COMMUNITY/VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES
COMMUNITY/VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES
COMMUNITY & VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES: ARTS AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS
COMMUNITY & VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES: ARTS AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS
Where I Volunteered:
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Verve - A Community Arts Festival [December 2019]
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Very Special Arts (VSA) [May 2019]
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Pangdemonium [May 2019]
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Willing Hearts [July 2017]
Volunteered at Willing Hearts (2017)
Volunteered at one of Pangdemonium's Events (2019)
Volunteered for one of Very Special Arts' (VSA) Events
Volunteered and helped with food production at Willing Hearts (2017)
Volunteer Photos for Verve (2019)
What I Did:
What I Learnt:
Verve 2019 - A Community Arts Festival
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Held at Bukit Batok East Community Club
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Volunteered as both a Dance Performer & Programme Booth Tender
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Prepared a finale dance piece with my course-mates as part of the finale dance performance for the festival concert
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In-charge of tending to one of the programme booths for the festival: 'Shrink Plastic' with other volunteers
> Guided and interacted with members of the local community; including elderly, families with young children and youths
> Helped facilitate the shrink-art-making process for festival visitors
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Worked well with other festival volunteers to ensure that the entire festival operates smoothly
> Provided meaningful activity experiences for many members of the community
Very Special Arts (VSA) 2019
Pangdemonium (2019)
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Volunteered for VSA's 'Peter and The Wolf' show event
> This production involved the contributions and presence of children with disabilities
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Helped out at the event as an usher and tender for the 'Care Station'
> Responsible for keeping a lookout for any unwanted incidents or emergencies
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The show was able to run smoothly in the end
Willing Hearts (2017)
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Volunteered for Pangdemonium's 'This is What Happens to Pretty Girls' Production Event
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Volunteered as a show event usher
> Responsible for retrieving donations by distributing programme booklets to show audience members
> Helped to facilitate and direct the in-flow of audience crowds by guiding them towards their respective entrance doors to the theatre as well as the washrooms
> At the end of the show, I was also tasked to go around to encourage show audiences to fill up post production survey forms
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The show was able to run smoothly in the end
These volunteer experiences were a great booster for me to further discover and forge a deeper passion for wanting to impact and contribute to the local community. They made me realize my strengths as a people-centric individual, who loves to meet, interact, and connect with the people around me to give back to the society.
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Crowd Management
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Importance of effective communication and open-mindedness (Communication Skills - Both verbal & non-verbal)
> Importance of one's body language and its impact on the experiences of another individual
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How to adapt and stay flexible in looking out for the people around me
> The safety and security of festival/event visitors as well as other volunteers
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Community Interaction & Engagement Skills
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Interpersonal and Team-Building Skills
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Empathizing with the under-served and vulnerable
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Volunteered as a helper to contribute to their daily mass food production process
> To produce over 5000 meals on a daily basis to send them out to the needy and vulnerable in Singapore (elderly, children etc.)
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Was allocated to help out with the production of the food sauces which would then be served together with the meal packets
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The owner of Willing Hearts then expressed his sincere gratitude towards our help and contributions for their organizational cause
> As they always appreciate and welcome the help of compassionate volunteers