Generation ON, a resource to fight hunger

http://www.generationon.org/ What will you bring to the table?  In a country that wastes 40% of its food, 1 in 5 children are affected by hunger. Some children are given every opportunity to reach beyond the stars and achieve their fullest potential while others suffer--often silently--from empty, aching stomachs. Going to bed and waking up hungry affects a child's education, well-being, happiness, and long-term health. Child hunger in the United States is a complicated, prevalent and hidden problem striking in communities across the nation. Finding a solution requires boundless compassion and creativity--like those of a child.

What Will You Bring to the Table? engages and empowers this country's greatest asset, it's youth, to bring their ideas, skills, friends, and time to the table to make sure each child grows up stronger, healthier, happier, and always reaching higher.

GenerationOn provided mini-grants to support 'What Will You Bring to the Table?' service projects.  Projects will bring youth to the table to conduct service activities that address the issue of child hunger in the United States.

Food Drive 2012 ends-Thank you notes

Thank you from Mrs. May:
"Please tell all the high school students who came up to help me count cans how much I appreciate the time they donated. They really are such a big help."
"I want to say a special thank you to Catherine L. She was such a tremendous help to me this week. I knew I could not only count on her to show up every day, but also, she was organized, extremely careful about counting and recording the number of cans brought in by the students, and a joy to work with each day. Although I did not have the opportunity to teach Catherine in sixth grade, it is evident to me that she is a very special young lady. I so appreciate all her help during the canned food drive." 

Thank you from Mrs. Clay: Casady YAC, YOU ROCK! We broke every record of cans and monetary donations. Thank you to all the YAC Senior chairs and the YAC members who volunteered at the different divisions, to the ones who made posters, and to the amazing "dancing cans." We took a bite of Oklahoma Hunger! 5,779 cans and $1,016.87 with a generous contribution of $500 from the Multicultural Club after Fall Fest. 

Casady Cans Do was part of the Make a Difference Day Initiative, A Day/Week of good deeds for others.   USA WEEKEND Magazine and Points of Light joined together to sponsor Make A Difference Day, when millions of volunteers around the world unite in a common mission to improve the lives of others.  The YAC senior chairs took the leadership of Casady Cans Do Food Drive. They created teams of YAC members and friends who motivated Cyclones from all divisions through can costumes, stickers, competitions, and posters advocating helping our Regional Food Bank to take a bite out of Oklahoma Hunger. Casady Can Can Hunger was the inspiring slogan that call the UD students to donate cans and money. UD and LD requested monetary donations.  The other divisions concentrated in bringing cans. The Middle Division house competition brought the most cans and the canstruction competition, revived an old Casady tradition at the Upper Division. The final donation from all divisions was 5,779 cans and $1,016.87 with a generous contribution of $500 from the Multicultural Club after Fall Fest. 

Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma Statistics

 

A Story of Hope

Canstruction



 

First Place: Seniors

Canstructions were finished by b-block Thursday.  After lunch, judges, who consisted of Mr. Philipson, Mrs. Miano, Dr. Powell, Mrs. Stone, Mrs. Scott, and Coach Bonfiglio followed a judging rubric which provided 4 points as the highest score and 1 as the lowest score:  The criteria was: Most cans donated to build canstruction on Wednesday and Thursday (Seniors, Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors). Best Meal: Variety of cans used. Creativity in Design. Teamwork:  Numbers of class members who participated in the canstruction (Seniors, Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors).    Thank you to the team leaders for fighting hunger and feeding hope with your donations, creativity, and care and to Mr. Philipson for donating the competition prize, a pizza lunch for the winning grade.




Second Place: Freshmen

The winners of the canstruction competition were officially announced at Chapel.  Mr. Philipson provided seniors with a pizza lunch.


Third Place: Sophomores



Fourth Place: Juniors

Thank you to everyone who participated in the REVIVAL of an old tradition, "canstruction."  Special thanks to the Judy H., senior YAC chair who spirited the idea, and to all the YAC members and YAC chairs who created the process and implemented the actions that surpassed our donation goals of cans and money to our Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma.

 





Casady Cans Do: Results and reflection

Primary Division:  Things to have in mind for 2013: Carpool starts at 7:50 AM. We need volunteers with first hour off with permission to use their study hall to help students in the PD Division.  Stickers needed for everyday of the food drive at this division next year.  The Red Wagons of Hope is on Thursday and students with study hall at the times below are needed to help the children take their donations, weather provided. Due to bad weather, this activity did not take place in 2012, instead of the Red Wagons of Hope March to the Food Bank truck, the children placed their donations in a van that took the cans to the Food Bank truck

*10:15---Pre-k bring cans to Food Bank truck. *2:00--K takes cans to the truck

                                                                                                                                                                                      
Monday: 30 cans,
Tuesday: 63 cans,
Wednesday: 69 cans
Thursday: 35 cans

Friday: 21 cans  5 Day Total: 218 cans

 

 

Red Wagons of Hope





Lower Division: All Divisions' Winners:  MONDAY & TUESDAY.  Third place in overall food drive competition.  Tripp the dancing can was a hit! Fire fighters stickers were a great incentive, but nothing replaces the high school students as motivators and role models of caring and givers of time and enthusiasm.  We hope to have a 4th grade can counting team for next year.
                                                                                                                                             
Monday: 116 cans and $50 check = 166
Tuesday: 132 cans and $100 check= 232
Wednesday: 220 cans and $ 3=223
Thursday: 335 cans
Friday: 245 cans   
5 Day Total: 1,048 cans and $153= 1,201 new record to beat in 2012.






 
Middle Division: Winner of all division Wednesday, Thursday and Friday! Overall winner of the Casady Cans Do, Students Against Hunger Competition.  The dancing can motivated others to help inspire students and parents to give.  New this year was music with the can dancer which prompted groups of dancing students in front of the MD on Thursday and Friday.  MD is considering making house costumes and creating a hunger fighting songs and dances. 

 
Monday: 166 cans. Kelly, Martin, Taber and Woolsey
Tuesday: 158 cans. Martin  ber Kelly Woolsey.  Running 2 days total 324

Wednesday: 
Martin 116 today (215 for three days)
Taber 108 today (195 for 3 days) 
Kelly 70 today (169 for 3 days) 
Woolsey 118 today (157 for 3 days)  
Running 3 days total:  736 cans



Thursday:
Woolsey 425 today  (582 for four days)      
Martin 194 today (409 for four days) 
Kelly 181 (350 for four days) 
Taber 77 today (272 for four days)
Running 4 Days total 1613 cans

Friday:
Martin House 1,050 cans 
Overall winner of the MD competition for an out of uniform!
MD Total for Food Drive 3,473 cans

Upper Division:  YAC chairs provided daily raffles and Judy H. revived the old Casady tradition of Canstruction Competitions.  The donations progressively increased, but we need to consider competitions between sports, clubs, and maybe an empty bowls banquet with silent auction and fashion show next year.  Fall Fest weather did not permit YAC to raise but $55 for the Food Bank.  If we have the drive at the same time as homecoming again, we should consider developing a collaboration with the alumni office and other clubs.  Multicultural Club surprised YAC with a $500 donation for the Food Drive after Fall Fest!

Monday-STUCO's East Coast vs. West Coast Homecoming Dress-up day
58 cans and $30
Sophomores/Juniors/Seniors/Freshmen

Katie H. Raffle winner












Tuesday-STUCO's  Ipod shuffle homecoming Dress-Up Day
171 cans and $5
Freshmen, Seniors, Sophomores, Juniors
Hannah P.: Raffle winner

Wednesday-STUCO's CAT astrophe Homecoming Dress-Up Day

103 cans and $43.87
Seniors, Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors
Lily H. Raffle winner
Running Three Day Total: 332 cans and $ 78.87.

Thursday- STUCO's Thrift Shop Dress-Up Day
416 cans and $90
Seniors, Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors
4 Day Running Total: 748 cans and $168.87= 916.87

 
Friday: STUCO's Olympics Dressed-up Day, Pep Rally & FALL FEST
392 cans and $ 40 
Seniors, freshmen, sophomores, juniors

1,140 cans and $ 208.87  = new record on cans, but we did not meet the money goal M-F. 

During Fall Fest YAC collected $55.  After Fall Fest, Multicultural Club surpised YAC with a $500 donation for the Food Bank. 

Sale of STUCO's Homecoming T-Shirts

Olympic Day

Pep Rally

YAC Booth Fall Fest

Blankets for Positive Tomorrows: Fall Fest YAC Booth

 
STUDENTS AGAINST HUNGER 2012

CASADY CANS DO
FOOD DRIVE RESULTS

FIRST PLACE: MIDDLE DIVISION: 3,473 CANS

SECOND PLACE: UPPER DIVISION : 1040 CANS + $208.87 + $55+ $500+ $100

THIRD PLACE: LOWER DIVISION: 1048 CANS + $153

FOURTH PLACE: PRIMARY DIVISION: 218 CANS

 

Monday: 370 cans, $80  
Tuesday: 521 cans and $105  
Wednesday: 2,242 cans and $231.87
Thursday:  4,441 cans, $321.87 
Friday: 5,779 cans and $ 361.87

5,779 WE BEAT OUR RECORD OF CANS 
AFTER FALL FEST AND WITH MULTICULTURAL CLUB DONATION

OVER $1,016.87 TO THE FOOD BANK IN 2012