CAS Long Term: CBOB- S

At this point, it has been about a year since I helped start our school's chapter of Children Beyond Our Borders. Last year was pretty frustrating trying to motivate everyone to actually put plans in to action. However, it was a valuable learning experience, and this year as president of the club I am hoping to be much more efficient. By the end of summer, I had already planned the first three meetings of the year and selected possible fundraising options (3 hours). Our first three meetings- the only ones we've had up to this point- have been a great success (3 hours). We have 48 club members, an elected executive board, a t-shirt designed, and plan on having our first big fundraising event in less than 2 weeks.

Being involved with this club has taught me that persistence pays off... eventually what you hope would happen will happen if you work hard enough at it. I also know that it is important to be dynamic and active, mostly to maintain interest of club members, but also to be as effective as possible. We have a cause to support, and the worst thing would be to not fulfill our responsibilities doing so. This year we want to send 9 kids through a year of mentoring in Medellin, Cali or Bogota, so we need to raise $1500. It's completely viable, and everyone seems excited enough already.