Kids Against Hunger retrospective

As I mentioned in my post on the day of the Kids Against Hunger event, I have been to many similar service projects and planned more then I've been to.

Much to my chagrin, due to the larger turnout, it was decided that members of the archiving group would be more useful collecting pictures, sound bites, and information then working. While I understand and applaud the practicality of the decision, I still wish I had gotten to help out. I'll have to go back.

The evening itself, however, was a resounding success. There were unforeseen difficulties - a larger turnout then expected, many of whom were people from the community who were entirely unaffiliated with our project, yet who were willing participants in the dialogues; difficulties organizing the space around the refreshments that the group organizing the event overcame handily; and the problem of car-pooling. Despite the fact that some of us had been told to be at a particular place before 5:45, when the magic time came, I had only spotted one member of the class, who thankfully gave me a ride home. Car-pooling back up to campus, meanwhile, was a far simpler affair, as all of us were already there.

Overall, I would consider the event a success, though for future attempts at a similar event, I would suggest allowing more time initially for the 'training' video, and perhaps slightly clearer directions on where to meet - 'meet near the bus stop on the south side of the CSU' would be more precise then 'meet near the parking lots by the CSU'. However, these small hindrances were simply the sorts of hiccups one expects to find occurring around any new event.