Reference no: EM133649898 , Length: Words Count:400

Assignment:

Activity Options:

• Volunteer with a local volunteer organization (e.g. Red Cross, city volunteer group, hospital, Salvation Army, United Way, animal shelter, food pantry, etc.).
• Attend a local VOAD meeting.
• Attend a Local Emergency Planning Committee meeting.
• Attend a Skywarn training/meeting session; available seasonally.
• Attend a local amateur (ham) radio club meeting.
• Have another idea? Email the instructor for approval in advance.

Provide the following information for EACH activity in which you participate.

• Meeting attended or Volunteer Organization
• Date
• Time (Start and Finish times)
• Name of Volunteer Supervisor or Meeting Chair

Write a minimum of 200 words for each hour you volunteered.

For example, if you volunteer 2 hours for the local food pantry and attended a 2-hour VOAD meeting, you will submit two 400 word reports.

One report for each activity.

Volunteer Experience Report Questions

• What were your volunteer duties/accomplishments?
• What type of volunteer were you, unskilled or professional?
• Did you receive any training?
• Did you feel valued?
• What observations did you see both good and bad?
• How did you deal with the problems you encountered?
• How do your volunteer hours benefit the organization and augment the services they would be able to provide otherwise?
• What actions could the organization take to improve their volunteer program?
• What did the organization do well?

Volunteer and Response Agency Meetings

• Provide an overview of agenda items discussed.
• Identify how Observations/Problems/Recommendations are discussed.
• What is the role of this organization in disaster response?
• What types of agencies were represented at the meeting?
• If you were a Volunteer Coordinator, would regular participation in this meeting be a good use of your time? why or why not?