2. Spanish Culture Club Presidents: Dorothy Bell Alberto Lopez

3. Our Mission: What do we plan to do? To provide students with knowledge of various cultures of Spanish Speaking Countries, gain a better insight into challenges and issues within various countries, learn different cultural customs have fun

4. Community Service & Volunteerism Ideas

5. Merengue Dance What? Participate in a merengue dance workshop!! Why? To raise money for children in Bonao, Dominican Republic Time Estimation: 2.5 hours

6. Pelota Drive! What? Fill plastic bins with ball toys (class competition maybe??) Why? Donate the bins to orphanages in Bogota Colombia, and Cayey, Puerto Rico Time Estimation: varied

7. Latin Dance Party What? Learn various styles of latin american dance -salsa -rumba -regueton -chacha -merengue -bachata Why? To raise money for hospitals in Ecuador and Honduras Time Estimation: 2 Hours

8. Quinceanera Fabrics Galore What? Collect old formal and semiformal dresses and fabric material Why? To donate to an orphanage in Mexico Time Estimation: varied

9. Friendship Bracelets What? Learn how to make friendship bracelets Why? To teach a younger student learning English at a YMCA or Boys and Girls Club Time Estimation: About 2 hours

10. Tutor a Child in English What? Visit an ESL lab for children in Cleveland and volunteer Why? To help children make learning English fun!! Time Estimation: 2 hours each time

11. Spanish Mid-Term Party What? Study session for all students taking Spanish. Come relax, ask questions if you have them, and answer questions if you are able to! Time Estimation: 1.5 hours (depends)

12. Art Supply Drive What? Art supply drive for children in a school in Boliva and Venezuela Why? To provide school supplies to children who don’t have access to them Time Estimation: varies

13. Activities!

14. Julia De Burgos Center What? Learn how to play Latin music drums or traditional puerto rican dance (Bomba y Plena) Why? To learn about Puerto Rican culture Time Estimation: none

15. Cooking What? Learn to cook! Cuban sancocho Puerto Rican Tostones con helado (yum) Mexican Tamales Dominican mangu (this is only what we can provided so far)

16. Movie Day Choose from the following: Selena The Movie Viva Cuba La Quinceanera (not the 2009 version) 90 Millas …or something else

17. How Will We Be Structured? Meetings: Every Other Thursday in Sra. Creamer or Srat. Sustersic’s room Activities: Various days Community Service: Bi-Monthly or Monthly Time Frame for regular meetings: 3:15-4:15 depending on what is going on Each Month is themed: By a country or holiday or culture

18. SCC Contact Information Email ynesoledad38@yahoo.com spanishcultureclub@gmail.com Facebook us! Spanish Culture Club

19. Additional Sources to Get Info For various upcoming events and so on Bulletin Boards of following teachers Mrs. Zito Mrs. Zipfel (by the door) Mrs. Creamer Mrs. Sustersic Mrs. Miller Mrs. Stepanik Main Study Hall Foreign Language Lab (library)

20. October Schedule (pend.) Theme: Mexico and Guatemala Activities: Friendship Bracelets learn to cook tamales Community Service: Dress/Fabric Galore

21. Student Leaders These are upperclassmen officers that can help assist you throughout the year! Dorothy Bell* Alberto Lopez Hannah Yang Lauren Ferguson* Andi Peng* Our Advisors are Senora Creamer and Senorita Sustersic!!! *current fall athletes

22. EL FIN!!!!! How will you make an impact?