REACH Social Blog

Written by Brandon Tran

I’ve been in REACH since my freshman year of high school and I’ve always enjoyed attending the events whether it would be a field day with friends or volunteering for the annual Lunar Parade Festival. However, as I’m in my last year with REACH I wanted to do something that would help out the organization and hopefully leave a tradition that will continue for years on. Thus, came the idea of hosting a social, as in the past I’ve attended multiple socials usually hosted by the Asian organizations of UCF (University of Central Florida) and I wanted to bring that to REACH as it would help raise money and as well as give opportunities for everyone to make new friends and have fun.Honestly at first, I was really nervous on how the social would turn out as it was my first time organizing a social, so I went to seek advice from some of the previous REACH officers and current officers of the UCF Asian Orgs. Eventually, I was able to schedule a date for our first REACH social with Ice & Bites on December 1st; Overall, I would say REACH’s first social was a success as we were able to raise around $50 and everyone who attended had a good time with boba tea and socializing with their friends! I’m glad that I was the first to have this opportunity of organizing a social for REACH especially in my last year before I head off to college and again, I hope this is something that will be able to continue on and help contribute to the future of REACH!