So this week was the Allied Media Conference. Rhonda (da boss) told us that the Sierra Club would pay for us to attend the Allied Media Conference and that we should check out their website to see if we would like to attend. After only looking at the pictures of the conference online it seemed […]
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Much to my surprise the focus of this week was not smoking at all but rather HIV/AIDS. I had the opportunity not only to work on my tobacco project but also to assist in a 2 day workshop for women 50+ about substance use and HIV/AIDS. Many people, like myself assume that people of
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My (now former D’: ) coworker Kevin Chung was a member of the Semester in Detroit program, and today was their symposium showcase thingy (how proper, right?) which he invited me too and I got to visit with my mentor Emile. That semester in Detroit looks like a very interesting affair, one which I plan
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One part of a Community Food Security Assessment is typically a household survey, which often means hitting the streets and going door to door. Lucky for this intern, GHOPE called in backup. Genesis Lutheran Church (which GenesisHOPE is part of) occasionally holds “community walks”, in which members of the congregation knock on the doors of
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Last week, I gave a presentation to the church council on what I was doing for the duration of the summer and what I had accomplished after two weeks. I was a little nervous, mostly because I was unsure what sort of audience I was preparing myself for (what was the age makeup of the
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Last week I was able to get closer and closer to finishing my project which is exciting because I look forward to seeing the finishing project! I had the opportunity to sit in on one of the Task Force meetings which is where the members of the task force come together to listen to a
I struggled with balancing my workload this week. I was under a lot of stress from finishing all of my work for Chiwara and completing all of the personal responsibilities. However, I was extremely fortunate to have such an understanding boss, Nate. Nate and my site coordinator, Alan, were extremely kind to me. They alleviated
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Week two with CPPC was productive. We met with the Blue Ribbon Panel (BRP). The BRP is a group of professionals in various areas from the Department of Natural Resources to a retired UM professor. The purpose of this panel is to help select sustainable conservational researched ideas for Chandler Park Conservation Campus. In this meeting CPPC presented researched
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This week has been so meaningful! I was able to get my hands dirty doing different kinds of gardening work. I helped out with the weeding, plucking grasses and other weeds out of the permaculture landscape. I was also able to harvest. As an organization, we harvested almost 20 pounds of fresh vegetables, and we
Week two I decided to call the convenient stores Fresh Corner Cafe has their products in. I knew it was going to be challenging, but not irritating. People can be extremely rude at times without any cause. I called one store; they kept passing the phone to different people. Each time I had to re-explain
