CAS Project: Planning Reflection 3/4

The planning process for my CAS Project has been eye-opening yet stressful. Thinking about this project ever since my junior year of high school, it is really cool to see it come to life. I know that there are many steps to be taken to complete this project, therefore, I have listed out the things that I need to do to make it worthwhile. In order to come to the conclusion that I wanted to fulfill a clothing drive as a CAS project, there was a lot of thinking about what I could do to set this into motion. Because I had a lot of schoolwork during the first semester of my senior year, I found it best to push my project back to the second semester. I didn't expect it to be this late in the year, but there are a lot of IB final deadlines that I have to dedicate my time to.

During winter break, I had a meeting with myself to complete a checklist for my CAS project. I know that I have a lot ahead of me, but I have completed what I need to do to keep my schedule on track. I have narrowed each task by each week in March. February 28, 2024, through March 1, 2024, required me to ask the Open Hands pantry for confirmation about donations, make emails to teachers and admin who are involved in the preparation for my CAS project, make the flyers, introduce the project to the members of NHS, and to prepare donation sites. From March 4th through the 13th I will be collecting the donation items in the media center and in the chorus room as well as turning in the permission form and fundraising request. March 12th I will present the project to the members of the Key Club. Then, from March 14th through March 17th, I will organize the items and put sizes on them. March 18th through March 22nd will be the dates of the actual clothing drive. I will then donate on March 26th and present my project on April 25th.

Overall, this has been a journey, to say the least, and I know that CAS requires a lot of my time and dedication. While this has been a lot to handle, I can tell that the end result will be rewarding.

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