Nov. 29, 2012 - The Cherokee One Feather

20 THURSDAY, NOV. 29, 2012 cherokee one feather/na tsalagi soquo ugidahliCLUB SCHEDULE:Wednesday, Dec. 5 – Club Managers’Meeting – 8:30 a.m.Wednesday, Dec. 12 – Board of DirectorsResolution Deadline – 8:30a.m.Tuesday, Dec. 18 – Health Screen –7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.Wednesday, Dec. 19 – Board of DirectorsMeeting – 8:30 a.m.Thursday, Dec. 20 – Safety CommitteeMeeting – 11:30 a.m.Monday, Dec. 24 – School FurloughDayTuesday, Dec. 25 – Christmas Holiday(School, Club and Tribal Holiday)Wednesday, Dec. 26 – 31 – SchoolChristmas VacationBOARD OF DIRECTORSMEETING RESULTSResolution 2512 – Approve 2012Club Christmas Plans - PassedResolution 2513 – Approve Children’sHome Resident Counselor –Passed (Glen Davis, Sr.)Resolution 2514 – Approve StatusChange of Children’s Home Counselor– Passed (Spencer Moore)Resolution 2515 – Approve Selectionof Job Corps Staff Position –Passed (Amanda Webb)Resolution 2516 – Approve Agreementwith EBCI to Provide SolidWaste Disposal Services toOconaluftee Job Corps Center -PassedResolution 2517 – Approve Amendmentto Club’s HIP Budget - PassedFINAL WEEK FOR CHRISTMASSTORE APPLICATIONSFamily Support Services willtake applications for the 2012Christmas Store at the Family SupportServices Office – 134 CherokeeBoys Club Loop - through Friday,Nov. 30 at 4:30 p.m. For more information,contact Leslie Lossiah at497-6092.2013 DATE LOGS AVAILABLEThe 2013 Cherokee Boys ClubExecutive Desk Calendars are nowavailable. If you would like to receivea calendar, please see the Receptionistat the Information Window of theClub. There will be a limit of two calendarsper person. We apologize butwe will not be able to mail calendars.CHILDREN’S HOMEGROUND BREAKINGThe Groundbreaking Ceremonyfor the new Children’s Home isscheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 27 at2p.m. The ceremony will be held atthe former location of the FamilySupport Services office on 508 GooseCreek Road in Birdtown. Everyone isinvited to attend.SANTA BRAVES TO KICK OFF2012 CHRISTMAS SEASONMembers of the Cherokee HighSchool athletic programs will be takingon their winter role as “SantaBraves” again this year to help collectnon-perishable food items, unwrappedgifts for children in thecommunity and cash donations tohelp purchase additional gifts andfood for the Family Support Services’Christmas Store and Food Pantry.Several members of the SantaBraves will be participating in theChristmas Parade on Saturday, Dec.1 by pushing shopping carts throughthe crowd along the parade route toaccept donations of food and gifts.Cherokee Athletic Director CraigBarker also helps coordinate these effortswith the students and staff ofthe schools. A station will be set upat the Dec. 7 home basketball gameagainst Swain County to sell SantaBraves Stockings.Coach Barker has also approveda station to be set up at the homebasketball game against Mitchell onDec. 13 whereby fans can attend thegames with no admission charge ifthey bring two non-perishable fooditems or an unwrapped child’s gift tothe game.The Santa Braves coordinatetheir activities with Boys Club staffincluding Leslie Lossiah of the FamilySupport Services office, TristaWelch of the CBC Printing Department,and Tiff Reed and TerryBradley of the Club’s AdministrationDepartment. If you would like moreinformation about the Santa Braves,please call the Cherokee Boys Club’smain number at 497-9101 and askfor one of these representatives.Please see next week’s Boys ClubReport for additional news regardingthe Christmas Store, Food Pantryand Santa Braves program.One FeatherdeadlineMonday at12noon