Blog 21: Mentorship

Literal

• On right side of blog
• Priceless Pet Rescue, Chino Hills
• Lisa Anderson-(951)532-2241

Interpretive

• The most important thing that I have gained from this is the experience itself. I was able to volunteer my time with dogs rescued from high kill shelters or surrenders. I was able to meet many new people I would have never met regularly. I was able to help a photographer take photos of some of the dogs. Most importantly I was able to be part of the Fundraising Committee for Priceless Pets Rescue. In these meetings I was able to see all the effort, planning, and communication it took to raise funds for the organization. It was also really cool to see Priceless Pets Rescue do some of the tips that I had been researching on. 

Applied

• What I have done has helped me answer my EQ because I became much more involved with the organization. I have had first hand experiences volunteering at fundraising events and joining the fundraising committee is one of my answers. Without actually volunteering at Priceless Pets Rescue, everything would be completely different and the EQ would have no meaning to me. 

Bog 11: Mentorship 10 Hours

1. I am doing my mentorship  at Priceless Pets Rescue located in Chino Hills.
2. My contact is Barbara. She is in charge of the fundraising that occurs at Priceless Pets.
3. I have done a total of 10 hours and 5 minutes.
4. In my 10 hours of service I have walked dogs around the park, played with the dogs, cleaned there kennels, changed their water, help organizing all the towels and blankets they have. I have also worked at an event by running two booths. One was "guess the number of bones in the jar" and the other was intended for little kids to play games and get candy from it.

New Place to Volunteer/New Topic!

     So I have decided to change my topic from nonprofit organization to (drum roll please)... dog care! During the summer I volunteered at a nonprofit that focused on environmental issues and feeding/taking care of there animal sanctuary. It was a great place, but my passion is really more towards animals specifically dogs. During the summer my cousin told me she was about to apply to volunteer at a no kill animal rescue in Chino Hills(15 mins away from Ipoly called "Priceless Pet Rescue") but hesitated when she saw the question "How confident do you feel talking to people?". Coming from Ipoly were you are forced to talk to people, I thought about applying there but stopped because I thought it was to late to change topics.

    It wasn't until last Thursday that I decided to submit my application and sure enough the next morning they said yes. Its kind of different because there is no specific schedule and you apply for days you want online as long as there are still spots open (which I thought was way better).

     So on Wednesday I went for the very first time and depending on how it would go determined if I would change my topic or not. It obviously went very well since I am changing my topic. It was a great experience volunteering my time with the animals and am looking forward to continue to volunteer there.  

Walking Sasquatch for the first time (not sure why she is called that)

Summer Mentorship Component

Literal:  

1. (Know) Using google doc (drive) link a log of specific hours and a description of your duties 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlsQ_pTXQZUydHlPbEJOZC1VUTBMLUJXbkVmaDc3bGc#gid=0


2. What is the contact name & number of where you volunteered?  
Gary C. Mitchell 
(323)350-0873  

3. (Need to know) What questions were raised because of the 10 hours of experience?  List them.     
No questions arose.

Interpretive

4. What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why?
The most important thing I gained from this experience was that one should not be afraid to try something new. All this time I had avoided going to volunteer there because I did not want to do something new. Now I realize that, if it had been something bigger and more important I would have completely missed out on it. 

Applied
 
5. How did what you did help you choose a topic?  Please explain.
What I did helped me choose a topic because I realized it's something I wouldn't mind doing all year long. Something I think is very important when deciding what to focus on all senior year. Otherwise you're stuck with a topic you're not interested in. 
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