Bio/Information

 I'm Deborah, I am a single mom of two awesome children. One girl and one boy. They keep me busy and on my toes. I have been fortunate enough to put myself through school full time all while working part time and being a full time single parent. I currently work at Southern Utah University in the psychology department, while finishing up my bachelors degree. I love doing what I do for SUU. I enjoy being outdoors in the sunshine and love sunsets. I like to volunteer for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, even though I am not a dedicated hunter.

  Photo Courtesy by Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Facebook page

Project details and deliverables

Photo Courtesy of Utah Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Facebook page

I was able to meet with Ms. Garfield at Southern Utah University to book for the banquet. That took an hour and a half. I received a confirmation email on 1/13/2017 

This is one hour of training that I took in January.

Shopping for prizes at Walmart on 2/24/2017 took an hour and half.

Banquet in Richfield on 3/4/2017.

                      Deborah being a live auction runner. This man is signing for his purchase.

                                                                 Announcements

                         Elk display, that a local person allowed us to use for the banquet

 The banquet hall full of people who are waiting for dinner, playing games and socializing.

 
     

We have since had our first meeting with the volunteers on 3/6/2017 it lasted an hour.

The Cedar Chapter has been having meetings weekly that last an hour. I was able to go into Chartwells and order the food for the banquet 4/2017.

St. George had their banquet on 4/8/2017 I put in twelve hours.

This was my spot for the night, making Tabs, answering questions, taking donations. This is the regional director.

               A pair of shed that sold at the live auction held by one of the Chapter Co-chairman.

                                                                    BB game

                                Dinner is serve in St. George they had almost 490 people there

                      The other Chapter Co-Chairman having a great time making faces.

Project Overview

         I am volunteering for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. This will be my twelfth year volunteering.   My tasks so far this year have been: Meeting with and booking the date for the cedar City banquet. Ordering merchandise from the yearly catalog, discussing new programs with the regional director, meeting with the regional director, shopping for prizes, new computer programming training and helping with the Richfield, Utah banquet, discussing banquet logistics in meetings. I still have much  to do this year such as, setting up other banquets throughout the state, along with selling tickets for the dinner and collecting donations of items to be raffled at the banquets. I am apart of the final check to make sure things are in order a day before the banquet. It is rewarding to put in the time and working with the other volunteers throughout the state.

Reflection

         I’m always excited when it comes to this time of year. It is very stressful with being in school and volunteering my time for such big banquets while taking care of my two children. My children also enjoy being apart of this wonderful foundation. I love the people I get to work with, we always have a great time. I also enjoy seeing a community coming together to support the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. It is very rewarding to see people come together and enjoy a night out and help conserve wildlife. The money that is raised in Utah gets to stay in Utah, projects are put together through out the state. That is always fun to hear about and even participate in.