Friday-February 18th
Okay, so I've come to realize I probably haven't been putting in as much time as I need to lately to jumpstart my project. I have made minor breakthroughs but nothing major like contacting anyone or anything like that.
This morning, however, Mr. Newman (NHS advisor) came to me and asked me if I wanted to speak at the next NHS meeting which is March 2nd I think. I told him that I'm not exactly sure what my fundraising activity will be, but he said that's fine. What I'm going to talk to them about is just the idea of my WISE project and that I'll need their help with it doing the findraising, Hopefully the fact that they will recieve points will want them to get involved more with it.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
New Places
Thursday-February 17th
Earlier today I was searching the web to try and find some teen homeless shelters around burlington county instead of Camden which is where the shelter I found before was located. Luckily, I came across this good website that is now in my list of links to the right of my entries. On the website there are basically a list of resources in burlington county for teens in need. I need to find a couple more websites like this and then narrow down the places that I think will be most helpful. Then I need to get in contact with some of the people that work there and email them, write letters to them, and call them. Before I get in contact with them I need to come up with some sort of universal letter to send to all of them.
Earlier today I was searching the web to try and find some teen homeless shelters around burlington county instead of Camden which is where the shelter I found before was located. Luckily, I came across this good website that is now in my list of links to the right of my entries. On the website there are basically a list of resources in burlington county for teens in need. I need to find a couple more websites like this and then narrow down the places that I think will be most helpful. Then I need to get in contact with some of the people that work there and email them, write letters to them, and call them. Before I get in contact with them I need to come up with some sort of universal letter to send to all of them.
Second mentor meeting :)
Wednesday-February 16th
Today was my second mentor meeting with Mr. Campbell. Surprisingly I felt like I got a lot accomplished today in my mentor meeting. Mr. Campbell helped me set up both a twitter account and this blog. These tools will probably help me a lot in my journey. The twitter account will help me because it allows me to follow non-profit organizations and gain information that way. Also, I can make useful contacts through both the blog and the twitter account.
On the downside, I didn't set aside time today for me to get organized. :/
This will definitely be something I struggle with throughout this process.
Today was my second mentor meeting with Mr. Campbell. Surprisingly I felt like I got a lot accomplished today in my mentor meeting. Mr. Campbell helped me set up both a twitter account and this blog. These tools will probably help me a lot in my journey. The twitter account will help me because it allows me to follow non-profit organizations and gain information that way. Also, I can make useful contacts through both the blog and the twitter account.
On the downside, I didn't set aside time today for me to get organized. :/
This will definitely be something I struggle with throughout this process.
Starting to get things done
Tuesday-February 15th
So right now I'm kind of ahead of my aforementioned timeline. This morning I went and talked to Mr. Newman (NHS advisor). He said that he would be happy to have the NHS help me with my WISE project. This brought a big sigh of relief. Now I know I have a group of people that will help me. This will help motivate me to keep to my timeline since I will be held accountable for the fundraising part of my project. There weren't any further accomplishments today reguarding my project.
So right now I'm kind of ahead of my aforementioned timeline. This morning I went and talked to Mr. Newman (NHS advisor). He said that he would be happy to have the NHS help me with my WISE project. This brought a big sigh of relief. Now I know I have a group of people that will help me. This will help motivate me to keep to my timeline since I will be held accountable for the fundraising part of my project. There weren't any further accomplishments today reguarding my project.
What to do, What to do
Monday-February 14th
First off, let me say Happy Valentine's Day!!!!
Today I decided to make a little short term time-line of things I need to do so I can overcome my procrastination problem.
Tuesday- I need to get organized (this will be a challenge since nothing in my life is organized)
Wednesday-contact interact or NHS
Friday-begin my research about homeless teens
Tuesday- contact a counselor
First off, let me say Happy Valentine's Day!!!!
Today I decided to make a little short term time-line of things I need to do so I can overcome my procrastination problem.
Tuesday- I need to get organized (this will be a challenge since nothing in my life is organized)
Wednesday-contact interact or NHS
Friday-begin my research about homeless teens
Tuesday- contact a counselor
I'm getting excited!
Sunday-February 13th
Since my last post was about my concerns, this post will focus on what aspects of my project I'm getting excited about.
Here it goes:
1) Interacting with people
2) Learning more about the community
3) Making a difference in the community
4) Making contacts with outside resources
5) Doing something I'm passionate about
6) Getting others involved
7) Researching and just learning overall
8) Having fun
9) Leaving school early :p
10) and so much more!
Since my last post was about my concerns, this post will focus on what aspects of my project I'm getting excited about.
Here it goes:
1) Interacting with people
2) Learning more about the community
3) Making a difference in the community
4) Making contacts with outside resources
5) Doing something I'm passionate about
6) Getting others involved
7) Researching and just learning overall
8) Having fun
9) Leaving school early :p
10) and so much more!
Concerns
Saturday-February 12th
These are my current concerns with my project:
1) school regulations and policies will set me back
2) the people I may interact with won't be cooperative
3) time constraints (time-line)
4) privacy issues within the shelter
5) Getting in contact with the shelter
6) The areas where the shelters are located (dangerous and far away)
7) My procrastination (this will be the hardest to overcome)
These are my current concerns with my project:
1) school regulations and policies will set me back
2) the people I may interact with won't be cooperative
3) time constraints (time-line)
4) privacy issues within the shelter
5) Getting in contact with the shelter
6) The areas where the shelters are located (dangerous and far away)
7) My procrastination (this will be the hardest to overcome)
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