So, having been keeping an eye on the new Team v Leaders on Twitter, I realised that with their warm-up day, it is today that is a year since ours. So much has happened in that time. I have learnt so much about volunteering and keeping it balanced with college but also the campaigning skills that helped me with all three campaigns. It is fair to say that I probably deserve the hashtag #themadvolunteer , as I made up when I had so much on that I was panicking about how to balance it all out. On the other hand, although I have set myself challenges to get to so many hours or whatever, I have learnt, through Team v, how to manage that with college work.
It is, however, fair to say that I am glad I did it last year. Going onto a course worth 3 A-Levels this year is something that I have worked for over a few years but doing Team v on top of that would have just been bonkers. Thinking back to being in that room in London, us all not knowing each other and having just started a 9 month journey, we became like a Team v family. When I was struggling, they were support to get me through and I thank them for that. On the other hand, I never expected to reach the numbers of people we did and getting the opportunity to run campaigns that challenged even my viewpoint.
I can now say that I've done it and have progressed to working with the Cabinet Office on the Young Social Action Ambassadors Network. I have to say that being on a level 3, I am finding it harder to balance that but at the same time, I'm getting there. I'm now doing Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production (Journalism and Public Relations). Having got a Distinction Merit last year, I got on the course fairly easily.
On the other hand, this is where the hard work starts. I have a mad to do list that includes some volunteering stuff and some college stuff. To be fair, it's a bit chaotic but hopefully this year should be as successful as last year and look, I've still got the tube ticket from warm up day.
It is, however, fair to say that I am glad I did it last year. Going onto a course worth 3 A-Levels this year is something that I have worked for over a few years but doing Team v on top of that would have just been bonkers. Thinking back to being in that room in London, us all not knowing each other and having just started a 9 month journey, we became like a Team v family. When I was struggling, they were support to get me through and I thank them for that. On the other hand, I never expected to reach the numbers of people we did and getting the opportunity to run campaigns that challenged even my viewpoint.
I can now say that I've done it and have progressed to working with the Cabinet Office on the Young Social Action Ambassadors Network. I have to say that being on a level 3, I am finding it harder to balance that but at the same time, I'm getting there. I'm now doing Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production (Journalism and Public Relations). Having got a Distinction Merit last year, I got on the course fairly easily.
On the other hand, this is where the hard work starts. I have a mad to do list that includes some volunteering stuff and some college stuff. To be fair, it's a bit chaotic but hopefully this year should be as successful as last year and look, I've still got the tube ticket from warm up day.
So, for now, it's onwards and hopefully upwards. The latest volunteering news is that I have been asked to volunteer to write for Parade.com and still haven't done anything but will start when I have the time. To update you, my current volunteer hour count is 535 hours. On may way to six-hundred. Oh and Finally, a big shout out to my successor as Team v Leader for Darlington, Grace (graceeeeyx ) please follow
