1. Sam McClain-
Dunlap
Dale Ramírez
CREATIVITY
ACTION
SERVICE
STOCKINGS
FOR
SOLDIERS

2. STOCKINGS FOR SOLDIERS

3. Strength recognized:
Leadership
Weakness recognized:
A greater focus on the
“big picture” can lead
to a lack of important
details
 Pursuit of big business
support caused less
attention on
smaller, more willing
businesses
Strength recognized:
Dedication
Weakness
recognized:
Unbalanced focus
lead to less
teamwork
capabilities
OUTCOME 1: INCREASED AWARENESS OF
YOUR OWN STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES

4. Coordination of how
we aimed to raise
enough money for
Stockings for Soldiers
 First major co-operative
fundraising event
 Had to personally visit
many local businesses
(first-time experience)
 Managed to bring in
over $800 in donations
 Completed more than
the necessary amount
 Stuffed 85 stockings
 Donated extra
stockings to nearby
homeless shelter
OUTCOME 2: UNDERTAKEN NEW
CHALLENGES

5. Steps for Long-Term Project: (CREATIVITY)
i. Get sponsorship from Mrs. Robb
ii.Contact local businesses via email, phone, mail and face-
to-face interactions with managers
iii.Collect donation money (businesses, family, friends)
iv.Gather willing participants to write personalized cards
a.Students at Ironwood
b.Elementary students from Desert Valley
v.Buy stockings and stocking items
i. Write cards to put inside of stockings
ii.Stuff stockings with cards and items
iii.Deliver stockings to Luke AFB K9 Unit
iv.Reconnect to assess the receipt of stockings in
Afghanistan to US Soldiers
OUTCOME 3: PLANNED AND INITIATED
ACTIVITIES

6.  Fundraised money paid for:
• Stockings
• Crystal Light packets
• Card decks
• Hard candies
• Candy canes
• ChapStick
• Non-perishable snack foods
• Puzzle books (Sudoku, crossword, etc)
Hand-written cards: these were the most critical aspect of the
stockings, as they added a personal touch to each of the 80 stockings
(no money was paid for these), making it more than just a care package
OUTCOME 3 (CONT.)

7.  Major effort of teamwork
 Coordination between who did what and at what time
 It became a necessity to maintain contact on what was going with both
sides of the fundraising activities
 Willingness to let the other take the lead
 Some of our skills as a team were complementary to each other
 Co-operation with other Ironwood students that wanted to write
personalized letters and elementary/church kids that also expressed
interest
 Over 400 personal letters were written for the stockings
OUTCOME 4: WORKED COLLABORATIVELY

8. Setbacks
Continual rejection
from large businesses
Resulted in a lesser
amount of total money
raised, but there was a
gain in personal skills
Ending result of
project:
Surpassed our goals
Donated to homeless
shelter
Completed in timely
fashion despite
setbacks
LEARNING OUTCOME 5: SHOW PERSISTENCE
AND COMMITMENT IN YOUR ACTIVITIES

9.  I.B. Club International Fair
 Support of American military coalition in Afghanistan
(SERVICE)
LEARNING OUTCOME 6: ENGAGE WITH
ISSUES OF GLOBAL IMPORTANCE

11. Project will be continued next year
Results exceeded expectations
Correct amount of promised stockings were
delivered
No supplies were collected unethically during
purchase or delivery
Supplies were sealed and fresh
LEARNING OUTCOME 7: CONSIDER THE
ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS OF YOUR ACTIONS

12.  Ability to speak with
business owners and
other professionals in
a confident and
straightforward
manner
 Ability to work within
a focused team where
one can rely on the
other to do their job
Time management
Organizational skills
Perseverance
LEARNING OUTCOME 8: DEVELOP NEW
SKILLS

13. FURTHER EXAMPLES OF CAS
INVOLVEMENT