Monday through Thursday, I worked with Incarnate Word, mulching and pulling weeds all through their campus. We had two trucks come and dumb a pile in the front parking lot and one in the back parking lot.
The first two days was mostly weed pulling. I got to cut down some weeds that had grown to be as thick as a young tree, learning how to use those electric saw things. Wednesday, I was filling up the wheelbarrows and taking them to specific parts of the campus. Thursday, I had two of my friends join and also got to help fill in lines on the parking lot.
april 22
Today was a really good day. We started off our morning by learning the ABC’s, which was a fun and engaging way to begin. The kids were excited, singing along with the alphabet songs, and it set a positive tone for the rest of the day. After that, we continued with some more songs—singing always seems to bring so much joy and energy into the room. It’s amazing how music can make learning feel like play.
Once we wrapped up our songs, we had some free playtime, which the kids always look forward to. They played together, using their imagination and working on social skills without even realizing it. Then we took the fun outside to get some fresh air and enjoy the sunshine. Outdoor play is such an important part of our day—not only do the kids get to burn off energy, but they also learn to explore and interact with the world around them in a different way.
This week, I was at the Rabbit House every day helping out. I did food, filled their hay, cleaned out litter boxes and laundry, and helped completely clean cages on Friday. On Saturday, they had a lot of people come help clean out and deep clean all the cages. They told me that if I came in on Saturday, I didn’t have to come in one day this week, so I didn’t come in on Thursday. Instead, I did orientation at the cat cafe where I’ll be for the rest of my project.
For week 3 I am at HNS Sports Group which is a sports event management company their headquarters is in Ohio but they manage a golf tournament in the St. Louis at Norwood Hill Country Club. The Tournament was previously called the Ascension Charity Classic but now Stifel as taken the title sponsorship. This week I worked with the sales team (Connor, Ellen) they both gave me a break down of what they both do. It was really interesting hearing about all of this I never thought managing a event like this would be very complicated and all the pieces need to be put together to have it run smoothly. I Mainly Worked with Ellen in the Office which is on the Second Floor of Norwood Hills Country Club. Ellen at the beginning of the week gave me a Excel Spreadsheet of all the members at the country club (about 600) and I had to look them up mainly on LinkedIn and figure out what business they worked for and what their positions are and fill in the spreadsheet with this data. This is because there could be good connections for potential sponsors and a way for the tournament to make money. I also worked on Prospecting Columbia and Springfield. Prospecting is Basically scouting a area for businesses and getting contacts within those businesses and putting that data into a spreadsheet. They do this because they want to know what businesses are in the area and in they are a good fit. I also met with Alonzo who is the Manager of Business Development at the Stifel Charity Classic. He does most of the cold calling and reaching out to people about deals. He also gave a full tour of the Country Club and got to meet a lot the employees and members at the country club which was very nice I also heard some very interesting stories about the place.
Thursday through Friday was tons of service for several churches. Thursday, from 7:30am to 2:45pm I pulled weeds and spreaded all through out the campus. That evening I completed a delivery of 18 packages for the nursing home. Friday, I headed back out to thr k9 station and got to sit in on a conference. Quite boring, but I got to listen to all the new regulations. After that, I visited a detention center connected to an orphans home. I took pictures of the site and worked with others to move furniture.
This week I started off with some police work, and later shifted towards service. Monday I attended a training on the use of pepper spray and handcuffs. We were able to test them and act out scenarios. Tuesday, I drove out to the k9 station and got first hand experience of explosives and illegal drugs. These were at hand because these are the drugs the dogs learn from. Finally Wednesday, I went to the 4th precinct and did a ride around with one of the female officers. I watched two people get tickets and one person let off.
For week two I had the same schedule as the first week. At the Rabbit House I helped take care of the bunnies, clean litter boxes and cages, feed all the bunnies, and prepare for an event to deep clean the rabbits’ spaces. This week I watched a Japanese translator while working on a Japanese language workbook. He also taught me about more grammar and taught me how to translate a bit of manga on my own.
For the second week, I was with the 3’s class and the 2’s class. I spent three days in the 3 year old’s classroom, helping with circle time, play time, lunch, nap, recess, and teaching them boundaries. I helped a lot on this classroom since there was only 1 teacher. For the last two days of the week I was with the 2 year olds. We read books, played with cars/blocks, and painted flowers. I helped with lunch, play time, nap, and snack.
For the first week, I was with two pre-k classes. The first three days I was with pre-k 1 class. These kids are 4 and 5. For the last two days of the week I was with the pre-k 2 class, these kids are also 4 and 5. I assisted throughout the day with things like circle time, recess, lunch, nap, and snack time. I was there from 9:00-3:00 most days.
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