Project 4063 Coming to an End

(by: melissa calabro)

Greetings all!

With the semester coming to close, Project 4063 is also coming to a close. We've had an awesome semester, learning a little bit more about William Byrd Community House and their involvement in our community and a lot about social media! We ended up donating about 10-15 bags of non-perishables from our food drive, and cannot thank you all enough for your support. It's been a fun ride, and I hope you all have enjoyed being a part of this project as much as I have!

Also, consider volunteering with WBCH during some of that free time. Non profits can always use an extra hand with something and WBCH is doing great things for our community!

Thanks again for all of your support! Have a happy holiday and an awesome new year! May our paths cross again soon....

Cheers,
Melissa

Thank you so much

Thank you to everyone who stopped by and donated during our canned food drive today - what a success! I don't know personally the final number of food items we recieved, but I do know that when we were packing everything up to bring to WBCH it took quite a few bags/boxes and some heavy lifting.

I'd also like to thank everyone in Project 4063 for making this drive possible - special thanks to Yvonne for coming through with a banner at the last minute, and Melissa and Lynna for dropping all the food off at WBCH.

Great job everyone!

-Sophia

Write this down!

Hey everyone, just a few reminders:

THIS THURSDAY is the Project 4063 Canned Food Drive to benefit the William Byrd Community House. Please help out by donating between 10am - 4pm in the hallway between Temple and Oliver Hall.

Also, don't forget the 1st Annual Shockoe Slip Open House Block Party is coming up this December 10th and 11th - have fun AND donate to local charities!

Lastly, I know it's early for this, but registration for the Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10k starts TOMORROW DEC. 1st. Join the Anthem Massey Fundraising Challenge to help raise funds for the 10k's official non-profit partner, the VCU Massey Cancer Center.

-Sophia

Food Drive...December 3!!! Because Helping out feels good!

December 3rd...

Project 4063 is hosting a food drive to donate to the William Byrd Community House! 

Location:  Between Oliver Hall and the T. Edward Temple Building on VCU's Monroe Park        Campus. 

Time:     10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.

Can't wait to see you there!

The semester's end is coming up around the corner!

It looks like we're coming to the end of our project. We have two more events we are participating in: There will be a social event called the "New Media Mixer" and the other event is our own canned food collection day.

The "New Media Mixer" will be held at a local Black Finn Restaurant right here in Richmond, Virginia and our professor has asked us to come out to it.

Our canned food drive will be the last day of classes for us students, but the issue with it is that it isn't definite where we are going to collect our goods.

We are thinking of having it at the student union on our university campus, but you've got to request for the space and then get approved in order to reserve it. It is a process, and I'm not sure if we're going to have time to get it before the day of our event. Who knows!

But I think that we're doing great with our project so far and in the end it'll only be all for the better for the nonprofit organization we're helping - the William Byrd Community House.

-Stephanie

Time Flies

The Project 4063 food drive and the end of the semester are both quickly approaching. I will also see what i can do about an additional food drive in the form of an Thanksgiving Leftovers Potluck in Oregon Hill but this is still in the planning stage and may or may not happen. I feel we've all learned quite a bit throughout this class (I, for one, have already started my own blog to serve as an online portfolio) and I can definitely see us reaching our goals during the food drive on December 3rd. I believe we will be able to give a sizable donation to the WBCH .

Food Drive...

Hellooooo world,
VCU's Project 4063 is hosting a food drive to donate to those in need at the William Byrd Community House.

This event will take place in the VCU Student Commons from 11-3 p.m. on December 3rd.

We will be accepting non parishable food items such as canned vegetables, peanut butter and boxed mixes.

Please donate generously to a community that caters to those in need.
Thank you!
-Sara

Tips on Donating Food

With the holidays approaching people often find it in their hearts to donate to those in need. One of the best ways to help out is by donating food to food pantries (which the William Byrd Community House has!)
A lot of people think that donating food means cleaning out your own food pantry... think again! Here are some tips that can help make your donations even more appreciated.

- Check the expiration date on canned goods. That can of Spam that you had to blow dust off of may have already expired.
-Remember that although you love lima beans doesn't mean everyone does. Don't get us wrong, food pantries and the people they serve are grateful for anything they can get, but try to vary the food you donate.
- Ask an organization what their needs are. Sometimes they need more than just food.
- Most pantries will accept all sorts of goods such as...

 meals in a can, such as stews and ravioli

 canned soups

 canned tuna or other canned meat

 peanut butter

 pasta sauce

 canned fruit

 macaroni and cheese mix

 disposable diapers and baby formula

- Many organizations will gladly accept monetary donations as well. Sometimes they are even preferred because they can use that to buy specific goods that people need!

Do your part to help those who are in need! Whether it is donating food, time, or money.

Lynna

touching story

While we all visited the William Byrd Community House we began to understand a little more about what they do for the community. One story our guide told us all that I particularly liked was about a program that the WBCH runs in which they trace the children's family lines back to the beginning. One of these kids turned out to have relatives still living in Africa. The child's relative was actually the chief of a village and surprisingly came to visit the WBCH. We heard so many more stories about how the William Byrd Community House helps out around the Richmond area but that particular story really stood out to me as a representation of how much they really do.

-Sean C.

What will be the turnout for our class?

I am interested in seeing how exactly we are going to do this project. Things are still in the works and it seems to be a race against time. We are trying to come up with something that'll be effective in generating funds and something that will work to attract attention to our effort. It seems like we have to think about the planning and the logic of every idea we come up with. Will we ever land on something? I know we will and I'm interested in seeing what it is, because everything's so "foggy" now.

I think some of the main questions we're wondering is how are we going to get people interested in our cause, what format are we going to present ourselves (besides using this blog), and how are we using interactive marketing in this project?

I don't know -we'll see!

-Stephanie

It's a sign!

The other morning at breakfast I saw the William Byrd Community House bus!

Also, don't forget about WBCH's Deli-Palooza - Donate to the William Byrd Community House and recieve a meal discount at New York Deli on Thursday, October 22nd.

It's a great cause and an excellent reason to go out for a good meal.

More info at their website http://wbch.org/

- Sophia DiPersio

Volunteer at the William Byrd Community House

If you want to help us with our pet project you can donate your time directly to The William Byrd Community House! They have many volunteering options that help you get involved in people's lives or even just help stock the food pantry. The opportunities range greatly. They're always looking for more volunteers to help make the lives of Richmond children and their families better, and they are grateful for any help they can get. They can even use your special skills such as photography, dance, arts and crafts, computers, and much more.
To find out more about volunteering at the William Byrd Community House check out their website.

Getting this thing off the ground

It's our fourth class and I guess we're doing okay. We have a name, Project 4063, and we've just logged onto Blogger for the first time. Dave is talking A LOT and I am typing as fast as I can. But I guess we'll learn something if we keep our eyes and ears open. OMG FIRST POST!!!!1

All the proceeds we obtain from this blog will be donated to the William Byrd Community House.