Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Decision, decision, decisions...

If you're like me, you don't usually talk, even in discussions, because you either don't feel that your opinion is important enough or you just don't have an opinion on a subject. Well, that's how I usually am, anyway. That's why today was like a nightmare. I had to not only give my opinion on a subject, but also discuss why I came to my decision.

Today, I volunteered to be on the grant distribution panel for the United Way. It sounded pretty simple, because I figured I could do enough math in my head to figure out a reasonable distribution for most of the people, but these companies and groups that really wanted money from the United Way. In fact, a ratio of amount asked to amount available was like almost 3:1. That, to me, just seems ridiculous. Why are there so many people asking for so much money, and why isn't there more money in the funds of the United Way to give away?! I guess I haven't really experience the real world, yet. Since I am stuck in the mindset that even if there is a lack of money, that it can easily be dealt with, I didn't expect this sort of event to occur. Still, I guess it's a good experience to learn about the distribution of money in a nonprofit.

Well, I'm tired and I have a lot of homework to do now. I'll just end this post here...

-Sam Rho

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