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Transitioning: Report from Rethinking Dine Power
Submitted by Mark K on Thu, 11/12/2009 - 12:40
Cross posted by Erin and Amanda from here
This week, it feels like we’re really getting into the swing of the campaign. Finally done with visioning and planning, we have everything set up and ready to go for our first program and first event. Now is the time for gathering our team and doing massive outreach. Our first volunteer meeting was a disaster, only two people came, but it ended up being a great conversation about what we really want to accomplish here, what we’re inspired by and basically letting loose all the information we’ve learned over the past two months. After that, Erin and I pulled it together for a second volunteer meeting, getting 7 people there! Plus we met with another who couldn’t make that one. Now we’ve got 8 volunteers for this event, plus a commitment from them to get 8 more. Team building accomplished.
Now for outreach, Sierra came with Erin and I to meet with the principals and counselors of all the middle schools and high schools in Shiprock. There’s five and all were very excited and enthusiastic about our projects. They’re offering for us to come to classes and speak, hang flyers around, and even speak in front of the whole school assembly! Not surprising, we looked like dorks, but that’s ok because the response was great. Here’s a video of Erin, Sierra and I at Shiprock High:
