The Cross: The Arthur Blessitt Story

Describe it...  

We watched a documentary called "The Cross: The Arthur Blessitt Story." It is the incredible story of one man who spent 40  years walking around the world, preaching the Gospel of Christ. 

Location Location Location... 

Gainey TV lobby  

Number that Attended: 

6 

Publicity: 

Email, posters, facebook  

Set-Up:

Not much  

Clean-Up: 

 Not much

$ (insert event cost here) $0

Positive Outcomes: 

 This is one of the most incredible stories I have ever seen, and it was really inspirational. I think it really inspired the girls who watched it that night.

What would you have done differently? 

Maybe advertised it earlier and more.  

Would You Do This Activity Again?  

Yea!

Valentine's Heart Sister + SLICE OF SPICE

Describe it...  

For Valentine's we did a Heart Sister thing - just like Secret Santa. We gave eachother gifts for one week, and at the end of the week, we went to the new restaurant in Spring Arbor called SLICE OF SPICE and ate, hang-out, and did our last gift-exchange for our Heart Sisters.

Location Location Location... 

 SLICE OF SPICE

Number that Attended: 

12

Publicity: 

 Emails, posters in hall, facebook  

Set-Up:

Not needed  

Clean-Up: 

 Not needed

$ (insert event cost here) $53

Positive Outcomes: 

The Heart-Sister week was really great. It was awesome to see girls doing sweet things for each other throughout the week. 

SLICE OF SPICE was tasty + fun! :)  

What would you have done differently?

 None

Would You Do This Activity Again?  

FOR SURE!

Welcome Back Party - Movie + Sundae Ice Cream

Describe it...  

It was an event at the end of January to welcome back as a floor all those who were not with us over J-term. We watched the movie LEAP YEAR and ate sundae ice creams! :) 

Location Location Location... 

Gainey 2nd Floor TV Lounge 

Number that Attended: 

11

Publicity: 

Email, facebook, posters in bathroom and on hallway door   

Set-Up:

I did all the set-up (i.e. put out the ice cream and topping) about 30min before the event start time 

Clean-Up: 

Some girls stayed and helped clean up at the end of the movie 

$ (insert event cost here)

 $22.58

Positive Outcomes: 

It was nice to just sit down, relax, and have a nice get-together with all the girls. The girls loved the movie, and of course, the ice cream (Yum! :)  

What would you have done differently? 

 Nothing really! 

Would You Do This Activity Again?  

For sure! :) 

Princess Party

Describe it...  

Basically, the world's coolest slumber party...for college students!  We ate giant cup cakes, watched Disney's "Beauty and the Beast," drank tea, and relaxed in the midst of a very busy J-term!

Location Location Location... Gainey Computer Lab!

Number that Attended: 28

Publicity: Personal invitations, posters, and lots of word of mouth!

Set-Up: Volunteers from Village C!

Clean-Up: Assorted volunteers.

$52.09

Positive Outcomes: It was wonderful for all of my girls to stop by and relax for a few minutes in the midst of a busy schedule.  This was also the third annual Princess Party for me as an RA, so a lot of my alumni came as well. It was a good night all around.

What would you have done differently? I wish that I had asked my SLA to do a short devotional about what it means to be a princess.

Would You Do This Activity Again?  Yes, all of my residents came by, and most of them seemed to have a wonderful time! 

Christmas Eve

 

Describe it...  

We watched the Grinch and ordered pizza.   Our floor mom came.

Location Location Location... Gainey Lobby.

Number that Attended: 18

Publicity: Posters and word of mouth. 

Set-Up: I went to get the pizza, 5 minutes of other set up (if any). 

$40

Positive Outcomes: The girls had a great time and got to watch a great movie. 

What would you have done differently? Nothing 

Would You Do This Activity Again?  Yes, the girls liked getting to hang out.  They enjoyed getting to have their floor mom at the activity. They liked hanging out and talking, watching the movie and eating.

Fondue Fun

Describe it...  

We had a chocolate fondue fountain and each set of roommates brought something to dip in the chocolate.

Location Location Location... Gainey upstairs lobby.

Number that Attended: 20, plus other girls who saw us hanging out. 

Publicity: Posters 

Set-Up: I set up with the help of two of the girls.  I needed about 30 minutes to melt all of the chocolate before I put it in the chocolate. 

$25

Positive Outcomes: The girls loved it and we had a great time together. 

What would you have done differently? Nothing

Would You Do This Activity Again?  Yes, the girls had a great time and it was a lot of fun. 

Husband Jars

Describe it...  

Together, each of us decorated a jar to throw change into each time we pray for our future husbands. We decorated them with, love sayings, characteristics he will have, and some of use just made them look right.

Location Location Location... Gainey Lobby

Number that Attended: All 

Publicity: I put up posters. 

Set-Up: I put out modge-podge, jars and tissue paper. 

$0 Each resident put in $2

Positive Outcomes: They loved doing this project together, all of my girls participated. 

What would you have done differently? Nothing! 

Would You Do This Activity Again?  Yes, it inspires the girls to pray for their future husbands, got them out to spend time with one another, and all of them had a lot of fun.