1. CREATIVE OCCUPATIONS

2. WHAT IS OUR MISSION Promote the foundational occupations Advocate to embrace founding interventions Foster Ignatian values through creative and meaningful occupations Offer interdisciplinary experiences Facilitate student-driven initiatives Encourage community outreach Expand with other healthcare fields

3. LEADERSHIP TEAM President: McKenzie Wiese Favorite ADL: Brushing teeth Favorite Creative Occupation: Country dancing VP: Amy Beribak Favorite ADL: Showering Favorite Creative Occupation: Gardening (indoors and outdoors) Treasurer: Sara Davis Favorite IADL: Cooking (and then eating) Favorite Creative Occupation: Sewing (just got a new sewing machine over the summer) AND I’m also learning to how to line-dance (Yeah, Rednecks!) Advisor: Dr. Flecky Worked as a medical technologist in a special chemistry lab for 8 years Favorite Creative Occupations: Gardening!

4. LEADERSHIP POSITIONS FOR YOU Secretary: Maybe you??? Meeting requests for meetings Keep minutes Update Facebook page and Cuinvolved Sensory Garden Chairperson: Maybe you??? Do not have to be skilled in gardening Organize and plan 2 garden events per year Organize watering schedule Decide what to add to the garden next Communicate with outgoing OT classes about contribution Spring semester committee chairs Nominate yourself or others for secretary and sensory garden chairperson positions Due October 1 st Elections on October 8 th meeting Send an email to mckenziewiese@Creighton.edu

5. OVERVIEW OF FALL SEMESTER EVENTS Juvenile Justice Center – Exploring Activities that lead to vocations Nursing Home – Engaging in Therapeutic Occupations Yoga in the Garden – Before class this week and Over Lunch Hour TBA Sensory Garden – Planting and Maintaining Advocate For OT – To other classes and disciplines Fundraising – Grant Writing and Bake Sale

6. JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER Amy Beribak Friday, September 26, 3:00-4:00 “Career Fair” style booths where participants interact in creative occupations to learn about activities that can influence vocations Potential collaboration with Jays-4-Peds

7. NURSING HOME EVENT Sara Davis The weekend of November 7 th (specific dates TBD) Anticipated location: New Cassel Collaboration with IGO and MHSSA General theme: Senior Prom

8. NURSING HOME COMMITTEES 5 Committees 1)Theme & Decoration [6] (Team Leader: Maggie Geraghty) 1)Determine prom theme 2)Flyers and advertisement (for the nursing home) 3)Decorations for the event 2)Photobooth [4] (Team Leader: Sara Davis) 1)Props 2)Crafts 3)Photographer 3)Social & Snacks [4] (Team Leader: Ivori Crawford) 1)Determine drinks and snacks for party 4)Manicure Pre-Party [4] (Team Leader: Ivori Crawford) 1)Paint nails for the women before the event 5)Music & Dancing [6] (Team Leader: Sara Davis) 1)Genre specific 2)Style of dancing

9. NURSING HOME COMMITTEES By joining a committee you are committing to collaborating with the other participants within your group. You are not required to attend the event. If you are no longer able to serve on the committee, please contact your committee's team leader so that your spot can be filled. Please see your team leader for any questions you may have and for further details regarding the committee's responsibilities.

10. OT ADVOCACY McKenzie Wiese Fall semester: PT and Pharmacy classes Spring semester: Medical, dental, and nursing classes Showing a video clip and answer questions or give an example of OT Grants Bake sale FUNDRAISING

11. YOGA IN THE GARDEN Sept 15 th -18 th 7:15-7:50 a.m. Lunch hour date TBA

12. SENSORY GARDENING Partnership with Girls Scouts Earned gardening badge Taught about adaptive gardening and OT Thanks to OT2s for keeping the garden alive Still more work to be done! Annual planting Annual cleanup Chalkboard underneath walkway

13. IN THE PROCESS… Community garden partnership with Heart Mission 1:1 “Buddy” Program with residents at local LTC facilities Maybe ADL pillow sewing day

14. WHAT ARE YOUR IDEAS?!?! Have any creative ideas about how to serve our community with the CO mission in mind? OR Fun events or activities that we can do together as an organization? WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

15. OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU Leadership positions available for 1 st and 2 nd year students! Develop items you can use on your fieldworks or in your career! Show others what OT is really about! Develop your skills Share your talents

16. GETTING INVOLVED Google doc for committees https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E4CZleZAfQMAirCjn0YuBcm-Sm-3JcOuil- oe1uDj0M/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E4CZleZAfQMAirCjn0YuBcm-Sm-3JcOuil- oe1uDj0M/edit?usp=sharing Like our Facebook page Add as a CUinvolved organization $5 dues to Sara Davis by October 8 th Cash or Check Mailbox #53 Next meeting: October 8 th at 4:00-4:30 in 149A Other meetings to put on your calendar: November 3 rd at noon in BIC G10 December 10 th at 4:00-4:30 in 149A