8/27/11 Attend and Achieve Back to School Rally

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Hello.

I hope you are all enjoying your summer break. I wanted to inform you all about a great event that is happening on Saturday, August 27 in the hopes that you will be willing and able to participate as a volunteer and OEA representative.

This year several non-profit and community groups will be working with the Oakland Natives Gives Back Foundation and hold the Fourth Annual Attend and Achieve Back to School Rally and Giveaway. I have included a draft agenda for the event following this message. This year the rally will include workshops/activities, performances, and speakers (including Tony Smith and Betty Olson-Jones).
OEA is participating by being a sponsor, adding magnetic clips to the backpack giveaway, and having an organization booth at the event. We will need volunteers to come and peolpe our booth, help out with morning registration, help facilitate the lunch distribution, be present to support our President, Betty Olson-Jones, help distribute the giveaway, and help break-down/clean up.

I know…that is the Saturday before we meet our students, and many of us, despite the fact that we are not paid to, will be working in our classrooms over that weekend…But I hope that the spirit of the event and our need to be visibly represented in the body of community partners moves you to get involved. I let the organizers know that the date complicates our ability to mobilize volunteers, but perhaps teachers may be able to commit to volunteering in shifts: 9-12 and 12-3.

Did I mention that the lunch for volunteers will be catered by the chicken and waffles restaurant by Jack London Square…

Please, please, please do your best to help find volunteers for this event. I will be volunteering for the whole day and I hope to have some OEA buddies with me.

The organizer has asked that I provide a list of names of volunteers (mainly for food ordering purposes) so please contact me ASAP about your availability: (510)703-5126.

I may be out of cell range on August 16-18, but you can leave me a message.
My email address is kei1116@comcast.net

Sincerely looking forward to seeing you,
Kei Swensen
Attend and Achieve
Back to School
2011 Rally!

Volunteers needed!
Friday, August 27, 2011
All committee leads and event coordinators must be present
5:00-7:00pm
Arrive at City Hall to begin set-up
Marking (with tape) of table locations,
food placement, and podium placement (external)

Saturday, August 28, 2011
7:30-9:00am
Set-up/Preparation
(Decorations, bus arrival, food, photography, tables, etc.)


7:30am First shift of volunteers report to City Hall
8:30-8:45 Volunteer Group Meeting in Volunteer Area
9:00-9:30am Volunteer Group Meeting in volunteer area
9:30-10:00am All volunteers return to designated areas
12:00-1:00pm Lunch (In Shifts)
1:00-2:30pm Celebration Performances and Speakers
2:35-3:30pm Giveaway
2:00-3:30pm Break-down, clean up
Workshops & Activities
9:00-12:30pm


Imagine That! Grades K-5
9:30-12:00 (Outside in the Plaza)

Man Up Grades 6-8 and 10-12
9:30-10:45 (In Council Chambers)
11:00-12:15 (In Hearing Rooms 1 and 2)

Girl Power Grades 6-8 and 10-12
9:30-10:45 (In Hearing Rooms 1 and 2)
11:00-12:15 (In Council Chambers)

College Bound! 9t h grade boys and girls
9:30-1:00 (Holy Names University)

Parent Café “Commitment to Success”
10:00-12:30 (In 250 Frank Ogawa Plaza)