Katie Phail | ’20-’21 Director of Fundraising Hey everyone!!! I hope you guys are enjoying your well deserved summer breaks right now! I just wanted to talk with you guys about the Officer Training Conference and DCM that happened this month since they were both lots of fun. It was my first time attending an Officer Training Conference and to be honest, I was really nervous and excited because I wasn’t really sure what to expect and how everything would play out. After going through both sessions that they offered, I came out with a lot of tips and advice that would help me work better in my position as a Director of Fundraising. Because of my position, I attended the Treasurer and Fundraising sessions that the LTGs had set up for us, and they were really informative and gave me many ideas for possible fundraising ideas that we could have this year even during quarantine or whatever type of hybrid year we have when school starts again. All of the people who presented at the conference were extremely helpful and kind when it came to answering questions and listing any ideas they had for us to use during our term. Even though we weren’t able to meet up in person and be able to learn from them physically, they still made sure to prepare very detailed presentations that went over everything that we would possibly need to know, which I was really grateful for. As someone who tends to get really shy and quiet around people I don’t know, I appreciated all of the LTG’s efforts to break the ice between all of the attendees and make the atmosphere as inclusive and comfortable as possible despite the online setting. This experience was not only a great learning one but a fun one as well. I was able to learn a lot more about my position and what I need to do in order to effectively get my job done to help better the club overall. After the conference was over, we went straight into the June DCM, which was also really fun and enjoyable. Even though I was still tired from waking up “early” (on weekends I don’t usually get up earlier than 11 but for the OTC I had to make sure I was checked in by 9:30), I was still able to have an amazing time at both the Officer Training and the DCM. During that time, we went over the old and new business as usual as well as officers and members of the month and shining clubs (which we got 5th for). I know that if we keep on working and do everything we can to serve during the service weeks we host, we will be able to get 1st shining club again so make sure to participate in everything you can!!! After going over all of the technical stuff, we ended up playing a Kahoot game where we had to guess different song titles based on small snippets of music that we listened to. The majority of the songs were from TikTok, so it was really interesting to see the skewed results of those who use TikTok and those who don’t. These two events were great learning and fun experiences that I would suggest for everyone to try and participate in. Since you need to be an actual officer in order to attend the OTC, you should try to apply for cabby this upcoming term and see what all the hype is about for yourself ;) For DCMs, I would suggest to always go because they not only give updates on whatever projects we’re working on at the time, but they allow you to meet and interact with people from different schools within our district even if it is online. I hope you guys are all having an amazing summer break even if you’re stuck at home and I can’t wait to (hopefully) see you all at school when it starts again!
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