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Thursday May 04, 2006

My charity

The Charity for which I volunteer, Love Music Hate Racism, are a charity who work to promote good community race relations and to campaign against and make people aware of the threat of fascist organisations such as the BNP. I often contribute to organised events such as gigs, carnivals and help to leaflet my local area and have been doing so since for around a year.

I kind of fell into volunterring really - I first became involved with Love Music Hate Racism when I heard that an artist who I am a fan of was performing in Trafalgar square as part of the yearly May Day rally in Trafalgar square. I, and a small group of friends decided we would attend and phoned up for more information but instead ended up offering our services for the day! We spent the day running around helping to set up, selling t-shirts and badges, handing out information and talking to the public and whatever else needed to be done! It was an incredibly rewarding experience and we have continued to help ever since.

I really get a lot of out what I do. My volunteering experience has given me a lot of opportunities, career wise – (It has given me contacts with quite a few people I may work with in the future) and has allowed me to do things I didn't think I would accomplish - all while helping a good cause. I've gained life skills, my confidence has increased greatly and I've met one of my idols as well as lots of other lovely people. I have a lot of fun as well as having something to put on my C.V for future employers to look at. I hope reading this blog will encourage you to find something you could do which would give you a similarly gratifying experience.

I plan to continue working for Love Music Hate Racism for as long as I can am currently looking forward to my second May Day Rally in Trafalgar square this Saturday.

Posted by Carolynn ( 11:59 AM )
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