Thursday, August 17, 2006
Time Log
August:
-write down ideas/outline of project
-create time log
-contact liason about getting the money to start the project
-contact Sharron Allen to work on getting started
-contact First Community Church leaders
-make a concrete list of the shelters I want to deliver the shoes to
September:
-work with Nancy Bodi to get notice out through Peer Collaboration to get a group together
-get a list of at least 10 classmates as my core group of leaders for the project
-get notice out to the community about how to get involved
-get notice out about the first meeting
-hold my first meeting at the end of the month for a brain storming session
October:
-contact shoe stores that I want as sponsors
-contact the media - spread the news for the next collection month
-get a list together of the marathons/running events taking place in Columbus
-start gathering supplies: shoe boxes, shoe spray, markers to write on boxes, etc.
November:
-start collecting shoes
-go out in the community, get people involved, go to the schools
-once collecting start the process of boxing them and cleaning them and marking them
-go to events throughout Columbus to collect as well
December:
-Deliver before Christmas - we will collect all of November and right before Christmas to kick off the holiday season we will deliver to the shelters
-Get media coverage on the day of delivery, get as many people as possible involved to be there to deliver
-Take many pictures for my notebook
January:
-get the news out about the level of success, let people know what we accomplished and how we helped people in the community
-send out thank you letters etc. to the people that helped to make the project possible
February:
-put notebook together
-work on presentation, finalize things, get organized
March:
-presentation!
-write down ideas/outline of project
-create time log
-contact liason about getting the money to start the project
-contact Sharron Allen to work on getting started
-contact First Community Church leaders
-make a concrete list of the shelters I want to deliver the shoes to
September:
-work with Nancy Bodi to get notice out through Peer Collaboration to get a group together
-get a list of at least 10 classmates as my core group of leaders for the project
-get notice out to the community about how to get involved
-get notice out about the first meeting
-hold my first meeting at the end of the month for a brain storming session
October:
-contact shoe stores that I want as sponsors
-contact the media - spread the news for the next collection month
-get a list together of the marathons/running events taking place in Columbus
-start gathering supplies: shoe boxes, shoe spray, markers to write on boxes, etc.
November:
-start collecting shoes
-go out in the community, get people involved, go to the schools
-once collecting start the process of boxing them and cleaning them and marking them
-go to events throughout Columbus to collect as well
December:
-Deliver before Christmas - we will collect all of November and right before Christmas to kick off the holiday season we will deliver to the shelters
-Get media coverage on the day of delivery, get as many people as possible involved to be there to deliver
-Take many pictures for my notebook
January:
-get the news out about the level of success, let people know what we accomplished and how we helped people in the community
-send out thank you letters etc. to the people that helped to make the project possible
February:
-put notebook together
-work on presentation, finalize things, get organized
March:
-presentation!
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
EPL PROJECT
Vision statment: To provide the homeless with more shoes to wear.
Need: Many families living on the streets in Columbus have no shoes to wear on their feet. There's around five different shelters and clothing places for the homeless that I will be working with to deliver shoes to their facilities in order to provide these people with shoes.
Process: My plan is to collect shoes from people in my highschool and the schools around my community to help out with this process. I will get a team together of around 10 students to help out with the collection process. I want to get as many people as possible involved throughout my community in order to make this a group effort. We as a group will relace the shoes, spray/clean them, and box them up to look almost new. We then will deliver these shoes to the people in need of them at the shelters around Columbus.
Goals/measuring level of success:
-collect at least 1,000 pairs of shoes
-have a well known shoe company sponsor us such as: Nike, Famous Footwear, Front Runner, etc.
-have at least 10 participants helping out with leading the project
-be present at as many sporting events and Columbus marathons/physical activities to collect shoes and get people involved
With summer ending the cold season will soon be here and it is with hard work and a group effort that we can help provide the homeless with shoes to wear during the upcoming cold months. This project will take lots of work but I have confidence in my community and my idea that this can and will work. I will be working with Sharron Allen from The Free Store to help with the project and use her as my source of connection along with the staff at First Community Church that is in charge of the program Take it To The Streets. I will also be using Mrs. Calcara, my school counselor as my liason to help with the money situation and other things that might be of need.
Need: Many families living on the streets in Columbus have no shoes to wear on their feet. There's around five different shelters and clothing places for the homeless that I will be working with to deliver shoes to their facilities in order to provide these people with shoes.
Process: My plan is to collect shoes from people in my highschool and the schools around my community to help out with this process. I will get a team together of around 10 students to help out with the collection process. I want to get as many people as possible involved throughout my community in order to make this a group effort. We as a group will relace the shoes, spray/clean them, and box them up to look almost new. We then will deliver these shoes to the people in need of them at the shelters around Columbus.
Goals/measuring level of success:
-collect at least 1,000 pairs of shoes
-have a well known shoe company sponsor us such as: Nike, Famous Footwear, Front Runner, etc.
-have at least 10 participants helping out with leading the project
-be present at as many sporting events and Columbus marathons/physical activities to collect shoes and get people involved
With summer ending the cold season will soon be here and it is with hard work and a group effort that we can help provide the homeless with shoes to wear during the upcoming cold months. This project will take lots of work but I have confidence in my community and my idea that this can and will work. I will be working with Sharron Allen from The Free Store to help with the project and use her as my source of connection along with the staff at First Community Church that is in charge of the program Take it To The Streets. I will also be using Mrs. Calcara, my school counselor as my liason to help with the money situation and other things that might be of need.
Monday, July 31, 2006
Back from EPL
Just got back from EPL at Furman...it was a ton of fun and I made a lot of really good friends. Right away coming home I had lots of idea sworming through my head and after sorting them all out I came up with an entirely new project, so we'll see how that goes. I'm now thinking of doing a project for the homeless instead of working with immigration, but that might change. I've talked/met with some people since I've been home and will most likely have a vision, jusitifcation, and basic idea of my project, done before school starts in August. So things are running smoothly - hope everyone is enjoying the rest of their summer!
