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It hasn't been long since I signed up to TIG, but I've already gotten so much out of it!

I had no idea how big this was until I really dove in with the reading materials I was sent and the site tour checklist. I'm part of a group at my school (called "Project Community Care" or PCC) that commits to a year of volunteering within the community and fund raising for a humanitarian trip to Jamaica, so I'm headed there in March.

That's why, when I was at the part of the site tour checklist where I got to search for members according to specifics like countries or interests etc..., I decided to search for members from Jamaica. The first person I added happened to be from the same city I'll be going to! Just like that. We started talking and it turns out he volunteers at the same boys home PCC will be going to.

The world is HUGE.
But with TIG,
it seems like such a small, small world.

Getting TIG kicked off in our community seemed really difficult at first, but now opportunities are jumping at us! We've already created a good list of networks, we've scheduled the "Change That Clicks" workshop for the March break, we've gotten in at some schools, we have a few workshops coming up, we'll have a booth up at the mall and movie theater soon, and today we had our very first workshop!

We did the "Guide to Action" workshop with a group of about 10 students who are part of a program called Young Leaders on Board. It went really well! The guide was very interesting and easy to follow, yet left a lot of room for discussion. The group was really responsive, I think the workshop led to a lot of critical thinking and hopefully it inspired them to take action.

AND, I must mention, I'm soooo pleased with the people I get to work with! Staci and Phil, the other Youth Engagement Coordinators here, both have so much to bring to the group: experience, skills, qualities, contacts... and though I haven't met them in person yet, Mai and Kimia have been great- both easy to talk to and always there to answer questions.

I'm really impressed and thrilled with my experience working with TIG so far. The next 5 months look very promising - I can't wait to get the word out! Press releases go out tomorrow :D

January 27, 2008 | 7:36 PM Comments  0 comments

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