Pechar Week 8

This week our group members visited Macies Place during our class period. It was a beneficial visit for all of us. For some, it was our first time really touring the place or meeting the owner. The owner is Suzanne and she was very helpful. She was optimistic, positive energy and very selfless. We got the chance to interview her and gather more information on how she started the organization and why she did. We learned that she sacrifices over 60 hours a week for Macies Place and the importance of helping less fortunate people in our local community. She shared a lot of stories on her regular customers and personal experiences. Elise captured B-Roll and footage of the outside of the store while we worked with Suzanne on interview questions and conversed with customers and their personal experiences. We learned a lot of valuable information we can use and all got to see how Macies Place has such an impact on the local community. I think the process of our interactive project is on track and will be successful. Everyone is putting in equal efforts and meeting up when we can. If not everyone can meet up, we have all been good with contributing by doing something else on our own time. Everyone has done such a great job and I can’t wait to see how our project continues.