New York City & REMEMBER WHEN - Meeting of August 31st

NEW YORK CITY?: So, the New York City Trip is ON!! And here's the sitch: they only have room for sixteen people, they will take payments and they do not take monopoly money. I don't have ALL the details yet, mostly because they haven't been set in cement quite yet, but Aaron is on the case and will keep us informed. If you are thinking about a trip to NYC, please take a moment to hit up www.coverny.com and start researching which of the amazing GD Studios YOU want to visit! (It's also the place where you will be able to set up extra-curricular activities like eating hotdogs in Time Square, or going to a Broadway Show or hitting up the Empire State Building!)



REMEMBER WHEN - a fundraiser to benefit Coyote Central: "The Art Institute of Seattle's Graphic Design Club is stepping out to change their community this fall, one design at a time."

Folks, I cannot even tell you how amazing this week has been! We have secured the gallery (Art on the Ridge in Greenwood, across from Modern Dog - thank you, Catherine!), have set up a meeting with the Culinary Club, have spoken with the band (still in consideration), and have gotten a "you guys are amazing for pouring into your community!" from both Mark Livingston (Director of PR for AiS) and Mark Notermann (GA: Creative)! We also have four local businesses (so far) that will be donating items to raffle off!

However, we have bumped into the exact same concern over and over....and not in a "this won't happen" way...more in a "this is going to be your biggest challenge" sort of way, and it's not an unreasonable concern: students have a LOT of other things going on in their world and the event will be low on the priority list. And this may be true. But, the response from all of you has blessed my heart; not only are you guys excited about the event, you want to create a new standard for student accomplishment! I love it!

So, here's the plan:

NEXT WEEK:

* Bring in your sketches, and be prepared to talk about what composition you are going to enter.
* Let's talk about a prize for the item that gets the highest bid at the auction.
* We'll also be discussing how to get the word out to the rest of the students, and how to invite them to be a part of this amazing opportunity!
* And we'll start the after part plans! (hehehehe....oh, there's planning to be done, folks!)


:D I will be bringing chocolate chip cookies; if you need to have a serious discussion, there should be chocolate!


Have super holiday weekend and I'll see you all next week!