This week was all about building the Family Database. I was able to work on this crucial piece of data due to the decrease of campers. This is the 6th week of camp and things are starting to slow down at the Center. I am reminded that the Center is eerily quiet when there isn’t programming going on. The quiet is something I am experiencing when everyone leaves around 4 and I stay till 5ish.

With the quiet comes the ability to focus on projects. Projects that are fundamental to keep programming going. I am happy to be part of this process and be the first person to see/create the numbers and look at weekly commentary left behind by campers.
As far as social media goes, I am starting a new segment on the people behind the Martin de Porres Center. It has been fun to post about the Center itself but it’s even important to highlight the people that keep the Center going and function as its heart. As I become more and more comfortable with the Center I am saddened to think I only have three weeks remaining.

I have been learning transferable skills and ones that I can build on. This week I took a Gallup Strength Finders Test thanks to my program manager. The program manager is even trained to teach the assessment and its finding. She used to travel around the country presenting for a big corporation. Despite the pay and perks, she wouldn’t trade the non-profit world for anything. This reminded me of the different career paths my sibling and I took. My sibling and I have taken completely different routes and ones that contradict in values. We both recognize this and noted the comments our bosses make about their jobs. On my side, my bosses love working for the community whole on my sibling’s side they like paternity leave…..

Nevertheless, this week I was able to sit down with my boss and touch base on one of my personal goals of this fellowship, finding the right career path. I have concluded a couple of things but the biggest “discover” is that no matter the results I am finding a home in the non-profit world.