2. Summer 2016
toSpring 2017
Title Date What I did
Place des Arts
Summer Fun Camps –
Volunteer
Place des Art / Summer
2016 / 55 hours (10 days,
5.5 hours each)
I directed children (ranging from
ages 5-12) in an orderly and
relaxed fashion. It taught me
about dealing with things in a
calm way and how to lead others
that may need additional
guidance.
Place des Arts Winter
Festival –
Volunteer
Poirier Community Centre
/ Winter 2016 / 6 hours
Helped young children (Under 7
years old) with craft projects.
Taught me how to be a better
teacher and how to
communicate with younger kids.
NDP Phone Canvassing
- Volunteer
NDP Port Moody –
Coquitlam Office / April 6
2017 / 3 hours
I made professional phone calls
and learnt better communication
skills and how to interact with
others on the spot. This
experience taught me valuable
skills necessary to holding
engaging conversations with
others.
3. Why these
services are
done
They benefit the community
They bring a diverse group of people together
They teach the volunteers/workers AND the people using their
services
Let you maximize your skills and also help develop weaker ones
Give people opportunities
… to gain volunteer hours (I kid)
4. Skills required
Responsibility – for all of these tasks you are putting a large group
of people in your hand
Maturity – same as the above.These tasks are serious and require
a certain amount of maturity.
Communication – you need to be able to interact. However, these
experiences will also help you develop your communicatory skills!
Open mind – you need to be welcoming and open to whatever
may come your way
5. Skills I gained
BETTER communication!
Ability to direct and lead
Quick thinking
Respectfulness
Optimism
6. My
participation
For all of my volunteer experiences, I found all of them blended
together and I ended up using the same skills – just in different
contexts. Communication was the most major aspect of my
volunteer experiences. For my two Place des Art experiences, I
directed children and had to be a responsible guidance figure for
them. In my NDP volunteer experience, I had to communicate with
others via phone and come across as mature and friendly.
7. Proof of
service
As of right now, I only have proof of completing the Place des Arts
summer camps. As it is well past the 10 hour mark, I hope it is
sufficient enough.
