Day 3: Monday May 13th - 9am to 4:30pm
Writing the speeches for the Tribute to Women event was our main task this day. We had an example from last year to go off of, but had to create new dialogue for Marsha, Maggie, and Jennifer to welcome the guests, thank everyone, and give out the awards. This speech consisted of not only the dialogue, but the actions and the timeline of the day as well.
To write this speech, we first had to figure out who was sitting at the dais and where. This took a lot more planning than expected. We had to make sure the CEO and President of the Board were sitting by the appropriate sponsors and that the awardees were sitting in the correct order. Also, Jennifer Abney had to be sitting closest to the podium since she is the emcee of the event.
Writing the speeches for the Tribute to Women event was our main task this day. We had an example from last year to go off of, but had to create new dialogue for Marsha, Maggie, and Jennifer to welcome the guests, thank everyone, and give out the awards. This speech consisted of not only the dialogue, but the actions and the timeline of the day as well.
To write this speech, we first had to figure out who was sitting at the dais and where. This took a lot more planning than expected. We had to make sure the CEO and President of the Board were sitting by the appropriate sponsors and that the awardees were sitting in the correct order. Also, Jennifer Abney had to be sitting closest to the podium since she is the emcee of the event.
Here is the area between our desks when we were finished! Overall speech writing was an adventure, but I think we did an alright job. We also got to have some fun decorating our desks that day because a prospective board member was coming in. To get to the conference room and CEO's office, you have to walk right past us, so they wanted it to look nice. We hung old photos from the YWCA's history as well as some other things we found around the office.
Day 4: Wednesday May 15th - 9am to 5pm
The YWCA is working to put together a "Thank You" video to debut at the Tribute to Women Luncheon. The participants in the video will be asked to stand for recognition at the lunch, so we had to make sure to invite them. That was my first job on Wednesday. I had to find contact information for 12 participants and create invitations (since there were only 2 left over) to send to them. The invitations included the details of the event, an explanation about why they are getting a complimentary ticket, an RSVP card, and Ellen's card. We are still waiting to hear back about some of the addresses. This proved that when you need something done by someone else, make sure to leave at least a weeks time for it to happen.
The YWCA is working to put together a "Thank You" video to debut at the Tribute to Women Luncheon. The participants in the video will be asked to stand for recognition at the lunch, so we had to make sure to invite them. That was my first job on Wednesday. I had to find contact information for 12 participants and create invitations (since there were only 2 left over) to send to them. The invitations included the details of the event, an explanation about why they are getting a complimentary ticket, an RSVP card, and Ellen's card. We are still waiting to hear back about some of the addresses. This proved that when you need something done by someone else, make sure to leave at least a weeks time for it to happen.
Other tasks of the day included reserving social media domains for the YWCA Greater Pittsburgh, resizing pictures and posting them on the website, creating a password database for the development department, and emailing a strategic planning Google Doc to all of Senior Leadership.
One lesson I learned this week was the difference between complimentary and complementary. A previous intern had made the mistake when sending out earlier complimentary invitations, so Ellen made sure to clarify.
Fun facts by Ellen
One lesson I learned this week was the difference between complimentary and complementary. A previous intern had made the mistake when sending out earlier complimentary invitations, so Ellen made sure to clarify.
Fun facts by Ellen
- Complimentary has an "i" and is used when inviting someone.
- Complementary has an "e" and is used when something completes something else.
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