{"id":165,"date":"2016-06-07T18:59:44","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T18:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/englishthroughvolunteering\/?p=165"},"modified":"2016-06-07T21:44:18","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T21:44:18","slug":"making-difference-avery-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/englishthroughvolunteering\/2016\/06\/07\/making-difference-avery-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Making a difference at Avery Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

AVERY PARK<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

By : Wilson Christian Loga \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0From : Canada<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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By having the English through volunteering class , we had the chance to go to Avery Park for some volunteer work. <\/span><\/i>I had never heard about Avery Park before due to the fact that I was new to Corvallis and Oregon State University.\u00a0<\/span><\/i>I lent a hand to the people that were in charge of keeping Avery Park clean year-round and I was looking forward to being out there with my classmates so we could make a difference. In all honesty, I was a little bit nervous because I didn\u2019t know if I could get the job done perfectly. I enjoyed working in teams to make sure Avery Park stays clean when I left and I put smiles on people\u2019s faces. Those were my expectations. I didn\u2019t think about playing a specific role in my team. I went there to \u00a0accomplish the given tasks.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

My experience at Avery Park was pretty awesome. I filled the wheelbarrow with a lot of mulch and I was in a group of 6 along with my classmates. My role was to fill in empty spaces on the ground with mulch by using a small rake and doing that with finesse. I felt good about mulching because Steve\u00a0thoroughly\u00a0explained to us what we were\u00a0going to do. I thought I was the right person to do those tasks. I gained experience by doing the volunteer project because I helped by contributing to the flourishing of different type of roses that\u2019s going to take place later on this year. I learned a lot about myself. I can be somebody that can volunteer with a group of people to make a difference in the community. I never imagined myself doing that type of activity unless I was getting paid. I wasn\u2019t surprised about the volunteering experience because, even though it was my first time doing it, I\u2019ve seen people do that type of activity.<\/i><\/p>\n

The volunteering work was crucial so the roses could flourish later throughout the year. I\u2019d definitely want to be a volunteer again because I can work in teams to do something positive for the nature or for people in general.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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