Lately something that has been on my mind has been the fact that there seems to be a lack of interest in volunteering across the board. Not that it is a lack of interest in volunteering per se but there is a noticeable lack of people helping out in their community. There is a lot of great organizations out there that do a very broad spectrum of activities. There is bound to be something out there for everyone. I've done everything from work at a pet kennel, to art shows, to music concerts, to the circus. There is a lot of them.
As I've mentioned, there seems to be a general degrading of the volunteer army that are partaking in helping out their community for a cause or any cause. I just wish I knew what I could do to help draw people into some of these great organizations. If there are ANY questions about any organization that I volunteer for...just ask. I've got all the organizations that I participate in on my other page here. Anything that I can do, let me know. I know that I'm not perfect by any means but I will sure as hell try. This whole volunteering this is something that I LOVE doing and being a part of stuff and being there to be of assistance. I want as many people to enjoy some of the things that I experience as well.
I want to do more and I need more folks to help out as well. I don't want to have to drag people out kicking and screaming. People just need to use a few hours helping out there community. Bring the kids, bring the family. Organizations will gladly take all the help they can get.
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011
It's been a busy June... Part 1
I've been taking summer classes this summer. One of the classes met three days a week for three hours for 5 weeks. It was a public relations visual communications class. Interesting, dense, and moved quick. Think I learned a lot about analyzing visual communications and got some insight of the historical perspective of it all. It's done now.
Still have five weeks of learning about Oracle Database management. Meets up one day a week for four and a half hours. Not bad but it can be a long day.
As for the weekends it started with the Wine, Dine, and Jazz on June 10, 11, and 12. Did a lot for them. Started on the 10th with setting up canopies for some of the food vendors. There was a lot of sand bag moving but it paid off. Got to explore one of the basements one of the old buildings that are in Belleville, IL, it was a dark musty basement. Part of the reason I like volunteering is the chance to explore things you wouldn't normally see on a day to day basis. Also help sort sponsor ads to prepare the folks the next day to set up.
The second day (11th), I got water into coolers. I also got to be the parking assistant for the bands. The bands had to park and unload their equipment somewhere and I was the guy that help them out getting their stuff out near the stage. Got to hang out backstage and pass water up to the bands.
When that portion was done I got to help sell some wine tokens. Got to feed the people handling people but I also got to sell a few tokens to the crowds. Also rearranged some of the wine glasses that were being sold. After the festivities I helped move stuff inside for the night like the wine glasses and papers.
After all of that was done some of us got to hang out and get a few beers while we waited for the storms to roll in. The winds were pretty bad. Some of the canopies were thrown pretty far. Helped out with some of the storm cleanup in preparation for the workers that were going to hang out that morning and reset all the canopies and umbrellas that were knocked over.
On the 12th, the city and Mayor Eckert had some of his city teams out resetting all of the tables and canopies. I helped pull the wine glasses, event papers, more sponsor ads, and more water. Reset some of the sponsor ads. Went back to parking and band assistant. Got to sample some of the awesome bbq and wines. After the event shut down we tore down all of the canopies and moved buckets and sand back to the trailers. Moved picnic tables. Helped tear down the stage and move some of the band equipment.
The following morning me and a few others put the last of the umbrellas, buckets, stands, tables, ads, and poles back into the trailers. We moved water to its final resting place for the next event. We loaded all of the leftover glasses into vehicles for storage elsewhere. I moved event art into the Art On The Square Building. Basically cleaned up after the event.
Overall it was a pretty neat event. The Wine, Dine, and Jazz event and Art On The Square Events were both very neat events.
Still have five weeks of learning about Oracle Database management. Meets up one day a week for four and a half hours. Not bad but it can be a long day.
As for the weekends it started with the Wine, Dine, and Jazz on June 10, 11, and 12. Did a lot for them. Started on the 10th with setting up canopies for some of the food vendors. There was a lot of sand bag moving but it paid off. Got to explore one of the basements one of the old buildings that are in Belleville, IL, it was a dark musty basement. Part of the reason I like volunteering is the chance to explore things you wouldn't normally see on a day to day basis. Also help sort sponsor ads to prepare the folks the next day to set up.
The second day (11th), I got water into coolers. I also got to be the parking assistant for the bands. The bands had to park and unload their equipment somewhere and I was the guy that help them out getting their stuff out near the stage. Got to hang out backstage and pass water up to the bands.
When that portion was done I got to help sell some wine tokens. Got to feed the people handling people but I also got to sell a few tokens to the crowds. Also rearranged some of the wine glasses that were being sold. After the festivities I helped move stuff inside for the night like the wine glasses and papers.
After all of that was done some of us got to hang out and get a few beers while we waited for the storms to roll in. The winds were pretty bad. Some of the canopies were thrown pretty far. Helped out with some of the storm cleanup in preparation for the workers that were going to hang out that morning and reset all the canopies and umbrellas that were knocked over.
On the 12th, the city and Mayor Eckert had some of his city teams out resetting all of the tables and canopies. I helped pull the wine glasses, event papers, more sponsor ads, and more water. Reset some of the sponsor ads. Went back to parking and band assistant. Got to sample some of the awesome bbq and wines. After the event shut down we tore down all of the canopies and moved buckets and sand back to the trailers. Moved picnic tables. Helped tear down the stage and move some of the band equipment.
The following morning me and a few others put the last of the umbrellas, buckets, stands, tables, ads, and poles back into the trailers. We moved water to its final resting place for the next event. We loaded all of the leftover glasses into vehicles for storage elsewhere. I moved event art into the Art On The Square Building. Basically cleaned up after the event.
Overall it was a pretty neat event. The Wine, Dine, and Jazz event and Art On The Square Events were both very neat events.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Art On The Square May 13-15, 2011
Helped out with this years Art In The Square in Belleville, IL. It was an interesting experience. Worked at the event three of the four days. The 12th, 13th, and 14th. The 12 was a Thursday and I helped set up canopies with windbreakers. Moved sandbags to weight them down, Set up flags for sponsor tents.
On the 13th, I moved more sandbags to weight down umbrella stands and umbrellas. Rearranged a few canopies and set up a few of the smaller stages. I also got to vote in the High School Art Fair that was being held at the event.
The last day of the event on the 14th we tore down all of the canopies, removed the covers, and loaded poles into trailers. We put the covers into the abandoned Meridith home to dry out.
Only bad part about the weekend was that it was raining and was cold. All of the artists and volunteers stuck it out. The event still hit it's target amount for the event.
Sound pretty dull but it is the nut shell of what I did at the event. I thought it was interesting. Got to work on several teams that hauled butt to get all of this done in the span of several hours.
On the 13th, I moved more sandbags to weight down umbrella stands and umbrellas. Rearranged a few canopies and set up a few of the smaller stages. I also got to vote in the High School Art Fair that was being held at the event.
The last day of the event on the 14th we tore down all of the canopies, removed the covers, and loaded poles into trailers. We put the covers into the abandoned Meridith home to dry out.
Only bad part about the weekend was that it was raining and was cold. All of the artists and volunteers stuck it out. The event still hit it's target amount for the event.
Sound pretty dull but it is the nut shell of what I did at the event. I thought it was interesting. Got to work on several teams that hauled butt to get all of this done in the span of several hours.
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