Wow! The summer has gone so fast and we are all at the finish line! Yet, for many of us, this is only the beginning of our work in social profits and finding our careers paths. I will be a Fellow for the Cleveland Foundation starting in September and will be continuing my work in social profit!

I have learned so much valuable information this summer from my co-workers, campers, and others in leadership positions. This fellowship was the first time in 14 months that I spent 40 hours outside my home. It was refreshing and a taste of the world as we work towards a new future.

Camp ended last week, so the Center was once again quiet. I spent time finalizing data, clean up the Center after 8 weeks of camp, and concluding my short but happy time at the Center. I wrote a final email to the Director with all that I worked on and it was satisfying working on so much! A huge highlight of this week was sitting down with a Dominican Sisters of Peace Grant Writer (who knows Dr. Lomax) and talking about their journey. Grantmaking is something I am very much interested in pursuing a career. During our conversations, several opportunities were mentioned and ones that I will be following upon.

The week concluded with our Pecha Kucha presentations (still not sure how to pronounce it. My supervisor and I had a great time Friday laughing at the youtube pronunciation). I briefly came back to the Center after the presentations to wrap up. I received a thank you gift! I cut as many deadheads from the Center’s Garden as I could before it started raining (I hope someone notices on Monday).

Overall I am so happy I decided to submit my application despite the short turnaround time I had to complete the application. I am so thankful for the memories, friendships, and experience this Summer has brought me!

Farewell!