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!

Aces for Africa for Texas Hold 'em Tournament

Last night was poker night for the boys basketball team. The fellas came "Vegas ready" with shades and caps to hide their scheming eyes.



The tournament quickly turned into seniors versus juniors/sophs.



And who emerged as "Aces 4 Africa" Texas Hold 'Em champion.

This Ace of Spades.



Preston S walked away with a $15 gift card to iTunes.

More importantly, the boys raised $120 for our School 4 Water campaign.

Great job, guys!

Let's keep it going.

Casady4H2OPE Launch Video

Casady4H2OPE raised over $2,000 in one night! Thank you so much for your support. We're getting closer to our goal each day!

Photos from Casady v Heritage Launch Event

H2OPE Team members helping set up the table in the gym.



H2OPE Team lining the sideline as Caitlin Britt shares the School for Water mission before the start of the boys game.


Senior, Rosie Atkinson, educates people on the water crisis students in Africa face, as well as about our partner, charity:water. Rosie has already helped raise over $1000 for the campaign. Her passion (almost obsession) for charity:water is quickly infecting her classmates and the whole Casady community.

A Big Night

It started with the pep rally before the Casady vs Heritage Hall game.

Coach Bottomly spoke on the significance of the "School for Water" launch.

In Bottomly's words, "Tonight we have the opportunity to embark on a 90 day mission to provide real hope for an Ethiopian school of 1,000 students. Safe, clean drinking water holds the key for these kid's futures. This mission is sure not only to change the lives of these African children, but in the process, will certainly change and transform us."




At the game, Caitlin Britt, H2OPE Team Captain, spoke passionately before a packed house about the School for Water Mission.


Throughout the game, people had the opportunity to buy Team H2OPE t-shirts, wrist bands, and car decal stickers.



They also had the opportunity to text "Well" to 85944 to donate $5.

At halftime, H2OPE Team members passed around yellow jerry cans to collect cash donations.

The game itself was a hardly fought battle between two great rivals.



And although Casady was unable to "complete the sweep" (2-1 in football and basketball isn't bad!!!), Caitlin Britt quickly helped remove the bitter after taste of defeat when she sent out a jubilant Twitter directed at Scott Harrison (founder of Charity Water) and Lane Wood (Director of Schools for Water).

Caitlin's Twitter exclaimed,"We raised $1300.71 in ONE NIGHT!!!!!! That's not even counting the text money!!!:):)"

After a first day of donations over $1000, and the money raised at the Casady vs Heritage Hall game, we believe, as the H2OPE Team, that our goal of raising $20K is attainable.

We've just begun.

There's still 87 days to go.

So let's keep spreading the word. And enlisting the help of others.

1,000 TEXTS FOR 1,000 STUDENTS

Charity:water has provided us an extraordinary window to launch our Schools for Water campaign.

Over the next 24 hours, we have the opportunity to raise money through our phones.

Here's our goal:

1,000 TEXTS FOR 1,000 STUDENTS.

Simply text "Well" to 85944 and donate $5 to our School for Water campaign.

Tell your friends and family (via facebook, myspace, blogs, text messages) that a

$5 donation will provide clean water for 1 African student for 5 years.

Believe it or not: our small contribution can help provide big changes for these students.



Specifically, our simple donation will provide girls age 12 & older the opportunity

to stay in school from the 8th grade to graduation.

No longer will these girls have to leave the classroom to walk 3 hours to carry

50 pound Jerry cans of clean water back to their family.

Instead these girls will get to write, calculate, create, observe, formulate, and absorb new knowledge that will equip and empower them to become self-sufficient citizens, capable of economic flourishing.

So text and donate!

Then text others and tell them to text and donate and text others to donate.

1,000 TEXTS FOR 1,000 STUDENTS!

We can do it.

Get Ready Cyclones!

January 26Th is the official kick off of the Casady4H2ope Project! Don't forget to bring some money if you wish to purchase t-shirts, car stickers, and wristbands on Tuesday. Tomorrow you can text "Well" to 85944 to donate five dollars to the Schools For Water campaign. This will be a one day mission and our goal is to get 1000 texts. There will also be a special presentation at the start of the Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Heritage Hall game. Please, come out and show your support for not only the basketball team but also the Casady4H2ope Project. Let's go out there and make a win for water.

Starting Off the New Year with a Splash

After chatting with Caitlin Britt about the CASADY4H2OPE project, senior Rosie Atkinson stepped up to the plate and deciced to host an event that would help meet our goal of 20000 dollars. Rosie said that the idea was pretty simple. Why not have her dad's New Year's Party be something more than just a celebration of the New Year? Mr. Atkinson agreed with the idea and they both decided that the party should have a charity:water theme. By showing both the September Birthday video and our video, the Atkinsons managed to raise a total of 900 dollars! She said," the CASADY4H2OPE project is really exciting becasue it's easy to get involved". Rosie also noted that they keep getting more donations even after the party because the word spread fast. The H2OPE team would like to thank Rosie for hosting this supportive event and encourages anyone else to talk with any memeber of the H2OPE Team about how they can help too.