It’s hard to believe that this is the penultimate week of the fellowship! So much has happened in the past two months and I am proud with how much I have grown and completed during the past nine weeks. Now I know the organization and can speak about it confidently at outreach events and beyond.

This week was jam-packed with events, meetings and trainings. Monday marked the official end of the Regatta event for City Year. I was fortunate enough to attend the Columbus Kiwanis Club Regatta meeting at the Athletic Club of Columbus and hear more about what Kiwanis does in Columbus and all of the other participants for the event. Attending this event was both professionally satisfying and personally exciting. In the professional sense, this proved a marker of how much knowledge I gained about the organization since I was able to hold my own when asked questions about where City Year is located and other logistics of our programs. As I mentioned previously, I have not been able to explore or see much of Columbus since I moved here in August 2019. So, it was a treat to go to a place like the Athletic Club and see what the downtown area of Columbus has to offer.

Though City Year Columbus did not win the Regatta, I had a blast with this project. The boat and social media campaigning was my baby project this whole summer and I am proud of how much I was able to bring in to the organization.

Another win this week at City Year was the beginning of the Basic Training Academy (BTA) for the incoming cohort of AmeriCorps Members. It was exciting to see the office packed with new faces and to learn a lot about the incoming Corps members, who will be doing crucial work at eight schools throughout Columbus.

Today, the Development team will get to directly interact with members and share what we do for the organization. That’s where I’m headed right now and hope to bring back more exciting news next week for our final post!