Tuesday, September 20, 2016

September 2016

Hi everyone! I hope you've had a great summer! With the (anticipated) fall weather comes the (much anticipated) return of the Monthly Mosaic Newsletter! In case you'ew new here, this newsletter will be my main vehicle for sharing information, resources, and inspiration with local Mosaic Chairs and will be sent out around the 20th of each month. I am always looking for ways to be more useful to you all, so please don't hesitate to send along feedback or questions!

MOSAIC 2017 SURVEY
Thanks to those chapters who completed the brief survey about your intentions for hosting a Mosaic in 2017! If your chapter has not completed the survey yet, I will be reaching out to you individually to obtain that information.

DOES YOUR CHAPTER HAVE A NEW MOSAIC CHAIR?
If you are no longer the Mosaic Chair for your chapter or there is anyone else in your chapter who would benefit from receiving this newsletter, please send me their contact information :)

CISV IN MOTION
We are in the process of determining what Committee Chair involvement will look like at CiM, but I am hoping to hold a session about how to take an idea for a Mosaic through the planning process. There will also be a joint session with the JB to discuss preparing for their Mosaic/National Service Project in 2017. Stay on the lookout for additional information from Laura or sessions posted on the CiM website!

MOSAIC SPOTLIGHT- SAO PAULO
The International Day of Peace happens to be tomorrow (Sept 21) and the Sao Paulo chapter got ahead of the game with Tie a Ribbon for Peace last weekend!
Here's their description:
We invited all the CISVian community to come to Villa Lobos Park to pick up a ribbon, customize it, participate in the activities offered by our leaders about peace, then take the ribbon home, tie it around a post or tree in front of their homes with a Peace Message to their neighbors. And for the last, take a picture and share on social media with the hashtag #CISV4PeaceDay, as suggested by the IO and Peace One Day. We had more than 200 people in this event and we delivered more than 400 ribbons, also for the non-CISVian visitors.