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CAS Project Final Reflection - 5/6

 As my CAS Project came to a close, it concluded a little over a month ago, I have allowed myself some time to reflect on my experience regarding the planning process and the implications of what led to my final results. It is safe to say that I am nothing short of proud of this project and I have the hope that it will continue on through a rising senior or another member of a club who hopes to provide the school with exposure to a clothing drive. My vision for this project was not only to develop a space where the students of Carrollton High School could shop from each other’s clothes that have no longer been used but to also provide clothing for people who may need extra items that they lack.


Looking back, I admire the period leading up to the week of the project. I sought out all of the steps needed to continue the development of the project and had several planning days with just me and my trusty computer. I made connections with people and resources who were crucial in the growth of the clothing drive. With these resources, I was able to continue making it known to the school about the event. I decided that the project would consist of collecting items from March 4th through March 22nd. The clothes collected will go to the free closets that are placed around the high school for anyone to shop!


During the period from March 4th through March 22nd, there were clothes donated into the bins located around the school. I picked these up, sorted, and counted them out, and had a final donation date to the free closets of March 28th. At the same time, I conducted a service project for the Environmental Club called EcoSneakers which had the purpose of collecting old/used sneakers that would eventually be sent to a nonprofit called SolesforSouls. Therefore, I partnered up with these projects and collected donations for both projects.


There were a few elements of this project that had its weak moments, one of them being that I wish that I had gotten the word out significantly earlier. Also, there weren’t that many donation boxes located because I wasn’t sure how many donations the school would be receiving. There were also a few things that got in the way of this project developing to its full potential. Most of it was the time constraint, but it also takes a lot of convincing for high schoolers to be willing to bring their clothes to school. I am so happy that this project turned out the way it did. Because this is the first year of this being conducted, there was a great turnout with a lot of clothes to be donated. I have great hope that a rising senior after I graduate, will keep this project going along with the participation of their own ideas! I think that the more collaboration that is involved with this project, the more successful it will be.

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