Retreat Minutes (12/14 - 12/15)

• Attendees:
• Melanie
• Isabelle
• Larry
• Christmas Break
• Cardinal Manning Center Dinner, New Years Eve
• Winter Quarter
• Opening Week Advertising
• Set up table in front of U-SU and make a shift schedule
• Make flyers that ask questions (ex. Are you Catholic?) and post in classrooms and around campus
• Valentines Day
• Organize a table in front of U-SU
• Have banner and literature on display
• Hand out free copies of book, "How To Find Your Soulmate Without Losing Your Soul"
• Visit juvenile hall
• ACTS Challenge
• Melanie will forward emails
• Lent Challenges
• Have someone present a challenge each week of lent (ex. bring baking goods for homeless, random acts of kindness)
• Donate money to poorer nations
• Attend 40 Days For Life Vigil
• Try to get highlighted in school newspaper
• Propose making a Food Pantry at St. Thomas More Church
• Present idea to STM
• Ask Engineers Without Boarders or some other organization to help with construction
• Practice Extreme Couponing
• Save money by using coupons
• Use to gain publicity
• Camperships to SVdP Circle V Ranch
• Get sponsorships for juvenile hall kids exiting the juvenile hall
• Hygiene Kits Drive
• Put together hygiene kits for homeless men and women
• Juvenile Justice Week, March 4 - 10
• Movie Showing: Juvies
• Ask creators to come speak about documentary
• Spring Quarter
• Opening Week
• Set up table in front of U-SU to advertise club
• Make a shift schedule
• Hand out flowers with club advertisement, also put in faculty mailboxes
• Easter BBQ on Skid Row
• Organize BBQ during Easter Season 
• Serve egg-salad and hot dogs
• Mother's Day Pro-life Movement
• Make signs that say, "Thank Your Mom For Having You"
• Attend 40 Days For Life Vigils
• Movie Showing: documentary on evils of Planned Parenthood 
• Org leaders should watch and approve first
• Father's Day
• Organize a Sock Drive for homeless
• Summer Quarter
• Opening Week
• Set up table in front of U-SU to advertise club
• Make a shift schedule
• Ice-cream Giveaway
• Hand out popsicles with club advertisements
• New Years Resolutions
• Make effort to attend Mass as a group on Saturdays at St. Thomas More Church
• Work on relationships with members

SVdP Planning Retreat, Dec. 14th-16th

Wed. - Fri. (12/14 - 12/16)
Circle V Ranch Camp
Santa Barbara, CA


Get away with us this Advent Season and retreat into the beautiful wilderness counrty of Santa Barbara, CA.

The retreat will be held at the SVdP Circle V Ranch near the Santa Inez Mountains, which is where the Society sends dozens of disadvantaged kids each year to have a summer camp experience. Activities will include a nature hike, time for spiritual reflection, planning events for the next school term, and gathering around the camp fire to sing songs and share stories.

The retreat is FREE to all those who attend and lodging accomodations will be provided. The only expense retreatants will be expected to provide is food.

Please RSVP ASAP by contacting svdp.csula@gmail.com.
We will be leaving Cal State LA, Parking Lot 7 by 9am Wednesday morning and be back at Cal State LA by 12pm Friday afternoon. 
Carpooling will be available to those who do not have a ride