Week 2: (Feb 5th- Feb 11th)
25 March 2012
The second week of working with YWLP for the Basketball Tournament I talked to a Powerade representative and had a meeting with Meredith, her father, Maria, Emily on Saturday to finalize the details of the event. I met up with the Powerade rep by coincidence. I was at an event supporting some friends and they were giving away Vitamin water. I'm usually shy, but I thought it would be great to have them there. After talking to him a little about YWLP and the basketball tournament, he then gave me the Powerade reps contact information. As for the meeting I had we were able to get a lot done. At the meeting we talked about who was playing at the event and how many more teams we needed. We also planned the times of performances and giveaways. We bounced a lot of ideas off of each other. We made sure everyone had tasks and we made lists of all the things that we needed as well of a schedule leading up to the event. We basically created the blueprint for the basketball tournament.
I like how we came together as women and put together a sports event, an area that is seen as more of expertise to men. We've mentioned in class that the answer is not to flip the scripts and have only women in power. Meredith's father's input and assistance was very well needed. I also had a friend that I would contact from time to time since he had participated in several tournaments. I will admit at times I felt like we were in over our head, but I was determined to assist Maria and Emily because I wanted YWLP to have a successful Event. I love that everyone in YWLP was so positive and dedicated in raising money for our campaign against bullying.
Honestly, it is amazing for me to have worked with these ladies to put the event together. Being a part of this team has not only given me a lot of confidence, but now I know that I have the ability to to take on a project of this magnitude. This event really showed me a lot about myself. This really prepared me to help with other organizations I'm involved in and will be involved with in the future.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Service Learning Blog
Week 1 (29 Jan- 04 Feb)
15 Mar 2012
The first week working on my service learning I used to contact businesses and people to inform them about the event and ask the to donate. I called most of the stores in the Knight's Plaza. I also contacted the Sweets, in Waterford. A couple of these stores I had to follow through and email the corresponding store managers directly with a short message and the flyer and donation letter attachments. Asides from contacting some businesses I also spoke to a couple friends to see if they were available to donate their time. One of my friends offered his time and equipment to DJ at the event and a co worker offered to sing as part of the entertainment. This work allotted to about 1.5 hrs. My plan from this point was to contact some more friends that would dedicate their time and/or get the word out about the event.
This first week I believe I took more of a traditional stance on leadership. I had to effectively use my communication skills to convince businesses to donate to our event. Although, I did not lead in the traditional sense of being in charge of any specific task. Like in the reading of Huerta and Chavez I can closely relate the work I did to Chavez's traditional style of women leadership. This text explains a traditional woman leader to be supportive and to complete necessary but menial work.
My experiences during the week reminded me that as an individual you do not have to be in the forefront to be a leader. In the same breath having completed these tasks I felt like I had the ability and time to do more. The first week of helping with the YWLP basketball tournament served as an eye opener for me. I never took time to realize the connections I have made in college and the network of people I know. Not only was I surprised, but the interactions gave me more confidence and a sense of accomplishment. It was truly a great first week!
15 Mar 2012
The first week working on my service learning I used to contact businesses and people to inform them about the event and ask the to donate. I called most of the stores in the Knight's Plaza. I also contacted the Sweets, in Waterford. A couple of these stores I had to follow through and email the corresponding store managers directly with a short message and the flyer and donation letter attachments. Asides from contacting some businesses I also spoke to a couple friends to see if they were available to donate their time. One of my friends offered his time and equipment to DJ at the event and a co worker offered to sing as part of the entertainment. This work allotted to about 1.5 hrs. My plan from this point was to contact some more friends that would dedicate their time and/or get the word out about the event.
This first week I believe I took more of a traditional stance on leadership. I had to effectively use my communication skills to convince businesses to donate to our event. Although, I did not lead in the traditional sense of being in charge of any specific task. Like in the reading of Huerta and Chavez I can closely relate the work I did to Chavez's traditional style of women leadership. This text explains a traditional woman leader to be supportive and to complete necessary but menial work.
My experiences during the week reminded me that as an individual you do not have to be in the forefront to be a leader. In the same breath having completed these tasks I felt like I had the ability and time to do more. The first week of helping with the YWLP basketball tournament served as an eye opener for me. I never took time to realize the connections I have made in college and the network of people I know. Not only was I surprised, but the interactions gave me more confidence and a sense of accomplishment. It was truly a great first week!
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