After an inspirational ISCE, many people are thinking of starting their own clubs. Here are some tips on starting a club at your school from Arielle. She is very knowledgeable, for she started TWO clubs in her area. Here they are:
1) You need to verify with your principal or school board that you can start an Operation Smile club at your school.
2) You also need to designate an advisor/sponsor- a faculty member who will make sure all the events and activities that your club carries out will work out successfully and abide by your school's rules.
3) You definitely need a group of officers as well- I suggest nominating students from different grades so that when you leave high school, some of those experienced officers will be able to take over with ease.
4) Make sure to fill out and send in the Registration and Contact Verification Forms to Operation Smile so they can keep you updated of future events.
5) Spread the word to fellow students at your club or activities fair at your school- try to have a table and bring pictures/posters of the patients, tell them that a surgery is only $240 and takes 45 min.
6) Keep people interested and involved by starting a group on Facebook, emailing any club updates to all your new members, and constantly making announcements on the loudspeaker.
Let us both know if you have questions. We hope your Operation Smile club will start making a change immediately, but we know that it may take time. If you are starting to get discouraged check out http://www.operationsmile.org/oscentral/ . This useful tool is OS Central, full of great advice for everything. From fundraisers to information about other events, this is a great tool for everybody to use.
With Love,
Alexandra and Arielle
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