Timeline, Working Protocols, Personal Purpose, and Milestones of Success

Timeline:
Day 1
Contacted public elementary schools by email to see which ones were interested in getting garden boxes.
Day 2
Received emails from several schools who were interested. Began to think about how to make the garden boxes, what to include. Possible collaboration ideas.
Day 3
Organized a meeting with West Portal Public Elementary School for the next work day with Amy Mack.
Day 4
Visited West Portal Elementary School to see how they used their garden to educate the youngsters and how big their garden was. We also talked to Amy Mack about what they needed.
Day 5
We decided to keep in touch with them because of feasibility issues - we didn't think we would have time to start a garden at a different school, we thought it would be better to enlarge the garden at West Portal. We kept in contact with Amy Mack and got information on what they wanted in their garden. Made a blog.
Day 6
Continued to work on blog, began to draw up plans on how to make the garden box - dimensions, materials, where we were planning to build it.
Day 7
Called Lumber companies to see how much the materials would be, completed application for budget.
Day 8
Call lumber companies, calculate prices. Work on Blog.
Day 9
Finish budget planning, finally decide where to buy lumber, seeds, etc.
Day 10
Get Budget, buy lumber, obtain seeds and stuffs.
Day 11
Start building boxes
Day 12
continue making boxes
Day 13
Finish the boxes, start moving them to West Portal Elementary school
Day 14
Install all the boxes
Day 15
Plan presentation
Day 16
Presentations
Day 17
Presentations

Working Protocols:
In our group, one of the main guidelines that has worked is that we split up all of the work evenly, and everyone finishes their share. We have found that when everyone does their part and puts in the effort to complete their work, our project moves forward and we use our time better in class. When we divide the work, we usually give people work that they want to do, which compels them to do their work well. The main thing that we would like to change in our working protocols is to communicate better when one of our group mates is not in class. Keeping everyone up to date on what is going on is key to having this project be successful. We have not been doing this that well, and if we improve on this, our project will end up being better.

Personal Purpose:
Dario: Design of boxes, blog updates, assembly of boxes, buying supplies
Danny: Public relations, assembly of boxes, ad clicking, buying supplies
Elizabeth: Blog updates, transportation, assembly of boxes, buying supplies
Caroline: Design of boxes, assembly of boxes, buying supplies, budget management

Milestones of Success:
For our group, we believe that we will have achieved success if we finish the garden boxes and install them at West Portal Elementary School. We want to makes a definite difference in our community, and by completing this project, we will have done that. We are taking this project step by step, and we are only doing one thing at a time, but we are still looking that the future and our overall timing for the rest of the semester. We need to stick to the schedule above to achieve success in this project.