This week at CXC I helped turn a residential apartment into an office space. Previously, CXC has not had a dedicated working space for employees. While CXC only has two employees, besides volunteers and committee members, they were lacking a dedicated space which could be called “CXC headquarters”. The organization had kept an apartment which acted both as storage and a space where the executive director could work out of and live part-time. However, this space was not suitable for a dedicated office space, and did not have space for CXC’s other employees. Fortunately for CXC, they were able to acquire some office furniture which would help transform the apartment into a new base of operations. While I was not responsible for moving furniture, as dedicated moving contractors were hired, I was responsible for helping clean and organize the space beforehand. This was primarily thoroughly sweeping and mopping, but I also collected and threw out trash items. I also helped by taking stock of some of the items stored at the apartment, and reorganizing the stored items to fit more comfortably alongside the new furniture. While I was unable to stay to see the end result, my efforts certainly helped to create a new workspace for CXC. 

Regardless of CXC’s apartment-turned-office, I will continue to work from home for my remaining time with CXC as their employees settle into the renovated space. For the past week, and the next week, I have and will be drafting messages to the various clubs and interests groups which I have been collecting contact information on. To this end I’ve created a template which I can follow to insert special guests and events, and provide suitable information, which I feel would be most relevant to the groups focus and interests. I’ve then created sample drafts which are focused on particular audiences, such as an anime and manga draft which highlights creators that would be suitable to clubs focusing on such. As I continue to wrap up at CXC, I’ll create different versions of these base drafts which include personalized details such as club names, leader names, and other personal touches. I’ll also be preparing for the final luncheon and presentation, which will be the final wrap up event.