Caribbean Students Association

Meeting #4 – Sunday, October 22, 2006

4.30pm @ HRC Library

Members Present: Nzinga Job, Mike Walden, Sasha Pustam, Amelia Thompson

Members excused: Shevorne Martin, Giselle Winchester

Members Abroad: Tiffany Butterfield, Genisa Babb, Jessica Theodore, Jareau Hall, Juvenne Yee, Mandisa Granderson

CSA/HSA Food Day - Wednesday, October 25, 2006

• Contact Person: Sasha Pustam

• Done in conjunction with the Hindu Students Association

• Dinner runs from 5-9pm at Frank Dining Hall

• Theme: Diwali

• We decided on peacock decorations (fans, drapes, and pictures)

• Someone needs to talk to SACC about bamboo and day deyas 

• Pictures will be taken care of by Parvati and Sasha.

• Decorations: Begins at 4pm: Mike Walden, Gabby Barrow, Sasha Pustam, Nzinga Job and 4 HSA members

• Clean Up: Begins at 9pm: Amelia Thompson, Zwena McLeod, Nzinga Job and 3 HSA members

• Need the list of members who have no meal plan and need to get in for free! (20 persons maximum)

• Jihan Jude '09 - advertise the event

• Gabby Barrow '09 - arrange the music along with HSA members

• Sasha Pustam - needs to provide us with a menu so we can see what yummy stuff is going to be there!!!!

Caribbean Church Service - Sunday, November 5, 2006

• Contact Persons: Amelia Thompson, Zwena McLeod

• Arrive 10.30am for Coffee Hour at University Chapel

• Service begins 11.00am

• Mike Daley is working on finding us a pastor from NYC

• Start: "We Cry Holy" plays instead of organist

• Readers: Henoch Derbew '07, Giselle Winchester '10, Gabby Barrow '09

• Collect Offering: Mike Walden '09, Sasha Pustam '09

• Meet and Greet: Mike Walden '09, Zwena McLeod '08

• Praise and Worship Team: Amelia Thompson '07, Zwena McLeod '08, Nzinga Job '07, Gabby Jones-Casey '09

• Offertory Prayer: Nzinga Job '07

• Special Praise: Nzinga Job '07 dance to singing accompaniment by Zwena McLeod '08 and Amelia Thompson '07

• Sojourners Gospel Choir (need to ask if they are available)

• Instrumental: Anyone???

• Working on a theme, specific reading selections

Dancefest - Friday, December 1, 2006

• Contact Person: Nzinga Job

• Dancers: Nzinga, Mike, etc.

Island Vibez - will be held in Spring 2007

• Contact Person: Gabby Barrow

• Other persons on planning committee - Tiffany Butterfield '07, Genisa Babb '08