Our group decided that we needed to change our project in order to accommodate the scheduling change. Since we changed our date to be so soon, we knew we wouldn't have time to buy stuff to make the games and everything. So instead, we decided we would donate all the money that we collected and just play games that you don't need materials for. Also, the event coordinator was able to find some prizes and said we could use those if we weren't able to get any. For games we are planning on things like races, telephone, down by the bank, little sally walker, and other games that you can get a winner from. Although, everyone is gonna be able to get prizes. Even though we had to change our plan, I still think that this is going to be a very fun opportunity for these kids and I hope that they will all have a good time.
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Our group encountered an issue while preparing for our event. We were supposed to hold the carnival on a weekend, however the event coordinator at the club realized that they aren't open on the weekends. So, we now have to do it during the week which is much harder on us all. We are all in sports and have practices daily. However, we were able to find a day over spring break to do the carnival. Now, we just need to gather our donations and buy the games and prizes. We aren't sure how much money we have collected but hopefully it is enough to buy all the stuff we need. Once we get all the stuff we need to start organizing everything right away, since we don't have much time to do so. However, I think that we are going to be able to pull this off and make a fun environment for the kids at the Boys and Girls Club.Last week my group was finally able to get ahold of the event coordinator at the Boys and Girls Club. She asked us which dates would work the best for us. Our group came together and decided that we could do March 2nd or March 9th. So, we sent her those dates and she emailed us back a few days ago. She said that either date would work for her. So we decided to go with the 2nd so that we would have an extra week to prepare for the presentation we have to make in front of the class. She said that would work for her and we can figure out times once we figure out if we want to do anything outside and what other types of things we are wanting to do for the carnival. This week we were also able to get a few more donation boxes set up and we are hoping to start getting some more money. Once we get money we're gonna start buying prizes and things to make the carnival games.
When my group started this project. we were not able to come up with an idea at all. We struggled for a long time to come up with something that we would have time for since we are all busy. We eventually came up with several ideas but turned them down because none of them had something important to us. Our original idea was just to donate things to the kids at the Boys and Girls Club. My role was to try and collect money donations from people that came into my parents work and to advertise on Facebook and other social media I also helped my group come up with ideas for things we could give to the kids. The idea has changed because we changed it so that we aren't just donating things to the kids, but we are allowing them to earn those things by playing the carnival games. My current role is still to collect donations and I am still helping my group come up with ideas for games and prizes. The goal for April 30th is to have had our event already. We are planning to have met with the Boys and Girls Club workers and asking them what kind of impact this had on the kids. We also will have our presentation done and hopefully be completely prepared to share our project.
This week, we have tried to call the Boys and Girls Club several times. However, we continue to miss each other's calls. So, we are going to try to call them today after our practice. Hopefully the event coordinator will be available so that we can talk to her about our project. Once we are able to speak to her and figure out if we are able to do the project, we plan to start making flyers to advertise our event and start collecting donations for the prizes and games. This week we have also come up with a list of games and prizes that we plan to use for the event. We are planning to have games like ring toss, knock down, bags, etc. We plan to have prizes such as candy, coloring books, puzzles, and other games and things that kids would like. Also, we are working on setting up a donation box at Ace Tech Computer Services Inc. in Bethalto and we have already set one up at Wendy's Hair Salon, which is also in Bethalto. We also need to start telling people about our project to try and get donations. So, next week we plan on organizing our event if the Boys and Girls Clubs says we are able to. An obstacle we may face is if the event coordinator says that we can't have our event, then we will have to decide on a new project or a new place to hold the carnival.
This past week, our group was able to find the time to call the Boys and Girls Club. However, the manager was busy so they said they would call back, but they did not. That was the only thing we were able to do since we couldn't make a time. We plan on calling them again this week to try and set up our event and talk to them about what they need from us. I plan on talking to my parents about putting up signs at their business, after we call the Club, about our project to raise awareness so that we can start getting donations. Also, our group plans on making flyers as soon as we can get a time and date set for the event. Lastly, we need to start thinking about what kind of games and prizes we want to have at the event. We are going to come up with a list of these things so that we can advertise the types of things we need donated. An obstacle that we are going to face this week is calling the Boys and Girls Club at the right time so that the manager isn't too busy with the kids.
Hi! My name is Emily and I am a freshman at Civic Memorial High School. My group and I were assigned the "20 Time Project" where we have to come up with and plan something that will benefit the people in our community. For our project, we decided to give back to our local Boys and Girls Club. We were recently informed that there are kids there in need and we wanted to help. So, we are going to put on an event called "Carni at the Club" where there will be carnival games that the kids can earn prizes from. We plan on getting donations from other people in our community for the prizes. We are going to advertise by putting up posters at businesses near us and through social media. This project is important to us because when we were younger, we noticed that some people didn't have everything that we had and were less fortunate. Katy and I used to go to the Boys and Girls Club and specifically noticed this there so we wanted to make a difference for the kids. This week, our group decided on our project and thought about why this is important to us. My group members came up with the idea of advertising at businesses throughout our town and I came up with the idea to put it on social media so that it can be shared within our community. Throughout next week, we are going to call the Club and figure out what day and time works best for them and us and start advertising our event and that we need donations. The obstacle that we will face next week is finding the time to call the Club since we are all busy. Also, whenever we do call them, we will have to find a date and time that goes with everyone's schedules.
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