tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188797893906213392024-02-08T02:53:35.299-08:00Diversity ClubThis site is dedicated to promoting Diversity Club activities and offers opportunities for our community to participate and support our efforts.Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07930561683893662179noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818879789390621339.post-14376147549294107852012-02-20T17:12:00.000-08:002012-02-20T17:12:44.942-08:00Visit us on Facebook!<b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Falcon Diversity or Brookwood Diversity Club. We are there! Updates, photos, news and more!</b>Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07930561683893662179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818879789390621339.post-49498598272569430682012-02-20T16:46:00.000-08:002012-02-20T16:46:55.989-08:00Empty Bowls: Handmade Bowls, Homemade Soup, Hometown HelpCheck us out our project at <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/">www.donorschoose.org</a> to learn more about our funding request for supplies.Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07930561683893662179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818879789390621339.post-90519691882350939582010-01-16T13:46:00.000-08:002010-01-16T13:48:28.099-08:00GuEst SpEaKerSThis Tuesday we will have guest speakers-previous Diversity Club members and the following week, we will have another guest speaker to talk to us about helping Haiti and Uganda. In the meantime, T-shirt collection is underway. Sewing and assembling to be done the 2nd week of February with distribution out by the last week of the month. Yah!Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07930561683893662179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818879789390621339.post-79452266034126008112009-09-07T17:01:00.001-07:002009-09-07T17:04:14.189-07:00WElcoMe BAcKWelcome back to school and to another great opportunity to make a difference in your life and the lives of others. This is our first meeting where we will review the purpose and actions of the Diversity Club and decide our direction for the upcoming year. Thanks for coming! We also want to wish the Diversity Club members that have graduated good luck in their new surroundings. May what you have done and learned from this group take you forward to new heights and adventures in making a difference!Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07930561683893662179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818879789390621339.post-40265474741255849952009-05-27T17:51:00.000-07:002009-05-27T17:55:12.758-07:00Couleecap and KivaI was given the checks for the 2 organizations. Now, the delivery. Carlie or Sierra...can either of you post our media project? I want to meet with Kadie from Couleecap and talk with her about some of our ideas to connect poverty awareness, Couleecap and other high schools. It would be great to for her to see what we did. Post soon. Can someone help me connect with Amanda (one of our new members) with our blogspot?Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07930561683893662179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818879789390621339.post-69051661432038934712009-05-04T08:09:00.000-07:002009-05-04T08:15:47.215-07:00Possible loans for KIVA<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Today, I checked out KIVA again and here are a few people<br />who i think we should loan to...<br />~Queen Arebun<br />~Djiguiseme (I'espoir) Group<br />~Gaville Estares<br /><br />check 'em out!</span>Carliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13590185732302773314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818879789390621339.post-22093093725397479122009-04-27T17:55:00.000-07:002009-04-27T17:59:05.994-07:00Follow up and all that...1. We did a great job and I am very impressed with the quality of our work!<br />2. We will be meeting again this Thursday morning with recommendations for how to distribute our funds-Couleecap and Kiva<br />3. I hope that someone can upload photos from our homeless night event.<br />4. Did you see our photos in the County Line?<br />5. We might need a "facebook" account...based on research and reality<br />6. Do we need a party?<br />7. More recruits...It will be so sad and lonely when you all leave!Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07930561683893662179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818879789390621339.post-68776743946615588412009-04-17T16:17:00.000-07:002009-04-17T16:19:07.203-07:00WOW!<span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong>This has been a GREAT week!</strong><br /><strong>Thank everyone, especially our fearless leader, BUCKBEE!</strong></span>Carliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13590185732302773314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818879789390621339.post-76477579444695462062009-04-13T18:16:00.001-07:002009-04-13T18:17:08.748-07:00Budgeting for PovertyView this short presentation to see how far a family of four living at the poverty line can survive<br /><a href="http://www.usccb.org/cchd/povertyusa/tour.htm">http://www.usccb.org/cchd/povertyusa/tour.htm</a>Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07930561683893662179noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818879789390621339.post-69047263163858807202009-04-13T18:06:00.000-07:002009-04-13T20:25:20.093-07:00Local Resources and Contacts<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>First Call for Help</strong><br />Great Rivers 2-1-1 Home Page Dial 2-1-1 or (800) 362-8255TTY (866)884-3620Toll Free in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa Great Rivers 2-1-1, formerly First Call for Help, provides free, confidential community information, referrals and crisis line services 24 hours a day.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Domestic Abuse Shelters</strong><br />Sparta Brighter Tomorrows PO Box 161 Sparta, WI 54656 Phone: (608) 374-6975 Crisis Line: (866) 346-0374 County Served: Monroe<br />Richland Center Passages PO Box 546 Richland Center, WI 53581-0546 Phone: (608) 647-8775 (608)647-6317Crisis Line: (800) 236-4325 TTY: (608) 647-2720 Counties Served: Crawford, Juneau, Richland, Vernon<br /></span><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Local Food Pantry Resources</strong><br /><br />Ontario, Norwalk, or Wilton Food Pantry<br />Community Baptist Church,<br />100 Monroe St., Ontario WI<br />337-4656<br />Please state your name, address, phone number and number in your household needing assistance. Assistance is limited to 4 times/year. The food pantry accepts donations of non-perishable food items and hygiene products. Please no outdated food. Please call 337-4656 to set up a time to drop off your donations.<br /><br />Wilton Food Pantry<br />406 Main Street, Wilton<br />Community State Bank Basement<br />608/435-6406 or 608/435-6647<br /><br />The Pantry is available to the Wilton, Norwalk, Ontario & Kendall areas. Open by appointment only. Call at least 24 hours in advance of need or donation.<br />The Pantry is supported by area churches & organizations Administered by St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Wilton, Arlis Ballwahn, Pantry Coordinator. Facilities provided by Community State Bank, Wilton<br /><br /><strong>Health Care</strong><br />Scenic Bluffs Community Health Center<br />Scenic Bluffs Community Health Center provides a full range of medical, dental, optometric, chiropractic, and pharmacy services. They can also provide lab and radiology services, disease screening, and well child checks. They serve individuals and families in Monroe, Vernon, and La Crosse counties regardless of their abilities to pay. They offer a sliding fee scale for patients who do not have health insurance, have insurance with limited coverage or high deductibles, are unemployed or have an income level that makes it difficult to pay for health care services. For more information, please contact either of their two locations:<br /><br />CASHTON - 238 Front Street, Cashton WI 54619, 608-654-5100<br /><br />NORWALK – 200 West North Street, Norwalk WI 54648, 608-823-7853<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Housing Assistance<br /></strong><br />Couleecap Central Office201 Melby St.Westby,WI 54667Ph: 608-634-3104, 1-866-904-4507 </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">(for client use only)Fax: 608-634-3134<br />*Couleecap can also connect you with <strong>free or reduced</strong> clothing and </span><strong><span style="font-size:85%;">emergency shelter<br /></span></strong><a href="http://www.couleecap.org/"><span style="font-size:85%;">http://www.couleecap.org/</span></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Habitat for Humanity<br />PO Box 2123<br />La Crosse, WI 54602-2123<br />Tel 608.785.2373<br />Fax 608.634.4239<br /><br /><strong>Local Libraries</strong><br />With a library card, you can check out books, DVD’s Music CD’s, and use computers for typing and internet access, all for FREE!<br /><br />Norwalk Public Library<br />101 Railroad StreetP.O. Box 132Norwalk, WI 54648Phone: 608-823-7473Email: </span></span><a href="mailto:norwalkpl@wrlsweb.org"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">norwalkpl@wrlsweb.org</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Web Page: </span><a href="http://www.wrlsweb.org/norwalk"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">www.wrlsweb.org/norwalk</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Wilton Public Library400 East StreetWilton, WI 54670 Phone: 608-435-6710Fax: 608-435-6190Email: </span></span><a href="mailto:wiltonlibrary@wrlsweb.org"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">wiltonlibrary@wrlsweb.org</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Web Site: </span><a href="http://www.wrlsweb.org/wilton"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">www.wrlsweb.org/wilton</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Ontario Public Library<br />313 Main StreetOntario, WI 54651Phone: 608-337-4651Fax: 608-337-4814Email: </span></span><a href="mailto:ontlibr@wrlsweb.org"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">ontlibr@wrlsweb.org</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Web Page: </span><a href="http://www.wrlsweb.org/ontario"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">www.wrlsweb.org/ontario</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /></span>Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07930561683893662179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818879789390621339.post-6817973759563995122009-04-13T18:05:00.000-07:002009-04-13T20:28:03.702-07:00What can you do?<div align="left"><a name="spread"></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>SPREAD THE WORD<br /></strong><span style="font-size:85%;">Begin by talking directly with poor and low-income people, especially those involved in self-help, community-based organizations. Learning about their lives, the challenges they wrestle with, and the solutions they are working toward will strengthen any other advocacy you participate in. Share what you discover with those you know - and consider what more you can do to work with them.<br />Write a letter to your local newspaper, alerting the editors to the information you've learned about poverty in America, and what is being done to eliminate it. Refer to a related issue currently being discussed in your local newspaper or media, and include poverty statistics pertaining to your region or state. Visit www.census.gov to select a state and get facts on poverty from the U.S. Census Bureau.<br />Ask local reporters to cover the state of poverty in your community and the positive steps being taken to help those in need. Point them to the facts and figures contained in this Web site for background information.<br />Submit an article to the newsletter published by your church, synagogue, mosque or house of worship about poverty in your community, and about successful initiatives that are bringing long-term results. Learn more by reading about successful local efforts. </span></span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><div align="left"><br /></span></span><a name="promote"></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>PROMOTE JUSTICE-BASED SOCIAL POLICIES<br /></strong>Follow local politics, and tell your local elected officials that you support policies aimed at permanent solutions to poverty in your community and your nation. Time and again, letter-writing campaigns have demonstrated that, when people combine their energies in a single purpose, the results are magnified.<br />Organize a letter writing campaign through your local community about an issue of local concern. If you volunteer or work with a charitable service organization, suggest that others who participate in that work get involved in advocacy on the issues that keep people trapped in a cycle of poverty.<br />Question candidates on their plans to address poverty in your state and nation, vote your conscience -- and hold politicians to their promises if elected.<br />Attend or help organize neighborhood meetings and public hearings and give testimony on programs and policies affecting low-income families in your community, sharing information you've learned about solutions for poverty in America.<br /></span></span><a name="talk"></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>TALK WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS AND OTHER POLICY MAKERS</strong><br />Join a local advocacy group that urges elected officials to enact just social policies. Lend your support to organizations that work with people in poverty to bring about positive changes at the state and federal level. One such group is the Center for Community Change (www.communitychange.org), which helps low income people build effective organizations that can change their communities and public policies.<br /></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Learn how one organization helped low-income residents become active participants in the political process.<br />Organize site visits for local leaders and the media to witness first-hand those programs in your community that are successfully addressing the problems of poverty.<br />Stay informed about what Congress is doing to address poverty on a national level. Write or call your senators or representatives, asking what their stance is on pending legislation affecting low-income Americans. The more elected officials hear from voters about a particular issue, the more they take notice.<br />You can call anyone in Congress by phoning the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121. You can send a letter to any senator by addressing your envelope to The Honorable (Senator's name), United States Senate, Washington, DC 20510, or to any representative by writing to The Honorable (Representative's name), U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515.<br />You can send e-mail to your Representative by visiting www.house.gov/writerep/; e-mails to your Senators can be sent by visiting www.senate.gov/.<br />Visit www.usccb.org/sdwp to find current information about issues pending in Congress that have an impact on the lives of poor and low income people .</span></span></p><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></span><a name="understanding"></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING</strong><br />Become a personal advocate for and with those living in poverty by developing more compassion in the way you talk to others about the reality of poverty in America. Such small changes, when multiplied, can lead to larger changes in the way society sees and treats people experiencing poverty.<br />Help those directly affected by proposed legislation to get involved. Through your local coalition, mobilize the very people experiencing poverty to contact officials at all levels of government. Volunteer to help with a registration drive in your local community. Most especially, encourage low-income families and the working poor to register and to vote.<br /></div></span></span>Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07930561683893662179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818879789390621339.post-89512770083647129912009-04-13T10:38:00.000-07:002009-04-13T10:39:11.151-07:00check your digital communication sourcesJust check your emails for my latest crank call.Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07930561683893662179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818879789390621339.post-20404013003351777422009-04-13T10:12:00.001-07:002009-04-13T10:15:31.024-07:00Our Big Week!<div align="center"><strong>Tuesday</strong></div><div align="center">Awareness Presentation, food and clothing collection, measuring waste</div><div align="center"><strong>Wednesday </strong></div><div align="center">Visit our site and play "Free Rice", food and clothing collection, measuring waste</div><div align="center"><strong>Thursday </strong></div><div align="center">Homeless Night, Teach-in with movie and community info distibution, food and clothing collection and measuring waste</div><div align="center"><strong>Friday </strong></div><div align="center">Tally and distribute food and clothing collection, Tally and post food waste results, keep on working towards ending poverty, here and around the world.</div>Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07930561683893662179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818879789390621339.post-58509976434494443252009-04-11T06:41:00.000-07:002009-04-11T06:43:34.924-07:00YO YO YO!<strong><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;">Well I'm sorting through clothes this morning and boxing 'em up and preparing for an exciting week next week!!!</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">whoo-hOO!</span></strong>Carliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13590185732302773314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818879789390621339.post-63461941117303840162009-04-07T16:55:00.000-07:002009-04-07T16:59:53.865-07:00just an update<span style="font-family:arial;">Talked to Philis Munch, volunteer coordinator at Bethel Buttik in Westby.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">She said DONATIONS WELCOME!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">accept all clothings (nothing specific needed)</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">accepting all food too (cereal and canned fruit REALLY needed)</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Someone will contact me if we(diversity club) can volunteer sometime!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">hours are monday-friday 9-4, so we could drop off then maybe friday? (I could b/c of senior priv.)</span>Carliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13590185732302773314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818879789390621339.post-66859505569987073652009-04-07T14:11:00.000-07:002009-04-07T14:12:15.264-07:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">BUCKBEE! who should I contact for Wilton's food bank?</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">and does Norwalk have one???</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">or have you already said something to them?</span>Carliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13590185732302773314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818879789390621339.post-16876112373581616342009-03-17T17:26:00.000-07:002009-03-17T17:27:05.898-07:00A shout out!Hey Oh! I am here after school for Wednesday and Thursday + of course the Thursday morning rumble!!Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07930561683893662179noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818879789390621339.post-56785978120955751602009-03-16T16:41:00.000-07:002009-03-16T16:45:12.401-07:00A Big Week!Any all chances for folks to stay after school this week and next would be greatly appreciated<br />1. The Presentation Board<br /><ul><li>Data, data, data</li><li>What does the data tell us to do?</li><li>What we plan to do</li></ul>2. Who is Adolfo Pérez Esquivel?<br />3. Coaster decorating<br />4. Circle Painting training!<br />Sending this all to you because you do check your email and you will then see this!<br />Spring has sprung!Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07930561683893662179noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818879789390621339.post-63422480793247024792009-03-14T10:26:00.000-07:002009-03-14T10:30:02.805-07:00Hotel Room ReservedHotel Room is reserved. All the students in one room :) Same place as last year. About $30 per person. Meals included in our weekend program: all breakfast, all lunch and Dinner? Not the case. We will probably eat on the road up, pack a cooler of good food and have a pizza dinner Saturday night. So, maybe bring some dinero for the pizza and some incidental snacks that we don't bring on our own. I will bring the fruit and muffins. Oh, and the coffee...of course. Any other baked goods or snacky snacks for 5 member and 2 adults.Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07930561683893662179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818879789390621339.post-1474599516290058202009-03-14T10:24:00.000-07:002009-03-14T10:26:31.662-07:00E-Alerts to membersCan someone? go under settings to email and then type in the members email address so everyone gets an update everytime someone posts? Is this for Miss Carlie, the BlogKeeperess? Also, needed: Char's email address too. I resent an invite to Leticia.Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07930561683893662179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818879789390621339.post-66890306406517587862009-03-14T10:21:00.000-07:002009-03-14T10:22:43.971-07:00DATA Crunch...We have our data...now we have to make sense of it. Get the local stats, compare with national stats and then...look at our local stats plus our own survey of attitudes and beliefs. Can anyone search netflix for poverty related films?Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07930561683893662179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818879789390621339.post-63405694797447757682009-03-13T16:52:00.000-07:002009-03-13T16:59:10.280-07:00Cirlce Painting for Peace March 26th<a href="http://www.circlepainting.org/">http://www.circlepainting.org/</a><br />Check this site out for what will be happening on March 26th. Perhaps members of Diversity Club-including Sierra can be present this whole day to help the artist and learn the process to do again at another point for the Poverty Awareness Project. Just a thought. Great "clay day" today. We are in countdown mode. We may have to put in some after school crunch time after the play. Or before if possible.Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07930561683893662179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818879789390621339.post-55276487634340913592009-03-07T08:02:00.000-08:002009-03-07T08:06:31.324-08:00clay-day update!Talked to Miss Holte on Thursday re: getting clay and other supplies from her. She said that that would be absolutely fine for us to come and use her room/supplies/clay next Friday, March 13th after school(early-release that day)! I think i repeadly asked her about the price, but she didn't say anything, so we'll just have to find out about that later! Let me know what you think!Carliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13590185732302773314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818879789390621339.post-46714754541872108622009-02-12T15:17:00.000-08:002009-02-12T15:24:58.510-08:00Meeting: Thursday February 12th<strong><span style="font-family:courier new;">Possible survey questions:</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Courier New;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;">1. <em>Why do you think poverty is sometimes looked down upon?</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;">2. <em>What is the face of poverty?</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;">3. <em>Would you be interested in learning more about poverty in our area?</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;">4. <em>What do you think the best way of learning more about the face of poverty: a) homeless night b)videos c) assemblies/guest speaker</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;">5. <em>What's your attitude towar poverty?</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;">6. <em>List a few adjectives of what you think poverty is.</em></span>Carliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13590185732302773314noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818879789390621339.post-39232236967292552842009-02-06T06:16:00.000-08:002009-02-06T06:17:40.334-08:00Success!!<strong><span style="font-size:130%;">We raised 600+ for the cause!! Thanks to all of you and the NHS. Also, a big thanks to the students, staff and community for helping us help others.</span></strong>Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07930561683893662179noreply@blogger.com0