THE SOULFUL FIVE

Carlos Aguilera

Chris Bird

Ryan Damore

Jenna Greenleaf

Mikala McCane

TABLE OF CONTENTSI. Mission Statement

II. Team Goals

III. Team Vision & Expectations

IV. Team Roles

V. Community Partner (1)

VI. Community Partner (2)

VII. Project Timeline

VIII. Communication Plan

IX. Project Setbacks

X. Project Accomplishments

XI. Event Flyer

XII. PSA at WCTV

XIII. Advertising Picture (1)

XIV. Advertising Picture (2)

XV. Event Day Picture (1)

XVI. Event Day Picture (2)

XVII. What we have learned

MISSION STATEMENT

The Soleful Five is a dedicated group of five students who want to make an

impact on our surrounding community by promoting recycling awareness,

education, and sustainability. Through our combined effort in launching a

“Soles 4 Souls” shoe recycling drive, we hope to show that a small group of

students can make a big difference in people’s lives around the world.

TEAM GOALS Team Goal: 

Our goal as a team is to have a successful recycling campaign during America Recycles Week in order to raise awareness about "wasting" effectively and to incite a feeling of philanthropy in the community. As a group, and through collaboration with Soles 4 Souls and our community coordinator, we aim to use our diversified skills and attributes to plan and implement a shoe drive to collect gently worn shoes to be distributed to those in need around the world. Our goal is to also get students at New Bedford High School involved by not only donating, but advertising for such cause. Throughout this experience we hope to meet our project goals while maintaining group cohesion and professionalism amongst group members.

Milestones to Reach:

Recylce 500 pairs of shoes to "Soles 4 Souls“ Raise money to cover the shipping costs Use TV media to reach surrounding town and communities. Get NBHS students involved in our project Obtain seven collection boxes to distribute around campus

and New Bedford High School

TEAM VISION & EXPECTATIONS

Team Vision:

To actively raise awareness about recycling and to instill a desire in the community to recycle. Through our efforts in putting this campaign together we envision engaging the surrounding community in a philanthropic effort to help those in need.

Team Expectations: Each member is expected to maintain a positive attitude

throughout the project. Each member is expected to be accountable for his/her work

contribution. Each member is expected to maintain open channels of

communication with the rest of the group to ensure proper collaboration.

Each member is expected to regularly attend classes, team meetings, and other events as scheduled.

Each member is expected to maintain a degree of professionalism when interacting with one another and our community partners.

TEAM ROLES Carlos: Wiki Organizer, he is very computer savvy and also works in

the library making it convenient to update the wiki pages. He is also very creative so he will have great ideas when it comes to designing the layout, fonts, and structure of the pages.

Chris: Advertisement Manager, he is very creative and a talented artist, making him the perfect candidate for this position. He will be responsible for designing our flyers and ensuring the public is made aware.

Ryan: Scribe, he is very organized and thorough at taking notes. His voice of reason is able to quietly control the group at times and he is always there for anyone who needs help.

Jenna: Contact Manager, she is very good at communicating with the group and is comfortable meeting and talking with others. She is also very organized and good at delegating tasks and making sure they get done.

Mikala: Public Relations Coordinator, she is very good at contacting others to reach out for help. She is very resourceful because of her background and also very confident.

COMMUNITY PARTNER (1) Soles 4 Souls was

started in 2006 by Wayne Elsey

Since it’s formation, Soles 4 Souls has given away nearly 12 million pairs of shoes

About 55% of the shoes stay in America, with the remaining 45% being shipped across the world to various locations.

COMMUNITY PARTNER (2)

Large population of student body

Already established after school groups and clubs

Close/easily accessible to group members

Dean of students very eager to participate and willing to help

PROJECT TIMELINE

COMMUNICATION PLAN

PROJECT SETBACKS

Could not find a community partner to pick up shoes free of charge

Could not use NBHS for shoe drive location

Did not receive many donations to off set shipping costs

Team members all had different and busy schedules

PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Approved to host shoe drive at the Buttonwood Park Warming house

Successfully advertised around the community via posters, flyers, and also a public service announcement

Drive day successful, received ____ pairs of shoes

Received donation from the Cape Verdean Festival Association to ship shoes to Soles 4 Souls

EVENT

FLYER

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT AT WCTV

ADVERTISING

Ryan gets ready to spread the word about our shoe drive to local area’s and businesses around the

Dartmouth/New Bedford area.

ADVERTISING

Chris is also pumped up waving donators down on

the day of the drive.

EVENT DAY

Picture taken on November 21, 2010 at Buttonwood Park

Warming House, when the Shoe Drive was held.

SHOES!!Here is a snap of how many shoes we collected about

half way through the drive.

WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED ABOUT TEAMWORK

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?