EVEN
T: P A R E N T T E A C H E R C O N F E R E N C E SQuick reflection on the sale this past TUESDAY and
WEDNESDAYOrganizing events is something I like to do--even though I'm new at it--and would like to continue it for the rest of my time at BlendZ. My first event was at the parent teacher conferences.
Overall, the event was a success but, there is always something that can improve, and this time, it was my ATTENTION TO DETAIL .
Sometimes, when you're new at something, things may slip your mind because you are so concentrated on everything else other than some of the most obvious things. This happened to me. I was so caught up in having everything ready for the sale on both days such as checking in with everyone to make sure they all put in their part for the sale such as the advertisements, the creation of the shifts, having all the fruit measured and ordered, and having all the materials together that we needed to serve the smoothies. That is where my mind blanked out a bit: having all the materials. Yes, we had the cups and the straws and the napkins and the lids for the presentation of the smoothies, but there were a few simple and obvious things that slipped my mind and caused some commotion on the first day of the sales.
Here is a list of some of the obvious things that hadn't occurred to me for the Parent Teacher Conferences:
-Measuring cups
-Spatula
-Clean water in a jar (incase the smoothies were too thick)
-Warm water (to thaw out fruit)
-Music (on the first day)
-Effective system of keeping everything clean
It was my first time organizing an event, but that's no exuse as to why I didn't have these things organized before hand. Now, I know what I must do for the rest of the events so that we don't have to think quick on our feet to create temporary solutions. For future events, I will create a checklist of everything needed for the presentation of the stand to be able to run smoothly through the sales. This first sale could have gone better, but the first time will never be perfect. Now that I know what to expect and what to avoid; I will go into every event with an open mind and a checklist--to make sure my memory doesn't fail on me on some of the most obvious things.
Although it wasn't a perfect sale, it was a great one. We sold almost all the 400 smoothies in just two days. I want to thank everyone for coming up with quick and smart solutions to the things I missed out on, and thank you for everyone else who contributed to BlendZ whether that was through the purchase of a smoothie, through volunteering with us or helping us in any other way!
Stay tuned for our HALLOWEEN sale, organized by Andre, on Wednesday October 29th :)
Overall, the event was a success but, there is always something that can improve, and this time, it was my ATTENTION TO DETAIL .
Sometimes, when you're new at something, things may slip your mind because you are so concentrated on everything else other than some of the most obvious things. This happened to me. I was so caught up in having everything ready for the sale on both days such as checking in with everyone to make sure they all put in their part for the sale such as the advertisements, the creation of the shifts, having all the fruit measured and ordered, and having all the materials together that we needed to serve the smoothies. That is where my mind blanked out a bit: having all the materials. Yes, we had the cups and the straws and the napkins and the lids for the presentation of the smoothies, but there were a few simple and obvious things that slipped my mind and caused some commotion on the first day of the sales.
Here is a list of some of the obvious things that hadn't occurred to me for the Parent Teacher Conferences:
-Measuring cups
-Spatula
-Clean water in a jar (incase the smoothies were too thick)
-Warm water (to thaw out fruit)
-Music (on the first day)
-Effective system of keeping everything clean
It was my first time organizing an event, but that's no exuse as to why I didn't have these things organized before hand. Now, I know what I must do for the rest of the events so that we don't have to think quick on our feet to create temporary solutions. For future events, I will create a checklist of everything needed for the presentation of the stand to be able to run smoothly through the sales. This first sale could have gone better, but the first time will never be perfect. Now that I know what to expect and what to avoid; I will go into every event with an open mind and a checklist--to make sure my memory doesn't fail on me on some of the most obvious things.
Although it wasn't a perfect sale, it was a great one. We sold almost all the 400 smoothies in just two days. I want to thank everyone for coming up with quick and smart solutions to the things I missed out on, and thank you for everyone else who contributed to BlendZ whether that was through the purchase of a smoothie, through volunteering with us or helping us in any other way!
Stay tuned for our HALLOWEEN sale, organized by Andre, on Wednesday October 29th :)