Future plans for this week!

7/1/11 (tmrw)

• call up Central Library and Brie
• go to another library
• email the parks (Kissena, Cunningham, Bayside, Alley Pond Environmental Center)
• plan out rough outlines of workshop and presentation

UPDATES :D

I need to learn to update every time something happens. Anyways.

6/23/11

I went to Manhattan to meet with my Columbia mentor, Ranjith. He said that he'll be around for the summer (yay!) and I hope that he can give me good feedback on my powerpoints and workshop ideas :)

6/24/11

I had a meeting with my two project advisors, Pauline and Lien Ling. We met at Lien Ling's house. I showed them my plan (in the previous posts) and explained them in a little more detail. The meeting was pretty fast (only around 30 min) b/c I basically had everything down. They just advised me to get waivers/contracts(?) in case something happened.

6/25/11
I went to the Fresh Meadows library and asked them about booking a room. The person I'm supposed to see, Jillian (childrens coordinator) told me to type up a proposal first and then give it to her.

6/28/11
I wrote the proposal.

6/30/11 (today)

I went to Central Library in Jamaica today. Unfortunately, the people that I needed to talk to (supervisors) were done for the day, even though the library closes at 9. But instead, I talked to this really nice librarian named Brie, and she said that she'll definitely contact me back! ^___^

List of possible places to ask.

• libraries (Fresh Meadows, Central, Manhattan) [workshops]
• park & recreation centers (Kissena, Central Park, Bayside) [workshops]
• community centers [presentations]

062111 (Tues)

• made a plan! see previous post.
• emailed Lien Ling and Pauline and asked for a meeting on Friday to discuss my plans.
• called the head of all queens libraries, and got directed to the programs director. she told me the process to book a room in each branch; it was simpler than I expected! I just have to go to the branches and ask for a room... LOLOL.

Planning #1

Just sent an email to Lien Ling and Pauline (project advisors) asking them for a meeting this Friday (6-24-11) to go over my plans for my gold award.

Now to write up my plan:

Start: June 27th (Monday)
Goal: Finish by early August

Pre:

• write up plan for each week
• draft up list of possible places to ask
• meeting with project advisors and Columbia mentor to approve plans

Week 1 (June 27th - July 1st)

• call up places to give presentations/workshops in. 
• meet with Columbia mentor to come up with more ideas

Week 2 (July 4th - July 8th)

• start finding help for gold award (scouts, friends, etc.)
• start drafting presentations and workshop ideas

Week 3 (July 11th - July 15th)

• continue drafting and fixing presentations/workshops
• create flyers for presentation and workshops
• generate sign-in sheet and survey form

Week 4 (July 18th - July 22th)

• get final powerpoint and workshop ideas approved by both project advisors and Columbia mentor.
• send out powerpoint to friends and family and ask for feedback

Week 5 (July 25th - July 29th)

• rehearse!
• gather materials

Week 6 (Aug 1st - Aug 5th)

• PRESENTATION WEEK (workshops)

Week 7 (Aug 8th - Aug 12th)

• PRESENTATION WEEK (powerpoints)

Week 8 (Aug 15th - Aug 19th)

• write up Gold Award Final Project sheet.
• get it approved by leaders
• send it!
• have a party 8)

Gold Award Project Proposal Approval

Just got my gold award approved by the council! Thank you Melissa D’Andrea :)

here’s the letter:

Dear Annie,

Your Gold Award Project Proposal has been approved!   

Please prepare a log and other documentation to be used to verify that you have completed your project.  If this is a group project, each girl must have separate entries in the log to indicate individual participation in the project, with specific responsibilities for each girl. 

In order to be included in the 2012 Gold Award Ceremony, the Council office must receive this documentation no later than March 19, 2012.  You may mail your completed project or you may hand-deliver it to the following address:

Gold and Silver Awards Committee

Girl Scout Council of Greater New York, Inc.

43 West 23rd Street, 6^th Floor

New York, NY  10010-4283

Your documentation should include: completed Gold Award Project Final Report Form, correspondence from persons involved in your project, fliers you distributed to advertise your program, photos or candid shots taken at the event, and your own summary of what steps you followed and what results you received. 

Your project must be completed by March 19, 2012 to be included in the 2012 Gold Award Ceremony.  You may, however, complete your project at a later date and be eligible for the following year’s ceremony.

We will be sending you an official letter shortly. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Melissa D’Andrea at (212) 645-4000 ext. 215.  Good luck and enjoy completing your project!

Sincerely,

Melissa D’Andrea

Program Manager

Teen Leadership Opportunities

Carmela Casas 

Older Girl Program Associate

43 West 23rd St. 6th Floor

New York, NY 10010

(tel) 212.645.4000 x 297

(fax) 212.645.4599

CCasas@girlscoutsnyc.org

www.girlscoutsnyc.org

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