Service Assembly

HOST OF THE SERVICE ASSEMBLY
As Alyssa was the host of the Service Assembly, there have been 6 different sections introduced: About the Service Council, the theme of “Belongingness & Tolerance in our Community,” the award- winning short film “Hello”, Guest Speaker Kevin Simpson, Service Council Updates (Service Boards, Fund Raisings, Achievements), and Service Highlights.

About the Service Council, it talked about the goals and purposes:
- recruiting students who are committed to building a service-oriented atmosphere in the CI community.
- a leadership group that oversees all service clubs and service events/activities at CI.
- manage fundraisers, collaborate with Chadwick PV’s Service Council, plan and organize special service events, and allocate grants to service clubs.

With the theme of “Belongingness & Tolerance in our Community, there were 3 people who were interviewed with several questions: Ms. Helms (school counselor), Elin Kim, and Eugenie Kwon.

The award-winning short film, “Hello” was about a simple greeting is all where it can change lives. Short but have a strong impact. Next, the guest speaker, Kevin Simpson, Education Starter, KDSL Global, Dallas Flint, Michigan native. He owns and operates KDSL Global, a leading learning organization. He and his team have served thousands of schools, educators, and leaders worldwide in over 25 countries. Since 2008, he has been focused on education in the MENA region, assisted numerous schools with accreditation, training, development, and served as a thought partner with investors on school start-up projects. Simpson is co-founder of the UAE Learning Network, leads the GCC ASCD Connected Community, and is the founder of the Association of International Educators and Leaders of Color. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education and a Master of Education degree in Curriculum and Teaching from Michigan State University.

Then, with the Service Council Updates (Service Boards, Fund Raisings, Achievements), it talked about the Service Boards that provide Service Events (plans and updates) and Thank-you Notes (Messages Expressing Gratitude to those who gave support in the process of creating this). In addition, there has been an announcement of the fund-raisings, annual fund, and Club Fund Registration for Trimester 2.

HIDDEN FIGURES ANNOUNCEMENT
Last but not least, it ended with service highlights: Hidden Figures. Hidden Figures announced the donation done to Good Neighbors and presented a video created by the leaders which were about the International Day of the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

Hidden Figures recently donated the fund that has been with the previous fundraisers, Halloween and Pepero Day. For Halloween, there were two different packages sold, small regular ones filled with candies and sweets, and big random packages. For the Pepero Day, there were big boxes and diverse types of regular-sized peperos sold. The leaders of the Hidden Figures, Alyssa Han, and Zoe Kim would like to share this gratitude we have towards CI Middle School Students by supporting us with the packages and peperos bought. Also, especially, thank you to the club members, Michelle Cui, Diane Lee, Lauren Park, Sunny Choi, and, Kate Ro for supporting Hidden Figures by packing the packages together! For the donation, it has been donated to an organization called, “Good Neighbors (Branch of Incheon)”. Good Neighbors is an international humanitarian development NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) that is committed to making the world a place without hunger,’ where people live together in peace and harmony.

Hidden Figures decided to focus on supporting people in Afghanistan who are experiencing a national crisis, especially with health. With this involvement in service, Hidden Figures thought that this was an amazing opportunity to take action and spread awareness. Due to COVID-19, Alyssa Han and Zoe Kim were the only ones who were able to go to the organization and donate it. However, next time, we wish that everybody, including the club members, could go together and build up this action! Thank you all again, CIMS for encouraging each other with the contributions and Hidden Figures will move more forward with new developments made.