The end of the semester is coming to a close soon. I hope everyone has been having a fantastic time at their placements and if you're already at the last league of it, keep pushing forward and strive for excellence!
Previously in my last post, I talked about the development of a Kid's Camp The Global Good Foundation was holding at the end of April in Kwinana. I'm back to give you an update of how it went. The camp is catered to children who have been affected by all degrees of domestic violence. Throughout the 4 days at camp, the kids had a schedule of full on fun activities, from building towers with marsh mellows and spaghetti to face painting to talent night and tug of war, the values implemented in these activities were of benefit to the kids. It taught them to build confidence and trust in themselves and others, to be able to engage in team work and to understand that speaking out is a vital point in breaking the cycle of domestic violence. Accompanying the campers and staff members were the television crew from The Project on Channel 10 who filmed the campers during the course of the camp. They had come to do a short segment on the organization, the ongoing camp and to interview the founder of the organization, Tenille Bentley and my supervisor Tanya Dupagne.
I attended the last morning of the camp which was the 21st April, a Saturday. I was amazed to see by how energetic the kids were that morning and how there were so many parents who had taken their time off to spend time at the camps with their children. It was so much fun getting the opportunity to finally interact with the children and their parents. What scared me the most was realizing that these children never behaved the part of how a survivor of such a trauma would. They were free spirited kids who were caught up with the simplistic idea of having fun just like how all kids are. Being around them made me feel like I was a kid again, the innocent perspective was heartwarming. I know it is rather silly of me to think as such, but it gave me deeper insight and helped me comprehend that this was one of the reasons why domestic violence was such a frightful topic and all the efforts I had put into my work was for a good cause. If these kids were out on the streets, you would never get the impression that something was going on behind closed doors.
Being an intern at The Global Good Foundation thus far has been rewarding, I have learnt so much about PR and at the same time, picked up on several other lessons about life. The PR perspective has stretched across from being a technician to a practitioner. It is truly a pity that my internship is coming to a close so soon.
At the end of it all, my supervisor had me put some quotes in a document filled with pictures as momentos for the camp participants and staff members and I am currently working on editing a video for the camp.
Please watch the television segment of the camp segment if you can :)
Until next time!
Denise Danielle Lee
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Bentley Campus
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