FLYCLOSER FRIDAY 12/15

     As semester one comes to a close, I have reflected on the many things that have been accomplished individually, for my organization, and for the SOC as a whole. There are many things we have learned and grown from and will continue to make better. Within my organization, I have been able to create opportunities for members and their families that have allowed us to build relationships with each other and the community. One way that I really saw CARE in my organization was just recently through the Angel Tree Program. We had an amazing amount of items donated for our angel and it was a true example of how we care as an organization. I was able to support and care for the XC boys during their state meet by getting with the SOC and putting together CARE packages for them to have on the day of their meet. This was very appreciated by the boys and Coach Hoyes because it was the first time they had gotten something for their state trip though they have gone to the state meet every year. I could tell the boys felt cared for and they recognized their role in the school and knew to represent well.

     Just like always, communication plays a key role in our organization. We have never had an issue with communication among our teammates, parents, and other supporters. Coach Hoyes puts together an email every week that is filled with information and keeps everyone up to date with what's going on in our organization. Several times this year, I have sent emails to Coach Hoyes and asked him to share information with the team and he has sent it out through email. I usually then take those emails and put them onto the blog and include any pictures from that week that would help to tell the story of that email. Coach Hoyes also started using a text-remind system this year to send out small reminders of things like bringing the Angel Tree gifts to the banquet for collection. This has been very helpful in cases when there are last minute reminders to be made or if it is just a small piece of information that someone may miss in a long email. Our FaceBook, Twitter, Blog, email, and text system are all key pieces to the development of our organization and I have directly seen them help out the members involved.
     One thing I am going to focus heavily on for semester two is our community involvement. We have a set community partner and we have began to find ways to best serve them. However, they have been very busy and have not been able to have any events that we would be able to support them in. With the new year, we will be able to do more and have more opportunities to connect with them and grow as an organization through service. I am excited for semester two and all the things I can create with the help of my organization, my small group, and the SOC as a whole. 

   

FLYCLOSER FRIDAY 12/1

     This week, I focused a lot on communicating the Angel Tree with Coach Hoyes and the rest of our team. I had Coach Hoyes send out an email that explained what we were doing and why we wanted to take on this project. I am very excited about the involvement that we will have from our team in support of our angel. I can't wait to see the amount of care each person is going to contribute and how we will serve our community through this project. In addition to this new tradition, we also have our annual banquet coming up next week to celebrate the end of another great season. We plan to have our dinner and celebration with awards and a picture movie.
     In this next week, I plan to work more with Coach Hoyes and our community partner, KORT, to set up a community service opportunity. I struggled with finding a community partner that would be willing to partner with us and allow us to serve them so now that I have finally gotten one in place, we want to get started as soon as possible. KORT has already given plenty of ideas for service and we are very excited to get involved with their work.
     Our blog has been a direct communication hub as I have transferred any email Coach Hoyes sends out into a blog post. Coach Hoyes' emails are always very informative so it is easy to see exactly what is going on and I am able to provide that information on the blog as well. It is also always visually appealing with pictures of our team and things that we do together. I am excited for the development of this blog that has come along with the development of our team.