This weekend at Vista Hills we held a Chemeketa event to honor students that attend Chemeketa who receive funds from the Clint Foundation. The Clint Foundation is a big part of the motto at Vista. The Clint Foundation is a foundation that supports students who are first generation students at community and four year university schools. Proceeds from Vista help with the amount of sums that students receive who are a part of the Clint Foundation. This event was held to great awareness of the foundation, honor students from Chemeketa, and to hear about what ways the students are going to give back and "pay it forward" once graduated. My job was to meet and great people and pour glasses of three wines that we were tasting that day. It was a great chance for me to learn more about the foundation and meet members of the community. Finally, I got to meet the owners of Vista Hills, John and Nancy, for the first time. All in all it was a great event and I was glad to be a part of it!
Stay tuned Linfield Interns!
Monday, April 29, 2013
Sunday, April 28, 2013
SB 833 passed in the Senate plus trip to Washington DC
This week was busy, busy, busy. Our bill, SB 833 passed in the Senate! Huge accomplishment for us! Next, the bill will be voted on in the House this week and it will be off to the Governor's office for his signature. The Governor has expressed to Causa that he would like to sign the bill at our annual grand march and rally on May 1st, very exciting!
At the federal level, my work continued to advocate for a comprehensive immigration reform. I had coffee with the staff person who works with immigration issues from the office of Congresswoman Bonamici. I had a great time meeting with her and talking about the immigration reform bill's provisions that Causa likes and dislikes. It was good to hear from her what the Congresswoman thinks of the bill. Aside from the politics talk, I enjoyed speaking with her about our personal lives and why we are so interested in politics. I was able to relate more to her and I think the feeling was mutual. It's always great when you can build relationships with people to grow your network of contacts. Two days later, I saw her again at the Congresswoman's town hall meeting in Beaverton. The town hall meeting went great, we had about five or six of Causa's supporters there asking questions about the immigration reform which was good so that both the public and the Congresswoman knew it is a priority for the community.
I was also able to go to Washington DC this week with my mom and baby sister. We attended a briefing with all of the Oregon Congressional Delegation where a student from Willamette University presented a study about mixed-immigration status families. My mom and I shared our experiences living in such a family. Following the presentation, we had meetings with the office of two of Oregon's Congressmen. It was very powerful for me to see my mom give her input and voice her opinions with such confidence to the Congressmen staff. I loved seeing her feel empowered despite the language barrier being that she only speaks Spanish. I had been in other meetings with federal legislators before, but this one was special to me because I was able to advocate next to my mom and baby sister.
At the federal level, my work continued to advocate for a comprehensive immigration reform. I had coffee with the staff person who works with immigration issues from the office of Congresswoman Bonamici. I had a great time meeting with her and talking about the immigration reform bill's provisions that Causa likes and dislikes. It was good to hear from her what the Congresswoman thinks of the bill. Aside from the politics talk, I enjoyed speaking with her about our personal lives and why we are so interested in politics. I was able to relate more to her and I think the feeling was mutual. It's always great when you can build relationships with people to grow your network of contacts. Two days later, I saw her again at the Congresswoman's town hall meeting in Beaverton. The town hall meeting went great, we had about five or six of Causa's supporters there asking questions about the immigration reform which was good so that both the public and the Congresswoman knew it is a priority for the community.
I was also able to go to Washington DC this week with my mom and baby sister. We attended a briefing with all of the Oregon Congressional Delegation where a student from Willamette University presented a study about mixed-immigration status families. My mom and I shared our experiences living in such a family. Following the presentation, we had meetings with the office of two of Oregon's Congressmen. It was very powerful for me to see my mom give her input and voice her opinions with such confidence to the Congressmen staff. I loved seeing her feel empowered despite the language barrier being that she only speaks Spanish. I had been in other meetings with federal legislators before, but this one was special to me because I was able to advocate next to my mom and baby sister.
Crazy week
The week of the 15th was crazy at Causa. Our SB 833 bill that would give driver's cards to over 80,000 people in Oregon that currently cannot get a driver's license, was voted on by the Joint Ways and Means Committee. We had 17 legislative meetings in two days to check in with legislators that were either leaning yes or leaning no votes. It was very important that we meet with them for a second time to assure that our vote count was accurate for Friday's committee vote.
On Thursday, the subcommittee of Joint Ways and Means met and passed the bill. Then on Friday morning, the entire committee met and our bill was yet again passed. It was very exciting to see that the 3 months worth of work was paying off at the legislature. I am eager and hopeful to see that the bill will continue moving forward.
On Thursday, the subcommittee of Joint Ways and Means met and passed the bill. Then on Friday morning, the entire committee met and our bill was yet again passed. It was very exciting to see that the 3 months worth of work was paying off at the legislature. I am eager and hopeful to see that the bill will continue moving forward.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
All Day at MACPT
Tomorrow's internship shift (or should I say the shift that begins in 7 hrs) will be an all day event from opening to close with a two hr break for my one class. This will allow me to gain many hours for my required amount of 90 hrs. Coming down to the wire, I'm trying to figure out what is needed for this upcoming presentation that we must present on the 1st. Do I talk about what I've been doing while at the clinic? If so, my presentation won't be that long since I basically do the same activities every time I go in and do my hours. I see the same people and see whether the patients have improved since the last time I saw them (a week later). Hopefully today will bring me some new patients so I can blog about them and learn different sport related injuries rather than shoulder, wrists, and knee injuries since I'm becoming a pro on those since they are the most common injuries I see while I intern.
Monday, April 22, 2013
Bridal Shower Bliss
This week at Vista I had the privilege of working a bridal shower!! This included helping set up the room, assisting the caterer, and manning the bar to pour glasses of wine for the guests. I greatly enjoyed working the event and it turned out that the bride was a recent graduate from Linfield! It was exciting to make the connections throughout the day. The previous day I worked on club shipments - hard work!!! I spent all day downstairs packing up boxes on boxes of wine to be sent out to our club members. I was surprised to see how many members Vista in fact has and the time and effort that goes into the shipments.
I'm going to start on the flyer this week so stay tuned for updates on that!
Happy Monday Linfield Interns!
I'm going to start on the flyer this week so stay tuned for updates on that!
Happy Monday Linfield Interns!
Monday, April 15, 2013
The importance of networking and building relationships
Our driver's license bill was finally introduced and we began once again meeting with all the legislators both in the House and the Senate to check where they stood on the issue. Throughout all the appointments that I have been making I have learned the importance of having good networking skills. The legislators that are not sympathetic to our issues almost always ask for constituents of their districts to be present in our meetings with them as a way to make it nearly impossible for us to give them our two cents on the issue. Particularly with the ones from rural districts that are far away from Salem, asking for constituents is a polite way of saying that they will not support us and don't want us to waste their time by meeting.
However, because Causa has built great relationships with Latino communities throughout the state since its founding in 1995, I have had a lot of luck reaching out to contacts from the organization's network of allies. I am very grateful for our allies that have traveled from places like Eugene and Roseburg to the capitol in Salem so that we could keep appointments with legislators.
As an organization that does a lot of community organizing, having a good network is crucial in times like this. Especially when we want to show how much support the community gives to issues, having contact to our allies is very important for short-notice mass mobilizations. When we need advocates in certain areas it is a great tool to be able to pick up the phone and call someone because we know we can rely on them to be present at a legislative visit, town hall meeting, or rally and march.
However, because Causa has built great relationships with Latino communities throughout the state since its founding in 1995, I have had a lot of luck reaching out to contacts from the organization's network of allies. I am very grateful for our allies that have traveled from places like Eugene and Roseburg to the capitol in Salem so that we could keep appointments with legislators.
As an organization that does a lot of community organizing, having a good network is crucial in times like this. Especially when we want to show how much support the community gives to issues, having contact to our allies is very important for short-notice mass mobilizations. When we need advocates in certain areas it is a great tool to be able to pick up the phone and call someone because we know we can rely on them to be present at a legislative visit, town hall meeting, or rally and march.
Internship Nerves!
This weekend at Vista Hills I was in desperate need to communicate effectively with my supervisors - and I succeeded! I was extremely nervous about not being able to complete my hours so after talking with Kristi I went in with a plan of how I was going to complete my 90 hours even if that meant working on a project outside of the vineyard. I am confident now that I will complete my hours and I am very thankful for that. I worked in the tasting room this weekend and since the Dundee Hills Passport if currently happening the month of April we had a crowd of people all day Saturday. I enjoy when there are big groups of people so it keeps me busy and I get to gain more experience.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Tasting Room Craziness
This last weekend at Vista allowed me to not only work in the tasting room, but also be in charge of office work. I was in charge of calling a sign company on behalf of Vista and this responsibility showed me that I not only had the capabilities of handling such a task, but also that Vista trusted in me to accomplish what needed to be done. I worked the tasting room as well and we were extremely busy!! There is a Dundee Hills passport event happening that brings a larger crowd in on the weekends. We had a huge group that showed up on a double decker bus! It was a lot of pressure and
I felt that I was running around the whole time but once it calmed down I was pleased and proud of myself that I handled the big crowd. All in all it was a very good weekend at Vista Hills.
I felt that I was running around the whole time but once it calmed down I was pleased and proud of myself that I handled the big crowd. All in all it was a very good weekend at Vista Hills.
Monday, April 8, 2013
April at Cupcake Couture
Hello lovely interns!
It is definitely looking like spring at Cupcake Couture and I could not be more excited. I love spring and summer colors much more than fall and winter. Too much black in the fall and winter! So you could imagine how much fun it has been to receive all the new merchandise from LA in the past couple weeks.
There has been a ton of traffic coming in and out of the store the past couple shifts I have worked so it has been making the time fly by. I cannot believe how much of the new merchandise is flying out of the door. It has been crazy, but an awesome learning experience.
I am currently working on a buying project for next fall for our two primary lines, BB Dakota and Jack. This has been one of my most favorite things because I eventually would like to be a buyer for a company. I like to receive feedback from my roommates and peers on what they would like to see the store carry so that has been a definite learning experience. I had no idea how difficult it could be buying for a store because you want the products to sell and make a profit. You almost have to do a little bit of trend forecasting, which is exciting.
I'm also in contact with a woman about the fashion show coming up at the end of the month and I think that will be a great experience to partake in. I plan on completely taking on the project on my own iniative and seeing the project through to the end! And hopefully exciting result!
Hope some of you get a chance to stop in and see some of the bright and colorful pieces we just got in!
Have a wonderful week!
-Tayler
It is definitely looking like spring at Cupcake Couture and I could not be more excited. I love spring and summer colors much more than fall and winter. Too much black in the fall and winter! So you could imagine how much fun it has been to receive all the new merchandise from LA in the past couple weeks.
There has been a ton of traffic coming in and out of the store the past couple shifts I have worked so it has been making the time fly by. I cannot believe how much of the new merchandise is flying out of the door. It has been crazy, but an awesome learning experience.
I am currently working on a buying project for next fall for our two primary lines, BB Dakota and Jack. This has been one of my most favorite things because I eventually would like to be a buyer for a company. I like to receive feedback from my roommates and peers on what they would like to see the store carry so that has been a definite learning experience. I had no idea how difficult it could be buying for a store because you want the products to sell and make a profit. You almost have to do a little bit of trend forecasting, which is exciting.
I'm also in contact with a woman about the fashion show coming up at the end of the month and I think that will be a great experience to partake in. I plan on completely taking on the project on my own iniative and seeing the project through to the end! And hopefully exciting result!
Hope some of you get a chance to stop in and see some of the bright and colorful pieces we just got in!
Have a wonderful week!
-Tayler
MACPT
So far at this internship, I have gain much experience in learning exercises for different parts of the body that will gain strength and range in motion. As of now, calculating my hours I have done so far, I'm going to have to pick up extra hours here and there throughout the week, rather than only intern 6 hours 1 day a week. I'm hoping I can plan this out and finish my hours by the due day of May 1st. With tennis coming to an end, I will have more hours in the week to catch up. This has been a great opportunity working with MACPT and I hope to continue working with them.
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Causa's Advocacy Week
This week was very busy for Causa. It was our Latin@ advocacy week, we had over 300 Latin@s from all over the state come to the Capitol to advocate for the importance of a driver's license bill (SB833) to restore driver's licenses to over 80,000 undocumented people in the state. Our first day was dedicated to youth and Latin@ veterans. Our second day was our naturalization day where aspiring residents filled out their applications to become naturalized US citizens and were joined in their advocacy efforts by immigration attorneys. Our third day was dedicated to LGBT advocacy. Our fourth day was women's advocacy, and our fifth day was children and Latin@ business leaders advocacy.
All five days were dedicated to advocate for SB833 and to make sure we left the Capitol with a lasting impact. The advocates we brought from the community were able to meet with legislators and their chief-of-staff or legislative aides to discuss the importance of this bill. Parents, kids, and allies shared their concerns about not having access to driver's licenses for all persons and offered their solution to this problem. For those who had never been to the Capitol, this was a great and scary experience. I could relate with them about this a lot because that is how I felt at first when I began doing legislative visits with Causa.
Most of them had good first-time experiences during the visits but some of them were also exposed to the hostility we Latin@s sometimes face with legislators. Although I wish they wouldn't have had negative reactions to their messages, it was also beneficial because it allowed them to see first-hand that the work of a lobbyist/advocate is sometimes hard and disappointing. You won't always receive the reactions and answers you hope to hear or you might be told flat out that you are wrong and the legislator will never support you. At Causa we sometimes get impatient reactions from the community because they have not yet seen results with the driver's licenses bill. I think being at the Capitol and seeing that it isn't as easy and fast as one thinks allowed them to understand that as much as we might work hard and dedicate years to this struggle, we can't change the laws over night. It takes a lot of perseverance and collaboration among different actors to have success for such a controversial issue.
All five days were dedicated to advocate for SB833 and to make sure we left the Capitol with a lasting impact. The advocates we brought from the community were able to meet with legislators and their chief-of-staff or legislative aides to discuss the importance of this bill. Parents, kids, and allies shared their concerns about not having access to driver's licenses for all persons and offered their solution to this problem. For those who had never been to the Capitol, this was a great and scary experience. I could relate with them about this a lot because that is how I felt at first when I began doing legislative visits with Causa.
Most of them had good first-time experiences during the visits but some of them were also exposed to the hostility we Latin@s sometimes face with legislators. Although I wish they wouldn't have had negative reactions to their messages, it was also beneficial because it allowed them to see first-hand that the work of a lobbyist/advocate is sometimes hard and disappointing. You won't always receive the reactions and answers you hope to hear or you might be told flat out that you are wrong and the legislator will never support you. At Causa we sometimes get impatient reactions from the community because they have not yet seen results with the driver's licenses bill. I think being at the Capitol and seeing that it isn't as easy and fast as one thinks allowed them to understand that as much as we might work hard and dedicate years to this struggle, we can't change the laws over night. It takes a lot of perseverance and collaboration among different actors to have success for such a controversial issue.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Vista Wedding Round 2
Sorry for the late blog but I left for Arizona directly after working the wedding at Vista Hills last Saturday the 23rd. With that being said... I again enjoyed the wedding atmosphere so much!! I worked the tasting room and helped prepare for the wedding we held later that evening. This wedding differed from the previous wedding the month before because the ceremony was held at our venue as well as the reception. This meant that preparation was more in depth and crucial to have the venue cleared for the reception as quickly as we could. I enjoyed the fast paced atmosphere and was also put in charge of the wedding planning duties - a responsibility I enjoyed greatly. Next, I plan on working with our wedding planner, Cat, to design a parking map of the surrounding area to get printed and laminated for events such as weddings, private gatherings, etc. I look forward to this task.
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