Miral Rivalta 02-11-10- visit at Getting Tools to City Schools

Today during our last period Jason, Ivo, Bryce, Ben, Chase and I spent time with Dennis Kitchen.  We talked about different ways to raise money and make people and students bring in more supplies.  Carin Cohen, our art teacher, was also there.  She gave some good ideas and helped us to come up with some ideas of our own.  Because she knows how to make chocolate, she said that we should perhaps do something like a bake sale.  So we thought maybe it could take place at one of the basketball games or another event.  I offered to make Rice Krispie Treats.  Since I know how to knit, I also offered to make scarves to sell.  I think people would be really into buying the scarves because they are homemade and the materials that I use are soft and colorful.  This will actually be a fun project for me because I enjoy knitting.  Dennis thought it was a good idea.  Then the guys in my group came up with various thoughts on how to encourage students to bring in more money.  They thought that with a little bit of competition between the classes that people would have fun giving.  Ivo also thought that because we are such a big group, 6 people, that maybe we should divide into smaller groups so we could get more done at the same time.  Ivo offered to make posters.  Ben and Bryce, because they own cameras will make the videos.  Dennis also said that he would take us on a field trip to one of the school’s that his organization helped.  This will be inspiring for me to see.   I am looking forward to our meeting next Wednesday.  Dennis is very helpful and I think we came up with some great ideas this week.