Regional Winner |
Month: December 2007 |
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Educational Program of the Month |
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Homemade Holiday Gifts |
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| School: |
Truman State University |
Region: |
MACURH |
| Person in charge: |
Glessie Reese, Erica Nesbit, Julie Knoblauch |
Nominator: |
Cody Pusateri |
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| Target Population: 600 |
Time Needed to Organize: 2 weeks |
| Number of People in Attendance: 45 |
Date(s) of Program: 12/6/2007 |
| Number of People Needed to Organize: 3 |
Cost of Program: $80 |
| On-Campus Population: 2900 |
Chapter Size: 29 |
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| Origin of Program: The ultimate goal of Homemade Holiday Gifts was to help the residents
of Ryle Hall open their minds to creative gift ideas without having to
spend a lot of money. The organizers hoped that the residents would
go beyond their program and find other interesting and unique ways to
give gifts for the holidays instead of just getting something from the
store.Word Count: 62 |
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| Please give a short description of the program: Homemade Holiday Gifts is a program to help those that don't have
the funds to buy a nice present to be able to give something to a
loved one over the holidays. As a college student it can be
difficult to have enough money to get a gift for every family
member. Homemade Holiday Gifts corrected this situation by
providing an affordable means to making a personal gift for
someone. The residents of Ryle Hall congregated in the main lounge
and gathered various ingredients in order to make a decorative hot
cocoa mix. The cocoa mix was assembled in a jar and a chocolate
covered spoon was placed inside so the individual receiving the gift
would have something to stir the mix with. Gift cards were made for
these presents so the final product could be ready to be placed in a
stocking or under a tree. Word Count: 147 |
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| Goals of the program: The ultimate goal of Homemade Holiday Gifts was to help the
residents of Ryle Hall open their minds to creative gift ideas
without having to spend a lot of money. The organizers hoped that
the residents would go beyond their program and find other
interesting and unique ways to give gifts for the holidays instead
of just getting something from the store. Word Count: 62 |
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| Positive and lasting effects of the program: The effects of this program not only provided something fun to
discuss over break but helped the residents broaden their scope over
fun ways to give gifts. In a worst case scenario, if a resident is
stuck on a gift idea for the future and time and money are scarce,
then this program should come in handy to help the resident come up
with something on their own. Word Count: 68 |
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| Short evaluation of the program: The program went off very well with positive feedback. The
organizers were very prepared and didn't go over budget and buy too
much for their program. There was very little left over and the
organizers cleaned up afterwards well. Word Count: 39 |
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| How could this program be adapted to other campuses? This program could be followed exactly as done by the organizers
because of the success they had. Other gift items could possibly be
made to possibly spark even more creativity of those in attendance.
If cost is an issue, presenters may want to shoot for a smaller
scale.Word Count: 48 |
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