Fifth Week

In the last week my work has focused upon the administrative requirements of planning a gala like the 35th annual gala the Center for Conflict Resolution is throwing on the 13th of March. During this time I have been focused upon the etiquette and procedure involved with thanking sponsors for gifts for our silent auction as well as creating and preparing formal invitations for more than 100 guests. In doing this surprising amount of clerical work in support of the gala I have learned a number of things. The first being the wide and elaborate world of etiquette especially that focused upon formal invitations to an event. Shockingly there is an order in which invitations, brochures, leaflets and return envelopes are to be placed within an envelope.  Second I have been enlightened to the staggering amount of accountability surrounding each and every gift for the silent auction from its arrival to its cataloging to its valuation and then storage before the event. Over the coming weeks the preparations for the gala are expected to heighten even more as the day looms closer, I look forward to each new challenge that presents itself in the coming weeks.