Bowling for Details

I am currently an event coordinator intern with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ozarks. I am helping plan Big Brothers Big Sister’s 27^th annual Bowl For Kids’ Sake that will take place over several weekends in March. Bowl For Kids’ Sake is a bowling event where community members and local professionals come together to raise money for the kids of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ozarks. Last year Bowl For Kids’ Sake has more than 1,000 participants and raised over $120,000.

 If you do not have an internship yet, I strongly encourage all students and young professionals to get one. You can learn so much from working with a professional and by being around them on a daily basis. So far I have better learned how to go about promoting an event through the media and social media, improved my phone and interpersonal skills, and learned how truly important every detail of an event is.

The main thing that I will be taking away from Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ozarks is how extremely important details truly are. Double and triple checking everything you do is key to the success of an event. Additionally, if your details are not exact it could be the difference from client re-hiring you or dropping you, which in some cases could ruin your reputation in the professional world. For example, I am currently working a lot with multiple spread sheets and cold calling and if the two do not have the same information on it, it could mean the difference for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ozarks getting a sponsorship or donation or not. No matter what professional path you chose to go down, details will be there and you better make sure that they are right or it could be disastrous.

Sara Ryan is a senior graduating in May from Missouri State University with a major in Public Relations and a minor in Business. Sara has interned with the Discovery Center of Springfield and Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ozarks. She is currently a member of Public Relations Student Society of America, Lambda Pi Eta Communication Honors Fraternity and Delta Zeta Sorority. Sara is from St. Louis, Missouri.