Beeprentice 2008 Program

The Big Suprise of the 3rd Workshop

On the day of our third workshop i didn’t know what to expect. When everyone arrived we were met by Mrs S. She first told us that we were going to need to market our videos to the community and we were getting more time  for that. She then gave us a crash coarse in marketing with the the example of us being the chairs salesman trying to sell her chairs. When that was finishied she laid on our big suprise. We all randomly chose a local business to job shadow! I was so excited because it was the first opportunity that i got to actually experience taking the role of what i feel is a real apprentice. I chose El Lago, in my opinion it was the perfect choice because the owner is great! Toedisia was so nice and she kept me entertained the whole time I working there. She assigned me to greeting the customers, seating, and giving them their menus.  After I sat the customers I did a little undercover work. I asked each customer the same three questions, ” How often do you come here”, ” What’s the driving factor that keeps you coming back the restaurant”, and ” on a scale of 1-10 what do you rate the restaurant”. I was very surprised to find that almost all of the costomers go to the restaurant once or twice a week, they love the food, the service, the hospitality of the owner, and I didn’t get one rating lower than an 8. In my opinion that’s a great acheivment for a business in Zion, Illinios. Those results were what I expected from a restaruant like Olive Garden. I t was a great experience interacting with the customers and not to mention that i got a free breakfast burrito! This experience was amazing and I say this because I got a chance to really get to know the owner. The owner really inspired me because she told me all of the things that she had to deal with and one of them was dealing with the homeless people coming in to the restauraunt begging for food. Her situation was tough with one particular custumer because when he had money(someone loaned it to him) and he was drunk or high, she told him that she would not serve him because of his condition. She explained to him that she would only serve him if he was sober and drug free. This hard to do especially seeing how bad that this person’s life is.  Turning down a homeless person that has money to pay for his meal is a heart wreching decision that not many people can make. She also taught me about what it’s like owning a business, which something that I always wanted to know. I’m very excited for the marketing project and I’m glad I got to be a part of the El Lago staff.

May 10th Meeting

Today was the third workshop. We all had to meet at Zion City Hall. This meeting was kind of wierd. First we all showed up, and we had a good time and then about 9:00 am.  We were told that we had permission from the school, that we could make posters and put them in the school to promote our videos. Next we were told  on suprise that we were going to do a job shadow and that the job was going to be picked randomly. The envalopes were blank on the outside and they were also sealed to make sure that they were chosen randomly. Then we all opened them at the same time. The job that I had randomly chosen was ” Economy Cycle”.  I have never heard of this place before, so I had asked around. One person told me that I was going to be working with garbage so I sort of freaked out in my mind. Then I asked another person and I found out that this place was having their grand opening  May 10th.  When I got there I was amazed. There were so many motorcycles,  four weelers etc.. I had a great time. I met allot of people incuding the owners Terry and John Rodenhiser. They are very nice. Later I went back to the Zion City Hall where almost everyone shared their experience. Then  after we shared our experiences, we had subway and we also learned that we were to write a promotional campaign promoting the bussinuss. This would be shown to them later. We were also told that we had to make a list of three things that the bussinuss could have done better. I would have to say that this is the most complicated meeting so far, but I have learned allot. I think that this was a good experience for me.

City Hall

to  begin the day was kind of hard when I was looking for a bank  that I didn’t know where it was.  So instead of going to the bank I went with a community officer.  I found  out a lot about  what they deal with on the day to day.  They are few people who doing their best to make sure that everyone  is safe at  any time. They  build trust with the community by showing that they can be civil  but when time need for a little  they are not intimidate. They help who  need protection   and those that are dangerous to themselves  and to other.  the last thing  would be  how they  fell about their jobs knowing that they are making  a different

From Brandon

Spacing

I am very sorry about the spacing in my last post!

Bee-Prentice Workshop

            Well, I just have to say how very rewarding yesterday was. I was able to get a good feel for what a business owner’s life is like. Cecilia and I went to Liberty Cleaners. We were able to see how the business was run, and the amount of time that goes into it.

            Ms. Finkel was our contact at Liberty Cleaners. She introduced us to the employees, and gave us a great explanation about what her job entails. I didn’t realize how many other extra jobs she has taken on. Besides owning the cleaners, she offers tuxedo renting, a laundry matt, and Seattle Sutton’s Healthy Eating.

           Cecilia and I were able to put the tags on the different clothes. We had a little trouble with it, but we got the hang of it, eventually. We also helped to put blankets from the hospital in the washing machines.

            Unfortunately, our time at Liberty Cleaners wasn’t long enough. I would have liked to stay longer. However, we did get a lot of great marketing ideas! I can’t wait to get started on our project, and I can’t wait for the next phase of the program.   

            If any of you need alterations, a tuxedo, or your clothes cleaned, go to Liberty Cleaners.

Short Job

Hello! Today’s workshop was so fun! I was not expecting to get a job for the morning! My job was at hallmark. When I got there I meet all of the employees. Everyone was so nice. My job was to greet the customers, help the customers, and make sure the store was tidy. It was fun except my feet were killing me because of my heels! The manager told me if I were ever looking for a job, to just stop by. It was such an experiment, in such a short amount of time. I just loved it! Well I am going to go take a nap, because my cousin had her baby last night so I was at the hospital all night so I only got 3 hours of sleep! I’m so tired! And tomorrow I’m going to the cubs game! Go cubs!

-Sabrina

city hall

So today we had a workshop and we all got a little job thing and i had to go to the Sheridan Health Care center. It was really fun talking to all these seniors and getting to know them better. At first i was a little confused on what i was supposed to do but i just went along with it and had a blast. I talked to many people and there are going to be some faces I am never going to forget. Hopefully i get a job because i really want to stay in this program!!

Today was awsome! At first I didn’t think much of it, but when it came down to it I really liked it! I learned a lot about Culver’s  history, the owners, the employees, basic things like how Culver’s came to be. Jesse, the soon to be owner, is very nice and he does a really good job keeping the place in order and in shape. Honestly, today I learned to appreciate Culver’s hard word.  I would say their hospitality is #1! The assignment sounds pretty simple, but there’s always a twist. I thought about working on my own, but since Lorena’s ideas are similar to mine we decided to work together.

March 3

So I didn’t know that yesterdays meeting was canceled and I showed up.Yea, ha ha ha..but it’s not funny=(..my friend Desi and I showed up all happy and excited when we realized the doors were locked. We waited and waited and waited until axactly 9:00. We finally just called one of our group members and she told us that since we had left early the day of the video we missed the announcement. So yea, Im embarassed but it’s ok!

The Banquet on Tuesday

The banquet in my oppinion went better than I had planned. I met allot of people. Although I ended up helping serve the food, I had a great time. I am looking forward to the next meeting.