Update for the semester

Hello all,

I want to apologize for such a late update.  Last semester was very busy and we did not keep this up to date!  So I'm here to do a recap on the semester and the events held.

On the second week of school in August, we hosted a Welcome Back Breakfast in our building.  We provided coffee, orange juice, cookies, and mini muffins.  We encouraged everyone to bring in their mugs for a discount on the coffee.  Kayla, one of our event chairs, made the muffins and they were a hit!  Thanks, Kayla.  We hope to do this again for the spring semester and continue with it for next year!

In September, as mentioned below we did our community service and participated in Greensboro Beautiful!  We had more interest than volunteers, unfortunately.  The sun wasn't really out but we made the best we could.  Fortunately, it wasn't too cold and it didn't rain.  We cleaned up for about two hours and then headed over to the trash drop-off point at the World War Memorial Stadium.  After the drop-off we were provided pizza and drinks for everyone who volunteered throughout Greensboro that day!

Unfortunately, we did not have anything for October.  We did want to have some kind of Fall Festival but had trouble coordinating anything within time.  So, October was a respite.

In November, we hosted our first department wide Thanksgiving Potluck and Canned Food Drive.  Three years ago, the first years decided to have a Thanksgiving meal in studio before the break.  Our instructor Tommy Lambeth approved it.  This happened again the following year and became a tradition.  IIDA thought it would be a wonderful way to include the whole department because it had brought that year closer together.  Why not try to do that with the whole department?  So with the third years blessing we did.  However, due to studio times (half were in the morning and the other half in the afternoon), we divided the years into categories to cover the potluck.  We asked the first years to bring drinks, second years to bring desserts, third years to bring the main courses/meats and sides, fourth year to bring sides, fifth years and graduate students to bring cups and utensils.  We made it work and it was quite a success!!!  The cans we collected were donated to the Greensboro Urban Ministry.  We were able to donate about 180 lbs of canned food. Thanks to my whole steering committee for helping set it up and take it down!  Also a thanks to all the years for their time and help!

Pictures coming soon!

In December, we held our first Holiday fundraiser.  Our event chairs, Kayla McDonagh and Clairissa Anderson, worked on ornaments to create for our fundraiser.  We sold two types of ornaments, a tree and a snowlake, were flat but could be put together to create a 3-D ornament.  The ornaments were a hit!!  We also hope to do this for next year.

That about wraps up the Fall semester.  During this spring semester, we have a few fundraisers in mind.  Our first will be a Welcome Back Breakfast for a few days next week.  We also plan to meet to start coordinating for Beaux Arts, our end of the year celebration, where we hope to invite professionals in the design to attend.  In February, we plan to provide candy grams in the spirit of Valentine's Day.  An entertaining fundraiser during March Madness.  Then end in April with our Beaux Arts Ball!

I look forward to keeping everyone posted on the outcome of the events to come!