Next Family Meeting

Students and Parents,

From the desk of Ms. Clark,
Next Ghana meeting Thursday, February 22 at Lincoln Center. It's mandatory and will be held in boardrooms A & B from 7:00-9:00 p.m.

Thanks, see you there!!

Fundraising Decisions

Thanks to those who were able to make it out to the meeting last night!! We had some really good ideas generated, and we'll need everyone to step in and help out where they can.

Our first "event" is a bake sale. The students will organize the when, where and how. Parents just need to send in some goodies for the sale. Keep asking your student for details, and check back on this post as it will be updated as quickly as possible.

If you have additional ideas for fund raisers, please let me know so that I can share them with the group.

We discussed:
Rotary Club Duck Sale (more info later)
Selling pizza by the slice after school
Selling flowers for Valentine's Day (if other school groups aren't already doing this)
Raffle tickets to give away prizes
Car Wash (in the spring)
Yard Sale (in March/April)
Corporate Sponsors
Krispy Cream Donuts
Baby-sitting Services (for Valentine's Day)
Dinner/Lunch plate sales (BBQ or Fish w/ fixings)
Selling drinks/snacks at track meets

Family Fundraising

We hope that everyone has begun their own personal fundraising for the trip, and that all is going well.

Our next individual installment of $250 is due on /Wednesday February 7th.

We are planning a parent/student meeting on Thursday January 25th from 6:30 - 7:30pm.
This will be held in the Glenwood Elementary Media Center. For those of you not from the area, Glenwood is located off of Raleigh Road behind the Credit Union and Harris Teeter at Glenn Lennox shopping center. (email (Kvillines@hotmail.com or call me (932-8881) if you need directions.)

Please respond to your email to confirm your participation. (I think I'm missing a few parents email addresses)

We will discuss fundraising ideas for the money we must raise as a group (at least $5000).

Please bring an open mind and any ideas you may have.

Remaining YLI Events OVERALL GROUP ACTIVITIES

Blue Ribbon Youth Leadership Institute Service Learning Projects '06-'07

January 16 MLK Clean-up Freedom House
January 20 Ronald McDonald House 101 Old Mason Farm Rd
1 – 4 PM Chapel Hill

February 3 Charles House Charles House
2:00 PM Carrboro 109 Hillcrest

February 8 Chapel Hill Rehabilitation Chapel Hill Rehab
4:00 – 5:00 PM

February Teen Court East Chapel Hill High
6:00 PM Hillsborough Courthouse

March Clean Up Eno River Project Eno River
Durham, NC

April 1-4 Spring Break Service Project Eastern Carolina
May Teen Court East Chapel Hill High
6:00 PM Hillsborough Courthouse

July International Service-Learning Ghana, West Africa

Remaining YLI Events E-CHHS

East Chapel Hill High School
Blue Ribbon
Youth Leadership Institute
Meeting Schedule 2006-07
12:25 PM
1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month

Ms. Manning’s Room (178 in Quad C)

Wednesday, January 17 Manning 178
Wednesday, February 7 Manning 178
Wednesday, February 21 Manning 178
Wednesday, March 7 Manning 178
Wednesday, March 21 Manning 178
Wednesday, April 18 Manning 178
Wednesday, May 2 Manning 178
Wednesday, May 16 Manning 178

Students MUST attend ten (10) YLI meetings to be eligible for the annual spring break trip.

For more information contact Ms. Clark at 918-2170 or lclark@chccs.k12.nc.us

Remining YLI Events - CHHS

Chapel Hill High School
Blue Ribbon
Youth Leadership Institute
Meeting Schedule 2006-07
12:45 PM
1st & 3rd Thursday of each month

Mrs. Barnes’ Room (A 265)

Barnes - A 265 Thursday, January 18
Barnes - A 265 Thursday, February 1
Barnes - A 265 Thursday, February 15
Barnes - A 265 Thursday, March 1
Barnes - A 265 Thursday, March 15
Barnes - A 265 Thursday, April 19
Barnes - A 265 Thursday, May 3
Barnes - A 265 Thursday, May 17
Barnes - A 265

Students MUST attend ten (10) YLI meetings to be eligible for the annual spring break trip.

For more information contact Ms. Clark at 918-2170 or lclark@chccs.k12.nc.us

Get Your Passport

Happy New Year YLI Families -

I have some updated information about Passports. Ms. Clark had requested that all applications be done by December 31st. In case you have not yet done this, please do your best to get it done by the end of this week. Remember, it takes roughly 6 weeks to get them back and then they all must be sent as a group to Ghana for approval.

Here is some information about the passports that I will also post on the website.
You can download the form from this site: http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/first/first_830.html
You must have 6 photos for the passport. They will take 2 photos at the post office (Estes Drive Office) for a cost of $15. Each additional set of 2 photos are $15. Kinko's (Franklin Street) charges $12.95 for 2 photos, and $5 for each additional set of 2. The best deal I found is at CVS (Carrboro) where they charge $7.99 for 6 photos.
You will need to be with your child if they are under 18 and applying. You will also need a valid ID for yourself to sign the papers.
In addition to a picture ID, you will also need a certified copy of the child's birth certificate.
If you have any questions, you may call the Post Office (Estes Drive) at 929-9892. They stop accepting applications at 4:00pm.

Also, the cost is $97. $67 for the passport and $30 to the Post Office.