Week Five: Learning while growing!

Posted on July 9, 2021 by autumnford4
  • This week I really have focused on my project. The first thing I did was draft two different email templates. The first one I created was targeted towards congressional members. The second one I created was targeted towards organizational leaders. It was quite challenging create these templates because I was so focused on making it perfect on my first try. I definitely had writer’s block and have a lot of trouble coming up with anything to write. After a while I simply just wrote what came to mind, knowing it would have to be edited later. It was smooth sailing from there. I was able to share my rough drafts with some of the women at ROX and get suggestions.
  • Afterwards, I did a lot of researching to find statistics about girls. I researched the biggest obstacles girls face, the resources they lacked most, and the biggest challenges they encountered. I found numerous information about girls’ struggles with their mental health, body image, academics, social life, and so much more. I made charts with this information about the studies I found and ordered them by date. With this information I will insert statistics into the email template depending on who I am reaching out to. I also intend on using statistics from ROX to show how much the ROX program helps girls. 
  • One challenge that I have run into is reaching out to congressional members. Many of them are on vacation or not in office during the summer months. It will be challenging to find new ways to reach congressional members’ offices. Additionally, I do not believe empowering girls is a political topic, but depending on some congressional members’ political stance ROX may not be something they are interested in. As I send out emails and receive feedback, I can determine how I can pivot the way I am communicating with certain congressional members to show how life changing ROX can be to girls.
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