VOLUME XI – Thank You, Not Farewell

Dear South Jersey,

In a week where the sun shined heavily through the clouds, although our most trusted weathermen called for rain the entire week, I come to you humbled and with a smile on my face.

Today’s rain and overcast skies came appropriately as I gave my final presentation on social media and events marketing to my beloved Medford Arts Center.

In previous posts, you may have read that throughout the month of March I helped the MAC with getting a new Facebook Fan Page up, linking it to their Twitter account and also getting their events in various newspapers throughout South Jersey and Philadelphia.

In speaking with some of the members of the MAC today and teaching them what I know, I was made aware that at the last event held at the center, people came from unheard of towns for such exhibits. When asked where they heard about the event, they told center volunteers that they saw the event in the newspaper.

How rewarding to have heard such great news! These are the types of things you can experience, South Jersey! This is what it’s all about and without this blog, not only would I not be able to inform you, the community, of all of these opportunities, but I myself would not have known either.

I would like to extend my greatest gratitude to Tracey Femiano and Janet Jackson Gould for taking me in with all smiles and helping me grow as a person and a volunteer. I hope that we will keep in touch for a long time over the course of our futures.

I would also like to say best of luck to Tracey, along with Lou Dallara and Elaine Walsh, in continuing to make the Facebook page grow and continuing to increase foot traffic at the MAC via media coverage.

So, this is certainly not goodbye to the MAC. Anything you guys need, please don’t hesitate to shout out to me. But it is thank you. Thank you for one hell of an experience. You are wonderful people.

Stay tuned for a special post on another type of volunteering within the next few days, South Jersey. Until then, keep your eyes open and always make your best effort to give back to those who need your help.

Yours,

Kevin Haslam