Operation Smile - Concert!

We had our operation smile & composers club concert last night and to say it was amazing would be an understatement! It was a wonderful school community function. The playlist and the singers were incredible and the turn out was amazing too.We had our usual bake sale with smile cupcakes. The theme of our show was Kenyan culture! The reason we had this concert was because it is our main fundraiser of the year, and with the money we raise, we pay for the operations.
One of the main difficulties we had when planning for the concert was the dates and what else we could incorporate to raise more money. We have so many things happening around school, the main issue was booking the auditorium and finding a date that was suitable between our intercultural trips and work and weekend commitments around school. Obviously one of the major things to learn and be aware of is how much time and effort planning such a big event takes. Something i learned is that when you are so dedicated to something thats for a good cause, it is bound to be a wonderful event.
The people who helped us with this event was obviously our supervisors; Ms. Nichols, Mrs. Stenning and our ISK chorus teacher, Ms. Lillis- who is also the supervisor for composers club. I think for next year when planning this event, we need prepare a bit in advance so we are not all rushed towards the actual concert and we also get a good date set.

I have baked mandazis for the group so that I can at least help raise money for the children getting surgeries. In fact, WE EARNED ABOUT $2000, WHICH IS ENOUGH SURGERIES FOR 8 CHILDREN! WOOHOO!

GIN - Jane Goodall

We have been invited by Jane Goodall's office to attend an event  at the National Museum of Kenya. Jane talked about her work and about her new film, and it was awesome! She also showed the students how to "speak" the chimpanzee language. Her life is dedicated to the tight relationships with the apes, which I personally think is extremely tough, especially because exploring the minds of animals are difficult. The students were a powerful gang of activists to this phenomenal talk. Jane Goodall's one of the most powerful quote goes:

"You cannot go through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make."

For more information, go to her website at: http://www.janegoodall.org/?gclid=CJXUm7-gh7cCFcXKtAodk1QA2g

GIN - Golden Hearts Bake Sale!

Gold Hearts people have been in association with our club in preparation for the conference. They are students in Kenya who were selected for the amazing service they had done in their own community! I am looking forward to seeing them during the conference because I am very curious about their work in their community. It's amazing how these students are caring about the community they live in and they live for the others around them, not only for themselves. Their accomplishments must be the motivation or inspiration behind what we will further do in the future. We had a bake sale in order to raise money and return it back to these Golden Hearts people so that it can help in their service.