Friday, June 12, 2009

Pondering the Breadth

Yesterday, YI did something that I was surprised at and thought was an excellent choice. For Lifeline (15-18 yr olds) we had interviews for the Summer Schemes (kind of like summer school without the education). Let me explain. Summer Schemes is a time when YI will host activities that last all day long for young kids in the neighborhood. We use 15-18 year olds to volunteer and help run it as we, YI staff, are in charge of programming. It is a really intense time of year and I am really looking forward to it. But yesterday, we held volunteer interviews.

This was a really good activity and one that I think other youth organizations should implement more often. It is given the young people a change to develop skills they will need in the future, while boosting their confidence too. They get feedback as to how they did during their interview, are put through pretty stressful waiting, and are not guaranteed a spot. All of this is made to feel as life like as possible.

I really liked the way it work and hopefully, the way it turns out. Today we have a volunteers dinner for all the volunteers from the past year, recognizing their efforts and work. Tomorrow, we have a men's breakfast, all day long football (soccer) tournament followed by... another dinner! I love dinner! So yeah, tomorrow should be an all day long event... 9 AM to 9 PM. Dang... too bad I don't get paid... lol.

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