Sunday, November 30, 2008

Meet the Team


From left to right: Megan, Antoinette, Sam, Lauren, Cait
All of the girls are Communication Studies majors at The College of New Jersey.

Megan is a senior Communication Studies major in the public and mass track and a Health Communication Concentration at TCNJ. She recently planned the first event of a Speakers Series for the new Public Health Communication Club at TCNJ which she was part of founding. Next semester she will be interning with the Family Resource Network for events. Upon graduation in the spring she would like to work in the public health field and make a positive impact on people’s lives.

Antoinette is in the organizational track. She has worked in many fields and volunteered with the TelecomPioneers since she was eight. With her mom she has helped plan nonprofit events from creating a team for a race for the cure, painting maps on school playgrounds and sewing hug a bears for children in need. She is looking forward to graduating this December. After graduation she wants to get a job with an event planning firm and continue in this field.

Sam is a senior in the public and mass track. She has planned and directed events throughout her community including a fundraiser for the local episcopal church. She is looking forward to graduating this August. Upon graduation she hopes to continue in the field of event planning.

Lauren is a junior in the public and mass track. She is also a Spanish and Women’s & Gender Studies Minor. She is president of an on-campus organization and has acted as its event planner for the past two years. Lauren has brought speakers to TCNJ campus and has planned fundraising and educational events as well. She is still not extremely certain of what she wants to pursue as a career after graduation, but is strongly considering continuing in the event planning field.

Cait is a junior in the organizational track, and a minor in Professional Writing. She was the client liaison for this event. She has been working on event planning projects since her freshman year of high school and has been an active volunteer for the American Cancer Society. Her goal for the future includes working for the American Cancer Society, and to one-day open a small public relations firm for non-profit organizations to use at an affordable price.

3 comments:

Tara Kieffer said...

Over all, your blog is excellent. I like the use of pink for Breast Cancer Awareness. (It's not overdone).

As far as Web 2.0 is concerned, I like how you included the RSS feeds. Also, it was a good use of the pictures and video of the event included on the blog. They make me want to either become involved with the event or start going to Donna's for a haircut.

Including the amount of money raised along with the huge "Thank You" letter was smart. It makes those who participated in the event feel appreciated, and may also encourage them to attend again next year. Others who were not there will see the closeness of all involved in the event and may want to help exceed the amount of money which was raised this year, the next time the event is held.

I like that you included the pie charts with your survey results. It appears to be original among all of the other class blogs.

Great Job Donna's Hope Cuts Team!

M said...

The pink theme is a really great way to get visitors to your blog to make the connection that it has to do in part with breast cancer awareness/fundraising/etc. The pictures and video feeds are great, but I really loved the pie chart breakdowns of the feedback surveys. It was a fantastic idea to make an easy-to-use visual out of the data collected. The "meet the team" feature is nice too, and lends perspective to those visitors to the blog who may not have been in our class or gotten the chance to talk to you all at the salon.

Appreciation for your cooperating client as well as your participants know that you genuinely want them to know how much you appreciate them, and that is such an important detail when it comes to running events. You're fulfilling some Maslow categories with the huge thank-you note, including the categories of belongingness and esteem. Smart thinking!

Overall, good job Hope Cuts! I think your blog really does a good job of chronicling the event and capturing the essence of the event in every aspect.

Jessica said...

I really like the way you set up your blog. Everything is pink to keep with the theme of Breast Cancer Awareness. I really liked all the advertising materials you made, such as your brochure. It looks very professional and it show that you were truly dedicated in trying to get the word out about your event. While I didn't get a chance to come to your event, from the pictures I can tell that is was very well organized and you guys had a lot of activities going on. The fact that they made more money than last year really shows how much your group contributed to Donna's. Great job!