Things have been going great this week! With all the LUG & Event support applications processed, I’ve had an incredible amount of my time freed up to focus in on some of the items that I enjoy more. This week I started out by reaching out to the LEGO User Groups in the Vancouver, British Columbia area to gauge interest in helping out with a brand new LEGO Store opening up in the area over the coming months. When a new store opens our colleagues at Brand Retail reach out to me to see if we have any AFOLs in the area that might be interested in helping build models. Obviously, without a staff in place, there is no one available to build all the models that go into a new store. It’s actually a rather fun process and one that I was personally involved with a couple years ago when the Store in Austin, Texas opened.
I’ve been wrapping up final preparations for the US LEGO fan convention Brickworld: Chicago (look for my post next week on what to expect from LEGO at this one!) and have now transitioned focus on the next events taking place over the summer in North America. I’ve shipped out support packages to both the Brick Fiesta and Brickféte organizers this week. These packages comprise of LEGO products that can be used as raffle prizes, door and goody bag items, as well as charity auction pieces. We’ve also been in communication to iron out details on event sessions, set unveilings, special guests, etc.
So where has most of my time been going? Talking with fans! Sadly, with so many items on my to-do-list over the last couple of months there have been lots and lots of emails and voicemails that have been building up. I’ve had a great time catching up and getting back to what I enjoy most: speaking with the fans. I’ve had several wonderful conversations over the last couple of weeks in response to everything from guidance on forming a new LEGO User Group (LUGs) to initiating a new LEGO fan convention! Keeping in constant contact with the fans is critically important for me to be successful in my job, as well as accurately represent the community internally. I hope the increase in my outreach and efforts have been felt in my areas. 
Alright back to work, I’ve got a handful of meetings tomorrow. One is to brief me on proper procedure when entering a “construction zone.” The Enfield office is going through a massive expansion and as such my warehouse of community support inventory is right in the belly of the beast. They even gave me a hard hat… awesome.
