Jenny's School Club

We work for charity fundraising!

Acts of kindness~

The left one is me.

I chose the Sunlight Volunteer Club from our school for my Education and Career Planning, this club was organized by the Grade 12 students and it had 3 years history. The volunteer Club helps people in need; it also has some events or activities with social charity organizations which have reached the standard. I have volunteered at the Sunlight Volunteer Club between the dates of September 1st, 2008 and January 1st, 2009 for 11 hours.

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I totally spent 10 hours volunteering at the Nanjing Blind School, and it is a good memory for me. My job was accompanying and playing games with the blind children, but I had to pay attention to look after their safe and emotion as they were lonely and quiet. However, they were kinder and purer than common people. Sometimes I had an insight into their emotion heart to heart, and the communion with them was not difficult. I thought they were expecting to chat with people and they also had the positive attitude to face this world. They are same as us, but the only difference is they use heart to see this world.

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In addition, I had joined the activity of the Red Cross once. This is charity event and I wore the red jacket as a volunteer, and my friends and I raised the wind from passersby. “Contribute a little love, please! Thank you!” was our slogan. When passersby passed us, we would say our slogan, sometimes some people ignored us but we never gave up. We kept our fervor and bona fides, and we hoped that it could let passersby to care it. During this charity fundraising, I had insight into strangers’ emotions from their words and deeds. I learned some skills which have communions with people and keep a good attitude. When I was tired or worried, I tried to keep a balance and calm down.

I had got an unforgettable experience since I went to the Nanjing Blind School. I met a boy whom was my first friend soon at here. Once he and I played at the garden in the end of the summer, I saw a butterfly flying close to us.

I told him “Don’t move, the butterfly is close to you.”

He said “Butterfly? What is look like? Is it beautiful?”

I said “Yeah, it is nice and it can bring hopes to the sky!”

He raised his hands forward to sky and said “I want to catch butterfly! Help me, please!”

I sighed and said “It has flown into the sky, we can’t catch. Butterfly is disappearing…”

Jenny's Physical Activity

Recently, I have an increasing number of times to do extracurricular activities for improving my personal health and developing my habit. It is a good chance for me to enjoy sports and it also is a good time to rest without a doubt. I have done a plenty of physical activities since October 10th, 2008. I spent 11 hours taking place for it. Riding, swimming and hiking are my favorite sports and they can decrease my pressure from school and rest my weary body.

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I usually ride my bike to school with my friends when the weather is nice. Sometimes I have to give it up because of the rainy day or traffic jam. My home is far from the school so I need to spend at least half an hour cycling commonly. In my opinion, riding is a very healthy and easy sport which doesn’t need you to have high skills and good physical qualities. I have ridden since I was 5 year old and nobody has taught me to ride in my memory. Riding is also a relaxed sport for me because tramping pedals can exercise my leg muscles and pedaling cans my whole body’s ligaments and tendons. When I was pedaling, I would like to chew gum. Chewing can relax my body and mind; I didn’t feel tired at all. Keep my passions on my bike!In addition, riding teaches me a lot. Controlling halter is just like controlling life, crossroads in my life is still waiting my decision.

Swimming is also my favorite sport. I always go to the swimming pool with my father. During holiday, I persisted in swimming because I felt satisfied and proud of myself when I can do better after my efforts. However, I am not a swimming gift, I also had some problems at the beginning: I was afraid of water. I felt helpless and precarious when I learned it. Sometimes, you want to success, you must overcome difficulties. I am proud because I have overcome metal pressure and myself after my endeavors and unremitting training. If I can’t achieve my goal successfully, don’t lose heart at any failure, but try again. I should have enough patience to analyze the cause of my defeat and how to practice following. I love this game and I enjoy this studying and exercising. I think swimming can improve the vital capacity and help blood circulation and it is very helpful to my physical well-being. I also can get energy and relax in this way without a doubt.

We know if I want to be successful, I must commit many efforts and sweat in practicing and having patience to try. I also need to ask elders or coaches moderately as soon as I meet any problems. Do sports is not only good for me to practice my body, but also good for me to temper my willpower. If you need to work out, don’t wait and procrastinate you schedule about exercising. Sometimes, walking up and down the stairs would beat any exercise machine.

My Volunteer work

My partners and I were tried after working~

Mr. Harris and me at the new PE office~

My friends with me neaten the PE equipments!

Recently, I did some works as a volunteer for my Community Involvement. From last year to 2009 January 9, I helped my teachers Mr. Harris and Mr. Wu with my friends after school. I spent 11.5 hours working totally and I have the log and photos to prove and remember that. In my opinion, it is a good chance for me to practice and improve my ability in different ways. Let me show you my volunteer experience from the society. Enjoy it ...

I spent 8.5 cleaning, organizing and planning our new PE office for Mr. Harris who is Grade 10 PE teacher. My partners and I put all the PE equipments out of the room first, this is a huge project because it is so difficult for girls to take these weightily equipments, including badmintons, hockey, chesses and others. After that, we swept and mop the floor, wiped the windows and tables. Then, we needed to place all the PE equipments in the correct spots again, we improved our work speed at this time because we got some skills how to decide works to everyone and cooperate. Not only we organize this office, but also we have to make everything neat. We did the great job on time, and our achievement belongs to everyone whom contributed time and energy to be a volunteer. I learn the cooperation is based on the team spirit, communion and intellection with partners.

The next project is helping Mr. Wu to make the nets for puck because it is difficult to buy in China. I spent extra hours helping him weave the nets with other two girls. My job was holding the nets, guiding and managing my partners. The second girl controlled a special needle which is made of the metal for knitting, the third girl held the string which threaded the needle. Knitting a net is more complicated than knitting a sweater because knitting nets need there people to work together, it doesn’t your own work. I should do talk with my partners and think about which part belongs to me or her, and we need to supervise and urge each other. If we had taken made any mistake, we might have knitted again. It doesn’t only need me to de practical, but also need me to be careful whenever I work. Little by little, knitting teaches me a lot in my life and studies. It teaches me the attitude how to face a problem, it is important for me to calm down.

I learn about the most importance of a volunteer is honest, ardor and hardworking, but first you like this job what you are doing, and keep the passion and attention whenever you work. In addition, the most importance of a group is cooperation and solidarity, which means we should work heart to heart without bias. Undoubtedly, it is fair and advantageous for everyone. Communion, cooperation, practice and keeping a good attitude are skills required to work effectively and safely, we succeed as individual and collaborative workers.

On the other hand, it has given me a space to improve my own ability and developed my communion with others; volunteer also let me into society little by little because it is different from what we study at school. I enjoy it, did you?

I hope I have more chances and times to be a member of some charity organization at next time.I can do better.