In a rly good mood right now because everything feels like it’s going so gooood I just went down to Earthworks Urban Farm to find Marilyn about an interview cuz she wasn’t answering my emails. I had such a nice day down there, picking black raspberries and gooseberries and sweet peas and learning about all […]
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Week 5 was a pretty inactive week at Detroit 300. This being 4th of July week, our Summer in the Park series skips this week. My supervisor took vacation this week and it was pretty quiet in the office. I thought I’d make this post about all the great a events happening at our parks
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Today has been by far the most enjoyable day since I have started working at Friends of Parkside. We were short on staff and the director, as well as the executive director had to leave, so I was left in charge. Usually Ms. Sullivan oversees the computer lab, but she wasn’t available to do so
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The best thing about working at a non-profit with a restaurant is the free food. I don’t know if it is because of the holiday coming up or because it is the end of the month but we have had a free lunch since Friday. Here is a rundown of what the free lunches have
I cannot believe a month has already gone by, it honestly does not feel like it has been a month. Now with only a month left, I feel incredibly behind in my project even though I technically am still on track. But, I can definitely feel the pressure which I hope pushes me to do
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About half-way through the program, I’m thinking about my every day routine of being in the Eastern Market office; I’m sad I only get to be here for the summer. I’ve grown to really enjoy the company of everyone in my office, and later this week I’m going to go with Dorothy and Barbara to
On thursday, after a morning of hard rain, the roof suddenly started leaking at about 1 o’clock whilst my mentor, Emile, was out for a lunch meeting. How exciting… you shoulda been, guys… you shoulda been! Coworkers started making methodically making rounds making sure everyone had buckets for catching and plastic bags for covering electronics;
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This week was a very interesting week because I was able to experience a few new things and it was very busy. During this week the reason why we where so busy was because we had a Blue ribbon Panel Meeting. One of the major events was the Blue Ribbon Panel Tour, this was important because even though they
Meetings, Meetings, Meetings. This week was full of meetings for the Blue Ribbon Panel (BRP) and a lot of phone calls and emails to help plan the follow up tour. After the Blue Ribbon Panel meeting it was collectively decide that the panel must have a tour of the Park. There was various reasons from having
With our Health Fair right around the corner I am somewhat beginning to feel the pressure. I am really hoping for an outstanding turnout. At this point we have basically confirmed all of our vendors, but there are still so many small details remaining. For example, table rentals, decorations, a layout, promoting the event and
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