year.

*If you would like to put something on the agenda, please e-mail it to sf60kagenda@gmail.com

*The locks to our office were recently changed. If for any reason you need to get into the closet Mr, Greenblatt is holding a key for us. His free periods are 8th and 9th.

See you next Tuesday!
Kaitlin

If you have any questions e-mail us at admin@sf60K.org
You can also call our office and leave a message 631-262-6709

Students Meeting 9/11/07

2007-09-11T22:46:00.000-04:00

This was our first meeting for the 2007-2008 school year. We had a great turn out, and we hope that you will all come back next week.

Our first event will be this Sunday, 9/16, in the park. We will be there from 12pm-5pm, please come for as long as you can.

Our next meeting will be next Tuesday, 9/18.

If you have any questions please email admin@sf60k.org. Thanks.

Students Meeting 11/14/06

2006-11-14T20:55:00.000-05:00

Events Feedback

SHANTY
Chairs: Alex and Marisa
SHANTY was very successful. We made $16,000 which was the most we have ever made. Thank you to everyone who participated and helped it go smoothly.

East Northport Rotary
Chair: Jacqui
The East Northport Rotary's Clean Water for the World event was successful. It raised $1500.

Haunted Dungeon
Chairs: Neil, Ronnie, Duncan, Jake, Pat
If you donated anything to teh Haunted Dungeon and still haven't picked it up, it is outside the Students office. If you don't pick it up by this Friday we will either store it for next year or throw it out.

Upcoming Events

Farmingdale
Chairs: Glen and Gill
There will be no Farmingdale for the next two weeks. If you have any questions please see Glen or Gill.

HIHI
Chairs: Glen, Gill, and Neil
We desperately need drivers. If you can drive or your parents are willing to drive, please see either Glen Gill or Neil. HIHI takes place on Wednesdays from 6:45 to 9:45. There was a proposal at today's meeting to start doing HIHI on Monday nights also. We already have drivers for Monday nightsyou are interested please see one of the chairs.

Tootsie-Rolling
Chairs: Karly and Julia
Sign-ups for tootsing-rolling were at tonights meeting. It will take place Saturda (11/18), Sunday (11/19), and Wednesday (11/22). We will be standing outside of IGA, Stop & Shop (both the Northport and Jericho locations), and Pat's Meat Farm. If you signed up, please get there a little early. *If you signed up but you cannot go, please contact either Karly or Julia

Toy Drive for the INN
Chairs: Glen and Amanda
We will be having a toy drive beginning in December in teh Commons. Please bring in new, unwrapped toys.

PS49
Chairs: Lauren and Amy
There were a few problems with the upcomign trip, so listen to the announcements for any updates. In the future we will go on the same day as cities trips.

Ongoing Projects

Thank You's
Chair: Elise
There will be a thank you letter meeting next Tuesday in the senior well at 6:00. We need as many people as we can get because we have a lot of SHANTY letters to write. Also, if you have good pictures from SHANTY, please bring them in.

Bracelets
Chair:Glen
Wd are sellign handmade bracelets from Nicaragua. They are $7 each, or 2 for $10. The money goes directly back to the women in Nicaragua who made them. If you are interested in buying or sellign them, please see Glen.

T-Shirts
Chair: Tyler
We found a sweat-free company who would be able to make the shirts for us. We are now looking for a design, so if you have any logo ideas please give them to either Mr. Sleigle or Tyler before next meeting.

See you next Tuesday!
Kaitlin

If you have any questions e-mail us at admin@sf60K.orgYou can also call our office and leave a message 631-262-6709

Students Meeting 11/2/06

2006-11-02T20:58:00.000-05:00

At our next meeting we will be filling out the index cards for Nicaragua. If you are unable to come, please contact either Glen Meyerowitz or Julia Eicher BEFORE the next meeting. If you do not do this, you will not be able to go to Nicaragua.

There will be no meeting next Tuesday due to Election Day. This meeting will not be re-scheduled. Our next meeting wilol be Tuesday, November 14.

Events Feedback

Adrianna Oliva
Last month we donated $1000 to Adrianna Oliva, who had a tumor in her brain. We got a very thoughtful thank-you letter, which was read at today's meeting.

Haunted Dungeon
Chairs: Neil, Ronnie, Duncan, Jake, Pat
The Haunted Dungeon was very successful. We need to finish cleaning out the church by tomorrow. We need at least 10 people to come tomorrow for about an hour at 4:15 to help us finish cleaning up. Also, if you donated a large item and want it back, please come and pick it up.

Interface Nutrition Network (INN)
Chairs: Amanda and Glen
Thursday Amanda and Glen wnt to a meeting where about 15-20 kids from different schools talked about what they did to help the homeless, and how our club can help them. They want to have a toy drive for children who go to the INN, so we are trying to put one together in the Commons. The next meeting for the INN will be December 14. If you have any questions talk to Amanda or Glen.

Upcoming Events

SHANTY!!!
Chairs: Alex and Marisa
SHANTY will be taking place this Saturday. Be at the softball field at 7pm with your box and your money. Eat before you come because not a lot of food will be provided. Alos, bring a waterbottle. It's going to be very cold so make sure you bring lots of layers, a winter jacket, and a sleeping bag. Bring duct tape and a tarp to put under your box. Bring a flashlight too. Don't bring any electronics or food. We booked guest speakers from the INN, and we are also hoping to have a lot of news coverage for this event. When you get there Saturday night check in with Alex or Marisa. Do not be late. If you can't come, make sure you call Alex or Marisa ahead of time. Finally, we are in desperate need for chaperones, so please talk to your parents and teachers to see if they can come.

Huntington Interfaith Homeless Initiative
Chairs: Glen, Gill and Neil
Our first visit to HIHI will be on Wednesday, November 15th. Please do NOT just show up. If you would like more information about this event, talk to Glen, Gill or Neil.

Jaketoberfest
Chair: Jake
There will be a show this Friday night at Jake Boyajian's house(17 Oxford St) from 6pm-11pm. Admission is $5 and all money goes to SHANTY.

East Northport Rotary
Chair: Jacqui
The East Northport Rotary's Clean Water for the World event will take place tomorrow night. Jacqui read off the volunteers who will be working there at tonight's meeting.

Ongoing Projects

Nicaragua Bracelets
Chair: Glen
We recieved a package of handmade bracelets from women in Nuevo, and we are planning on selling them at all events. All the money will go back to helping them and some of our other projects in Nicaragua. They will cost $7, or 2 for $10.

Holiday CD
Chair: Sam
We got approval from the music teachers to make the cd, now we just need o set up dates and times. If you want to contribute to this cd, talk to Sam.

Extras

*When you are fundraising for SHANTY and other events, please make sure to get everyone's contact information, especially e-mails.

*Next meeting we will be starting Nicaragua sign-ups. There will also be a sign-up for tootsie-rolling.

See you in two weeks!
Kaitlin

If you have any questions e-mail us at admin@sf60k.org
You can also call our office and leave a message 631-262-6709

Students Meeting 10/24/06

2006-10-24T20:36:00.000-04:00

OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND. THERE IS NO MEETING NEXT TUESDAY, BECAUSE OF HALLOWEEN.

Upcoming Events

Haunted Dungeon
Chairs: Neil, Ronnie, Duncan, Jake, Pat
We need people to go around and pass out flyers, and to place them in stores. The themes of the Haunted Dungeon this year is a "Haunted House." The setup committee will be meeting every day after school this week to finish building. The dates for The Haunted Dungeon are October 27, 29, 30, and 31. If you have any supplies to bring, please do.

Little Flower
Chairs: Julie, Pat, Neil
Little Flower has been cancelled. We are hoping to reschedule the trip to some future date.

SHANTY
Chairs: Alex, Marisa
We still need many adult chaperones for SHANTY this year, which will take place on November 4. Permission slips, which were handed out over the past several weeks, are due TOMORROW! If you do not bring in your permission slip, you cannot attend SHANTY. Please remember to bring a box and duct-tape.

East Northport Rotary
There is a concert run by the East Northport Rotary at the Northport Christian Church on November 3rd at 7 p.m. If you would like to volunteer to help at the event, or if you have any questions see Jacqui.

Nicaragua
In a few weeks, we will be handing out the cards for Nicaragua. Please be active in as many activities as you can, so you will get to go.

Show
There will be a show at Jake Boyajan's on November 3 from 6-10. Admission is $5 and all the funds will go to SHANTY.

Special Guests

Friends of Students for 60,000
A representative from Friends of SF60K came to speak at our meeting today. She was interested in trying to get us to help create goddie bags for some children at the Haven House. If you would like to help, or would like more information please contact Jacqui.

See you next Thursday (not Tuesday)!
Glen

If you have any questions e-mail us at admin@sf60K.org
You can also call our office and leave a message 631-262-6709

Students Meeting 10/17/06

2006-10-21T16:14:00.000-04:00

Events Feedback

HIHI
The HIHI kick-off event was very succesful. The first day of HIHI will be November 15. If you have any questions talk to Julie or Gill.

Upcoming Events

Haunted Dungeon
Chairs: Neil, Ronnie, Duncan, Jake, Pat
The dates for The Haunted Dungeon are October 27, 29, 30, and 31. Signs were put up in Starbucks, Cedarhurst Paper, stores downtown, and stores on Larkfield. If you know of anywhere else we can advertise please see one of the chairs. The set-up for the Hunted Dungeon will be on Saturday at 12:30 at the Trinity Episcopal Church downtown. Please bring supplies.

Little Flower
Chairs: Julie, Pat, Neil
Little Flower will take place on October 30 during school. Field trip cards were passed out at tonight's meeting. Please get them in a soon as possible.

SHANTY
Chairs: Glen, Alex, Alex, Marisa
SHANTY will take place on November 4. We need adult chaperones so please ask your parents and teachers. We need at least 1 adulty per 13/14 kids. Permission slips will be due a week before SHANTY. Extra permission slips and forms are outside the Students office. Start raising money (at least $75) and looking for your box.

Hunger Banquet
Chairs: Alex and Sam
There will be a meeting after school tomorrow in the cities room.

East Northport Rotary
East Northport Rotary is looking for six volunteers to serve food at their Clean Water for theorlds event on November 3 at 7: at theast Northport Christian Church. If you have any questions see Jacqui.

Nicaragua
Mr. Slagle booked the tickets for the February Nicaragua trip. The dates for February will definately be February 14-22.

Show
There will be a show at Jake's on November 3 from 6-10. Admission is $5 and all the funds will go to SHANTY.

Special Guests

Jobs with Justice
Jim from Jobs with Justice spoke at our meeting today. Jobs with Justice is a "coalition of community groups that challenges the route causes of injustice". He invited us to a demonstration this Saturday at 3pm at the Source mall in Westbury. They are planning on marching through the mall with workers, clergy, and elected officials to try and get workers at the mall fair pay and benefits. Someone form the 32BJ Union also spoke at tonight's meeting. This is a union that represents people who clean malls, residential areas, etc. They organize cleaners who are paid under minimum wage and/or have no health insurance. A custodian from the Smith Haven mall also spoke tonight about how hard it was to live on the money he is being paid.

Ongoing Projects

Thank You's
Chair: Elise
When fundraising for SHANTY, please collect e-mail addresses and names forom your donors.

T-Shirts
Chair: Tyler
A new idea for selling Students for 60,000 t-shirts was proposed at today's meeting. We can get them as cheap as $4 and maybe sell them for $10 to members of the club and the community. He will have more information at next week's meeting.

See you next Tuesday!
Kaitlin

If you have any questions e-mail us at admin@sf60K.org
You can also call our office and leave a message 631-262-6709

Students Meeting 10/10/06

2006-10-21T15:44:00.000-04:00

Events Feedback

Show
The show at Dan's house last weekend raised $1,000. This money will go towards a general fund.

Upcoming Events

Haunted Dungeon
Chairs: Neil, Ronnie, Duncan, Jake, Pat
There was a meeting before the Students meeting today. The dates of the Haunted Dungeon are October 27, 29, 30, and 31. We will start setting up on Staurday, October 21. Next Tuesday there will be a meeting in the senior well at 6:00 for all the chairs and for anyone who already has ideas for the Haunted Dungeon. Bring your ideas already written down on paper. We need supplies, so please bring them in as soon as possible. You can gicve them to any of the chairs, or Jacqui. We are in the process of sending out press releases to the papers and hanging fliers in stores. We are also going to paint over the Dinner and Comedy Night sign to advertise.

Little Flower
Chairs: Julie, Pat, Neil
Little Flower will take place Monday, October 30 during school. Feild trip cards will be handed out at next week's meeting.

SHANTY
Chairs: Glen, Alex, Alex, Marisa
SHANTY will take place on November 4 at 7pm and will run until 7am th enext morning. We booked a guest speaker. We also really need chaperones, so please ask your parents if they would like to do that. Please start raising money and looking for boxes. The permission slips are due October 24. There are extra permission slips and forms by the Students office.

Hunger Banquet
Chairs: Alex and Sam
We would like to hold our first hunger banquet in October. A hunger banquet is where people pay to come, and they recieve a ticket. There are different tickets which represent different social classes. There ill be different tables for each class, and whatever class you are assigned on your ticket is where you sit. At the tables there will be the types of food someone in that class would eat and information about that class. There will be only a few people in the upper class, a little more in the middle class, and the majority of the people will be in the lower class. This will stimulate the ratio of how many people are actually in each class in our world. Later on in the night we will be running slideshows and videos about Students for 60,000, Nicaragua, and poverty around the world. There wil;l be a meeting in H241 Thursday afterschool for anyone interested in helping out with this event.

Nicaragua
A sign-up sheet for Nicaragua went around at today's meeting so we can get and idea of how many poeple are interestd in going. The possible dates for Nicaragua are February 14-22 and March 28 to April 5.

Ongoing Projects

Friends of Students for 60,000
Julie and Julia went to a Friends of Sf60k meeting the other day. Friends of Sf60k was finally approved for being tax deductable. They are also planning on going on a Nicaragua trip next month. They are also getting involved in an afterschool program from 3-5:30. This is for adult volunteers only, so if your parnets want to get involved, see Julie or Julia.

Public Relations
Chairs: Duncan, Ronnie, and Kaitlin
We are going to get SHANTY covered by News 12 and some local newspapers. We also want to start a newsletter, so if you are interested in writing or taking pictures at events, please see Duncan Ronnie or Kaitlin. We really need e-mail addresses to get our newsletter started, so please make sure to get e-mail addresses when you are fundraising for SHANTY.

Thank You's
Chair: Elise
Please make sure to get names, e-mail addresses, and possibly home addresses when fundraising for SHANTY so we can make sure to send out thank you's.

See you next Tuesday!

Kaitlin

If you have any questions e-mail us at admin@sf60K.org
You can also call our office and leave a message 631-262-6709

Students Meeting 10/3/06

2006-10-03T20:50:00.000-04:00

Events Feedback

Sister Joan
Sunday night Sister Joan, a nun from Chacraseca gave a talk at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs. She said there was an orphanage in Leon that needed money for repairs and other things. They needed $10,000 and she got a lot of money Sunday night, but Students was thinking about holding a fundraiser to raise some more money. One idea is to have a book sale, where we all bring in used books and sell them for $1 each. If you have any ideas or questions, talk to Elise or Julie.

Farmingdale
Chairs: Glen and Gill
Last night's Farmingdale was very succesful. We brought 3 bags of winter clothes for the men. As of right now, there won't be Farmingdale for the next 2 weeks.

Upcoming Events

Haunted Dungeon
Chairs: Neil, Ronnie, Duncan, Jake, Pat
The Haunted Dungeon will take place the Friday, Sunday, and Monday before Halloween, and on Halloween (Tuesday). Please bring in donations as soon as possible. Bring them to Jacqui, or one of the chairs. If you're plannning on coming to the Haunted Dungeon, you must bring in at least one donation, and/or come dressed up. If you don't have any costumes dress in all black. We are also looking for costume make-up, which you can buy at the dollar store. If you can't get to the store, you can give the money to Jacqui. Next Tuesday there will be a sign-up sheet for the Haunted Dungeon going around at the meeting.

SHANTY
Chairs: Glen, Alex, Alex, Marisa
SHANTY will definitely be taking place on Saturday November 4, into Sunday November 5. Pledge sheets were distributed at today's meeting. They are due October 24, and if you don't have your pledge sheet in by then you can't participate in SHANTY. The money you raise for SHANTY will be due November 4, and there is a $75 minimum, but you are encouraged to raise a lot more because we are trying to break our record this year.

Closet Cleanout
Chair: Jacqui
Tomorrow afterschool and next Tuesday we are going to have closet cleanout. Meet at he Student's office right after shool, and we will probably be going until 4 or 5.

PS49
Chairs: Lauren and Amy
Our first PS49 trip will be the day before Thanksgiving. It will be Thanksgiving themed, and we are looking o bring musicians. We are hoping to have 5 PS49 trips this year.

Show
There will be a show this Saturday, October 7 at 3 Bluff Point Rd. in Northport. It starts at 1. There is a $5 minimum donation, and all the money goes to Students. The bands that are playing are Another Word for Fun!, Alienm Soup, Anti Envy, TNN, For Serious This Time, 4th Element, and more.

Special Gift
Chairs: Alex and Ryan
There will be a Special Gift meeting next Tuseday at 6:30, before the meeting. Look for signs in the commons.

HIHI
The HIHI kick-off event is October 12. There is a meting October 19 to train people who want to help out.

Extras
*Whenever you raise money, please make sure to get everyone's e-mail address. We are trying to start a newsletter and this would be a lot of help. You can e-mail it to us at admin@sf60k.org

*If you have feedback from an event, please e-mail it top us at admin@sf60k.org so I can put it on the blog. Also, we need people to write up feedback for events to put in our newsletter.

See you next Tuesday!
Kaitlin

If you have any questions e-mail us at admin@sf60k.orgYou can also call our office and leave a message 631-262-6709

Students Meeting 9/26/06

2006-09-26T21:29:00.000-04:00

Events Feedback

Adriana Oliva Banquet
Wednesday Julie, Jake, Julia, and Brian went to a banquet for Adriana Oliva, a girl with a tumor in her brain. We gave her a check for $1,000 ($800 of which we raised ath teh car wash, and $200 was donated from Friends of Students for 60,000).

Farmingdale
Chairs: Glen and Gill
Yesterday we went to Farmingdale again, and it was very succesful. There were about 7 men and 1 woman who came to learn. We had a new type of lesson plan, and it was very successful. As of right now, the lesson planning for next monday will be this Friday after school, but that could change. Listen for announcements or look for a sign in the commons. If you want to go to Farmingdale, please just don't show up because we have a lack of drivers. Talk to Glen or Gill if you are interested in going.

Upcoming Events

Haunted Dungeon
Chairs: Neil, Ronnie, Duncan, Jake, Pat

A supply list went out at today's meeting. It includes...
-Costumes (all kinds)
-Makeup (costume and regular)
-Fog machines, stobe lights, black lights, etc.
-Halloween props (fake spiders, plastic weapons...)
-Black cloth (sheets, tablecloths, anything-dark blue/gray ok too)
-Portable stereo/boombox (we only need 2, so if you have one talk to a chair)
-Flashlights
-Staple guns(with staples), duct tape, masking tape, thumbtacks, etc.
-Extension cords, power strips
-Anything else you think we could use

If you have any of these supplies, tell one of the chairs, or drop it in the students office. *If you leave anything in the students office, please tell Jacqui. The Haunted Dungeon will take place the Friday, Sunday, and Monday before Halloween, and on Halloween (Tuesday). We will start setting up on October 21.

Sister Joan
Sister Joan from Nicaragua will be speaking at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs on Monday, October 2 at 7pm.

Little Flower!
Chairs: Julie
A sign up sheet for the Little Flower Halloween party went around at the meeting today. We don't have dates yet, but we will ahve more information soon.

SHANTY
Chairs: Glen, Alex, Alex, Marisa
SHANTY will probably take place on November 4, we are still waiting for approval of the date. Start raising money and looking for boxes. SHANTY sheets should be outside the Students office by this Friday. *When you raise money door to door, please make sure you get everyone's e-mail. This is very imporatant.

Holiday CD
Chairs: Scott and Sam
At today's meeting we decided that instead of having a cd that only features holiday music, we have Northport bands cover classic songs, so the CD can be sold all year long. If you are in a band, sing, or play an instrument and want to be on the CD, talk to Sam or Scott.

Ongoing Projects

Friends of Students for 60,000
Friends of sf60k holds their meetings the first Thursday of every month. We would like to have a few members of our club be at these meetings. If you know someone who wants to be involved or in Friends of sf60k, make sure to get a flyer at next week's meeting.

Special Gift
Chairs: Ryan and Alex
We want to start putting flyers in stores, so if you know anywhere that we can put them (ex. your work, your parent's work) please talk to Ryan or Alex. There will be a meeting for Special Gift 5 minutes before next week's Students meeting. We also want to start putting jars in stores, so if you know anywhere we can put these, please also talk to Ryan or Alex. Also, please brng in big jars, like, the big pretzel tubs from Costco, so we can use them.

Discussion Page
We have a new discussion page on sf60k.org so please join it. Hopefully this will help answer any questions you have the next meeting.

Extras

*Whenever you raise money, please make sure to get everyone's e-mail address. We are trying to start a newsletter and this would be a lot of help. You can e-mail it to us at admin@sf60K.org

*If you have feedback from an event, please e-mail it top us at admin@sf60K.org so I can put it on the blog. Also, we need people to write up feedback for events to put in our newsletter.

See you next Tuesday!
Kaitlin

If you have any questions e-mail us at admin@sf60K.orgYou can also call our office and leave a message 631-262-6709

Students Meeting 9/19/06

2006-09-20T22:11:00.000-04:00

Events Feedback

Car Wash
The car wash Saturday wsa very succesful. We raised $1,100!!! Thank you to all who came out and helped

Cow Harbor Day
Cow Harbor Day on Sunday was also very succesful. We had a table in the park where we handed out literature and talked to the comunity to get them interested. We had pictures from Nicaragua, and we sold some handmade pots from Nicaragua and handmaed necklaces from Ghana.

Upcoming Events

Haunted Dungeon
Chairs: Neil, Ronnie, Duncan, Jake, Pat
The first meeting about the Haunted Dungeon was today before the meeting. We are hopong to have the Haunted Dungeon the Friday, Sunday, and Monday before Halloween, and on Halloween (Tuesday). We will be sending around donation sheets at next week's meeting. If you bring in any donations give them to one of the chairs or put them in the Student's office (tell Jacqui if you put anything in there though).

Farmingdale
Chairs: Glen and Gill
Monday's Farmingdale trip was very succesful. For now on, we will be having meetings at 5:00, before we leave for Farmingdale on Monday's to plan the lesson for that night.
*Thursday there is a press conference at 1:00pm at Farmingdale. It is regarding loiw income housing. We are trying to save the apartments laborers live in. If you want to goto this pres sconference, speak to Glen or Gill for more information.

SHANTY
Chairs: Glen, Alex, Alex, Marisa
We are looking at November 4 as a possible date for SHANTY. Start looking for boxes.

PS49
Chair: Lauren
We now have permission to run at least one trip to PS49 a quarter. Our first trip will be in October or November. A sign-up sheet will be going around soon.

Special Gift
Chairs: Alex and Ryan
Special Gift is an all-year program where you can taje a pamphlet and instead of giving someone a present for their birthday or a holiday, you can donate moiney in their name. This money will go to aiding the needy on Long Island, New York City, Nicaragua, or Africa. You get to decide what project you want your money to go to. If you want a flyer, see Alex or Ryan. Also, we want to put these flyers in stores, so if you know anywhere that we can put the, see Alex or Ryan.

Show
Chair: Dan
There will be a show at Dan's house for Students sometime in October. It will be an all day event. If your band wants top play in the show, talk to Dan.

New Ideas

CD'S
Chair: Sam
A new idea is to sell cd's featuring bands from Northport during the Christmas season. The bands will cover old holiday songs, and also have new original ones. There will also be a show to promote the CD.

Newsletter
Chairs: Duncan and Ronnie
We are going to start a public relations committee. We also want to start a monthly newsletter. If you want to be part of theis, talk to Duncan or Ronnie, and listen for announcements for the first meeting.

Special Guests

Mr. White
Mr. White came to our meeting today. He was impressed with our table at Cow Harbor Day and he also stressed the need for thank you's. He wants us to follow up on the project that our money went to for the Tsunami. He also told us about his new organization, Friends of Students for 60,000 Inc. it is made up of Northport alumni, parents, and other adults. The first meeting was in June, and 120 people came, but ever since the number of people at the meetings has been decreasing. They are planning to go on a fact finding trip down to Nicaragua, to possibly start their own project or support ours. The club also had a party in August which raised $750. On October 1 from 7-9, Sister Joan will be giving a talk at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs. She lives in Nicaragua, and will be going back right after this talk. There might be a fee to attend this talk, and the money will go to Joan to bring down to Nicaragua, with guidelines. Finally, we sent money to pro mujar. This is a charity that gives women $100 to $150 each to start their own business. We sent enough money to pay for 6 associations of 20 women each. To see more of this charity, go to promujar.org.

Extras

*Glen has been e-mailing with Monica from Nicaragua, and they recieved a donation of 1,000 water filters for the water in Nuevo.

*Whenever you raise money, please make sure to get everyone's e-mail address. We are trying to start a newsletter and this would be a lot of help. You can e-mail it to us at admin@sf60K.org

*If you have feedback from an event, please e-mail it top us at admin@sf60K.org so I can put it on the blog. Also, we need people to write up feedback for events to put in our newsletter.

See you next Tuesday!
Kaitlin

If you have any questions e-mail us at admin@sf60K.org
You can also call our office and leave a message 631-262-6709

Car Wash 9/16/06

2006-09-18T22:40:00.000-04:00

Last Saturday's car wash was a great success! We managed to raise $1,100, a great kick off for the year. Thank you so much for everyone who contributed their time and helped out.

Thanks!
Rebecca and Carolyn

First Students Meeting 9/12/06

2006-09-12T21:36:00.000-04:00

Hey everyone!

Today was our first meeting, where we basically just talked briefly about all of our projects for our new members.

Upcoming Events

Car Wash
Chairs: Rebecca Novick and Carolyn Garelle
The car wash will take place this Saturday, September 16. There are 2 shifts available, 9am-1pm and 1pm-5pm. It will take place on the Elwood side of the high school, and the money we raise will go to a general students fund. There's not a set price, the money we make will be based on donations. Look for a sign in the commons for more info, and if you have any questions speak to Rebecca or Carolyn.

Cow Harbor Day
Chairs: Julie Raisch, Neil Atkinson, Pat Shelton
Students for 60,000 is having a table at Cow Harbor Day this Sunday, September 17. We will be handing out literature on Students and our activities, and talking with the community. We will also be selling goods from Nicaragua and Africa. If you have any questions talk to Julie, Neil, or Pat.

Special Guest

Today Jim Leonick from the East Northport Rotary Club came in to update us on the water filteration project for Nicaragua. Basically, Jim is working with the Rotary Club to promote clean water throughout the world, and he decided to team up with Students to put some of these filters down in Nicaragua. We are still trying to figure out what to use as filters, and ideas are being developed. There will be a benefit concert Friday November 3 at 7:30pm. It will be by the Rotary Club to raise money for these filters. Tickets cost $25, and only 100 will be sold. It will take place at the East Northport Christian Church on Vernon Valley. More info to come... any questions speak to Jackie, Gabby, or Gill.

Brief Summary of Other Students Events

Haunted Dungeon
Chairs: Neil, Ronnie, Duncan, Jake, Pat
The Haunted Dungeon will take place the last week of October at the Trinity Church in downtown Northport. Last year was our first time in a new location, and we raised $1,000, so if we make an effort to publicize this event it can be very succesful. There will be a meeting next Tuesday at 6pm in the senior well for anyone who wants to help out with the Haunted Dungeon. If you have any questions talk to one of the chairs.

SHANTY - (Shelter the Homeless And Needy This Year)
Chairs: Glen, Alex, Alex, Marisa
SHANTY is a very succesful event every year where we stimulate what it's like to be homeless. Students members raise money (at least $75) to participate in this event, which goes to the homless shelters. We sleep in cardboard boxes out on the softball field, and we try to portray the homeless experience as realistically as possible. Guest speakers also come every year, usually people who have been homeless, or people who work with homeless people. This event takes place in late October. If you have any questions talk to one of the chairs.

PS49U
Chairs: Katie, Lauren, Ian
This year we are going to to once a quarter to PS49, a public school in the Bronx. We bring them art supplies and school supplies, and teach them art and music lessons. If you have any questionms talk to one of the chairs.

Shelter Trips
Chairs: Katie, Lauren
Troughout the year we take trips to shelters in New York City. We bring clothes, supplies, and donations. More info to come... any questions talk to Lauren or Katie.

Farmingdale
Chairs: Glen and Gill
Farmingdale is a program where students interact with day laborers and teach them english and basic life lessons. It is a good way to practice your Spanish and get involed. Farmingdale is every Monday night from 6:45 to 9:30ish. Important: We have a lack of drivers, so if you can drive, please talk to Glen or Gill. Also, please only show up for Farmingdale if you signed up, because we need to know exactly how many drivers we need. If you have any questions talk to Glen or Gill

Nicaragua
Chairs: (updates to come)
Students for 60,000 takes two trips down to Nicaragua each year, one in February and one in April. This is our biggest project, and we are always preparing for it. We bring down money to provide medical aid, food, and running water as well as to build homes, schools, and cafeterias. While we're down there we build houses, interact with families, teach lessons in the schools, and feed about 800 students breakfast and lunch every day. Even if you don't go to Nicaragua, there are so many other ways that you can help prepare for this project. More info to come... any questions talk to Julia Eicher.

Extras at Today's Meeting
*If you have any donations (ex. clothes, school supplies), you can put them in the Students closet by the english resource room. Please tell Jackie Murphy whenever you put something in the closet, and make sure you take care of it within 1-2 weeks.
*Get involved! Don't be shy, sign up for everything, and take full advantage of this club.

See you next Tuesday!
Kaitlin

If you have any questions e-mail us at admin@sf60K.org
You can also call our office and leave a message 631-262-6709

New School Year

2006-09-12T21:00:00.000-04:00

Hey everyone.
We have just started a new school year, and we hope to be able to keep this blog up to date after every meeting. For more information you can visit our website at www.sf60k.org. Thanks for your time.