Newly Deposited : 12,000 won (60,000 won - 5,900won(tangerines) - 42,1000(food)
Previous Balance : 37,360 won
-Also, I have received "advances" from Rachael(20,000), Amanda(9,000) and Maeve(10,000) because they said they might not be able to show up next week or a week after. I did not deposit them just in case you show up. Even if you don't show up, the money will be spent the next time you make an appearance!
- On top of that, I would like to post something regarding our future plans. I am writing this so that every participant will be kept in the loop and also this regards the donation that you've made. I deal with taxes, so feel compelled to do so when it comes to others money.
a) We've created our official logo
: It is still in the making, but I need to tweak it a bit before using it officially. Sorry, if you were absent last night, but sooner or later you will be able to see it. The purpose of the coinage is to imbue ourselves a certain identity.
b) We are going to have our official uniform.
: After some heated(?) debating last night, we opted out for our uniform that we will don each week. It is a reflective vest. I know.. I know.. but with the limited budget, we needed something cheap. What's more, our logo will be branded on the uniform. And the number of the uniform would be 7 or 8.
c) We might expand our work.
: We talked about helping out this orphanage in Suwon. I previously contacted the well-establish orphanage and asked if we could help. The person in charge told me today that there are only 2 kids willing to learn English from you. Since the demand is somewhat lower than I anticipated I will devise something more and email it to her sometime tomorrow. I will meet her sometime next week to discuss the details. In this light, I need your suggestions e.g. things we can do for the kids.... playing games.. or cleaning.. anything would be all right. And I expect this project to start next year.
d) Chirstmas event
: We talked about what to do for homeless at the station. I spawned the idea to give them what Koreans call "neck warmer" a shard of cloth that you can wrap around your neck or head to stay up.. aka gator neck.... It is super cheap and will be bagged with food on Christmas. Also, some participants said they would bring Santa hats and reindeer's antelopes to make it more Christmas-tsy when disseminating food on the 25th.
e) New Office
: Yes, they opened a new office next to the station. Now it is even closer from the supermarket. No need to pass through that disgusting bus stop, steering clear of the crowd, smoke and spit! It is a one story building equipped with amenities such as a rec room, bunk beds, showers, and what not. We had a chance to sit on the floor at the rec room (Korean style, baby) and chitchatted a bit. So, it is going to be our new rendezvous point from next week.
e) PLUR
: Some members suggest that we join PLUR online and thus send out invites to more people. I looked at their facebook online and it was quite good. However, I still have some qualms about sending out nondiscriminatory invites to people. I think we should revisit the issue next week or a week after.
Yup. This is pretty much what you missed out from last night. Not too much to digest, right? hehe. Anyways, again, I would like to thank you all for your participation and passion. Ya'll have a great week and hope to see you next week. (The meeting place will be the same tho)
