"I have some reliable people in Haiti who we can send the jewelry too. They can distribute the jewelry to the shelters nearby. All you have to do is collect it and I'll help you" This was my mother's reply over the phone to my idea.
At this moment, I laid out the basics of my drive. Jewelry of any sort would be collected whether it be costume, prom, fashion, real, fake, ethnic etc. The only thing is the jewelry had to be in good condition. When I say good, I meant the type of jewelry that, let's say your younger sister or a girlfriend came into your room and saw that necklace or bracelet, you would give it to them because it was still in wearable condition. The collected jewelry would then be sent to Haiti. The recipients would include any women who were affected by the earthquake or reside in shelters.
My next step was to find out how to carry out the jewelry drive. Ms. Candice Jones is the "CEO" of the Office of Student Life and Engagement at Spelman college. That December, I kept in mind that the anniversary would be coming up and there would be lots of initiatives to remember the earthquake. In January, while I was still on winter break, I called up Ms. Jones and I told her my idea. She loved it, and told me to connect with Shirley Noel, who was the second attendant to Miss Spelman. She was of Haitian descent and would be launching a platform aimed towards Haiti relief for the second semester. By February, with the help of Ms. Jones, Shirley Noel, and with the support of the Caribbean American Student Association, and W.O.R.T.H. (student organizations I was apart of), I was ready to launch my project.
On Wednesday, March 17th 2010, I had a table set out in the Manley Student Center from 12 pm to 2 pm, where I alongside with a few of my friends and supporters, showcased my project and collected jewelry. My very first donor was a close friend's mother so I used her jewelry as examples. Luckily, there was a table nearby from LEADS. They asked me about my project and told me to keep them updated because they liked the idea.
In fact, everyone liked my idea. The drive was very successful on Wednesday and I did it again at the market Friday event that same week. I also had girls come by and leave things in the Office of Student Life and personally link up with me to collect.
The next step was to figure out where to send the jewelry......
At this moment, I laid out the basics of my drive. Jewelry of any sort would be collected whether it be costume, prom, fashion, real, fake, ethnic etc. The only thing is the jewelry had to be in good condition. When I say good, I meant the type of jewelry that, let's say your younger sister or a girlfriend came into your room and saw that necklace or bracelet, you would give it to them because it was still in wearable condition. The collected jewelry would then be sent to Haiti. The recipients would include any women who were affected by the earthquake or reside in shelters.
My next step was to find out how to carry out the jewelry drive. Ms. Candice Jones is the "CEO" of the Office of Student Life and Engagement at Spelman college. That December, I kept in mind that the anniversary would be coming up and there would be lots of initiatives to remember the earthquake. In January, while I was still on winter break, I called up Ms. Jones and I told her my idea. She loved it, and told me to connect with Shirley Noel, who was the second attendant to Miss Spelman. She was of Haitian descent and would be launching a platform aimed towards Haiti relief for the second semester. By February, with the help of Ms. Jones, Shirley Noel, and with the support of the Caribbean American Student Association, and W.O.R.T.H. (student organizations I was apart of), I was ready to launch my project.
On Wednesday, March 17th 2010, I had a table set out in the Manley Student Center from 12 pm to 2 pm, where I alongside with a few of my friends and supporters, showcased my project and collected jewelry. My very first donor was a close friend's mother so I used her jewelry as examples. Luckily, there was a table nearby from LEADS. They asked me about my project and told me to keep them updated because they liked the idea.
In fact, everyone liked my idea. The drive was very successful on Wednesday and I did it again at the market Friday event that same week. I also had girls come by and leave things in the Office of Student Life and personally link up with me to collect.
The next step was to figure out where to send the jewelry......
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