Being a Volunteer

Loving this photo. natural enough! :)) You smile, I smile.

Last weekend was a meaningful one. Continuous volunteering for charity event. There is a important point of volunteering, which is what you hope to gain throughout the event. Such as gain experience, learn some knowledge, help the underprivileged child and adults or merely spending your weekend?

As usual like most of the youngster, surfing facebook and saw a post by Heap Hope Angel, searching for volunteer for Ice Cream 4 U (IC4U) Charity Concert. After asking 2 of my friends, we were so excited to register for it. During the Saturday, we all try to reach on time at 2pm as they request. We reached around 2.15pm after our lunch and thought of we were late. When we arrive at 15th floor Kenanga Wholesales City Mall, the committee just asked us to sit aside to wait. After half and hour, we were kinda impatient and went down to the mall to shop around. After another half to 45 minutes, we rushed back as we scare they had started the job. But, they ask us to sit aside again. and we waited for few more hours for briefing, and ask us to wait for dinner and ask us to wait for standby. HELLO, from 2pm wait until 7pm. Do you think we were really as free as you think? We were willingly to help out as we thought of you may lack of staffs or helpers. Kinda disappointed towards this event. As an event student, i really hope to gain so experience or learn something. As a volunteer, i really hope to help some underprivileged people and not wasting my time sitting there with my phone. However, after ushering guest to their seats, we went back without wait till the end. I just hope they can really understand out situation. 

What i gained from this charity concert was knowing new friends and gained from their cons. 

On the Sunday, i had promised Danny to help out for Special needs adults and child's drawing contest. The theme was Rainbow In My Heart which hold at Segi University College, Kota Damansara. It was a nice experience there as i would appreciate my life more. Some of them were active and friendly. Somehow i salute them. Some of them can really concentrate well and drew a nice picture. I had helped them to sharpen their color pencils and fulfill their needs. A good experience.

 

Meaningful weekend :))