Taking the first step is the hardest
The first step to volunteer is to contact the organisation(s) and confirm the volunteering schedule. In my action plan, I mentioned that I would be working with AWWA Family Services for all three volunteering sessions. However, Faith (the person I contacted from AWWA) informed me that there were no events lined up in December since the year 2017 was coming to an end. The last-minute news definitely came as a shock to me because this means I had no other secured avenues to volunteer. It was hard but thankfully, I had another organisation that I can potentially work with. Care Corner SAC (Toa Payoh) is an organisation that deals mainly with low-income elderly, so they serve a whole block of one-room rental flats. I contacted the in-charge, Ron Tan, and managed to secure events and/or ad-hoc voluntary work in late December and early January. In the afternoon on 29 December 2017, I was tasked to go down to Blk 5 Lorong 7 Toa Payoh for my very first voluntee...
