Sherry+Foecking+-+DDBC+Essay

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I want to update the image of the Sacred Heart Council of Catholic Women's Guild to reflect the vibrant, active organization that it is Many of our members are elderly and are not comfortable with any technology, but probably half of the group does have email access. My project is to try to work technology into our program and to the operation of the group to make the organization more efficient, more contemporary, and more appealing to younger members. I would like all of our members to realize that through technology, we can find another path to God. Steps so far. (Sept. 22, 2012) We have already set up an email communication list to send information and newsletter to all members who do have email. (others get phone calls and/ or. mailed reminders.) We have made up a separate list of ladies who expressed interest in the Guild at the Ministry Fair at our church last week so that those ladies may be targeted with special announcements to encourage their interest.. Our Fall newsleter has been published on the Parish Website this week. Bulletin notices with pictures are send to Parish office electronically, making that operation much easier. I wanted to do a Guild Facebook page, but our Pastor said No, not now. I have contacted daughters of two board members who do not have internet access to let us use their emails & they will print out and notify their moms of our announcements and events. I have set up a spreadsheet to keep track of our attendance at meetings, yearbook receipt, and volunteer hours, which total needs to be sent to the Deanery at the end of the year. I would like to do a slide show presentation of our activities for the next few months to show at the Christmas meeting in December and continue to update it. I would like to also have an ongoing column of pictured activities on our Parish Webside.