My Nonprofit Reviews
AVickerson
Review for Hardy Girls Healthy Women Inc, Waterville, ME, USA
I have been involved with Hardy Girls Healthy Women since I was a junior at Colby College in 2005. Over the years, I have been able to facilitate girls groups at a local middle school, run two hockey clinics on Colby's Johnson Pond, be a facilitator at Girls ROCK! weekend, and more! I love being part of a group of committed leaders who want the best for girls and women. I enjoy watching the excellent programming that HGHW provides to their surrounding community. The mission of HGHW is to strengthen girls' self confidence, give them a critical eye towards the media, and expose them to careers and activities they might not have considered for themselves. I have seen girls look at me wide-eyed and say, "WOW! I didn't know I could do THAT!" I fully support all that HGHW is doing and will help them continue to thrive!
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Life-changing
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
Review for Ruths Reusable Resources, Portland, ME, USA
On my first day at Portland High, I walked into a room with a desk, two monitors and one tower, a keyboard but no mouse, and a desk outfitted with an empty tape dispenser, 7 rulers, 3 whiteboard erasers, and not a single whiteboard marker.
I was supposed to be leading a study skills program for 9th graders, called RESULTS, and I didn’t know how I’d manage.
As I was asking around for supplies, I was told we had a membership to Ruth’s Reusable Resources! That weekend, I spent two hours gathering all the supplies I’d need to furnish a working room: Pens and pencils, markers, tape, a stapler, maps to cover the bare walls, contact paper to label desks and create a faux-corkboard, whiteboard markers in TWO colors, folders, labels, paper trays, glue, scissors, study skills posters, and even a dictionary!
If I had used my own money for such an endeavor, I would be flat broke right now. With generous donations from organizations, I’m able to stock up on the materials my students and I need in order to stay on track.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
how prepared my kids are!
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Change the restrictions on items. I understand the need to share, and I also know that I won't take 17 black Sharpies if I don't need them.
How would you describe the help you got from this organization?
A lot
How likely are you to recommend this organization to a friend?
Definitely
How do you feel you were treated by this organization?
Very Well
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
