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Thursday 29th November 2007 18:28

11.30- Briefing for Telethon
12.7- Briefing for MIST competition
12.14- Telethon
12.21- Eid party/ reunion
12.28- Winter break
1.4- Guest Speaker, T.O. Shavanas

Tuesday 13th November 2007 23:20

Cayla and I won't be here cause we have to go to a national merit scholar reception.

Here's what the rest of you can do...

1) compile a list of potential sponsors. a very, very, very long list. assume most people will decline the offer. think businesses, family, family friends, parents' coworkers, restaurants, spam-like email lists, yellow pages, etc.
2) think of how to contact these people. say, phone, email, mail, walk-in, etc. don't take walk-in as a bad idea... example, mall. store-to-store. but dont take fair oaks mall; i call dibs on that. most of the time, by phone, you want to speak to the manager.. just a by the way.
3) what to say to these people. hi my name is bla. i am bla. fast a thon bla. measles initiative bla. sponsor? thanks! bla. and a lot more bla. or a lot less bla. depends on #2, how you're contacting. what you say in an email shouldnt be the same length as what you say on the phone.
mine went something like this. intro, how fat works, money raised for measles initiative, your contributions would be wonnnderful, we'll take anything, stats from the past 2 years, thanks! thanks in advance! i really appreciate this! really! here's like, 50 ways to contact me (email, cell phone, home address..)
4) important things they should know-- measles initiative, yes? TAX DEDUCTIBLE contributions. t-shit = publicity! every $ (or penny.) counts
5) someone do me a favor and be the secretary for the day.. maybe take everyone's mini-list at the end, or make a master list, or whatever works. also, keep track of who was at the meeting. and showing up at 2.55 *cough cough* does not count as being at the meeting.

i have faith in you! you can do it!

Wednesday 7th November 2007 22:08

-pray
-kari
-Yasin
-FAT

--date
--rent
--emails
--sponsors
--board
--tshirt
--recruit

-MIST
-reimbursements
-reunion
-last week
-next week

Friday 21st September 2007 00:02

For those of you that couldn't join us on that wonderful Wednesday evening...
Out of School Activities
1) monthly halaqah?
2) Fairfax County MSA? (more later)
3) volunteering? to make a difference in the community. let other people know, interest for nhs hours?
To Anika
1) take lots of pics! during fast-a-thon, signing-up, specials, anything
2) make posters for when we sell food/stuff so people will know who we are
3) contact James McC whenever we need morning video announcements and scrolling announcements
Bulletin Board
1) big, colorful
2) schedule / major events
3) ramadan / eid info when time is appropriate
4) 1st week = PB&J, donating to the Ronald McDonald House Charities; 2nd week = discussion; 3rd week = special; 4th week = article. more on this later
To Deniz
1) for PB&J days, buy peanut butter, jelly, bread, and have access to a sharpie, napkins, sandwich baggies, a box, and knives. We'll be making 100/month
2) satisfy our hunger by providing us w delicious food every time. it can be anything from a bag of chips (<$2) to a cheesecake(>$2)! yum
Schedule
every week, pray, qur'an, activity, wrap-up
PB&J
discussion
controversial topics like "Islam on..." or "women in Islam" or "Palestine/Israel"
special
1) open to others
2) movie/food for $?
3) islam 101
4) breaking stereotypes
5)guest speakers? Kaamila has 1
article
1) given the week before; read and bring in 1 question
2) will be posted on the website
Fairfax County MSA
1) To get to know other Muslims in our community and to see how other MSAs are run and how they do things
2) Outings perhaps to ice skating, laser tag, bowling, theme parks, volunteering, soup kitchens, the mosque, writing letters, etc.
3) Trying to reach Fairfax County Public High Schools ~ Annandale, Fairfax, Lake Braddock, Lee, Madison, Robinson, and West Potomac. Can reach Chantilly, Herndon, Langley, Oakton, South Lakes, and obviously TJ.
Other Things to Do
1) keep attendance / weekly summary

Thursday 4th October 2007 19:21

~Fight a Fast Killer with your Fast~
Friday, October 5th, 6:45 P.M. - 7:30 P.M. (in time for the home football game) @ TJHSST
Cause = Measles Initiative through the American Red Cross
Recruiting
1) free t-shirts and buttons
2) laminated cards / rip-off fliers
3) announcements/fliers in school, mosque, around
Sign Up
Online @ tjhsst.edu/msa/fat
Sponsors
1) monetary
2) event
3) food
4) t-shirt
professional thank-you notes after the FAT
Iftar
1) things to do before
2) food/drinks
3) things to do during ~ thank them for fasting, speaker?, pray?
4) comment cards
5) how other schools get there
6) take pictures
7) microwave access
Other Things To Do
1) register on the official fast-a-thon website
2) link on intranet for sign up
3) rent out the cafeteria
4) something to do during lunch on 10.5