Second October Post 2016

This past Saturday October 29, 2016, I volunteered for 3 hours at the Halloween on Lake Townsend Regatta. I helped set up the shelter where the participants eat breakfast and then after the regatta come back to eat dinner and have an auction where the money supports breast cancer. I got to learn a lot about boats because the lady in charge gave us a little tour and description of the boats people would be racing. There was one sailboat that was a mixture of a kayak, paddle boat, and sailboat. It was so cool and the man that was sailing it told us about all the special features it had. I did not get to stay for the races but I wish I did because I have never seen a regatta in person. Instead I hung up posters and set up the items for the auction. I got to talk to some of the participants and found out they come from different sailing clubs around NC. I had no idea there was such a large community for sailing in greensboro. A few summers ago I took a beginners sailing class at Lake Townsend and learned to sail a basic sunfish sailboat. It was a lot of fun. I am glad I had the opportunity to participate in this event because I want to join this sailboating community now.
Coincidentally, I met a girl that goes to Brooks Global and happens to be in the same class as my Brooks Buddy. I thought that was cool because when I go to visit my buddy I am bound to see her too. All in all, I feel like I practiced my IB character trait of an inquirer because I ask people a lot of questions about sailboats and I learned a lot. I hope I get the opportunity to participate in a regatta, if I do I definitely will.

1st October Post 2016

Yesterday, October 8th, Greensboro had the JDRF walk fundraiser for a cure for type 1 diabetes. With Grimsley's Key Club, I volunteered for the walk that lasted 3 hours from the time I got there to the time I left. It was much shorter than normal because it was raining the whole entire time so they shortened the length of the walk to just 2 miles instead of having the optional 3.8 mile walk too. As a volunteer I was assigned to be a person that helped guide people in the right direction and give encouragement. I had a lot of fun giving encouragement to all the people that walked by and many people were thankful for my encouragement as they walked in the cold rain. Others were focused on finishing I think and ignored me. Either way I enjoyed the experience and feel like I practiced the IB learner profile characteristic of caring. I felt like I showed empathy for the people walking in the rain respect to all those that were walking even if they ignored my encouragement. I sad to say this will probably be my last JDRF walk I will participate in Greensboro for a while because I plan on being away at college for the next few years. It is a bit sad for me to think about that because I grew up as a walker in the JDRF walk because I have 2 good friends with type 1 diabetes. 3 people in my elementary school, including one of my friends, had diabetes so it was a school event to an extent to walk in the JDRF walk.