EFA 2009-10

We are off to an awesome start- posters are up, announcemaent is out and we are having a big event on wed 23 so I cant wait. We'll do much better this year, we cant really do worse than the 160$ from last year- that was abismall. So I cant wait to see what we can do for the children! I vow to ber abetter leader in every way!

an unhappy ending

I guess the year is gonna end on a down note for EFA. I feel that I have failed to lead this group and manage my time for it in an effective way. We have raised over $100 of our goal of $1000. These past 2 weeks I have failed to notify group members of their tasks and to get an announcement out for the video showing which will be the starter for next year. We didn't have and awareness night. We did do the mother's day baskets but that didnt sell so well. we will finish the year by selling food at final exams. I feel like I should have given more but it was just so hard with the lack of support. We never used key club b/c they were so busy with their own stuff. But I guess this maens that next year we can just try all the harder. Ms carmen wants us to join her advisory so we can have regular meetings but noone likes the idea, we all chose our advisories because they had something to give us. I feel like, and I feel awful saying it, astronomy is more important to me than Efa because it's what I'm considering as my future career. I love what I'm trying to do and I'm sad to realise that it has to come second. I tried so hard and it came down to so little, which makes me think I need to work harder, but I don't know if I can really give much more. I tried and sometimes it's good to fail because then you can learn from your mistakes. I learned that it's much easier to be like 2nd in command than 1st.

Three Cups of Tea

Our last project was selling mothers day baskets last week. We sold about 20 tickets so we made $20 because Mary's mom donated the items. We were supposed to have a meeting yesterday but I had a guidance counseler, and unfortunately none of the other members could find each other. I feel bad because I feel like this is such an important cause we're working towards, but we're not making very much progress. I feel like it's my fault because I'm the one who's planned and initiated this activity. No one has seemed to mind the location of where the schools are being built, so there hasn't been any ethical complications. I think we just need to keep trying our best because I'm sure any way we can help is still much appreciated. I feel like I need to work on my leadership skills, but I hate being a leader, I feel more comfortable as second in command or a leader's assistant.