For my presentation, I plan to tell my panel of judges about the issue of immigrant education. Within this, I can discuss the DREAM Act and then move into the immigrants, mostly hispanic, basically running the horse track at Churchill Downs. I will relay how the workers on the backside of Churchill move seasonally with the horses to different tracks and how it is difficult for them to have some sort of solid community. Then, I will move into how the Backside Learning Center tries to change that; it gives them a sense of community as well as education. Of course, I plan to tell the judges what I did at the center and what I gained from it.
To document my project, I already took photos. I have also posted the BLC's promotional video on the blog. Also, my project has been posted on the Center's Facebook page.
Also, I have saved the manuals as documents, and I can have these available on the judge's table. I plan on making a creative, aesthetically pleasing list of what items were donated during the drive, as well.
During my presentation, I plan to hand out BLC pamphlets and Maggie's business card. That way, judges can contact and donate to the center on their own terms. I also plan to send a letter to my judges before the project telling them they can bring school supplies, books in Spanish, etc. to donate after my presentation. Also, I plan to show my pictures on the blog or on a poster.
How do you plan to take what you've learned from working at BLC to start your own, or assist another nonprofit organization? or will you? Looks great!
ReplyDeleteI will take what I have learned from volunteering at the BBC to possibly help run a nonprofit. It is possible that I will start my own non profit after gaining the confidence to volunteer for one; however, it would be much later in my life. After working at the BLC, I know that I definitely want to continue volunteering with nonprofits and get internships with them during college.
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