Day 27: Friday September 27th 9am to 1pm

Today is my last day at the YWCA Greater Pittsburgh. It is definitely with a heavy heart that I leave this internship. I have really enjoyed my time here and have learned more than I ever expected.  I hope to continue to work with the YW in the future as much as possible.

I spent most of my last day wrapping up some of my ongoing projects. I finalized my membership proposal to leave for Ellen, and updated the copy for the RJA Invitations with the chosen Awardees. The Social Media job description has also been completed, and I prepared to explain how I have been running the Twitter to Ellen.

But... to our surprise, my last day was cut short.

While Ellen was out running an errand, we had what was thought to be a fire drill. Turns out there might have actually been a fire at the YW. It possibly could have just been smoke from the grill at Nathans as well. But, either way, the fire alarms went off and all the YW employees headed outside. And then the alarms continued to go off, again, and again... They couldn't get them to reset successfully. So, Ellen, Courtney and I went to grab some lunch. While at lunch we got the call; the YW was closed for the day.

My last day at the YW was cut a bit short, but we still made time to have a nice lunch and reflect on a great internship!

Day 25: Thursday September 12th 4pm - 7:30pm

This week was the YWCA Young Leaders Board event Cocktails for a Cause. After school, I came over to the YWCA to help out before the event. We finished packing up raffle items, selling a few raffle tickets to those who couldn't make it, and carrying everything over to Tavern 245. Courtney and I worked the registration table. We had a guest list of pre-purchased tickets and sponsors names to check off when guests arrived. Here are some of the details about the event.

• Tickets were $25 a person
• Raffle tickets for the big items were $10 a piece

              - Those included:
                        - 1 night stay at Bedford Spring
                        - 1 night stay at Renaissance Hotel in Pittsburgh 
                        - and iPad Mini

• Other tickets were sold 5 for $5 or an arms-length for $10

               - That raffle included:
                        -  wine and vodka baskets
                        - several restaurant gift-cards
                        - a Coach purse
                        - and several other great prizes

• The signature drink for the night benefited the YWCA  

 
Overall the event seemed to be a great success. The Young Leaders were all happy with the turn out. I believe the final number raised for the YWCA Greater Pittsburgh was around $4,000!