Hello, everyone! While reading through all the various posts about you guys’ volunteering experiences, I am ashamed to admit that mine has not been as active. Due to my busy schedule, I chose the “long hours once a month” route. However, I still had a lot of fun and met amazing people, and I would love to share some of my experiences.

   I volunteer at Dunwoody Nature Center, a non-profit organization that LOVES nature and works to improve Dunwoody Park, educate children and adults, and motivate environmental awareness. Thus, I have witnessed how this amazing organization works to achieve these goals. First, this organization has some of the most amazing people I have ever met. My Program and Community Engagement Manager, Lisha Wedderburn, helped me get familiar with the work and feel comfortable in a foreign environment. She introduced me to everyone at the organization, and they welcomed me with open arms.

  Now, for the part that probably everyone wants to hear about the most- the volunteer part. At first, I was helping with the “aftermath” of a children’s activity or preparing for future activities. For example, I helped set up tables, fixed them, cleaned the areas, prepared different props for children, and so on. Furthermore, I was able to experience how the organization helps children learn more about nature- I was more of an observer here, but I still found it extremely fun! Unfortunately, whenever I chose to volunteer, it was raining cats and dogs (haha, I could not help myself), so everything had to be done from the inside. I communicated with Darcy Johnson, an extremely fun young lady, and she has taken me to learn and do more marketing projects. Everything she had planned could not be done due to rainy days (blah); however, hopefully, this upcoming week will be sunny so that I can be involved in as many marketing projects as possible! This non-profit organization is amazing for students that want to have fun while helping.

P.S.: I have included a picture from last week’s rainy day.