It's Official

On Monday, Mr. Bottomly received this email from Josh Smith at charity:water headquarters:

"Congratulations! I’ve just finished uploading the final checks onto your campaign page. It is so amazing to know that you guys hit $20k!

Again, a warm-hearted thank you from everyone for everything you’ve done. You guys rock!!"

It's hard to imagine what this will mean for 1,000 African students.

Obviously we will never be able to feel the full benevolent force of impact,

nor see the full arc and trajectory of transformation.

But it's spine tingling already to think what it will be like when the drilling ends and crystalline clear water begins to gush out of a shiny new water valve, and kids squeal and scramble to dip their hands in and taste a mouthful of water of cool, clean, fresh, teeth chattering good water.

About a year from now, charity: water promises to send us pictures and video to bear witness of the first act of a new creation, loaded with shimmering potentialities for an entire student community.

Perhaps this video taken not too long ago to celebrate a newly built well in Haiti can help us imagine the day that is coming soon, and dream of the day when the world is put back to rights, and the glory of God covers the earth as the water covers the sea (Isa. 11:9).

Dinner Anyone?

Hey Everybody,

I received this information last night from Rosie Atkinson regarding CASADY 4H2OPE. As you are aware Casady students have been working very hard the past few weeks to raise $20,000 to build a well for a school of 1000 students in Africa. They are partnering with Charity:Water and are very close to their goal. Rosie and her father Randy Atkinson have worked to arrange this great way to donate. All you have to do is eat out at one of these restaurants tomorrow, April 26th, or eat at Rococo today. These restaurants have generously agreed to donate 10% of proceeds to Casady 4H2ope!

Please pass this opportunity on to anyone you think would be interested and let's help the students reach their goal of helping students in Africa.

Carla Britt


Come eat Sunday brunch and dinner at Rococo!

10% of everything they make goes to CASADY4H2OPE.

Also, on Monday the following restaurants are donating 10% of their proceeds from lunch and dinner:

Sushi Neko
Musashi's
The Coach House
The Lobby Bar
Will's Coffee
VZD's
Cheever's
RePUBlic Gastropub (Classen Curve)
Iron Starr
Market C
RedPrime Steakhouse
Big Truck Tacos
Coolgreens

With all of the Western Concept restaurants (Sushi Neko, Musashi's, The Coach House, The Lobby Bar, Will's Coffee), each guest will be handed a ticket to choose from a variety of local charities they can make a donation to. Be sure to check the Casady charity: water box. The other restaurants are just taking 10% and making a straight donation

$20 is giving up 5 Starbucks drinks for 5 students to have access to clean water for 5 years

Senior Tripp Lopez produced this video for "Water Week".

It's quite amazing.



If you have not donated, here is your chance.

$20. That's like 5 Starbucks drinks so that 5 African students

can have 5 years worth of clean drinking water.

Benefit Concert featuring Stephen Speaks

So here is a little preview of feature musician, Stephen Speaks.

Doors open in the South Gym at 5:30 pm. Admission $10. All proceeds go to our water project.

Can't wait to see everyone there to help kick off our "Water Week".

Water Week Schedule

Water Week 2010 April 18 – April 24 National Volunteer Week
Sunday, April 182:00 – 4:00 pm - 3 on 3 basketball tournament (South Gym)
6:00pm - Concert featuring Maggie McClure and Stephen Speaks

Monday, April 19Upper Division Out of Uniform - Pajama Day


Tuesday, April 20
Upper Division Out of Uniform - Harry Potter vs. Lord of the Rings
4:00pm – 8:00pm - Casady STUCO night at Sonic

Wednesday, April 21
7:15am – 8:25am - Pancake Breakfast
12:00 – 12:43 - Cum Laude Ceremony


Thursday, April 22
Upper Division Out of Uniform - Dodgeball Team Day
Carpool/Bike to School day
Electronic Waste Recycling Day
Half-Day Schedule (No Chapel, No Block Periods)
• 12:45 – 1:45 -Cookout/Lunch (Upper Division Quad)
• 2:00 – 4:00 -Dodgeball Tournament (South Gym)
• 2:00 – 4:00 -Challenge 20/20 Electric Car Demonstration (North Parking Lot)
• 2:00 – 4:00 -Slow Bike Race
• 7:00 -Upper Division Choir Concert
• 4:00 – 9:00 -Casady STUCO night at Freddy’s Frozen Custard

Friday, April 23: Chalk signs quotes on volunteering!
Upper Division Out of Uniform - Honoring Casady Service (Service Organization T-shirts)Board of Visitors
8:00 – 8:25 - Chapel Service Featuring YAC video or Bon Jovi Video or Service-Learning video of teacher interviews
Block A/Block B - YAC/CPO
- Student Service Experience Interviews (filmed)
- Water Elimination Game

Saturday, April 24 Global Youth Service Day
8:30 – 11:30am - Environmental Club Adopt a Street Clean
2:00pm - H2Hope Carwash
9:00 – 11:30pm - Spring Dance

Sunday April 25 Global Youth Service Day
6:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. YAC volunteers at OKC Memorial Marathon in collaboration with Leardership Oklahoma City, Class XVII(17)

10:00 - 6:00 p.m. YAC volunteers at Children Activity Field at the Arts Festival. Mrs. Clay is the day chair of that event that day.

Curtains Supports Casady4H2ope

Come out and see the most exciting musical comedy/mystery that Casady has ever done! Performances are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 7-9PM. It's five dollars to get in and the show is going to be great! The cast and crew have graciously decided to donate some of the profits towards Casady4H2ope Project. So please, support Little Theatre and the Casady4H2ope Project.

Westminster College Basketball Team Support

Kenni Cornelson, Casady 09' graduate, posted these pics on Facebook. She's helping take our mission beyond Casady's borders. How cool is it that Kenni's team at Westminster College has partnered up and become a part of Team H2OPE.




Thanks, Kenni. And thanks Westminster girls!

Let's keep spreading the word. And enlisting others help.

We've got 66 days and counting. Let's keep it going!