Hats for the Homeless

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Hats for the Homeless

• Fall 2005

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Students in Periods 5 6 -Introduction to
Health Human Services Technology of James M.
Bennett HighParticipated in a Combination
Service and Learning Project to Create Hats for
the Homeless.
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Service Learning Hours

• 41 Students participated, earning 391 service
  hours collectively for their donation of 90 hats
  to the Christian Shelter in Salisbury, Maryland

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Period 5Hats for the Homeless
Brought To You By The Public Relations Team
of Shynietta, Michelle, Mallory Mellissa
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Main Objective for the Project

• Students will utilize the manufacturing process
  and principles of continuous improvement in order
  to produce a product that meets the needs of a
  family member.

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Goals of the Project

• Students will understand that skills in the
  textile construction area enable a person to have
  more choice and expertise in the following areas
  clothing textile selection, clothing textile
  care, clothing textile repair, obtaining
  textile items of specific and unique description
  as well as career planning.
• Students will understand that effective use of
  resources (including materials, time, skills and
  technology) can provide service to others.

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Working as a Team!
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Getting Help
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Mary working hard!
Mrs. Doughty goofing off!
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Natalie Sewing AWAY
Dexter cutting Patterns
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Team C
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Sade Kaiylah
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Team E !!!!!!
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Are We Meeting our Stakeholders Expectations?

• Did you participate in your group activities?
• Did you learn the fundamentals of business
  management?
• Did you practice responsibility and good
  citizenship?
• Did you work safely?
• Did you respect others around you?
• If you answered no to any of these questions then
  you did not meet our Stakeholders
• YOU FAILED TO MEET YOUR GOAL!!!

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Attendance
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PD 5 Clean UpResource Mgt.
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What does it feel like to be homeless?

• Feelings by Carolyn Wilkins
• Late at night I think of my fears
  And weep away at all of
  my tears.
• I sit and think why am I so scared,
• I say its because nobody even cared.
• I hate creeping around like a mouse,
• when really all I want is a house.

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Cost of Resources
68.00 of resources could have produced 48 hats
_at_ 1.41 each
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Ongoing Independent AssignmentsMoney Management
Books
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Long Term Goal 48 Finished Hats
We exceeded our goal through the efforts of many!
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Applying the PDSA Cycle

• We began with a discussion of what the
  stakeholders needed or desired from this project.
  Regularly we discussed our progress and ways to
  improve on our efficiency.

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Final Feedback from Our Class

• Prefer solid color fabrics
• We did GOOD!
• Be sure the student who stitches really
  understands before they begin

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Our Most Valuable Players

• Natalie Hazel
• Brittany Morgan
• Cory Hunter
• Madelyn Adams
• Kiera Victor

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6th Period HAT PROJECT

• Brought to you by
• The Public Relations Team
• Brandy Snider
• Cory Webster

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OUR FIRST DAY

• Our HAT PROJECT started out fairly well. Teams
  worked efficiently to start work on the hats,
  with Mrs. Doughtys help, of course.

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Chelsea and John working Hard
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Just Having Fun

• There are times when you have to be serious..and
  times when you dont.This is definitely not one
  of those times!!!!

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Making Friends
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Are We Meeting our Stakeholders Expectations?

• Did you participate in your group activities?
• Did you learn the fundamentals of business
  management?
• Did you practice responsibility and good
  citizenship?
• Did you work safely?
• Did you respect others around you?
• If you answered no to any of these questions then
  you did not meet our Stakeholders
• YOU FAILED TO MEET YOUR GOAL!!!

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Weve Become A Family
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Attendance Rates
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We have Been Workin
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And Sometimes Goofing Off

• Just a few friends hanging out in the class room
  and showing how much fun school can be with the
  right people to have fun with
• The top picture is Zahra and Jessica being camera
  shy
• Then its Keona showing up for the camera!!!

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Ongoing Independent AssignmentsMoney Management
Books
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Rest In Peace

• Unfortunately 2 of our hats were killed by
  unknown teams.

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Long Term Goal 48 Finished Hats
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Efficiency

• As we have all learned from this project work
  gets done better, when everyone has been
  working..

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Cost of Resources
68.00 of resources could have produced 48 hats
_at_ 1.41. 32 actual hats delivered cost 2.13
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Applying the PDSA Cycle

• We began with a discussion of what the
  stakeholders needed or desired from this project.
  Regularly we discussed our progress and ways to
  improve on our efficiency.

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Final Feedback from Our Class

• The hats do make a difference
• It is a break from regular seat work.
• We learned a new skill
• It was pretty organized
• I had fun

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Our Most Valuable Players

• Megan Woods
• John Dunn
• Keyiana Peters
• Shaleah Wallace
• Shelby Dickerson

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HATS FOR THE HOMELESS
Thank You JMB