Youth LEAD OKC is a cultural competency program sponsored by the YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City and Casady High School
Service Learning Program. YLOKC is a branch of Sharon, Massachusetts based Youth Lead Online.
Youth LEAD OKC experiences are developed, planned, and implemented by teens for teens. Youth LEAD teens come from a wide range of ethnic, cultural, economic, and faith backgrounds. Youth LEADers explore their own identities as well as their similarities and differences and act together to build the next generation of community and global leaders.
Sunday, November 1,2015
1:30-3:30 pm
Planning Team: 12:30-4:00 pm
YMCA Corporate Headquarters. The Y Offices are located at 500 N. Broadway, Suite 500, OKC, OK 73102. The Corporate Office is in a five story historic building on the corner of NW 4th and N. Broadway just west of the downtown YMCA (not at the gym).
All Youth OKC LEADers and friends
Minutes of the meeting by the following pictures
November 1, 2015 Meeting Agenda
Snacks by YMCA
Youth LEADERs bring their donated clothes
1. Icebreaker
2. Virtual Tour of Metro Career Academy by Johnny
The Closet
THE FOOD PANTRY
Metro Career Academy's Food Drive 2015
Casady inspired dinning hall
Around Campus- 100 students
The Closet
THE FOOD PANTRY
Metro Career Academy's Food Drive 2015
Casady inspired dinning hall
Around Campus- 100 students
3. Clothing Sorting-40min Hangers??
4. How to deliver the clothing- Logistics, suggestions from Metro Career Academy. Possible guest: Metro Career Academy Principal?
5. Skill
5. Skill
6. Dec 6th Meeting planning
Teens4Teens Clothing Drive
Who: Youth LEAD OKC benefiting Metro Career Academy Youth
Youth LEAD OKC is a cultural education program sponsored by the YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City and Casady High School Service Learning Program. Youth LEAD OKC experiences are developed, planned, and implemented by teens for teens. Youth LEAD teens come from a wide range of ethnic, cultural, economic, and faith backgrounds. Youth LEADers explore their own identities as well as their similarities and differences and act together to build the next generation of community and global leaders.
What: Teen clothing drive to gather clothing for Metro Career Academy (MCA) students age 15 and older. MCA teens face adverse barriers towards achieving a high school diploma and career. Metro Career Academy, a full service community school, removes barriers bringing resources to students & their families.
Where: Metro Career Academy; 1900 Springlake Drive, Oklahoma City
When: Youth LEAD OKC will deliver gathered clothing to Metro Career Academy in December.
Why: Teens4Teens Clothing Drive aims to help eliminate one barrier to a high school diploma by providing gently used clothing to dress for success instilling confidence and style.
How can you help? What items are needed?
- Clothing suitable for teens – items that young people desire to wear
- Items that are gently worn, without holes, stains, etc.
Places for sure to talk to...
Church, Mosque,
Edmond Santa Fe, Casady, Heritage Hall, Mercy, Capitol Hill, PC West, Junior League,
Mercy kids-mosque, mercy school, cair,
YMCA..set up boxes at 8 locations
Hallie-junior league
Johnny-Walmart /Heritage Hall
Agnish-Ross /tj Max
Mallory /Gabrielle-Casady
Bethany- Forrest Hill Christian Church/Life Church(Yukon)
Program Title:Metro Tech Teens Clothing Drive | ||
Contact People: @ Metro Career Academy1901 Springlake Dr, Oklahoma City, OK 73111 | ||
Date, Time, and Location of Program:Being planned at October 4 meeting. November meeting CANNOT TAKE PLACE at Metro Career Academy Christina is the secretary at Metro tech. Contacted her on 10/5. JOHNNY had a meeting with Vice-Principal on 10/14/2015 | ||
Goal: Get fun clothing to teens for the holidays. Teens-4-teens clothing drive | ||
WORK PLAN OUTLINE | ||
Objective #1: Recruitment | ||
Task: Receive YES or NO before Deadline | Person Responsible | Deadline |
Talk with Businesses (YMCA, American Energy Swim Club) | Nov. 1st | |
Post to social medias (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat?) | Nov. 1st | |
Go to different schools (Capitol Hill, Casady, Heritage Hall, Heron Elementary, Classen SAS, US Grant, Mercy, Heritage Hall...StuCo) | Nov. 1st | |
Talk with several religious places (All Saints, Sacred Heart, ...) | Nov. 1st | |
Stores (Walmart, Target, Buy 4 Less, H&M, Good Will, ...Food Chains) | Nov. 1st | |
Objective #2: Program/Facilitation | ||
Task | Person Responsible | Deadline |
Shopping Spree for teens at metro tech | Nov. 1st | |
Gift cards for raffle | Nov. 1st | |
Make raffle out of pinwheels | Nov. 1 | |
Racks and have clothing organized like clothing store. | have clothing by Nov. 1. have them organized by Dec 6 | |
Games | Nov. 1 | |
fashion show idea set planned | Nov 1 | |
meeting at metro tech planned for October 6th, but did not take place because Metro Career Academy cannot open doors on weekends | 10/14/2015 | |
Objective #3: Logistics | ||
Task | Person Responsible | Deadline |
Who: Teens | Nov 1st | |
What: Collect clothes for teens | Nov 1st | |
When: December 6 | Nov 1st | |
Where: MetroTec School | Nov 1st | |
How: Competitions, donations, and raffles | Nov 1st | |
Objective #4: | ||
Task | Person Responsible | Deadline |
El dia de los muertos - Mexican and Central American Cultural Celebration | ||
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ News | ||
Youth LEADERS who watched the series, please send your feedback and answers to the questions |

On October 18th, you are invited to join thousands of people around the world as Oprah Winfrey presents the landmark television event Belief, a week-long documentary series that depicts how people with a wide range of beliefs search for deeper meaning and connection with the world around them.
BELIEF will air on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN, Channel 766 Cox). It's a remarkable look at spiritually and culture around the world - like 'Planet Earth' for religion. It will air 7 days in a row from October 18th - 24th at 8pm ET/PT.
Casady Service Learning is proud to partner with the Opera BELIEF Team in inviting people from different backgrounds to engage in viewing and share conversations in this Culture of Peace experience. Join in and invite others and you can share the BELIEF trailer.
Share this experience and join others in the conversation through the following links.
Twitter: #BeliefDays @OWNTV, @joshuadubois, @eridgnal
For more information on the BELIEF Series, visit: www.beliefteam.com or to view the Belief Trailer, click here: www.beliefteam.com/resources.
If you do not have the Opera, Channel, Casady Service-Learning will air the documentary at the Casady Wing at 7:00 pm on 10/18/2015 and subsequent nights as requested.
When?
October 18th-24th
What?
Belief Premiere Screenings
Where?
OWN Opera's TV Channel or Casady School's Harper Wing
9500 North Pennsylvania, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120
Enter through the gate closest to the intersection of Penn and Britton.
Park at the Chapel parking lot. The Harper Wing is the building adjacent and in back of Chapel
When?
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Why?
Read more: http://www.oprah.com/belief/Oprah-Winfrey-Presents-Landmark-Television-Event-Belief#ixzz3nUUDxxEN
October 18th-24th
What?
Belief Premiere Screenings
Where?
OWN Opera's TV Channel or Casady School's Harper Wing
9500 North Pennsylvania, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120
Enter through the gate closest to the intersection of Penn and Britton.
Park at the Chapel parking lot. The Harper Wing is the building adjacent and in back of Chapel
When?
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Why?
Read more: http://www.oprah.com/belief/Oprah-Winfrey-Presents-Landmark-Television-Event-Belief#ixzz3nUUDxxEN
Opera presents BELIEF - 7 Consecutive Nights OWN Network 7:00 PM Central
"For the past three years, my team and I have been working to find the most compelling and thoughtful stories of faith, love and devotion from around the world," said Oprah Winfrey. "This truly has been my heart's work, to be able to share stories like these that reflect our world and explore humankind's ongoing search to connect with something greater than ourselves."
If you are able to watch BELIEF on your own, consider sharing the answers to these 3 questions via e-mail with clayc@casady.org.
1. What do we believe and how does that belief system bring us closer to our life purpose?
2. What do others believe and how can we learn more about those beliefs and our common humanity?
3. How can we connect more closely to other communities of faith and belief to impact the world for the greater good.
Other questions for self-reflection
1. What role does faith and belief play in your life?
2. How do our diverse cultural traditions bind us together in community with one another?
3. What are the benefits and risks of interacting with people who have different beliefs, cultural or spiritual practices?
4. What do you not know about people from other belief systems that you want to know?
5. What faith practices do you engage in to sustain yourself and community during the most challenging times?
6. What are steps we can take to embrace the diversity of beliefs within our community?
7. What is your hope for the future of belief around the world?
8. What is your hope for the future of intercultural understanding in our community?
Read more:
http://www.oprah.com/belief/Oprah-Winfrey-Presents-Landmark-Television-Event-Belief#ixzz3nUUDxxEN
Monday, October 19
Hello! I just received an incredible email from Temple B'nai Israel in OKC. Truly incredible story shows the rare, beautiful interfaith relationship between the OKC Jewish and Muslin communities, a relationship that almost anywhere else in the world would be nonexistent. This just shows that OKC is really a special place for the kind of work YouthLEAD is doing. Worth sharing with the YouthLEADers.