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January 18, 2011

Dignitas Spring 2011

Agenda: Apply what we have learned during the fall semester into an all campus/community event.

Task #1: Select areas we wish to educate our campus/community about. Decide on our theme and colors.

• Different Abilities Awareness
* What disabilities do you wish to teach others about? Which one would you be interested in learning and educating about? (students will need to contact agencies, create power points, poster boards, and provide materials relating to their chosen ability)

-Blind
-Mental Health
-Learning Disabilities
-Cerebral Palsy
-Deaf
-Down Syndrome
-Autism
-others?


Task #2: What type of event would we like to do?

• Informative educational booths/open house
• Guest speaker(s)
• Speaking panels
• Awareness ball
• Carnival
• Other?

Task #3: Where do we want to hold this event? Event Date has already been decided on.

• On campus?
• A venue that we pay for?

Task #4: What funds do we need to come up with and how will we fund raise?

• Will the Dignitas department give us money?
• Family and friends
• Strom the dorms
• Selling items
• Asking for donations from local businesses
• Ask for discounts and search for free aid
• Others?


Task #5: What committees are needed for this event?

• Advertising
*Create Posters and formal letters
*Find places to advertise for free
*Find places on campus to advertise
*send emails to campus, local businesses, tv stations, etc.
*Create/design t-shirts for event
*more tasks TBA


• Fundraising/Donations/budgeting
*Plan fundraising activities
*Create letter and ask local businesses for donations
*Get donations and bring them to Monica’s office
*Go to the Dignitas Department Chair, Pat Hagen and ask for funds
*Budget all funds and keep class aware of what is being spent, how much, and what is left
*more tasks TBA


• Location/Decorations/food
*Find an affordable and accessible location
*Decide on decorations and menu
*Create decoration that are education
*If event on campus, find businesses that will provide free food
*Find entertainment that is accessible to all that attend
*Create floor plan that is accessible
*Decide what equipment is needed for the event (sound systems, computers, projectors, screens, etc.)
*More task TBA