Formal Action Plan

What is the name of the organization and what is its mission statement and/or purpose of the organization?

The organization we are volunteering at is the Armory Center for the Arts. According to their website, “[Their] mission is to build on the power of art to transform lives and communities through creating, teaching, and presenting the arts.”

What is the address, web address, and phone number of your organization?

The Armory Center for the Arts is located at 145 North Raymond Avenue in Pasadena. Its website is armoryarts.org and its phone number is (626) 792-5101.

Who is your contact person’s phone, email, position?

Our contact person is Aimee Levie, an art teacher at South Pasadena High School. She can be reached at (626) 441-5820 ext. 2611 or at alevie@spusd.net.

What will we do specifically? With whom?

We will help the Armory teaching artists with their classes by retrieving materials, assisting with set-up and clean-up, and help younger students with anything they might need.

Are there any safety issues?

There are no pressing safety issues that are a direct result of volunteering at the Armory.

Are there any potential problems? How will they be resolved?

As the semester progresses, school sports might conflict with the volunteering times. The Armory will likely be flexible if it is absolutely necessary to miss one session. Alternatively, and perhaps as a better option, we could switch days with someone else in our group for one week if circumstances do not permit us to volunteer at the Armory.

Are there any prerequisites to volunteer?

No, there are no prerequisites to volunteer at the Armory.

How will we get there? How will drive time (if applicable) be divided?

Parents will transport us to the Armory and back. The drive time will be equally divided among each individual for each day.

How will we present ourselves in a manner that requires them to take us seriously?

We will commit to professional conduct at all times, meaning no foul language or behavior, and all of our actions will be mature, safe, and thought out.

Have we met with other groups from other classes?

No, we have not met with other groups from other classes.

Does the organization allow photographs or video footage to be taken?

Yes, the Armory allows photographs and video footage to be taken.

Are our volunteer opportunities practical?

Yes, our volunteer opportunities are extremely practical.

How are our actions with this organization related to World History or a global unresolved world issue?

A lack of access to the arts is a persistent issue facing the world today. By volunteering at the Armory, our group will attempt to help with the lack of arts access by providing volunteer hours to an organization who brings arts, in their case visual arts, to children in Pasadena and its surrounding communities. This opportunity will allow us to connect our understanding of the artistic revolutions during the Renaissance and, more pertinently, the Enlightenment to volunteering opportunities that will benefit the artistic development of our community in the present world.