This day I was with the charity selling group. We tried our best to sell some goods to people passing by on the street, since it was a bit rainy in the morning, umbrellas was the item of choice for the day. The volunteers practiced a bit of Mandarin (none from the group ever learned Mandarin in the past) and used what they learned to bring in the customers and introduce themselves as international volunteers.
After a bit of work trying to attract the customers to buy the umbrellas, the volunteers were given handouts that informed the community that Eden will take use able goods that people no longer need/want and will use them to give to people in need. I thought it was an interesting activity because people passing by were able to meet some foreigners, which might not be a daily routine of theirs. Not only that but many people seemed a bit surprised that Eden takes such items to reuse.
The volunteers worked hard and tried their best, it was great to see them speaking in Mandarin, because they just picked up on words so quickly that very morning. They gave it their all and it looked like they were having a good time with the tasks that were given to them for the day.
Well until the next post!
Bye-bye!!
Written by Jasmin Nunez
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