My video includes an interview, a skit and some portions of the video are facts that relate to interview. The skit was chosen because it gave our video something that wasn’t just straight facts. We chose to put the facts in the video because they related to the topics that our interview person brung up. We did not choose this topic it was given to us.

In the group I found the person to interview made contact with her. I set up the interview. I helped design questions and the order in which we asked them. I also helped to gather some facts. I contributed well to my group. I could have done better with communication with my group members. The thing that really made proud about this project is how it came full circle. We asked questions that we could relate back to our lives. The best thing about the PSA was how it was relatable. So many things go into public health, such as, race, identity, geography, politics and sociology.

My experience with election volunteering was for the most part a positive one. I did encounter a few resistant participants, but my group and I made the day fun and original.

I volunteered in West Philadelphia around the Drexel campus area. There were not a lot of people out voting at the time. However, the people that did come out to vote were supportive of what we were doing. When we needed to ask people questions most of them stopped and were willing to answer them. There were five questions total, but they were worded in a difficult way. Often times we found ourselves rephrasing the question for people to understand. I believe next time in order to make this more successful the questions should be worded simpler. They should be worded differently for people that do not have a very extensive background in politics.

Another thing that may have made this experience better is going at a later time. I think it should be at a later time because a lot of people are at work at the time that we were out there which was 9AM to 1PM. This may help get a better poll outcome on the survey.

Being involved in Election Day in Philadelphia was an original experience. My group and I encountered a variety of people. Some that were willing to speak to us and some that were not. The ones were not willing to speak to us mainly had to go to work or something else important. The ones that did speak to us were pleasant people to encounter. One guy, in particular, gave us a lot of things to think about as far as our next time coming out. He told us that we should get involved in this process earlier than election day. I do agree with him. We were taught extensively about politics, but more hands on work would be good.

Overall, this experience was an enlightening. I will be going out to vote the first year I am eligible to. Also, since Election Day I have urged the adults in my life to get out and vote!

Below are some sample ballots and a group photo: