I volunteered at a walk for the organization "A Safe Place" which helps children or adults who have been abused, and gives them a place to stay. Before I went, I wasn't sure what kind of work I would be doing, but I knew I was going to support the cause, and donate $50 to the organization. The walk was held at Independence Grove. I went there 1st semester when I volunteered at the "Making Strides" walk for breast cancer. It's a great environment with a lot of open spaces. I worked with mostly adults in the beginning who were teachers that my mom works with from her school, and that is how I found out about this opportunity. They were all very generous, and happy that I came out to help them with the walk. When I got there I help set up the area by blowing up the balloons, and once the runners started coming I worked the food stand for a little, handing out fruit. Once the walk/run had started I was assigned an area in the middle of the walk, to direct the runners to the finish line. It really meant a lot to me to help A Safe Place because I personally know a few people who have been abused before. It surprised me the amount of people who came out to support this cause. I didn't think there was going to be as many people as there was. The entire day was about 5 hours, which seems like a lot but it flew by.
A Safe Place
Independence Grove, Libertyville, IL
8A.M.-12P.M. 5/4/13
Person in charge: Kate Stephan-Cothell
kcothell@asafeplaceforhelp.org
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