Having had a pretty hectic couple of weeks, with exams, final projects, getting grades up and volunteering, it's been a bit of a roller-coaster. I am glad to say, however, that as of Thursday, I will have done my Team V event and hopefully be able to concentrate on college work for the next few weeks. As much as I will be glad to have a break from organizing Team v stuff, I'm also going to miss it. The people I've met through it and the stories I've heard have been so inspirational and fun. When you are just thinking that it's impossible,
their inspiration gives you a boost.
Additionally, the great thing about volunteering with Team v is that you get to learn on the job, sometimes without even realizing it. Especially in the first campaign where, despite it being hard to do at times, I carried on and learnt from it for the second and third campaigns. If I will take anything from this experience, it's that there are some really inspirational and fun volunteers and you really can change the world, one campaign at a time.
Back onto the current campaign, Routes to Roots, I have my event on Thursday and hope to get lots of customers at the stall. Hopefully, two stalls on international issue in one week won't be too much for Darlington College Students. We had a stall on the EU yesterday. It got quite a good response so hopefully it will be the same for us. Plus, I would like to say a giant Team V Thank You to Darlington College for allowing me to hold events for all of my campaigns in Central Point. They have, at times, gone beyond the Call of Duty (you can tell I do Media, can't you? the awful puns on really popular video games).
Oh well. So, stories at the ready, display still to make. I think I'm almost ready. The only limitation of holding events in Darlington College is that only those who are staff or students are allowed on site, limiting who I can reach. Nevertheless, it should be a good day (it better be). On the other hand, this won't be my only achievement for volunteering (see below)
400 hours (almost)
Having been volunteering for at least 3 years now, I have reached 391 volunteering hours and despite Team v's early celebration, I am not quite to 400, however, aim to get there within the next week. I've been told that there is a qualification for those who reach 500 hours so I am hoping that I will get there soon. Nevertheless, I do it to enjoy myself and keep myself occupied. Not as a way to get recognized.
Overall, this coming week is going to be very busy, however, I'm still up for it and I will try to keep you up to date with my progress, both at college and in volunteering. I might be putting a counter on my blog to count up to the 500th hour, however, this is only so you can keep track of it. I hope you like the volunteering challenge and please shout out about the campaign. Team V \Out!
their inspiration gives you a boost.
Additionally, the great thing about volunteering with Team v is that you get to learn on the job, sometimes without even realizing it. Especially in the first campaign where, despite it being hard to do at times, I carried on and learnt from it for the second and third campaigns. If I will take anything from this experience, it's that there are some really inspirational and fun volunteers and you really can change the world, one campaign at a time.
Back onto the current campaign, Routes to Roots, I have my event on Thursday and hope to get lots of customers at the stall. Hopefully, two stalls on international issue in one week won't be too much for Darlington College Students. We had a stall on the EU yesterday. It got quite a good response so hopefully it will be the same for us. Plus, I would like to say a giant Team V Thank You to Darlington College for allowing me to hold events for all of my campaigns in Central Point. They have, at times, gone beyond the Call of Duty (you can tell I do Media, can't you? the awful puns on really popular video games).
Oh well. So, stories at the ready, display still to make. I think I'm almost ready. The only limitation of holding events in Darlington College is that only those who are staff or students are allowed on site, limiting who I can reach. Nevertheless, it should be a good day (it better be). On the other hand, this won't be my only achievement for volunteering (see below)
400 hours (almost)
Having been volunteering for at least 3 years now, I have reached 391 volunteering hours and despite Team v's early celebration, I am not quite to 400, however, aim to get there within the next week. I've been told that there is a qualification for those who reach 500 hours so I am hoping that I will get there soon. Nevertheless, I do it to enjoy myself and keep myself occupied. Not as a way to get recognized.
Overall, this coming week is going to be very busy, however, I'm still up for it and I will try to keep you up to date with my progress, both at college and in volunteering. I might be putting a counter on my blog to count up to the 500th hour, however, this is only so you can keep track of it. I hope you like the volunteering challenge and please shout out about the campaign. Team V \Out!
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