The "Wish U Well” Social Awareness International Forum Summary

（01/08/2024）

On Jan 6,2024 from 9pm to 10:10pm, with the careful planning and preparation of forum members, the meeting was successfully held. The meeting was chaired by the initiator James Zhou, with Elise Cheng also participating as a host. A total of 100 people attended the meeting, most of whom were high school students from New York, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto, China and other regions. Heartik club had 15 members participating in this forum event.

At the beginning of the meeting, the host James introduced the theme and purpose of the meeting, as well as the purpose and activities of the Wish U Well movement. He also introduced the participants and guests of the meeting and welcomed their attendance. Then Elise introduced the background of the initiator of the event, James, as well as the purpose and statement of the Heartik club that he founded as the organizer of the meeting.

 The hosts then invited 10 students to give wonderful speeches from around the world including James Zhou from New York, Great Neck North High School in 11th grade, the title of his speech is “The important role of social awareness in social welfare projects”; Angelina Liu from California in Arcadia High School 11^th grade, the title of her speech is " Raising Awareness in Your Community"; Edward Lin from China, Guang Zhou, the International Department of the Affiliated High School of SCNU in 11th grade, the title of his speech is “Healing Together: Nurturing Psychological Resilience in the Post-Pandemic World”; Elise Cheng from New York, Great Neck South High School 10th Grade, the title of her speech is “the pandemic’s impact on special needs children”; Jason Zhang from canada, west vancouver, collingwood school 11 grade, the title of his speech is “Inspiring future engineers though hands on rocketry”; Victoria Wen from New York, Long Island, Great Neck South High School 11th Grade the title of her speech is “Showing Healthcare Heroes Our Gratitude After the Pandemic”; John Xiu from California, Sierra Canyon School grade 10 the title of the speech is "Building a Brighter Future for Homelessness Individuals”; Cynthia Luo from New York, Great Neck South High 11th Grade the title of her speech is” Wish U Well”; Jennifer Li from California, the Pegasus School 7th grade, the title of her speech is: How the Pandemic Affected Mental Health Rates”; Amy Sun from New York, Long Island, Great Neck South High School 7th Grade, the title of the speech is “wish U well”.Two guest speakers, Dr. Cassandra Salcedo - Cal State University Professor, and Mr. Bradley Nowacek, Yale Graduate with a double degree in Theater Studies and Political Science, also delivered impressive lectures on the topic of social awareness.

 This was followed by a time for free speech, with everyone enthusiastically joining the discussion and inspiring each other in a brainstorming session. William Shi, Jerry Shi, Harry Wang ,William Jin, Ella Liu, Peter Liu,Duncan Mei and Victoria raised valuable questions, actively participated in discussions, and brainstormed. 

At 10:10pm, host James summarized the meeting in the lingering atmosphere and called on us move forward from this virtual gathering, we should carry the inspiration we found today, and our actions echo the sentiments expressed during these discussions. Each of us, as members of this forum, has a role to play in creating ripples of positivity in our communities. Take the lessons about social awareness learned today and implement them in our daily lives: whether it's reaching out to those in need, promoting empathy, or even being an agent of change.

In closing, James expressed his appreciation to everyone who has contributed to making this forum a resounding success, including our co-chairs and guest speakers. Hope that the "Wish U Well" initiative will continue to spread its wings, inspiring countless others to join us on this journey toward a better, more compassionate world. Wish you well, and may our collective endeavors pave the way for a brighter tomorrow.

 The conference was successfully held due to the preparation work started by our management team a month before the forum. The team held three preparation meetings, each with about 12 members in attendance. The co-chairs led extensive discussions on topics, prepared and collected materials, and worked on promoting and inviting attendees. The host also prepared the detailed agenda, and the publicity manager, Angelina Liu, spent a lot of time designing the conference logo and invitation, ensuring the smooth running of the online event. Through this conference, the Wish U Well movement was further advanced, and wider social awareness was formed. More people will join us in the future, take more action, and form a greater force to support each other. Additionally, our management team learned how to effectively organize international forums and how to focus more on social issues, using social awareness tools to advance social projects, which will have a positive and far-reaching impact on our future learning and work.

Appendix:

Wish U Well Forum Management Structure

Initiator & president: James Zhou

Co-chairs: 8 people

Angelina Liu, Junior, Los Angeles

Edward Lin, Junior, China

Jason Zhao, Junior, Canada

John Xiu, Junior, California

Jack Yang, Junior, New York

Victoria Wen, Junior, New York

Elise Cheng, Sophomore, New York

Jennifer Li, 7th grade, California

Secretary: Elise Cheng also serves as Co-chair)

Publicity Manager: Angelina Liu (LA) (also serves as Co-chair)

Copywriter: Elise (also serves as Co-chair)

Wish U Well Forum Agenda

Jan 6,2024 9:00 pm EST(Jan 6, 6pm PST; Jan 7, 10am BJT)

Host James Zhou announces the start of the meeting, introduces the meeting's theme and guests.

9:00pm

Host Elise Cheng announces the first speaker, James Zhou, and introduces James's background.

9:03pm

James speaks.

9:06pm

James finishes his speech and introduces the second speaker, Angelina Liu.

9:09pm

Elise introduces the third speaker, Edward Lin.

9:12pm

James introduces the fourth speaker, Elise Cheng.

9:15pm

Elise introduces the fifth speaker, Jason Zhao.

9:18pm

James introduces the sixth speaker, Victoria Wen.

9:21pm

James introduces the seventh speaker, John Xiu.

9:24pm

Elise introduces the eighth speaker, Cynthia Luo.

9:27pm

James introduces the ninth speaker, Jennifer Li.

9:30 pm

Elise introduces the tenth speaker, Amy Sun．

9:33pm

James introduces the first guest speaker, Dr. Cassandra Salcedo - Cal State

University Professor.

9:43pm

Elise introduces the second guest speaker, Mr. Bradley Nowacek, Yale Graduate.

9:53pm

James invites everyone to ask questions and discuss freely.

10:07pm

James summarizes the theme of the meeting, calls for further action to help

those in need, support each other, and make the world a better place.

10:10pm

Meeting ends.