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Brooklyn Chapter 2020-2021 Calendar
Chapter Calendar 2020-2021
September 16 September 19 September 21 September 27 September 30 September 30
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October 2020
October 14 October 25
November 2020
November 1 November 10 November 16 November 20 November 21
December 2020
December 26
January 2021
January 13 January 15 January 18
January 19 January 24 Executive Committee Meeting (Virtual) Carole Robertson Day | Jack & Jill Day Executive Board (Virtual) Mothers Meeting (Virtual) Regional Per Capita and Conference Assessments Due National Per Capita and National Conference Fees Due
Program Handbook Submissions Due Executive Committee Meeting (Virtual) Executive Board Meeting (Virtual) Metropolitan Mothers Cluster Hosted by the Bergen-Passaic Chapter (Virtual)
Brooklyn Chapter Teen Fundraiser
Executive Committee Meeting (Virtual) Up The Hill Submission Due Jack and Jill National Day of Service and Eastern Regional MLK Jr. Day of Service – Feed the Need Drive Executive Board Meeting (Virtual) Mothers Meeting (Virtual) Jack and Jill Founders Day
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February
February 5 February 9 February 15 Black Family Dinner-Tentative Date Age Group Meetings (All Age Groups) SCOPE Submissions Due
March
March 7 Mothers Meeting (Virtual) March 10, 2021- March 14, 2021 Teen Conference- NYC Hosted by the Essex- Hudson Chapter
March 17 Executive Committee Meeting
March 22 Executive Board meeting
April
April 10 Father’s Appreciation Event
May
May 12 May 15
May 17 May 23 May 31
May 31 Executive Committee Meeting- 7pm- Virtual Foundation and Loose Change due to Regional Treasurer Executive Board Meeting- 7pm- In Person/Virtual- TBD Mothers Meeting/Installation of New Officers New Member Joining Fees and Headquarters fee due to National Headquarters New Member and Teen Joining Fees due to Regional Treasurer
June
June 5 June 12 June 14 June 15 June 18 June 30 Chapter Picnic at Prospect Park Rain Date for Chapter Picnic at Prospect Park Executive Board Meeting Deadline to Complete Chapter Officer Transitions Planning Meeting for 2021/2022 Program Year
July
July 14, 2021- July 18, 2021 Eastern Region Mothers Conference- Boca Raton Florida - Hosted by Montgomery County, MD Chapter
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SECTION 3: NATIONAL RECOGNITION DAYS
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Carole Robertson Day (September 19, 2020) We celebrated her life on Saturday, September 19, 2020 with a presentation by our Junior Teens who performed the Carole Robertson ceremony and recited spoken word regarding Carole and the atrocities of racial violence against children. Carole Robertson Day is in memory of Carole who was a member of the Birmingham Jack and Jill Chapter teen group. Carole was killed in the infamous 16th Street Baptist Church bombing on September 15, 1963.
Jack and Jill Day (September 19, 2020)
The Brooklyn Chapter celebrated Jack and Jill Day in conjunction with our Carole Robertson Day Commemoration. We did not let being away from each other physically stop a wonderful full chapter celebration. We had hours of workshops, games and opportunities to socialize virtually. The workshops were engaging, energizing and executed flawlessly in our new virtual space.
Some of our Workshops!
• (Family) Yoga • (6-8 and 9-10 age groups) Muay Thai: Kickboxing • (Family) Preparing Healthy Snacks • (Adults/Teens) Time Management in the Age of COVID: Gearing up for the School Year • (Adults) - Jack and Jill Cocktail Mixes • (Family) "Yes, please" Etiquette Refresher • (2-5 and 6-8 age groups) Arts and Craft activities to help our youngest create fun memories. • (Junior and Senior Teens) Black Lives Matter and Youth Activism • (Junior and Senior Teens) How to start a business
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Founders’ Day (January 24, 2021) “Oral Tradition - Gavel Club Helps Us Celebrate Founders Day”
Join us to learn more about the History
and culture of the Brooklyn Chapter
of Jack and Jill of America, Inc.,
through the voices and work
of the Chapter Gavel Club On January 24, 2021 the Brooklyn Chapter will celebrate the Anniversary of our illustrious organization with a historical documentary created by the Brooklyn Chapter’s Gavel Club. Our Brooklyn Chapter’s Gavel Club has been working hard perfecting the art of storytelling, spoken word, public speaking and speech delivery to tell the history of Jack and Jill of America Inc. and the Brooklyn Chapter. This unique way to celebrate Jack and Jill and Brooklyn Chapter’s history will allow us to share the reading of our organization’s history, reporting on the accomplishments of our past leaders, and the achievements of our Alumni virtually and gives us the ability to keep this piece in historic archives. It also is a wonderful to keep our children connected into our history. The ability to have our Gavel Club lead this charge is absolutely amazing.
National Black Family Day (May 2021)
Black Family Dinner & Black Family Cookbook
We will celebrate National Black Family Day by hosting the Brooklyn Chapter’s Tradition of Black Family Dinner. This is usually a time when the entire Chapter comes together, with not only their immediate family members, but extended family members, associates, alums, family and friends to celebrate the enduring power and love of the black family with the tradition of breaking bread. While we may not be able to gather together and celebrate National Black Family Day with our dinner tradition, (we shall see what the Spring holds for 2021 New York and the COVID-19 Pandemic) we are keeping alive the power of connecting the Black Family through with publishing the Chapter’s first Black Family Cookbook. Mothers and children will share family recipes, along with family history, and photos in a self-published Brooklyn Chapter Black Family Cookbook.
SECTION 4: PROGRAM ACTIVITY CALENDAR FOR ALL GRADE GROUPS AND TEENS
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MONTH ACTIVITY CATEGORY Location Event Host Description
June 2020 2:00pm
September 17, 2020 12:00pm – 2:00pm
October 17, 2020 12:00pm – 1:00pm Farewell for the Summer Social Virtual Nicole RyAnn 3
Carole Robertson Day
Jack and Jill Day Social Educational Civic Cultural Virtual Christina Antoinette
Art Gallery Educational Virtual Tanya Jennaydra Ashley The 2-5 age group will get together on Zoom to say farewell for the summer as the Chapter Annual Picnic in which we all gather had to be cancelled because of COVID-19. • Children will play games • Say goodbye • Talk about their favorite parts of the Jack and Jill year
Chapter Wide Carole Robertson Day & Jack and Jill Day
• The Brooklyn Chapter celebrate Jack and Jill Day in conjunction with our Carole Robertson Day Commemoration. • We will not let being away from each other physically stop a wonderful full chapter celebration. • We will have hours of workshops, games and opportunities to socialize virtually. The workshops were engaging, energizing and executed flawlessly in our new virtual space . 2 – 5 Age Group Activities will include Yoga, Arts & Crafts and Storytelling.
“Beautiful Black Art” (STE[A]M)
• World renowned artist Leroy Campbell and
Richard Beavers Art Gallery speak with the children regarding the significant of Black images in art. • Leroy will use his artwork to show the children how images are created in fine art. • Then the children will create their own self portrait using rainbow scratch paper. • Each child will receive a Jack and Jill gift
bag with the art materials prior to the activity
Beautiful Black Art is important because Black children need more opportunities to see themselves in the world, including in art. As 2-5 They also need more opportunities for stimulation and development.
November 7, 2020
12:00pm – 1:00pm Cooking Class Educational Health Virtual Mercedes Neisha “Batter Up” (Creating Healthy Habits from
Childhood to Adulthood)
• The Brooklyn Chapter Batter Up Cooking
Program is a fun and exciting cooking program which uses cooking to teach fundamentals of math, science, and health. • The 2-5 Batter Up program helps our youngest children make an Oatmeal Raisin or a Chocolate Chip Cookie with Chapter
Mother and Baker, Jolene McCauley. • The children will use basic recipes to count, learn about healthy eating, and kitchen safety. • Each child will receive an ingredients list
to purchase, a custom Jack & Jill Batter Up
Apron and Chef Hat.
Cooking allows families to come together, work together, but most importantly teaches children math, healthy eating and proper kitchen safety.
December 5, 2020
12:00pm – 2:00pm Kwanzaa Cultural Educational Social
January 2, 2021
1:00pm – 2:30pm Acting Class Leadership Educational Social Virtual Nia Ashley
Virtual Jennaydra Mercedes
“First Fruits” (I’m Black and I’m Proud –Appreciating our Culture & History)
• The 2-5 Age Group will perform the Kwanza Ceremony lead by the Mothers • They will dress in traditional wear to celebrate • Kwanza will begin with a story on Kwanzaa called Let’s Celebrate Kwanzaa. • All the children will receive the book as well as a small Kwanzaa kit to prepare for the Kwanzaa ceremony.
Kwanzaa is important for us to teach our children black pride and self-love and all the wonderful principles of Kwanzaa.
“You can Act Out” (Empowering our Future
Leaders”)
• Children will take an acting class with a
Brooklyn-based acting coach. • The class will be geared toward giving our youngest learners the opportunity to build confidence and self-assurance in an ageappropriate way
We want to start at the earliest age to encourage our children to grown, be confident, speak confidently, be willing to face crowds and enjoy public speaking.
February 2021
All February
March 6, 2021
12:00pm – 1:00pm Finance 101 Educational Health Leadership Virtual Tanya Christina
April 3, 2021 10:00am All Chapter Read Educational Cultural Leadership Civic
Gardening Educational Social Recreational Virtual Chapter I’m Black and I’m Proud
Celebrating Black Leaders & Black Authors – Michelle Obama
• The Brooklyn Chapter brings the entire chapter together for an All Chapter Read on the life, living legacy and work of the First African American First Lady of the United States – Michelle Obama. • Each age-group will receive a book curated specifically for them based on age, reading level and maturity all about Michelle Obama. These books will be sent home for each child to read along with their Mothers who will be reading “Becoming” and using the Becoming Leadership Journal. This activity supports Jack & Jill’s commitment to reading, black culture, black authors and black leaders, all while celebrating Women’s Month in March 2020.
The 2-5 Age Group Book Will Be: “Be
Bold Baby – Michelle Obama”
and I look up to
Michelle Obama”
(Be Bold for 2 -3 & I look up for 4&5)
Botanical Gardens 990 Washington Ave. Nicole Antoinette “Count Your Pennies’ (Closing the Wealth Gap &
Creating Generational Wealth)
• Children will work the Brooklyn Chapter’s
Chapter wide financial program Initiative
“Goalsetter” • Mother Tanya Van Court will work with the children to start basic financial principles on the Goalsetter App • All children will receive an account, and some stl,martup capital to start their savings program
The black wealth gap is increasing instead of increasing. The Brooklyn Chapter is determined to make “Future Millionaires” out of our children with intense financial planning from the earliest age groups.
“Flower Children”
• Children will take a private tour of the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens • In a perfect outdoor socially distant environment, the Children will explore one of Brooklyn’s greatest treasures
May 1, 2021
1:00pm – 2:30pm Color Factory Educational Color Factory Nicole Jennaydra • The 52-acre garden holds over 14,000 types of plants. It includes a number of specialty "gardens within the Garden", plant collections, a white cast-iron-andglass aquatic plant house, and an art gallery.
Our trip to the Botanic Gardens is important to get our children outdoors after months of lockdown, to remind them of the beauty of nature and the area around them and to learn more about plants and flora.
“Splash a Little Color” (STE[A]M)
• Kids will tour The Color Factory. • Color Factory is an experiential art exhibit inspired by the joy of color. • Color Factory creates meaningful and immersive color experiences for all. • Color Factory embraces child-like imagination, while expanding boundaries of perception and understanding
MONTH ACTIVITY CATEGORY Location Event Host Description
June 6, 2020 Farewell for the Summer Social Virtual Nicole RyAnn
September 19, 2020 12:00pm – 2:00pm Carole Robertson Day
Jack and Jill Day Social Educational Civic Cultural Virtual Mikayla Marquis
Ayanna IfillGadsby
Christina Fontanarosa
October 10, 2020
3:00pm – 4:00pm Voting Educational Legislative Civic Virtual Linara Greenidge
Tia Breakley- China
The 6-8 age group will get together on Zoom to say farewell for the summer as the Chapter Annual Picnic in which we all gather had to be cancelled because of COVID-19. • Children will play games • Say goodbye • Talk about their favorite parts of the Jack and Jill year
Chapter Wide Carole Robertson Day & Jack and Jill Day
• The Brooklyn Chapter celebrate Jack and Jill Day in conjunction with our Carole Robertson Day Commemoration. • We will not let being away from each other physically stop a wonderful full chapter celebration. • We will have hours of workshops, games and opportunities to socialize virtually. The workshops were engaging, energizing and executed flawlessly in our new virtual space .
6-8 Age Group Activities will include Yoga, Arts & Cooking
“Does My Vote Count” (Civic Engagement 2020 Voter Registration & Voting)
• Our Children hear about voting and the importance of voting, but do they really understand how the process works or what voting really is? • Since the Presidential Election is upon us, it is a good time to share with them why voting matters, what it means to give your vote and how we cast our vote. • Children will be engaged in a discussion on the importance of voting and the ways in which voting helps to support government, local school districts, neighborhood libraries, etc. • Our special guest will be Brooklyn
Chapter of Jack & Jill Alumna, Crystal
Hudson, who is currently running for NYC
City Council in the 35th District. She will speak to our children about the local and national political process and the importance of representation.
November 14, 2020
1:00pm – 3:00pm
December 12, 2020 Kwanzaa Cultural Educational Social Virtual $10 per child
Book Creation Educational Cultural Virtual $30 per child Indhira Arrington
Latoya Kamdang
Chrystal Stokes Williams
“Birth of Books with Jesse Byrd” (Jack and Jill Story Time)
• With our children becoming more inquisitive about the stories they read and hear, this activity is designed to introduce them to how books are conceived, made and ultimately published. • During this event, award-winning children’s book author, Jesse Byrd will share three key steps to book making including how to bring a story idea to life with words and illustrations. • Throughout this interactive discussion the children will listen to excerpts from two of Byrd’s age appropriate titles - Real
Jungle Tales and Sunny Days - and engage in Q&A and dialog on how he created the stories and what he does to share them around the world.
He will also show a visual demonstration of his own book making process and will wrap up the session with an activity in which he will ask the children to illustrate where their life story would take place if they could choose it.
Signed copies of both books will be sent to the children in advance of this event.
“First Fruits” (I’m Black and I’m Proud –Appreciating our Culture & History)
• We will continue the Chapter's tradition of providing an opportunity for our children to learn the seven principles of
Kwanzaa. • Some children will present an overview of the holiday and an explanation of the principles to the broader group, followed by a fun and interactive quiz where children will enter responses to Kwanzaathemed questions in real time via a smartphone or other device. • We will also engage in a tactile arts and crafts activity to help celebrate Kwanzaa, using common materials/supplies (e.g., construction paper, glue, etc.).
January 16, 2021
1:00pm – 2:00pm
February 21, 2021
All February All Chapter Read Educational Cultural Leadership Civic Virtual Chapter
Black History Game Leadership Educational Social Virtual Aisha Greene 917-273-7805
Lisa Lewis
Verina MathisCrawford
Mikayla Marquis
Ayanna IfillGadsby
Gwendolyn FrempongBoadu
• All supplies will be sent to the children in a Kwanzaa kit prior to the activity
“Always Black History” (I’m Black & I’m Proud Appreciating our Culture & History)
Black History Virtual Quiz Game • Virtual black history game show using the Kahoot! App to engage the children to learn more about black history during MLK weekend and in preparation for black history month. • We will order and deliver black history
month flashcards to each family so they can study in advance.
• The cards will be sent to each family in December. We will use the information from the flash cards to create our black history quiz.
I’m Black and I’m Proud Celebrating Black Leaders & Black Authors – Michelle Obama
• The Brooklyn Chapter brings the entire chapter together for an All Chapter Read on the life, living legacy and work of the
First African American First Lady of the
United States – Michelle Obama. • Each age-group will receive a book curated specifically for them based on age, reading level and maturity all about
Michelle Obama. These books will be sent home for each child to read along with their Mothers who will be reading
“Becoming” and using the Becoming Leadership Journal.
This activity supports Jack & Jill’s commitment to reading, black culture, black authors and black leaders, all while celebrating Women’s Month in March 2020.
JCanRead/
MICHELLE OBAMA
First Lady an d Sup erhero
The 6-8 Age Group Book Will Be: “I can be
Michelle Obama
March 13, 2021 1:00pm – 2:30pm Cooking Educational Health Virtual Danielle Eaddy-Allenye 917-501-6991
Ayanna IfillGadsby
Kenya Johnson
April 10, 2021
2:00pm – 4:00pm
May 8, 2021
11:00am- 12:30pm Scavenger Hunt Social Recreational Virtual Kamari Alexander
Nikki Bethel
Color Factory Educational Virtual Charlita Mays
Mercedes Asare
“Cooking in Brooklyn” Cooking with Chef Titus
• Children will participate in a fun and engaging private cooking class to learn the importance of making a healthy meal and establishing healthy habits. • Children will learn skills on how to stay safe in the kitchen, in addition to, how the use of math is an important component in cooking. • The children will be provided with a
box prior to the activity curated with items and tools that will be used during the cooking class.
• In addition, a digital canvas (Padlet)
will be created to document and share images of dishes prepared by the children.
“Jack & Jill Pride Scavenger Hunt”
• Children will participate in a Jack and Jill themed Scavenger Hunt as a way to teach Jack & Jill history and facts. • Scavenger hunt will be geared to getting the children moving and learning while having fun. • We will be engaging in an unboxing
during our activity where they open colorful, branded memorabilia and the scavenger hunt list.
• We will separate them into teams so they can work together and to help foster more intimate interactions between the children. • The winning team will win a sweet
treat sent to their home. (T-shirt size required of participants prior to activity)
In today’s environment of isolation, this is a wonderful opportunity for our children to reconnect, work as a team and be connected to Jack and Jill.
“Art For Life” (STE[A]M)
• Children will be engaged in a creative artistic experience led by a painting instructor. • Canvases and painting supplies will be
provided to the children prior to the activity.
With our children being outside of school, they have less opportunities to be creative, participate in arts programs and continue being engaged and stimulated. We look forward to closing that gap.
MONTH ACTIVITY CATEGORY Location Event Host Description
June 6, 2020 Hello & Farewell for the Summer Social
September 19, 2020
12:00pm – 2:00pm Carole Robertson Day
Jack and Jill Day Social Educational Civic Cultural
October 2 4, 2020 Voting 7:00pm – 9:00pm Educational Legislative Civic Virtual Chapter The 9-10 age group will get together on Zoom to say farewell for the summer as the Chapter Annual Picnic in which we all gather had to be cancelled because of COVID-19. • Children will play games • Say goodbye • Talk about their favorite parts of the Jack and Jill year
Virtual Nicole Chavis Jackson, Jacquelyn Taylor
Chapter Wide Carole Robertson Day & Jack and Jill Day
• The Brooklyn Chapter celebrate Jack and Jill Day in conjunction with our Carole Robertson Day Commemoration. • We will not let being away from each other physically stop a wonderful full chapter celebration. • We will have hours of workshops, games and opportunities to socialize virtually. The workshops were engaging, energizing and executed flawlessly in our new virtual space .
9-10 Age Group Activities will include Yoga, Jack and Jill Bingo.
Virtual Simone Pratt, Hasoni Pratts
“When we all Vote” (Civic Engagement -2020 Voter Registration & Voting)
This will be an informative forum about the electoral process and Get Out and Vote campaign.
• 9-10 will have their pajamas on and snuggle in for a wonderful movie about voting and the civic process. The movie
“The Way I See It”.
• Special Guest Speaker Dawn Porter,
Director and Producer of When They See
It will open and introduce the movie for the children.
November 21, 2020
2:00pm – 3:00pm Book Creation Educational Cultural Virtual $30 per child Indhira Arrington, Tina Bristol
We are able to use a unique way to connect the children to their voice, the power of voting and their civic duty.
“Birth of Books with Jesse Byrd” (Jack and Jill Story Time)
• With our children becoming more inquisitive about the stories they read and hear, this activity is designed to introduce them to how books are conceived, made and ultimately published. • During this event, award-winning children’s book author, Jesse Byrd will share three key steps to book making including how to bring a story idea to life with words and illustrations. • Throughout this interactive discussion the children will listen to excerpts from two of Byrd’s age appropriate titles - Real
Jungle Tales and Sunny Days - and engage in Q&A and dialog on how he created the stories and what he does to share them around the world.
He will also show a visual demonstration of his own book making process and will wrap up the session with an activity in which he will ask the children to illustrate where their life story would take place if they could choose it.
Signed copies of both books will be sent to the children in advance of this event.
December 12, 2020 Kwanzaa 2:00pm – 4:00pm Cultural Educational Social Virtual $10 per child
January 16, 2021 All January Service Leadership Educational Social Civic
February 21, 20201 All February All Chapter Read Educational Cultural Leadership Civic Mandisa Turner, Afriqiyah McDowell
Virtual Charifa Smith, Lourdes Archer
Virtual Chapter Katrina JacksonBrown, Kurleigh Thomas
“First Fruits” (I’m Black and I’m Proud –Appreciating our Culture & History)
• We will continue the Chapter's tradition of providing an opportunity for our children to learn the seven principles of
Kwanzaa. • Some children will present an overview of the holiday and an explanation of the principles to the broader group, followed by a fun and interactive quiz where children will enter responses to Kwanzaathemed questions in real time via a smartphone or other device. • We will also engage in a tactile arts and crafts activity to help celebrate Kwanzaa, using common materials/supplies (e.g., construction paper, glue, etc.). • All supplies will be sent to the children
in a Kwanzaa kit prior to the activity
9-10 Age Group will work the Community Service Committee to execute the MLK Day of Service to honor Dr. Martin Luther King., Jr. and organize a Feed the Need Food Drive at the chapter level to honor
• We will partner with a non-profit agency who can distribute the food to those in need. • Make plans with the agency for a Walk
Up/Drive Up/Drive Through Food
Donation Drop Off during the weekend of Dr. King’s Birthday.
It is important for our children to understand how to be of service to others. Servant leadership and philanthropy are skills developed at an early age. Allowing them to see how the crisis has affected local Brooklyn residents will hopefully
I’m Black and I’m Proud Celebrating Black Leaders & Black Authors – Michelle Obama
• The Brooklyn Chapter brings the entire chapter together for an All Chapter Read on the life, living legacy and work of the
First African American First Lady of the
United States – Michelle Obama.
• Each age-group will receive a book curated specifically for them based on
March 20, 2021 2:00pm Financial Literacy Interactive Workshop Educational STE[A]M Leadership Development Virtual Nicole Chavis Jackson, Tracy Wright
April 10, 2021
Matinee (2:00pm) age, reading level and maturity all about Michelle Obama. These books will be sent home for each child to read along with their Mothers who will be reading “Becoming” and using the Becoming Leadership Journal.
This activity supports Jack & Jill’s commitment to reading, black culture, black authors and black leaders, all while celebrating Women’s Month in March 2020.
Michelle Obama”
The 9-10 Age Group Book Will Be: The
Extraordinary Life of
Alvin Ailey Dance Performance Social Recreational
Money, Money, Money” (Empowering our Future Leaders) (STE[A]M)
• Interactive financial literacy workshop teaching children about money and savings with the Goalsetter application platform. This financial workshop will teach kids about setting financial goals, savings, all while having fun!
• Goalsetter offers unique ways for children to learn financial literacy while allowing them to save for their future.
• The Brooklyn Chapter of Jack and Jill has partnered with Goalsetter for all of our children and teens to use the platform and grow their financial literacy and aptitude.
City Center Tracey Wright, Kym Ward Gaffney, Tia Breakley
“Revelations” A Day with Alvin Ailey
• The mission of Alvin Ailey Dance
Foundation is to further the pioneering vision of the choreographer, dancer, and cultural leader Alvin Ailey by building an extended cultural community which provides dance performances, training and education, and community programs for all people especially communities of color. • This performing arts community plays a crucial social role, using the beauty and
May 8, 2021 2:00pm Hands on Education at the Gardens Educational Leadership Development Recreational Educational Brooklyn Botanical Gardens Afriqiyah McDowell and Depelsha McGruder
humanity of the African American heritage and other cultures to unite people of all races, ages and backgrounds.
“Climate Change Leaders!”
The children will learn and discuss the importance of composting and recycling. • This will broaden their thoughts of how waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting positively affects our local and global environment. • Our children will learn to become environmental and climate change leaders.
June 6, 2020 Hello & Farewell for the Summer Social Virtual Chapter
September 19, 2020 Carole Robertson Day
Jack and Jill Day
12:00pm – 2:00pm Social Educational Civic Cultural Virtual Carla LewisLong Kisha Ramsey
October 4, 2020 12:00pm – 1:00pm Racial Injustice Educational Legislative Civic Virtual Bryna JeanMarie
Depelsha McGruder
Monica Covington Cradle
November 21, 2020
2:00pm – 3:00pm STEM Educational Virtual $50 Kisha Ramsey Tracy Wright Lenelle Jerome Muna Heaven The 11-12 group will get together on Zoom to say farewell for the summer as the Chapter Annual Picnic in which we all gather had to be cancelled because of COVID-19. • Children will play games • Say goodbye • Talk about their favorite parts of the Jack and Jill year
Chapter Wide Carole Robertson Day & Jack and Jill Day
• The Brooklyn Chapter celebrate Jack and Jill
Day in conjunction with our Carole
Robertson Day Commemoration. • We will not let being away from each other physically stop a wonderful full chapter celebration. • We will have hours of workshops, games and opportunities to socialize virtually. The workshops were engaging, energizing and executed flawlessly in our new virtual space
11-12 Group Activities will include Time Management Skills Yoga and DJ Dance Party.
KICK-OFF EVENT
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“Protecting Yourself When Protesting” (Serving and Advocating for ALL children Legislative Advocacy Programs)
• The children will engage in a conversation - with a NOBLE representative, and an attorney who represents youth clients - about racial unrest and how to interact with law enforcement. • The activity will include polls and theoretical scenarios. • This will equip our children with the tools to address these issues, as well as, how to be informed leaders in their circles and communities.
STEMulate the Mind (Empowering Our Future Leaders)(STE[A]M]
• The participants will learn about the importance and FUN of STEM based activities and events. • STEM Kidz founder, and Brooklyn Chapter J&J graduate Keiana Chisolm, will lead the children in a virtual demonstration and guidance for building an exciting robot of their own.
December 12, 2020
12:00pm – 2:00pm Kwanzaa Cultural Educational Social
January 16, 2021
All January Arts Education Education Service Virtual $10 per child Mandisa Turner Tanya Van Court
Virtual Charifa Smith Carl Lewis Long Dana Muldrow • STEM education is a revolutionary way of incorporating both theoretical and practical skills into young minds from an early age, preparing them for life in a scientific and technologically based 21st century. • The interactive games and toys they will make and play with will highlight learning through play. • Each child will get a kit to build their own
Robot
“First Fruits” (I’m Black and I’m Proud –Appreciating our Culture & History)
• We will continue the Chapter's tradition of providing an opportunity for our children to learn the seven principles of Kwanzaa. • Some children will present an overview of the holiday and an explanation of the principles to the broader group, followed by a fun and interactive quiz where children will enter responses to Kwanzaa-themed questions in real time via a smartphone or other device. • We will also engage in a tactile arts and crafts activity to help celebrate Kwanzaa, using common materials/supplies (e.g., construction paper, glue, etc.). • All supplies will be sent to the children in
a Kwanzaa kit prior to the activity
11-12 will work the Community Service Committee to execute the MLK Day of Service to honor Dr. Martin Luther King., Jr. and organize a Feed the Need Food Drive at the chapter level to honor
• We will partner with a non-profit agency who can distribute the food to those in need. • Make plans with the agency for a Walk
Up/Drive Up/Drive Through Food Donation
Drop Off during the weekend of Dr. King’s
Birthday.
It is important for our children to understand how to be of service to others. Servant leadership and philanthropy are skills developed at an early age. Allowing them to see how the crisis has affected local Brooklyn residents will hopefully spark a flame of service and giving inside of them.
February 21, 2021
12:00pm
All Chapter All Chapter Read Educational Cultural Leadership Civic Kamari Alexander
Charlita Mays
March 20, 2021
Exhibit at 1:00pm Photo Project Educational Cultural Social Virtual Christina Fontanarosa
Nisha Richardson
Celebrating Black History
• The children will play a Virtual Trivia Game on Black History and Culture. • We will send a book on Black history and
culture to each participant a month before the activity.
• The trivia questions will be pulled from the book. • We endeavor to have each child learn more about their history and culture -- information not typically found in school curriculum. • The participants will be divided into groups to foster collaboration and team-work. • We will kick off the game with a recitation of the Black National Anthem which we will ask the children to memorize prior to the activity.
Celebrating Black Leaders & Black Authors – Michelle Obama
• The Brooklyn Chapter brings the entire chapter together for an All Chapter Read on the life, living legacy and work of the First African American First Lady of the United States – Michelle Obama. • Each age-group will receive a book curated specifically for them based on age, reading level and maturity all about Michelle Obama. These books will be sent home for each child to read along with their Mothers who will be Whols Michelle Obama? reading “Becoming” and using the Becoming Leadership Journal.
in March 2020. This activity supports Jack & Jill’s commitment to reading, black culture, black authors and black leaders, all while celebrating Women’s Month
The 11-12 Age Group Book Will Be: Who Is Michelle
Obama
The Life and Times of a Black Child During the Pandemic Project: Black and White Photography project
• In partnership with the world-renowned
Guggenheim Museum, the 11-12 Age Group will do a photojournalistic journey of their families through and during the COVID-19
Pandemic. • These photos will tell the story of our Jack and Jill Brooklyn Chapter Black families as
April 24, 2021
12:00pm Leadership Development through Pixar Program Education Leadership Virtual $20 per person to cover the cost of Workbook Aisha Greene
Trecia GilletGontee
Latoya Murphy
May 15, 2021
12:00pm Creation of the Book Educational Leadership Virtual Nikki Caesar Mitchell
Lou-Anne Walters
Joann Lewis
they lived, loved, managed, and survived through the Pandemic. • The photos will be compiled into a wonderful photojournalistic book for sale. • The sale of the book to the Mothers of
Jack and Jill will be donated to the Food in Need Organization selected for
January’s Martin Luther King Jr. Regional
Day of Service.
“Making Leaders” (Empowering Future Leaders)
• The children will be engaged in an interactive program that will teach leadership development skills using relatable clips from Disney Pixar movies.
They will learn how to identify leadership qualities and how to apply those same qualities to develop intro strong leaders. • Prior to the program, we will send each of
the children a copy of the following book:
“Leadership For Students: A Guide for
Young Leaders”.
• The book includes a Leadership Action
Journal that allows our children to create a record of their thoughts and actions as they develop their leadership skills. • With exciting learning activities like conducting a survey on the characteristics of being a good leader, organizing a debate on leadership, interviewing community leaders, and developing and implementing a plan for becoming a leader, this is the essential leadership book for the 21st century.
2020 In Perspective (Empowering Future Leaders)
• Our children will write a journal entry on
“Their Thoughts on 2020” sharing how they feel about this year. • This will get compiled and published in a book. The book will be available for purchase. • We will have a book reading/signing event where our children will be able to discuss what they wrote and will have a professional child psychotherapist present to lead the conversation on how 2020 has impacted our children
June 6, 2020 Hello & Farewell for the Summer
September 19, 2020 Carole Robertson Day
Jack and Jill Day
12:00pm – 2:00pm
October 24, 2020 Cooking
1:30pm – 3:00pm Social Virtual Chapter
Social Educational Civic Cultural Virtual Jewell Person Chelsea Davis
Educational Health STE[A]M Virtual
Tamika Matheson
Melissa James
Neisha Springer The Junior Teen group will get together on Zoom to say farewell for the summer as the Chapter Annual Picnic in which we all gather had to be cancelled because of COVID-19. • Children will play games • Say goodbye • Talk about their favorite parts of the Jack and Jill year
Chapter Wide Carole Robertson Day & Jack and Jill Day
• The Brooklyn Chapter celebrate Jack and Jill
Day in conjunction with our Carole
Robertson Day Commemoration. • We will not let being away from each other physically stop a wonderful full chapter celebration. • We will have hours of workshops, games and opportunities to socialize virtually. The workshops were engaging, energizing and executed flawlessly in our new virtual space
Junior Teen Group Activities will include How to Start Your Own Business and Black Lives Matter Advocacy
“Batter Up” (STE[A]M & Heath)
We are excited to share about our upcoming October Jr Teen Virtual Baking Experience! Sydney, Nicholas, and Lauren will be our hosts for October 2020.
Mother Jolene McAuley, who serves the Brooklyn chapter in so many ways has graciously agreed to help lead our children in baking cookies!
Teens can plan to add their own special touch or embellishments (sprinkles, chocolate chips, marsh mellows, cherries, etc.).
There might even be time for a special hot cocoa recipe to ease us into the fall!
Each child received a Jack & Jill BK Custom Swag – Custom Aprons
1:00pm Virtual Trip Educational Cultural Civic Gwen FrempongBoadu
Bernadette Clement
December 12, 2020 Supporting Black Owned Small Businesses During the Holiday Season Cultural Educational Social Civic Virtual Lu-Shawn Thompson
Joann Lewis
LaToya Murphy
January 16, 2021 All January Feed the Need. MLK Eastern Region Day of Service Education Service Virtual Camille Joseph Varlack Tina Bristol Cassandra Metz The Brooklyn Chapter Junior Teens were scheduled to journey to Ghana in August 2021 to learn about the birthplace of African American History and Culture. With COVID 19, that trip has been postponed but the work, learning and lessons on Ghana have not been.
• On November 14, 2020, the Junior Teens will take their first “Virtual Trip to Ghana”. • They will virtually visit all the sites they will be visiting when travel is safe again and will learn about American prolific author, a civil rights activist and socialist, W.E.B Du Bois and why he settled in (and is buried in)
Ghana especially as it relates to today’s racial/social justice matters, and gain appreciation for this leading country of
Africa. • Souvenir Journal and Ghana T-Shirt distributed to all children interested prior to the activity.
Service through the Holiday (Civic – Serving Our Community)
The Jr. Teens will join together (virtually) and build care packages that will be shared with select Jack and Jill Inc. civic organizational partners. • The items purchased will be mostly from small black owned businesses. • Each teen will discuss why giving back is important to them, how it impacts the world, and their vision for continued service while in Jack and Jill and beyond. Teaching our children to give back to the world is extremely important. We want to teach our children our to serve community.
Feed the Need – Junior Teen’s Eradicating Food Insecurity (Serving Our Community)
Junior Teens will work the Community Service Committee to execute the MLK Day of Service to honor Dr. Martin Luther King., Jr. and organize a Feed the Need Food Drive at the chapter level to honor
• We will partner with a non-profit agency who can distribute the food to those in need. • Make plans with the agency for a Walk Up/Drive Up/Drive Through Food Donation Drop Off during the weekend of Dr. King’s Birthday. Junior Teens will continue their service components starting with the care packages in December and
February 21, 2021 All February All Chapter Read Educational Cultural Leadership Civic Virtual Chapter
Kurleigh Yetman
Fashawna Whiteman
Sunni Middleton
March 13, 2021
1:00pm – 3:00pm I’m Black and I’m Proud Black History Trivia Educational Cultural Social Virtual Denise Harrell Crystal Bobb Semple Michelle Defossett
Celebrating Black Leaders & Black Authors – Michelle Obama
• The Brooklyn Chapter brings the entire chapter together for an All Chapter Read on the life, living legacy and work of the First
African American First Lady of the United
States – Michelle Obama. • Each age-group will receive a book curated specifically for them based on age, reading level and maturity all about Michelle Obama.
These books will be sent home for each child to read along with their Mothers who will be reading “Becoming” and using the
Becoming Leadership Journal.
This activity supports Jack & Jill’s commitment to reading, black culture, black authors and black leaders, all while celebrating Women’s Month in March 2020.
The Junior Teen Age Group Book Will Be:
Chasing Light. Michelle Obama, through the Lens of a White House Photographer
Black Facts (Education – I’m Black & I’m Proud)
The Jr. Teens will test their knowledge of African American culture and history via an online educational gaming platform called Kahoot. From questions around black leaders in today’s social justice efforts to discovering authors who poetically uplifted generations of people, our teens will leave this activity completely inspired.
2:00pm – 3:00pm Leadership Development through Pixar Program Health Social Recreational Education Melinda AlexisHayes
Kamari Alexander
May 15, 2021
1:00pm – 3:00pm Beat the Bomb Educational Recreational Social Beat the Bomb Live (or Virtual if we cannot meet) Jillian Joseph
Simone Belgrave
Nisha Richardson • The kids will be split into teams, each assigned a different color. • They will participate in various physical activities (tug of war, obstacle course, etc) but within each we will incorporate various educational themes like science, math, history, etc. • Teams will earn points by winning the physical competitions and/or answering the educational questions correctly. • *Note: If COVID-19 prevents us from being outdoors together, then we will adjust to an online model.
Beat the Bomb!
Through a series of collaborative, timed puzzle situations aimed at team building. Jr. Teens will show their competitive spirit while rooting for each other and building friendships.
• Each child will be assigned a team and required to meet with their team prior to the competition. • Each child will receive a t-shirt with their selected team name.
Jack and Jill is about learning, growing and developing but also about connections and friendships. The beat the bomb activity builds mental toughness, thoughtful competition and friendships.
June 6, 2020 Hello & Farewell for the Summer Social Virtual Chapter
September 19, 2020 12:00pm – 2:00pm Carole Robertson Day
Jack and Jill Day Social Educational Civic Cultural Virtual
October 24, 2020 12:00pm – 1:00pm Cooking Educational Health Virtual Jordan Betts Callan Moss Justin Betts
November 14, 2020
2:00pm – 3:00pm Brownsville Culinary/Colle ctive Fare Educational Civic Legislative Hybrid Lavoneia Mayers Jayson Archer Quincy Baker The Senior Teen group will get together on Zoom to say farewell for the summer as the Chapter Annual Picnic in which we all gather had to be cancelled because of COVID-19. • Children will play games • Say goodbye • Talk about their favorite parts of the Jack and Jill year
Chapter Wide Carole Robertson Day & Jack and Jill Day
• The Brooklyn Chapter celebrate Jack and Jill
Day in conjunction with our Carole
Robertson Day Commemoration. • We will not let being away from each other physically stop a wonderful full chapter celebration. • We will have hours of workshops, games and opportunities to socialize virtually. The workshops were engaging, energizing and executed flawlessly in our new virtual space
Senior Teen Group Activities will include Black Lives Matter Activism Workshop and How to Start their Own Business
“Cooking In Brooklyn”
Senior Teens enjoyed a virtual cooking lesson by a culinary conversation chef, and chapter Dad, Titus Mitchell.
• Chef Mitchell provided instructions to our teens on how to prepare a delicious and healthy meal while providing an education on the ingredients and culture relevance of the meal. • Teens were provided a list of items beforehand to prep and cook along with Chef
Mitchell.
Hunger is not an issue of charity but an issue of justice.”
• The Senior Teens will host a hybrid panel conversation on “Food Insecurity in a
Pandemic.” • They will explore how to advocate for policy that promotes equity to food for all children in New York and In particular Brooklyn. • In collaboration with Brownsville
Culinary/Collective Fair and Jack & Jill
Brooklyn chapters Community and
December 19, 2020
12:00pmCollection Gift Giving Civic Leadership Service Legislative Virtual Madison Thornhill-Burke
Kennedy Thompson
Victoria Kashef
January 16, 2021
All January Food Insecurity Service Project Education Service Virtual Khari McDowell Maris Hays Isabella Saul
February 5, 2021 Sr. Teen Celebratory Dinner Social Recreational Cultural Virtual Avery Shoates Jaden Underwood
Legislative committee’s the Teens will help close the health gap. • The Teens will also sponsor some of the
Collective Fair’s “Brownsville Fresh Food
Box” to provide fresh food to families in need.
“Holiday Give Back” (Civic Legislative – Serving and Advocating for All Children)
• In response to the effects of the pandemic and gearing up for a different Holiday
Season, the Sr Teens will adopt a family homeless shelter and donate toys to the children of the shelter. Helping to make their holiday wishes come true. • The Sr. Teens will donate toys and clothing to the families
It is important for our children to learn to serve and be servant leaders. We hope focusing on giving and not receiving during this difficult time for many will support growth and character.
“Service is the rent you pay for being here.” (Leadership Development – Empowering Future Leaders)
• COVID-19 has taught us there is always a time for giving. Many have lost jobs and service organizations are seeing their donors provide less support. To aid families in need we will supply Brooklyn families with meals to sustain nourishment of their mind, body and soul • Sr. Teens will work the Community Service
Committee to execute the MLK Day of
Service to honor Dr. Martin Luther King.,
Jr. and organize a Feed the Need Food
Drive at the chapter level to honor
• We will partner with a non-profit agency who can distribute the food to those in need. • Make plans with the agency for a Walk
Up/Drive Up/Drive Through Food Donation
Drop Off during the weekend of Dr. King’s
Birthday.
It is important for our children to understand how to be of service to others. Servant leadership and philanthropy are skills developed at an early age. Allowing them to see how the crisis has affected local Brooklyn residents will hopefully spark a flame of service and giving inside of them.
“Virtual Celebratory Dinner Party”
March 20, 2021
Exhibit at 1:00pm African American Museum of History Virtual Tour Educational Cultural Virtual On-site in Brooklyn Jared Johnson Noah Louis Jessie Hamilton
April 17, 2021
12:00pm Park Clean Up Education Leadership Civic Legislative Caleb Toppin Sydney Metz Devin Watkins
May 15, 2021
12:00pm 4:00pm Block Party Health Fair Educational Leadership Civic Legislative Social Virtual Memphis Johnston
Jordan Gay
Nyla Aker
highlight special achievements of the graduating teens while enjoying dinner at home with friends and family. • The teens will celebrate any college acceptances, early decision, awards and honors
“We are the Movement they Fear” (STE[A]M)
• Our Teens will immerse themselves in scripting and creating a movie via smartphone technology. • Partnering with a black owned and operated production company, the Senior Teens will create their film. • The film will attempt to speak to coming of age in their beloved home of Brooklyn. • Under the theme of our 2021 Teen Conference theme, “we are the movement they fear” the movie will be produced and shown to the entire Brooklyn Chapter
“Black Climate Control Movement”
• In honor of Earth Day, the Sr. teens will participate in a beach or park clean-up in connection with the NYC Parks Department. • The teens will assist workers with picking up trash, cleaning benches and common areas, etc. while learning and discussing climate change and the damage being done to the earth by everyday human activities. • The teens will also focus on current laws and new policies being introduced to help save the planet and the roles they can play to help in those efforts. • In the event the pandemic prevents us from holding an in person event, we will prepare a virtual presentation on the same topic.
2020 In Perspective (Empowering Future Leaders)
• Black and Brown people living in the United
States account for one-third of the uninsured population and face numerous financial barriers to accessing health care services.
Community health fairs have developed to address the unmet need for no- and low-cost services that target prevention and education among underserved communities.
• The Jack & Jill Brooklyn Chapter Community
Health Fair Block Party will provide access to free health screenings, In addition to providing health services the block party fair will create space for attendees to connect with CBO’s, politicians and merchants. • The ultimate goal is to provide information, celebrate community and promote good health. • This event can be a live or virtual event.
Section 5: JACK AND JILL OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED – NATIONAL PROGRAMMING THRUST
2020-2022 JACK AND JILL OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED
CULTURAL
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Appreciating Our History and Culture: The Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) pathway Celebrating Black leaders , Authors, and Inventors • Jack and Jill Storytime • Black History Exploration Portner : Morehouse College
EDUCATION
Empowering our Future leaders
leadership Development: • leadership and Officer Skills training • Financial Modules -NEW Modules • Moms Only-leadership Development and Officer Training College and Career readiness Career Conversations-Exploring the possibilities! STE[A]M Webinars for children , teens, and moms JJ Swims!: So you want to be a lifeguard? Closing the wealth gap-creating generati onal wealth Partners : AARP, American Family life Insurance, American Red Cross, Morehouse College
HEALTH
Our Health Matters -addressing health in iquitit•
Creating healthy habits from childhood to adulthood:
Pediatric and Adolescent • Teen health • Mom and Dad Our Mental Health Matters Partners : AARP and Sonrise Project
CIVIC/LEGISLATIVE
Serving and Advocating for ALL children
legislative Advocacy Programs: • Children • Teens • Mothers • Fathers • Associates Policy matters Portner : Children 's Defense Fund
2020 Voter Registration and Voting Partners : When we all Vote and Soapbox
Serving our communities: • Foundation initiatives and grants • Food insecurity • Close the GAP Fund (Graduation Assistance Program) • JJSwims!: Saving children 's lives • Serving at the chapter , regionally and nationally • Maternal and fetal health • Disaster Relief and Recovery Partners : American Red Cross, Feed the Children , Natural Grocers , March of Dimes, and St. Jude
SOCIAL/RECREATIONAL
Let 's Get Social!
A Virtual night out on the town: • Mom 's Nights Out • Date Nights • Associates Nights out • Family Nights out Share ln(s) and Shout Out(s)-Getting to know your sister moms across the regions
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SECTION 5: NATIONAL PROGRAMMING THRUST: Brooklyn Chapter 2020-2021Program
Cultural
Program that highlights the work of a Black Author:
I’m Black and I’m Proud Celebrating Black Leaders & Black Authors – Michelle Obama
The Brooklyn Chapter brings the entire chapter together for an All Chapter Read on the life, living legacy and work of the First African American First Lady of the United States – Michelle Obama. Each age-group will receive a book curated specifically for them based on age, reading level and maturity all about Michelle Obama. These books will be sent home for each child to read along with their Mothers who will be reading “Becoming” and using the Becoming Leadership Journal. This activity supports Jack & Jill’ s commitment to reading, black culture, black authors and black leaders, all while celebrating Women’s Month in March 2020.
Describe a program that emphasizes and/or educates the Chapter or Community on African American History and Culture.
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The Brooklyn Chapter Junior Teens were scheduled to journey to Ghana in August 2021 to learn about the birthplace of African American History and Culture. With COVID 19, that trip has been postponed but the work, learning and lessons on Ghana have not been. On November 14, 2020, the Junior Teens will take their first “Virtual Trip to Ghana”. They will virtually visit all the sites they will be visiting when travel is safe again and will learn about American prolific author, a civil rights activist and socialist, W.E.B Du Bois and why he settled in (and is buried in) Ghana especially as it relates to today’s racial/social justice matters, and gain appreciation for this leading country of Africa.
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Educational
Leadership Development Module: Describe the use of Leadership Development Modules. The following module is a required module and must be one of the modules used. #2 – Vision With the COVID pandemic crisis increasing across the country, Brooklyn Teens will be planning for remote activities until further notice. With this in mind, at the November Business meetings, the Junior & Senior Teens will "enVision" the rest of their program year, and create plans participate in the upcoming Northern/Metropolitan Workday (Nov. 20-21, 2020). This allows our children to work with and accept change, understanding being flexible, and how to pivot and use vision to re-enVision the Jack and Jill year. They will Re-enVision the 2020 Bklyn Teen Fundraiser (originally planned to be a live teen dance in December) and how they will “Pay It Forward” during the COVID-19 Crisis and support the J&J Foundation, local charities and the annual Mercy First Gift Giving and Wrapping; as well as the Teen Legislative Summit
The teens will start “en-visioning” their participation in the March 2021 Teen Conference and competitions including Academic and Community Service Awards, Artistic Displays, Jacket Designs, Banner, Talent Showcase submissions, Nominations for Regional and National Teen Officer Roles.
Literacy Modules: Describe use of Financial Literacy Modules. The following module is a required module and must be one of the modules used. #9 – Here Today, How Much for Tomorrow? The Future Value of Money
Empowering Our Future Leaders Jack & Jill: Future Millionaire Box
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DID YOU READ LAST MONTH 'S BOOK? DID YOU ENJOY IT? THINK ABOUT ALL THE THINGS YOU LEARNED FROM LAST MONTH 'S BOX AND WHAT YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
HOW IS YOUR SAVINGS GOING? HOW IS YOUR BUDGET? WHAT DID YOU LEARN ABOUT INVESTING?
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In February, each child in the Teen Age Group will receive the "Future Millionaire -- Brooklyn Chapter Tween Money Box ". In this unique, exclusive to Brooklyn Chapter subscription box, each child will receive books, materials, gifts, items, games, lessons and discussion points with their parents to talk about money, saving, budgeting and investing
Empowering Our Future Leaders Goalsetter App – Brooklyn’s Own!
The Brooklyn Chapter is proud to have Mother Tanya VanCourt the founder of Goalsetter as a member or illustrious Chapter. Goalsetter offers unique ways for children to learn financial literacy while allowing them to save for their future. The Brooklyn Chapter of Jack and Jill has partnered with Goalsetter for all of our children and teens to use the platform and grow their financial literacy and aptitude.
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STE[A]M – Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math: Describe a program that emphasizes this focus area (program should focus on pre-school to 5th grade:
Beautiful Black Art Self Portraits & Black Self Love
Art continues to stimulate the minds of young children. The Brooklyn Chapter 2-5 Age Group infused art, culture, and history as they worked with world renowned artist, Leroy Campbell Charleston, South Carolina native and New York City ripened fine artist Leroy to paint their own self-portraits.
Campbell helped our children use the “A” in STEAM to love themselves and love the world
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Health
Our Health Matters
2 Days of Self Ca e
Starting Oct. 13th and ending on Election Day, Nov. 3rd, the Brooklyn Chapter will walk in the footsteps of the most radical women in our history. Describe a program that emphasizes Healthy Living (can be any age group, chapter-wide program or engaging the community).
21 Days of Radical Self-Care & Social Activism
For 21 days, all the Mothers of the Brooklyn Chapter will use walking as a practical first step to inspire healthy living, families, and communities.
The Brooklyn Chapter Health Committee partnered with Girl Trek, a pioneer in the health movement for African American women and girls grounded in civil rights history and principles through walking campaigns, community leadership, and health advocacy. Starting October 13 and ending on Election Day, the Mothers of the Brooklyn Chapter will walk to the poetry, speeches, words, lessons and stories of radical African American women in history.
Describe a program that focuses on the mental health of our youth or teens.
Soon to be Senior Stress Symposium
Stress and anxiety of teens, specifically high school juniors, is at an all-time high. We acknowledge and must manage the stress that has now been added to what can often be an already stressful college search process. On Sunday February 7th, 2021. The Brooklyn Chapter is committed to assisting our high school juniors manage stress, receive support and counseling, provide additional resources for the essay writing, test preparation and application process with the Soon to be Senior Stress Symposium. This one-day workshop will be led by African American Psychiatrists specializing in adolescent and teen stress and behavior, professional academic consultants and private college placement leaders.
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Civic/Legislative Advocacy & Community Service
Describe a program that emphasizes and/or supports the importance of civil and/or legislative advocacy. The program can be for any grade group, chapter-wide program, and/or engage the community.
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When We All Vote – Brooklyn Chapter Hits the Pavement
September 22, 2020 the Brooklyn Chapter participated with When We All Vote is a non-profit, the nonpartisan organization that is on a mission to increase participation in every election and close the race and age voting gap by changing the culture around voting, harnessing grassroots energy, and through strategic partnerships to reach every American.
Community Conversations with the Candidates
On June 10, 2020, the Brooklyn Chapter convened the candidates in our local community districts running for office to empower our Mothers to be educated on the local election process, local election candidates and finally, how their voice and vote mattered in the June races. Hundreds of Jack and Jill Mothers across Brooklyn and New York City virtually came together to be better armed civic citizens.
9-10 Pajama Movie Night on Voting
All Chapter age groups participated in engaging and powerful civic education and particularly voting during this election cycle.
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Donation for COVID-19 Relief to Provide Community Support Describe a program that provides direct service to the local African American community at large and/or aligned with one of our partnerships (AARP, Sonrise Project, American Red Cross (JJSWIMS), Children’s Defense Fund, St. Jude, and/or March of Dimes).
The Brooklyn Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., presented checks totaling $10,000 to Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger and Brownsville Community Culinary Center
Brooklyn, NY— June 4, 2020 — On Wednesday, June 3rd America’s oldest African American family organization, Jack and Jill of America, Inc.’s local Brooklyn chapter presented checks totaling $10,000 to BedStuy The Campaign Against Hunger, and Brownsville Community Culinary Center. The Campaign Against Hunger currently serves 2,800 families a day in the Bedford Stuyvesant and Brownsville communities with pre-packed bags of nutritious food.
“During these unprecedented times of COVID-19, Jack and Jill of America, Inc., Brooklyn Chapter, finds it within our mission to support local groups that feed those in need” says Jack and Jill of America Inc., Brooklyn Chapter President Danielle Eaddy-Alleyne. Brooklyn Jack and Jill takes initiative in supporting the community and ultimately, helping to increase food distribution.
NY City Council Member Robert Cornegy, a father in the Jack and Jill nationwide organization, said “I have witnessed the power of women who come together to stand for what is needed. Right now, there are members of our community who cannot sustain their families without these types of donations.” NY City Council Member Alicka Ampry-Samuel said, “Thank you to Jack and Jill of America for recognizing the needs of Brownsville during this pandemic and acting quickly to provide assistance where it is needed most.”
President Eaddy-Alleyne indicated that “the impact of our contribution through Brownsville Community Culinary Center/Collective Fare will allow this organization to provide 2,000 members of our community with prepared meals. The transformation of the BCCC kitchens into a mass-production facility is the ingenuity in our community that we are proud of supporting.”
Jack and Jill of America, Inc., is a membership organization of mothers with children ages 2-19, dedicated to nurturing future African American leaders by strengthening children through leadership development, volunteer service, philanthropic giving and civic duty.
SECTION 6: Additional Chapter Activities and Special Programs
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Social Committee Formed for Social Recreation Mother’s Activities – Let’s Get Social Brooklyn Chapter Bookclub
In furtherance of Jack and Jill’s Let’s Get Social Initiative, and with the growing separation during the Pandemic, the Brooklyn Chapter formed a Social Committee. As a Social Committee we reinstated the Chapter Bookclub.
The Bookclub read An American Marriage by Tayari Jones on July 18, 2020 and Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Saturday, October 24, 2020.
Annual Breast Cancer Walk
The mothers of the Jack and Jill Brooklyn Chapter represented well at this year’s local American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. Joined by some of our children, we enjoyed coming together to fellowship and walking for such a meaningful cause.
Jack and Jill Brooklyn Chapter Partnership with The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Through the wonderful work of Mother Charifa Smith and the 2020-2021 Program Committee, the Brooklyn Chapter is excited and blessed to have a partnership with the Guggenheim Museum in New York.
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, often referred to as The Guggenheim, is an art museum located at 1071 Fifth Avenue on the Upper East Side of New York City. It is the permanent home of a continuously expanding collection of Impressionist, PostImpressionist, early Modern and contemporary art and also features special exhibitions throughout the year.
Our children will have once in a lifetime opportunity to participate in free workshops with artists in residency and have free guided tours all through the Learning Through Art Program. The Brooklyn Chapter continues to provide unique, powerful and important programming for our children, which includes this amazing opportunity with the Guggenheim.
EXCLUSIVE JACK & JILL AND GUGGENHEIM ARTIST IN RESIDENCY WORKSHOPS INCLUDING PAINTING , COLLAGE, FILM AND PHOTOGRAPHY
Trunk or Treat COVID-19 Safe Halloween Social Event
After 8 long months of being apart, the Brooklyn Chapter of Jack and Jill was thrilled to come together and host its first ever Halloween Trunk or Treat. In order to safely gather, the Brooklyn Chapter hosted a family fun Drive – In Movie. We watched “the Wiz”. At our outdoor drive in movie, our families were able to gather, watch and fellowship in the safety of our own vehicles or outside at socially distant spaces. Each car was treated to a custom Brooklyn Chapter Trunk or Treat bucket filled with water, movie candy popcorn and of course – hand sanitizer. Our youngest children were able to paint pumpkins and all children received pre-wrapped, safe Halloween treats and prizes, custom Halloween bags and masks. Families were also treated to Halloween family photos.
October 2020
Dear Mothers of the Brooklyn Chapter,
On behalf of the Associates of the Brooklyn Chapter, I bring you greetings. As you know, a Mother may become an Associate member of the organization when her children complete high school or reaches aged twenty and the mother completes her tenure in good standing. We have been in your shoes and have seen the powerful impact of Jack and Jill on the lives of our children and our families. As Associates of the Brooklyn Chapter, we are here to provide support for your programming and fundraising and above all, remain connected to the Chapter we consider family. While these remain difficult times, please know that we continue to be committed to the growth and longevity of the Brooklyn Chapter and its families. Here’s to a fabulous program year.
Stephanie Cyrus President, Associates of Brooklyn Chapter
Dear Mothers of the Brooklyn Chapter,
On behalf of the Father’s Auxiliary, I bring you greetings! The Fathers Auxiliary has always been and will continue to be a strong source of support to the mothers and children in this Chapter.
During such unforeseen and unprecedented times, we are prepared to ensure that our families and community continue to receive our unwavering and faithful support. Given the continued uncertainty that we now face, now more than ever, the fathers of this chapter stand ready to support their families and the Brooklyn Chapter of Jack and Jill of America Inc.
John D. Alleyne President, Fathers Auxiliary of Brooklyn Chapter
**BAILEY-HARDY, ANGELA 446 Granny Road Medford, NY 11763 (H} 516-984-2728 E-mail: abaileyhar@aol.com or ajbailyhar6@gmail.com BOYD, ANN ROLLINS 1324 Union Street Brooklyn, NY 11213 718-773-4471 E-mail: victoriasviews@live.com **BROWN, ANTOINETTE 18 Verona Place Brooklyn, NY 11216 718-783-9130 E-mail: jjbkassociate@aol.com **CAESAR, MARTHAJEAN 62 East 92nd Street Brooklyn, NY 11212 718-778-7703 E-mail: mjcnmc@gmail.com **CANTY-SAMUEL, LAURA 1205 Dean Street Brooklyn, NY 11216 (C} 347-512-3659 E-mail: L.MichelleComedy@gmail.com **CASSABERRY-FURBY, VIVIAN 725 Jefferson Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11221 917-561-9374 or 917-225-0543 E-mail: vfurby@msn.com **CHAMBERS-JAMES, CHERYL 20 Hillside Avenue Sag Harbor, NY 11963 917-538-4482 E-mail: jcec124@aol.com **CHARITY, JACQUELINE 1447 Union Street Brooklyn, NY 11213 718-756-9469 E-mail: jackiecharity@aol.com **CHRISTIAN, THELMA 271 Sterling Street Brooklyn, NY 11225 718-774-1836 E-mail: umoja271@aol.com **CLARKE, THOMASENA ELLISON 510 East 17th Street Brooklyn, NY 11216 917-297-6794 E-mail: AKATommi78@gmail.com
**COLLINS, JANET 873 Sterling Place Brooklyn, NY 11216 718-853-6593 E-mail: Jac_kme@yahoo.com **CYRUS, STEPHANIE 232 Wyckoff Street Brooklyn, NY 11217 (H}718-858-7373 (C} 347-628-7575 E-mail: stephanie.cyrus11@yahoo.com **DEWEES, PAMELA 374 Washington Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11238 718-398-1106 E-mail: pamdewees@gmail.com
**EGERTON, NANETTE 1370 Schenectady Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11203 718-284-1108 E-mail: Kylenyah@aol.com **ESPUET, RONA 1040 Hendrix Street Brooklyn, NY 11207 347-296-8062 E-mail: rjespeut@gmail.com FURBY-MARSHA 1278 Park Place Brooklyn, NY 11213 347-453-1698 E-mail: blackpearl2365@yahoo.com
GEORGE-TARRANT, AVRIEL 79 Clifton Place, Apt. 2D Brooklyn, NY 11238 917-687-6499 E-mail: chasechase123@aol.com
**GORDON, PORTIA 1388 East 49th Street Brooklyn, NY 11234 347-512-1580 E-mail: apsek@aol.com **GREENWOOD-POGUE, MONIQUE 347 MacDonough Street Brooklyn, NY 11233 718-455-5958 E-mail: monique@akwaaba.com **HAYES, LESLIE 858 East 21 Street Brooklyn, NY 11210 (718} 434-5589 E-mail: drlesteenmd@aol.com **HAWKINS-BOND, PORTIA 1530 East 54 Street Brooklyn, NY 11234 917-568-6747 E-mail: portia.hawkinsbond@gmail.com HERBERT, CYNTHIA 1272 President Street Brooklyn, NY 11213 917-749-5918 E-mail: Cynthiaherbert321@gmail.com **HINSON, CHARLOTTE J. 752 East 39th Street Brooklyn, NY 11210 (H}347-715-4083 (C} 917-428-3187 E-mail: Charlotte.hosten@mountsinai.org
**HOLMES-BOBO, ANGELA F. 4110 Devon Drive Tobyhanna, PA 18466 (H}570-895-4511 (C} 718-483-4944 E-mail: AngeeBobo@gmail.com JACKSON-FRANKLIN, ALLYSON 133 Rutland Road Brooklyn, NY 11225 347-489-3558 E-mail: Allysonfranklin424@gmail.com **JONES, LINDA M. 1369 Union Street Brooklyn, NY 11213 718-467-0237 E-mail: LMRHOJO@optimum.net **JONES, ROSE 2302 Balmoral Avenue Union, NJ 07083 917-445-4286 E-mail: rostuff@aol.com
**LAMB, DEBRA JOHNSON 441 MacDonough Street Brooklyn, NY 11233 917-691-4901 E-mail: dlamb7877@aol.com **LEONARD, CAROL 182-20 143rd Avenue Springfield Gardens, NY 11413 917-902-7786 E-mail: cleo414@gmail.com **LEVELL, JUANITA 18 Verona Place Brooklyn, NY 11216 718-638-2292 E-mail: Levell18@aol.com **LEVY-ODOM, TANYA 550 East 92nd Street Brooklyn, NY 11236 (C)917-847-1274 Email: tflodom@gmail.com **LONEY, DELIA 90 8th Avenue Apt# 7B Brooklyn, NY 11215 917-837-1809 E-mail: dlloney@aol.com
**MACKIE, PAMELA 217 Brooklyn Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11213 718-467-4897 E-mail: pmackie19@hotmail.com **MALONE, RUBIE M. 119 Rutland Road Brooklyn, NY 11225 718-462-1435 E-mail: malone119@verizon.net **MANNING, THERESA TYSON 72 Maple Street Brooklyn, NY 11225 718-462-7341 E-mail: Ttm2u@yahoo.com
**McCAIN, BETTY 62 Downing Street Brooklyn, NY 11238-2404 917-751-0429 E-mail: Lungelwa@aol.com **MINA, TRACEY 563 Madison Street Brooklyn, NY 11221 347-241-7305 E-mail: TraceyR6@aol.com **MOORE, AUDREY 23 Hampton Place Brooklyn, NY 11213 (H}718-774-7765 (C} 347-314-1979 Email: audreyswilson@aol.com **MURRAY, SONJAY 1123 Albemarle Road Brooklyn, NY 11218 (H}718-284-3398 (C} 917-755-6206 E-mail: spendy101@aol.com **NARINE, JACQUELINE 314 Greene Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11238 718-636-9690 E-mail: Jakvnarine@gmail.com **NEAL, SYLVIA 395 Clinton Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11238 E-mail: snpsy@aol.com
**NORTHERN, ANN 73 Lefferts Place Brooklyn, NY 11238 Cell 917-748-1548 Work 718-596-5168 E-mail: anncnorthern@gmail.com
PATTON-FYNES, PAMELA 272 Halsey Street Brooklyn, NY 11216 718 638-1259 E-mail: Esqaka@gmail.com
**PATTON-GREENIDGE, LORETTA 68 South Elliot Place Brooklyn, NY 11217 718-875-4076 E-mail: llgree@aol.com **RAINEY, JOCELYNNE 278 Hancock Street Brooklyn, NY 11216 347-446-9267 E-mail: jsrainey216@gmail.com **RAMSEUR, PATRICIA 333 Lafayette Avenue #4A Brooklyn, NY 11238 718-783-0625 E-mail: PerAKA@verizon.net **REDMOND-SMITH, CELESTE 71 Putnam Avenue North Babylon, NY 11703 718-694-3876 E-mail: trialdiva@yahoo.com **REEVES, GALE 1105 East 40th Street Brooklyn, NY 11210 347-733-1970 E-mail: gale1reeve@aol.com
**REID, E. FRANCES 257 Clermont Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11205-4010 718- 636-9855 E-mail: refran257@aol.com
**REID, MARILYN 107 Bainbridge Street Brooklyn, NY 11233 718-953-3503 E-mail: nadjee@optonline.net **REID-GREEN, DAWN 630 Delafield Avenue Staten Island, NY10310 917-991-5394 E-mail: drg.esq@gmail.com
**RICHARDSON, LOUISE 39 Brevoort Place Brooklyn, NY 11216 347 693-3444 E-mail: SSLADY1@gmail.com
**ROBINSON, ARCOLA 85 Livingston Street #10H Brooklyn, NY 11201 646-373-2362 E-mail: arcolarobinson@gmail.com
**SIMMONS, DORIS 7 Lefferts Place Brooklyn, NY 11238 (C)347-204-6506 Email: dfsimmons77@gmail.com **SIMMONS, SHARON 127 6th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11217 718-622-0499 E-mail: ssimmons68@aol.com
**SNEAD, SOHNDRA 289 Hancock Street Brooklyn, NY 11216 718-638-7172 E-mail: mssohndra@gmail.com **THOMAS, NICOLE 666 East 24 Street Brooklyn, NY 11210 718-859-9232 E-mail: nthomas382@gmail.com
**THOMAS, NANETTE 725 East 22 Street Brooklyn, NY 11210 347-742-9071 E-mail: nanettethomas@aol.com **THOMAS, NICOLE 666 East 24 Street Brooklyn, NY 11210 718-859-9232 E-mail: nthomas382@gmail.com
**VALLEE-COBHAM, MARTA 183 Seeley Street Brooklyn, NY 11218 (H}718-788-1554 (C} 917-751-7568 E-mail: martavallee@aol.com **WESTON-MCNABB, PATRICIA 710 Troy Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11203 718 953-7953 E-mail: patriciawestonmcnabb@yahoo.com
**WILKINSON, CAROL D. 274 Sterling Place Brooklyn, NY 11238 718-230-9387 Email: cwilkinson1908@gmail.com
**YUILLE-WILLIAMS, ANTONIA 1338 Carroll Street Brooklyn, NY 11213 718-2735-9051 E-mail: yuillewilliams@hotmail.com
** Indicates Life Membership
Last Name First Name Email Address Active Mother Member
Aker Alexander Alleyne Archer Arrington Asare Baker Lawrence Abolaji John Roger Cameron Yaw
Ronnie
Banks Victor
China
Robert Bobb-Semple, Jr. Walston Bristol Walter
Brown
Carlton Chukudebelu Amuche Cradle Derek
Crawford Errol T. lawrenceaker3@gmail.com abolajithefirst@gmail.com johnalleyne3@gmail.com Aker, Cynthia Alexander, Kamari Eaddy-Alleyne, Danielle
rogerarcher519@yahoo.com
Archer, Lourdes cameron_arrington@yahoo.com Arrington, Indhira yaw.asare@gmail.com Asare, Mercedes
Rbake49@gmail.com Baker, Dawn
victorbanks21@gmail.com robertchina1@gmail.com wcbsjr@gmail.com DeFossett, Michelle Breakley-China, Tia Bobb-Semple, Crystal
bristolw66@gmail.com Bristol, Tina
cbrown711@gmail.com Jackson-Brown, Katrina
amuche@gmail.com
Antoinette Chukudebelu theplanetbrooklynproject@gmail.com Covington Cradle, Monica eecarch@aol.com Mathis-Crawford, Verina
DeFrietas
Ewald Fontanarosa Ricardo Frempong-Boadu Anthony Gadsby, Esq Richard Gaffney Brian ewaldlaw@aol.com
Walters, Lou-Anne Fontanarosateam@gmail.com Fontanarosa, Christine frempa01@gmail.com Rgadsby1@gmail.com Fempong – Boadu, Gwen Ifill-Gadsby, Ayanna
emailbgaff@gmail.com Ward-Gaffney, Kym
Gay Jerome Kenneth jkg922@gmail.com Carr-Gay, Marcella
Gontee Julias K.
Grant Richard
Greene Greenidge
Hayden Henry Hamilton, III Jesse Harrell Jason
Harris Hawkins
Hayes Henderson Hooker
Hooper Jackson James Dr. Roger Joseph Jason Gordon Craig Richard Howard
Marc jgontee@yahoo.com Gillett-Gontee, Trecia
nikkibshusband@gmail.com
Bethel-Grant, Nicole haydenmjgreene@gmail.com Greene, Aisha Henry.greenidge@gmail.com Greenidge, Linara jessehamilton3@gmail.com jharrell55@gmail.com Hamilton, Lorna Harrell, Denise
rharriscrew@gmail.com Jhawk210@aol.com Watson-Harris, Cheryl Matheson-Hawkins, Tamika
jaydezspot@hotmail.com
Alexis-Hayes, Melinda gordon.b.henderson@gmail.com Henderson, Jemimah popdadon600@gmail.com Springer, Neisha
rhooper@gmail.com Ryan Hooper
hj2172@gmail.com mjames1090@gmail.com Chavis-Jackson, Nicole James, Melissa
Jenkins Joseph Kamdang LeBlanc Lewis, Sr. Limberger Louis
Marquis III Mayers McCloud Metz Murphy Person
Pratt
Pratts
Ramsey Richardson Saul Shoates
Smith Sean Randall
Len
Perry Oliver Mattijs Errol T. Oliver Gregorio Richard Lloyd Leonard
Darrin
Tim Michael
Victor
Art Jonathan Jon
Kevin
Toppin
Stephen Underwood Frederick Varlack Kareem
Watkins Dale
Williams Wright Young II Anthony Kijana Edward seankjenkins@gmail.com randall.joseph@gmail.com lenhkamdang@gmail.com perry.l.leblanc@gmail.com oliver626@hotmail.com mattijslimberger@gmail.com errol.louis@charter.com Joseph Jenkins, Judith Joseph, Jillian Kamdang, Latoya LeBlanc, Kira Lewis, Joann Mays, Charlita Scarlett, Juanita
omarquis@gmail.com Marquis, Mikayla
gman2320@gmail.com Mayers, Onida
rich.mccloud@gmail.com lmetz@icvpartners.com
Van Court, Tanya Metz, Cassandra leonard.murphy1911@gmail.com Murphy, Latoya thethespian511@gmail.com Person, Tracy C.
tpratt99@aol.com michaelpratts@gmail.com omegaramsey@gmail.com Pratt, Simone Pratts, Hasoni Ramsey, Kisha
artako3@yahoo.com jossaul@gmail.com jon@sgnet.com Richardson, Nisha Scantelbury, Sophia Washington, Laura
kronaldsmith@gmail.com Smith, Charifa
ste2001@nyp.org
varlackfam@yahoo.com dale8081@yahoo.com Adw11233@optonline.net kijanaw@gmail.com Steelanvil@hotmail.com McAuley, Jolene Irish-Underwood, Lesleigh Varlack, Camille Joseph Watkins, Keisha Stokes Williams, Chrystal Wright, Tracy Lewis, Lisa
SECTION 7: Annual Program Planning Meeting
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SECTION 7: Annual Program Planning Meeting
Pre-Planning Retreat May 9, 2020
Agenda:
1. Overview and Purpose : Benita R. Miller, Program Director 2. Greetings : Danielle Eaddy Alleyne, President 3. Remarks : Kisha Kenney-Ramsey, Regional Program Committee 4. Review of Deck: Benita R. Miller 5. Questions and Feedback Brooklyn Chapter has started the practice of having a “Pre-Planning Retreat” prior to the Annual Program Planning Meeting. At the PrePlanning Retreat we are able to connect, brainstorm, rate previous activities, discuss evaluations, share best practices and think about upcoming roles and responsibilities in the Chapter. It allows for a more productive Annual Program Planning Meeting. The Pre-Planning Retreat, while not in person this year was still effective in introducing new mothers to programming and discussing the goals for the 2020-2021. At the Pre-Planning Retreat we harnessed our collective ideas, thoughts, experiences and interests.
Annual Program Planning Meeting June 19, 2020
The Annual Program Planning Meeting took place one month after the Pre-Planning Retreat. It gave Mothers a chance to rethink, update, finalize and confirm their activties and events for the upcoming Program year.
The Annual Program Planning Meeting also allowed the Program Director to reveal the Chapter’s upcoming Program Theme for the year. The Program Planning Theme for 2020-2021 is “Engage,
Energize, Execute in the Midst”
Agenda
• Welcome • Meet & Greet • Program Director Role • Important Dates for the 2020-2021 program year • National program requirements/Thrust • Lead Advisors • Hosting moms • Preparing reports • Chapter wide activities • Committees • Medical and Photo release
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SECTION 7: Planning
Activity Planning Meeting details – Looking Forward – Planning Meetings for 2021
While the program year has just begun, we are already thinking about how we make next year even better. For 2021, the Brooklyn Chapter of Jack and Jill will be renewing our February Age Group Meetings. The February meeting well be yet another opportunity to re-evaluate our current Program Activites, plan and correct for the rest of the year, but to also forecast for the 2021-2022 Program year. The February Age Group Meetings will have an opening from the Program Director. The Program Director will help the Mothers talk about their current programs and provide assistance for planning for 2021-2022.
Then we will follow up with our Pre-Planning Retreat on Saturday, May 22, 2021. Hopefully it will be back in person. At the 2021-2022 Pre-Planning Retreat we will take our February ideas, solidify them and try to fit them into the National Program Director’s 2020-2022 overall initiatives, celebrations and activities that fall under the Programmatic Thrusts.
Finally, on Friday, June 18, 2021 we will give the last and final “programmatic planning punch” at our Annual Program Planning Meeting where will finalize all our activities, submit all our forms and allow the production of the first draft of the Program Planning Handbook.
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