UNICEF's volunteering events are always such a fun experience. At our last event, my friends and I agreed that of all the service clubs we've been a part of in high school and college, this one has done the most in terms of providing a diverse array of volunteer events and done a great job in putting them together. Honestly, I've enjoyed volunteering with UNICEF more than with any other club; over the year, we've helped out at so many different places and events, and they've all been really great experiences. Last semester, the Genesis Children's Theater was the first place where we worked, and at the end of the semester, I had the chance to volunteer at two places: the Trains at Northpark, and the Love for Kids Annual Fair in Flower Mound.
The Trains exhibit volunteering was fun because for one, I had always been curious about the trains exhibit, and as a volunteer I was able to see the entire thing for free, and secondly, the kids who came to see the exhibit with their families were absolutely adorable. It's been a recurring theme that all of UNICEF's volunteer events have had something to do with children (which I guess is fitting, considering the mission of the actual organization itself), and I've personally loved that because I love children, and I've gotten to interact with kids of all different ages and backgrounds at each of the different events I've volunteered at.
The final volunteer event of the semester was the Love for Kids fair. It was in Flower Mound, which is pretty close to where I live, so I was excited to volunteer there. Since it was so close to my house, I was actually surprised that I'd never heard of this event before, especially since it's an annual event. That's another thing I really admire about UNICEF- they do such a great job of finding all these volunteer opportunities that I never would have discovered just on my own. I would say that this event was probably my favorite of the entire semester; not only because the fair itself was great, with tons of different booths, music, food, and (of course) kids, but also because the table I was managing was filled with books that we were to give to the kids. My job at the fair was basically to share with these kids the importance of reading, and allow them to pick any book from the table and take it home with them. I loved doing this, because a lot of the books on the table were actually books that I had read and loved as a child; all I wanted to do was stand there and look at them all day long. It was pretty funny, actually, because we had to split up among several different tables and everyone unanimously decided to keep me at the books table because it was obvious to them how much I wanted to be there. What can I say? I've been a bookworm all my life. I wanted desperately to share the magic of these books with all the kids who came by.
The Trains exhibit volunteering was fun because for one, I had always been curious about the trains exhibit, and as a volunteer I was able to see the entire thing for free, and secondly, the kids who came to see the exhibit with their families were absolutely adorable. It's been a recurring theme that all of UNICEF's volunteer events have had something to do with children (which I guess is fitting, considering the mission of the actual organization itself), and I've personally loved that because I love children, and I've gotten to interact with kids of all different ages and backgrounds at each of the different events I've volunteered at.
The final volunteer event of the semester was the Love for Kids fair. It was in Flower Mound, which is pretty close to where I live, so I was excited to volunteer there. Since it was so close to my house, I was actually surprised that I'd never heard of this event before, especially since it's an annual event. That's another thing I really admire about UNICEF- they do such a great job of finding all these volunteer opportunities that I never would have discovered just on my own. I would say that this event was probably my favorite of the entire semester; not only because the fair itself was great, with tons of different booths, music, food, and (of course) kids, but also because the table I was managing was filled with books that we were to give to the kids. My job at the fair was basically to share with these kids the importance of reading, and allow them to pick any book from the table and take it home with them. I loved doing this, because a lot of the books on the table were actually books that I had read and loved as a child; all I wanted to do was stand there and look at them all day long. It was pretty funny, actually, because we had to split up among several different tables and everyone unanimously decided to keep me at the books table because it was obvious to them how much I wanted to be there. What can I say? I've been a bookworm all my life. I wanted desperately to share the magic of these books with all the kids who came by.
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