9.08.2010

Freeze Frames

So our historian Yi has started taking pictures at our meeting. So look out for the next time you're in one!

a very active debate on 9/3/10
listening to issues being discussed

haha, I just love this one.

9.06.2010

NO MEETING THIS FRIDAY

Hey ladies,

Just wanted to inform you that because this friday our early dismissal is at 2:10 instead of 1:45, I don't think we'll have enough time to do all that we plan to do, especially watching the film I mentioned.

However, I may call a lunch meeting during the week, depending on whether or not our bakesale proposal gets approved. So just listen to the PA announcements or check updates here.

Hope you all had a fun weekend!

9.03.2010

Updates



Hey ladies!

Thank you for yet another successful meeting. So far, our club is looking good. I hope you had some fun at the meeting, and that you learned something new. Please keep in mind all of our fundraiser ideas, and if you have connections to with any locations outside of school where we can hold car washes, movie nights, etc. Let me or any of the other officers or Ms. T. know!

Thank you all and have a wonderful Labor Day weekend!

PEACE.

9.02.2010

Gandhi Memorial Essay Competition 2010. International Non-Violence Day

The Gandhi Memorial Society & Intercultural Centre for Peace are pleased to invite High School and College students to submit entries for the Gandhi Memorial Essay Competition 2010, on the commemoration of Mahatma Gandhi Birth Anniversary, the International Non-violence day.


The details of the competition are:

It is open to College and High School students studying in United States. There will be I, II and III place awards for each category.
The title of the essay is “ Peace is its own Reward” based upon the lifelong practice of Mahatma Gandhi.
Length of the essay- For College students 500 to 600 words.
For high School students 300 to 400 words.
The essay entries must be submitted by September 17, 2010 to Event lead Director, Mamta Gupta at gmamtajp@hotmail.com
The entries should include the name , address and e-mail address of the student author.The name, address and e-mail address of the lead administrator of the College or the School( e.g. President, Principal).

The awards will be announced and presented on October 2, 2010 during the commemoration function at UNF.

Judges for the Essay competition include: Dr. Tom Serwatka, Dr. Henry Thomas and Dr. Samuel Kimball.

For any questions please contact: UNF Intercultural Centre for Peace-
904 620-2475; Ramesh Vashi- 904 519 7907, Rajiv Gupta- 904 745 3765 & Ashok Bazaz-904 642 6139.

“There is no way to Peace. Peace is the way."

The Smile Train Charity

Our mission this school year 2010-2011 as the Model United Nations Club is to help children born with cleft lips and palalates.

Unlike many charities that do many different things, The Smile Train mission is focused on solving a single problem: cleft lip and palate.


Clefts are a major problem in developing countries where there are millions of children who are suffering with unrepaired clefts. Most cannot eat or speak properly. Aren’t allowed to attend school or hold a job. And face very difficult lives filled with shame and isolation, pain and heartache.

The good news is every single child with a cleft can be helped with surgery that costs as little as $250 and takes as little as 45 minutes.

This is our mission:

-To provide free cleft surgery for millions of poor children in developing countries
-To provide free cleft-related training for doctors and medical professionals.

Smile Train Website

The website has more information about the charity, success stories, and more. Visit it when you can!

8.27.2010

Officers & Adviser

Hey ladies,

Welcome again to MUN '10-'11. If you'd like to read more about us, you can scroll through our blog to see our activities and stuff in the past.

This year, our officers & adviser are:

Adviser: Mrs. Lisa Terlaje
President: Deniece MeƱez (12th)
Vice President: Nicole Limtiaco (12th)
Secretary: Nicole Brindejonc (10th)
Treasurer: Yi Zhao (11th)

If you ever have any questions about MUN, meetings, fundraisers, etc. feel free to approach any of us at school!

Here is the video I showed at our first lunch meeting (an overview of Model United Nations). Expect more video clips on this blog!


MUN Committees

Hey ladies!

Thank you for visiting our (not-so-updated) blog! I promise that the officers and I will update the blog as much as we can. As we mentioned at today's meeting, we'd like you to choose your top 3 committees as well as 3 countries you're interested in representing.

Here are the committees to choose from:
1. Disarmament and International Security Committee
2. Social, Cultural, and Humanitarian Committee (SOCHUM)
3. Human Rights Council
4. Special Political and Decolonization (SPECPOL)
5. Legal Committee
6. UN Development Program (UNDP)
7. UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ESCO)
8. UN Office on Drugs and Crime
9. International Monetary Fund
10. World Health Organization (WHO
11. League of Arab States
12. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
13. International Court of Justice
14. Association of Southeast Asian Nations
15. Security Council

If you have any questions, feel free to email me (deniece.m@live.com)  or Mrs. T. !

Thank you & have a good weekend!