Model United Nations
An interactive Interdisciplinary simulation which places students in the role of official United Nations delegates. The program builds on existing curriculum to provide the development of life skills including communication, critical thinking and negotiation and conflict resolution problem solving. The United Nations Association Pasadena Foothills Chapter (UNA) is working in tandem with representatives of the Pasadena Unified school District (PUSD) to make the Model UN program available to public schools in the district for September 2009. The Model UN programs will culminate with the first PUSD /UNA conference under the leadership of Board member, Brice Harris who currently leads the award winning Model UN program at Pasadena City College and has done so at Occidental College where he chaired the Diplomacy Department for many years. He along with Rome Friesen a 25 year veteran teacher of Model UN and International Model UN Association leader, and Board Member/ Blair High School History Chair, Alf redo Mathew will commence with the first High School Demonstration of the Model UN this spring 2008.This event will be the predecessor of the first UNA/PUSD Model UN course.

Global Friends Program
Working with Global Impact Foundation, we are connecting schools in Pasadena, California with schools in the developing world. The program has been successfully launched at 3 Pasadena area schools Polytechnic, Flintridge Prep, McKinley Elementary. Goods collected by the McKinley sixth grade students were hand delivered by Board Member Mabel Obi to Nigeria Spring 2008. We will be solidifying relationships with15 Nigerian schools by June 2008. As a start, a local school administrator and a 15 year old student at Polytechnic High School contributed funds to purchase the 40' x 9ft shipping container and the Flintridge Prep students have collected goods from the AYSO soccer league to donate to ISU Primary School in Nigeria

Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Awareness Campaign-Share the Vision. Change the World
We invite your company to partner in bringing action and awareness to one of the UN’s most important global commitments in decades, The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In the year 2000, 193 nations of the UN pledged to mobilize resources to achieve these goals by 2015, thus dramatically reducing world suffering. Our campaign, Share the Vision, Change the World is taking a national lead in inspiring action to make this global promise a reality. Join other corporation, retailers and individuals who are committed to their profitability making a difference for the planet

Environmental Sustainability Efforts
We provide community support for implementation of the UN Urban Environmental Accords as an access to greening our cities. We do this by engaging the community in educational forums on Green Living, and partnering with leaders of sustainability in business, media and government:UNA Pasadena participates with sustainable partners such as Green Technology Magazine and Opportunity Green. In fall 2008, the UNA will host a conference track at the renowned IDG Conference on sustainability in association with VerdeXchange. The UNA track focus is on the greening of cities, including best practices and innovative approaches to encouraging green lifestyles.