Last week I joined the volunteer group of Tartu lastekaitsepäev, which is an event on the 1st of June, in which about 5000 pupils participate each year. I have participated in organizing different events for Lille Maja youth centre for many years already. This is my second year helping with the lastekaitsepäev. I have also known the head organizer for years and knew that the organizing team would be very friendly, so I didn't hesitate to join this year again.
There were many teams of different volunteers. For example the program team, design team and project team. I knew that I would be hopeless at for example design and chose to join the sponsor team. This is a team that reaches out to companies asking for various sponsorships. I hadn't done that before and thought that reaching out to companies would we a valuable skill to develop. I know that I would hate to call people and talk to them "live", but I would quite like to send emails. This way I can develop my formal communication skills, but also avoid the anxiety of phone calls.
There were many teams of different volunteers. For example the program team, design team and project team. I knew that I would be hopeless at for example design and chose to join the sponsor team. This is a team that reaches out to companies asking for various sponsorships. I hadn't done that before and thought that reaching out to companies would we a valuable skill to develop. I know that I would hate to call people and talk to them "live", but I would quite like to send emails. This way I can develop my formal communication skills, but also avoid the anxiety of phone calls.
