Spreading the Word

Today, Ngeri, Megan, Molly, Missy, Hillary, and I set out into the community to hand out fliers and spread the word about our event. Before starting this we went to the Polish Home Hall in order to get a better feel for the lay out. We drew up a few maps of how our event should be set up. After this we began canvassing. Unfortunately when we began we did not have enough fliers so we took a trip to HHGreg and made 150 copies. After this, we broke up into groups of three and went door-to-door handing out our fliers. As a group we managed to pass out all 150 papers. I believe that this trip was very successful. We were able to talk to several community members who all seemed very interested. I think it is really important that we get back into the community like this again as many times as possible before the event. It seems to be the most effective way to spread the word.

Bake Sale

After the success of our first bake sale, a second sale was a necessity. We had such a positive response from the students at UMBC, both relating to the event and the baked goods. Our bake sale took place yesterday, which was a colder and windy day. We still had a fairly successful turnout, making a total of about seventy dollars.

Spray Paint!

This past week Joe, Hillary, Ben, and I went to Baybrook for another art project. Before we began working with the kids, we arrived about two hours early to canvas the neighborhood. We visited several local businesses and spread the word about our event. The people that we were able to talk to seemed very positive and excited. We also receieved a donation of ten dollars. After this we headed over to the community garden. This time the task was to spray paint tires. We were also able to make stencils and paint with actual paint brushes. Only several kids came out to this event. However, a local politician and parents did visit the community garden. We were able to interact with one another and talk about our event. AAlthough the turn out was not as large as the first few art projects, it was still a productive and fun day.

Painting

Several students in our class attended zoomobile day at the middle school. We had about  sixty younger students who were ready to paint. Each child was able to choose a certain size canvas. Given many different colors they were able to paint their 'sense of the community'. The paintings were all really different. My favorite piece of artwork was a simple black canvas with writing that said, "the power went out". I am not so sure the student was aware of how powerful the painting was, but I believe it has deep meaning. I really enjoyed this event and it made me realize that I actually like working with children.

Community Board Meeting

Reece and I attended the Community Board Meeting in Baybrook about 2 weeks ago. This blog is a little late but I have been having issues with my account on this website. I finally just decided to start a new blog. About ten people plus Reece and I attended the community meeting. It lasted only an hour; however, we were able to talk about our event for several minutes. The members seemed very enthusiastic. We sold eleven tickets and one tshirt. We also passed out many fliers and spread the word. This trip to Baybrook was very encouraging. It gave me even more motivation to promote the event.