Unfortunately the lovely Nikki Day was not able to participate because work was insane and had no one to work! Nikki Day is a one woman machine! So they needed her. However, Nikki Day is the one that got me connected to this organization.
The Event was called Game on Against Cancer. This event was held by Thompson Cancer Survival Center. It's a night out for people to come and play all sorts of games, like Darts or blackjack. You get drinks and there was also an area to bid on auction items. I was one of the auction assistants and I got to help people bid on things, and I got a good view of the the games!
Some of the best Highlights of the night was one group of friends wanted to win a trip, however they were worried they were going to be outbid. I told them there was a "buy it now" option on some the trips and they were SO excited! They ended up buying it and then they kept thanking me the whole night! The other highlight was the fact that I had a great view of the Just Dance station! I was set up right in front and I got to see a whole bunch of people, who have never seen Just Dance before, play the game! There was a couple of older ladies who I got to talk to a lot during the night that were dancing at the table and have a good time, they wound't do the video game, but they had the most fun in the whole place!
I was a little nervous going to this event cause I wasn't quite sure what to expect. However, this is an event that I will probably help out with again next year!
I really do love Thompson Center because it holds a sweet place in my heart. My friend's mother was treated by them during her battle with cancer. My friend donates gloves and blankets every year on the anniversary of her mother's passing. She really has nothing but amazing things to say about the place. Seeing how well the event was run, and all of their talked to making it better in the coming years, really shows how much they care about the people they treat the the organization!
The other organization was one the I donated to. Newborns in Need is an organization that provides newborn essentials to babies that are premature, impoverished, or ill. The really cool thing about this organization is that all of the chapters are usually one person, or family, in a community that work with local hospitals and organizations to deliver this supplies. The donations are provided by locals and they get in contact with a person closest to their community to deliver and then the persons in charge of that chapter take the donations to the places that need it! The woman I talked to was very nice, and excited, about my donation. I was able to get a bulk box of wipes from Costco to her! The only down side was that she wasn't feeling well the day that I got to deliver, so I had to ring the bell and drop the stuff off on her porch. However, when I was getting out of her driveway she come out to the porch and waved as I was leaving. She was super apologetic on the phone about how she couldn't meet with me in person.
This is something that is great and I would do again! Supplies is always needed when babies are concerned so being able to help in even a little way really made happy!
The other event that I got to be apart of was the Weed Wrangle. This was in event that happened in multiple places in Knoxville at once. It was an event to help to get rid of invasive plants in local parks in the area. I was going to originally do it with Ijams Nature Center but there was one event closer to my house that I could get to much better! That location was Lakeshore Park.
We had a team of about eight people that didn't know each other very well, and we cleaned up a nice little portion of the park!
We all had a great time, although being attacked by the evil thorn bushes the whole time was not great! Thankfully, I was able to thwart those attacks off.
As of right now I am not sure if my one lonely volunteer opportunity is going to make with everything that is shutting down at the moment due to Covid-19 but I know more helping will probably be needed once it's all said and done.
Have a great month everyone!
If you would like more information on these organizations please follow the link below!
Thompson Cancer Survival Center: This link is to the donation page but it also lists the events they are doing to raise money and there is a volunteer link on the right hand side.
Newborns in Need:
Lakeshore Park:
Ijams Nature Center: This is a lovely group that I have worked with in the past. They one the ones that provided the information about the Weed Wrangle.
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