Service Learning

I recently went to my service learning on Friday ( 11-31-12) and got the chance to attend a quinceanera. The girl was a ballet dancer so there were a lot of objects and decorations representing that in her party.
The party went great. Though there were a couple of problems, which in a way were good, because I was able to see what an event planner has to do in order to solve those problems.

1st problem:Client took her own cake and didn't calculate the portion servings correctly. There were 72 cupcakes and 1 cake on top for 200 guests. The cake itself can probably serve about 50-60 slices. Meaning only about 130 guests will get a cake/cupcakes.
Solution: Waited to see how many guests were still there by the cake cutting time (9p.m). If there's a need for more cake, the waiters will cut the cake smaller but enough for there to be a good portion.
2nd Problem: Pastor was late, which messes up the whole schedule. 

Solution: Just go with it. Depending on the schedule, you can try to do two things at one. Example: Have dinner and show the Quinceanera video at the same time. (Depends what the client will let you do)

EVIDENCE:

Blog 10: Senior Project Update

1.) I am currently not doing anything for my independent component but I will get on it soon. I know what I'm going to do which is plan a Senior BBQ/Sunset for the class of 2013 and I have four helpers but I have not started the actual planning of it. 

2.) I recent piece of research is an actual Quinceanera I got the chance to attend. There I was able to learn what an event planner does when something goes wrong in the quinceanera and how to run the entire event itself. 

3.) Evidence.

Blog 5b: Science Fair Proposal

1. What is your topic?

• Event Planning

2. What is the driving problem behind your experiment and the quote by an expert to support that problem? (Expert citation must be MLA format.)

• Problem: Seasons
• "News News." National Retail Federation. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Nov. 2012. <http://www.nrf.com/modules.php?name=News>.

3. What is your hypothesis? (Must be in If-Then form.)

• If a Los Angeles H.S has a budget of $15,000 or less, than the satisfaction ASB members will have towards event will be low.

4. Write a paragraph summary of how you will perform the experiment.  Include the tools you plan on using.

• I will be surveying 22 different high schools. I plan on asking questions related to the prom and its income. 

5. Select one of the following Project Categories for your experiment:

• Income

Blog 9: Working EQ and Possible Answers

1.  What was the working EQ you used during your presentation?

• What makes an event successful?

2. Did you decide to revise your working EQ after your presentation? If so, write your revised EQ here

• I am not going to revise my EQ at this time.

3. What are possible answers to your current working EQ?

• The clients satisfaction of the event
• The ability to work with what you have (budget-wise)
• Everything going as planned

Blog 8: Rough Draft of Presentation 1

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B5wXYtW5K75ZWjQybElxR05iZkU

Blog 7: Independent Component 1 Plan Approval

1.) For my independent component, I would like to plan a senior picnic as a "bonding activity". I imagine there being a variety of simply foods and drinks, along with games in which the majority of the class can participate in.
2.) I believe this plan will complete my 30 hours of work with all the things I have to do in order to accomplish the event. Which invloves, getting the class to pitch in for the event, buying all the supplies, looking for a place, date, and time, etc.
3.) My working EQ is "What makes an event successful?" So I think that depending on the way the senior picninc turns out, I'll be able to have a answer of my own to that question.

Blog 6: Second Interview Questions

Interview Questions:

1. How long have you been working in the field?
2. Is this what you always wanted to be? Why?
3. What is your favorite thing about your job?
4. What is the least thing you like about your job?
5. What courses did you need to take in college?

Additional Questions:

1. Does your company do something unique that stands out from the rest?
2. What's the most commen issues you have with clients?
3. What skills must an event planner have in order to be successful?