[Community-service] question for everyone

Tue Feb 25 04:06:03 UTC 2014

Ashley,

Thank you for the encouragement and advice. I have been reading about all of the things you and others on the list are doing, and it gives me more confidence that I can be successful with this, and with  other types of service I plan to give.  

Kara

From: Community-service [mailto:community-service-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ashley Bramlett
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 7:32 PM
To: Community Service Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Community-service] question for everyone

Kara,

That is quite a task to undertake.

I never supervised kids when in church stuff, but I did do missions work; for instance, I went to bethany  center to serve food.

I have trouble as well knowing a large group of voices. I suggest asking the girls to do a few things to help you out. I would think most would comply especially if it’s a church group because I’m assuming parents raised them to be respectful to all; you know the golden rule found in Mark and matthew.

Have activities planned you can follow; the auditory kind. I’m not sure what the camp does. But if you have flexibility in planning, pick ones more structured so you don’t have girls running everywhere. For instance, circle games come to mind.

Also board games can be adapted for you to play along.

Ask the girls to state their names when speaking to you. Walk around to supervise them. If leading them from a cabin or dorm, or whereever they stay, do a count ahead of time so as not to leave anyone. This can be calling names verbally and they respond with saying “here” or  “present”.

I did tutoring of kids and listened to them read during college.

As to knowing if girls need help, walk around and listen for signs of hesitancy; you can also ask them something like, “how are things over here? Do you have any questions?”

I hope you can contribute more. In large crowded activities, I also miss cues  that allert me to what needs to be done, so I miss out on helping as no one will tell me to assist them if I ask.

Good luck!

Ashley

From: Kara Campbell <mailto:kara64 at comcast.net>  

Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 12:31 PM

To: community-service at nfbnet.org <mailto:community-service at nfbnet.org>  

Subject: [Community-service] question for everyone

Hi everyone,

My name is Kara, and I just found about about this group a couple of months ago. I am excited to become involved.  I am a youth leader in my church. One of my responsibilities is to help plan and then to go to girls’ camp with about 35 girls.  I have done this in the past, but, I am looking for ideas as to how I can make this a better experience. In the past, the actual camp has been very stressful for me, mostly because I don’t feel like I am as effective as I could be. I spend most of my time just figuring out who is who and trying to find places where I can help. I miss cues that could alert me to trouble or a girl who needs a little extra help.     Has anyone been in this type of situation? Any ideas?

Thanks

Kara

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