Playing Garbage Ball at Clear Lake
Teaching some kids how to play washers, they were pretty good
Yummy hot dogs, and chips for supper.
Friday 22 July 2011
Monday 18 July 2011
Trails and Successes
This last Sunday was my first event, Edgerton Beach Day. It was a beautiful day, lovely weather and lots of sunshine. Unfortunately we did not have the turn out that I was hoping for. There was about 25 people who came out from Edgerton for the afternoon, mostly families, which was nice. We manage to get a few games going. we played garbage ball in the water, which was lots of fun. The kids also enjoyed throwing around a football, Frisbee and playing washers. Despite the small turnout I believe those who attended had fun. However, many left before the bbq and we ended up have only 12 people stay to eat. This was more disappointing because it was a free bbq and I had bought enough food for 100 people. I know 100 might have been a little optimistic, but I was hoping with all the advertising that we'd have a good turn out.
Nevertheless, I believe this event to have been a success. It was a good time for those who attended and I believe if we were to do it again next summer we'd have a better turn out. Every time you plan an event there is risk that people wont come. This event has taught me a lot about what it takes to run a successful event. Yes, advertising is important, but in a small town I believe it is just as important for you yourself to get out and talk to people. I believe it is this one on one that will convince people to come and to bring their friends and this is definitely something I will take into account for my next event.
It is hard to get a first time event off the ground in a small rural community. However, I take this as a challenge to work even harder to convince people to give first time events a chance. My next event will be the Amazing Race, so far I have had great community support and I hope that this support will continue on until the event.
Finally, a note to myself. Always check to see how many weddings and family reunions are going on before you plan an event for any particular weekend.
Nevertheless, I believe this event to have been a success. It was a good time for those who attended and I believe if we were to do it again next summer we'd have a better turn out. Every time you plan an event there is risk that people wont come. This event has taught me a lot about what it takes to run a successful event. Yes, advertising is important, but in a small town I believe it is just as important for you yourself to get out and talk to people. I believe it is this one on one that will convince people to come and to bring their friends and this is definitely something I will take into account for my next event.
It is hard to get a first time event off the ground in a small rural community. However, I take this as a challenge to work even harder to convince people to give first time events a chance. My next event will be the Amazing Race, so far I have had great community support and I hope that this support will continue on until the event.
Finally, a note to myself. Always check to see how many weddings and family reunions are going on before you plan an event for any particular weekend.
Monday 11 July 2011
The Diversity of a Small Town
Another week has come and gone. I can't believe that I have been here for two months already. This last week was filled with long days in the cemetery, unmarked graves and planning community events. This may sound like an odd combination, but when you work in a small town you get yo enjoy a wide variety of tasks.
Last week the Village of Edgerton had a crew come out to map the oldest part of their cemetery.The goal in doing this was to find any unmarked graves, as well as, to see if we have any open space we didn't know about in the cemetery. My job in all this was to create a physical map of where these unmarked graves were. I received help from one of the villages summer maintenance workers, and we went to work photographing, measuring and recording unmarked graves. This was actually a very interesting job. I got to learn a lot about the history if Edgerton, and the people who lived here before us.
Last week, I also finalize my first summer event, Edgerton's Beach Day. This event is open to everyone in Edgerton, and will be centered around a relaxing afternoon at the beach. I am very excited for this event as it will be a great way to meet more Edgertonites and promote my future summer events.
Finally, I also spent time working on the First Responders Conference. I attended a meeting about the logistics of the conference and how we are settings up discussions. I am really looking forward to this event, I believe it is very important for rural communities and that lots of important information will be transferred here. I encourage every small community to attend. Rural communities need to work together, and our voices are more likely to be heard when we banded together as a larger group. There needs to be support between rural communities, and this conference is one step for rural communities to work together to maintain the capacity that they already hold.
Last week the Village of Edgerton had a crew come out to map the oldest part of their cemetery.The goal in doing this was to find any unmarked graves, as well as, to see if we have any open space we didn't know about in the cemetery. My job in all this was to create a physical map of where these unmarked graves were. I received help from one of the villages summer maintenance workers, and we went to work photographing, measuring and recording unmarked graves. This was actually a very interesting job. I got to learn a lot about the history if Edgerton, and the people who lived here before us.
Last week, I also finalize my first summer event, Edgerton's Beach Day. This event is open to everyone in Edgerton, and will be centered around a relaxing afternoon at the beach. I am very excited for this event as it will be a great way to meet more Edgertonites and promote my future summer events.
Finally, I also spent time working on the First Responders Conference. I attended a meeting about the logistics of the conference and how we are settings up discussions. I am really looking forward to this event, I believe it is very important for rural communities and that lots of important information will be transferred here. I encourage every small community to attend. Rural communities need to work together, and our voices are more likely to be heard when we banded together as a larger group. There needs to be support between rural communities, and this conference is one step for rural communities to work together to maintain the capacity that they already hold.
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