async def METHOD_NAME(self, period):
    await self.load_sync_committee(period)
    validators = await self.get_validators_for_sync_committee_period(period)
    # get stats about the current period
    stats = await self.db.sync_committee_stats.find_one({"period": period})
    perc = len(validators) / 512
    description = f"_Rocket Pool Participation:_ {len(validators)}/512 ({perc:.2%})\n"
    start_timestamp = BEACON_START_DATE + (stats['start_epoch'] * BEACON_EPOCH_LENGTH)
    description += f"_Start:_ Epoch {stats['start_epoch']} <t:{start_timestamp}> (<t:{start_timestamp}:R>)\n"
    end_timestamp = BEACON_START_DATE + (stats['end_epoch'] * BEACON_EPOCH_LENGTH)
    description += f"_End:_ Epoch {stats['end_epoch']} <t:{end_timestamp}> (<t:{end_timestamp}:R>)\n"
    # validators (called minipools here)
    # sort validators
    validators.sort(key=lambda x: x['validator'])
    description += f"_Minipools:_ `{', '.join(str(v['validator']) for v in validators)}`\n"
    # node operators
    # gather count per
    node_operators = {}
    for v in validators:
        if v['node_operator'] not in node_operators:
            node_operators[v['node_operator']] = 0
        node_operators[v['node_operator']] += 1
    # sort by count
    node_operators = sorted(node_operators.items(), key=lambda x: x[1], reverse=True)
    description += "_Node Operators:_ "
    description += ", ".join([f"{count}x {el_explorer_url(node_operator)}" for node_operator, count in
                              node_operators])
    return description