1. Prep for Big Day! UNICEF Art Benefit / Awareness Concert

2. Welcome Back!  Hope everyone had a great spring break!  We have things to accomplish before our big day!!  Flyers (created / posted)  Advertise: ODE, Email, Facebook, In These Eyes Blog, Community, and via word of mouth.  Sign up sheet  Remember: success of this event depends on our group effort, we all need to do our part!

3. Notes: Event info  UNICEF: United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund  Purpose: To raise awareness and funds for UNICEF activities.  Art Benefit: raise funds  Awareness Concert: raise awareness

4. Notes: facts  UNICEF has saved more children’s lives than any other humanitarian organization.  Facts:  6.6 billion people in the world, 2.2 billion (33%) are children.  1 billion children live in poverty  Each day 22,000 children die before reaching their 5 th birthday.  Equals 8.8 million children each year.  It is as if every child under the age of 5 in the US died over the next two years.

5. Notes: Efforts  Major Issues:  Immunization  Education  with a focus on gender equality  Malnutrition  Poverty  Water Access  HIV / AIDS  Children’s Rights