Only one month to go....

Wow, I can't believe that the summer is almost over all ready. This summer has been so awesome, and I have really loved working with the village of Edgerton. This month will be crazy for me, I have three major events, the First Responders conference, as well as finishing up everything I have started.
This last Wednesday was lots of fun for me. I experienced my first ever radio interview. I was interviewed on both Wainwright stations; Key AM, and Wayne FM. During both interviews I was able to talk about the Rural Capacity Internship, as well as Edgerton, and my events that are happening there. So far I have talked to a few people who heard me, and I am hoping that these interviews will boost the amount of people at my events. Furthermore, I was also interviewed by the news guys for course radio in this area, and he was going to play my interview during the news for the next couple days. All in all, I think it was a great time, and a great way to get some free publicity for Augustana LaB, Alberta Centre for Sustainable Rural Communities, Edgerton and for myself.  Also this week there was a write up about me in the Edgerton Sand paper, as well as in the Wainwright Edge. I'm beginning to feel like I'm famous!!
This week has been finalizing many of my events. The Amazing race is just a week away.... bah! But I think it will be great! Right now I have 9 youth signed up and there are 14 maybes on facebook. Here's hoping they all say yes!! My next event will be on August 15. This is my Seniors BBQ night, which will be held at the Edgerton museum. This event is pretty much a seniors social. We will have a BBQ (which is sponsored by the village) then everyone can just visit and play lawn games for the rest of the evening. It will be a really relaxed evening, but also something nice to show our appreciation for our seniors. My last event will be Edgerton's Kids day.This will be an afternoon of fun games for kids ages 7 to 11.Similar to the seniors event, it is nothing formal, we will just play circle games, soccer and tag like games. This will be followed by a BBQ at 5 from participants and their families. Currently we have 9 kids signed up and I am hoping to get a few more. I am very excited for these events, and I hope that they show the youth and seniors that they are valued by their community.

I look forward to seeing how these events turn out, and how this last month goes. Its been a great time so far, and I am sure I will enjoy my last month.