7/31/19 – Wednesday I cannot give enough thanks to Vernalynne for her support throughout the internship. She was so interactive, flexible, and willing to answer my questions – as well as give advice – virtually at any time. This was by far the most rewarding internship experience that I have had, especially because I know…

7/31/19 – Wednesday Today was my last day interning with McKUDOS. It was sad, to say the least, but I know that my time was valuable and meaningful. The main goal of today was to introduce Vernalynne, the program director, to all of the business owners, educators, and managers that I have met throughout the…

7/25/19 – Thursday Today I was able to get a few more stores and organizations to join our coalition. I enjoyed talking to the manager at the Chicago Public Library in Chinatown, and after a brief discussion, we were able to make a deal and welcome the Chinatown CPL into our coalition. It’s great to…

7/24/19 – Wednesday Today went pretty well. I was able to realize how to be more efficient in my approach towards outreach. For many of the franchises and fast food businesses, it is of no use to spend a lot of time with the staff. It is not worth holding a long conversation the same…

7/18/19 – Thursday Today I was able to meet even more business and restaurant owners. One challenged that I faced today was going on a series of several ‘no’ answers to the coalition question. After about 2 or 3 stores I was able to fix my approach and be more open to ‘no’ answers, saying…

7/17/19 – Wednesday Today I was able to bond with several of the restaurant and store owners in the Chinatown community. In one instance, I visited a small restaurant and bonded with the owner about the college admissions process that I am going through. She mentioned her son and I may be coming back sometime…

7/11/19 – Thursday Today was a really great day. I was able to experience going out to the Chinatown community and talking to the various business owners. I loved being able to use Mandarin to talk to the business owners at different stores, because it helps me both expand my vocabulary and practice my Chinese….

7/10/19 – Wednesday Today I officially finished my outreach script. When I go to business to business, I obviously won’t bring the script with me – this will just act a general script for what (generally) should accomplish. I will provide a rough outline here for what I plan to do as I meet store…

7/3/19 – Wednesday Today I was able to finish scheduling all the social media posts on our various platforms for the week. When posting on social media, I always try to keep information brief. If I am introducing an infographic, the text below will be no longer than the sentence. The same is for a…

7/1/19 – Monday Today I continued to work on my outreach scripts. Later I will be posting the exact copy of the script, but for now I will just introduce to you some of the knowledge I have learned about effective outreach. Create an outreach list. This contains any information about the person you are…