First Meeting by Candace

Name: Candace
Hometown: Marvell, AR
Favorite Subject: Math

During last week's meeting, we planned and brainstormed ways to earn and keep track of money. We meet on Wednesdays in Ms. Gillooly's room after school for about an hour. We came up with many ideas, but our first event will be a bake sale at Teach For America professional development.

We also brainstormed ideas for a NYC bulletin board to post in the hallway to keep everyone updated. We decided to track the amount of money using a thermometer shaped like the Empire State Building. The tip of the top is our goal to reach. We had a good time and everyone enjoyed themselves.

I am most excited about going to New York because it is the big city and "the city that never sleeps." I think the trip is important because if we can reach this goal, we can do anything.