I volunteered at the 13th Annual Children's Expo created and organized by Body Sculpt of New York. As a volunteer, my registration and communication experience was very good.
I arrived at 9 am on Saturday as requested and received my name badge and wrist band. All seemed OK at that point. I had signed up for the full day as a volunteer from 9 am to 3pm.
Unfortunately, the rest of my experience was unrewarding. I was told to report to the Activities committee in the schoolyard which I did twice and found no one who was the "Activities committee" . When I returned and asked staff what I should do they told me to wait for my assignment. Which never really happened. After a little while,20 minutes, a volunteer manager told me that I would be needed to help with serving lunch and I should wait for the caterer to arrive. When the caterer arrived that same staff member said she would serve lunch and that I was not needed. I asked her if I could help her and she first said no and then said I could set up the plates and napkins which I did for the next hour. After that there was nothing for me to do. So I traveled from Brooklyn on Saturday morning expecting to be needed for a full day of volunteering and it didn't happen. To avoid this in the future, I hope that the volunteer assignments are better organized and more clearly communicated and followed up. Thank you.
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- EIN 11-2956621
- (718) 346-5852
- 1396 Flatbush Avenue Suite 5 Brooklyn NY 11210-1336 USA
- www.bodysculpt.org
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Causes: Sports
Mission: Promote children's health and fitness.
Programs: Put on 2 fitness exposition and several workshops throughout the year.