On December 5, the International Volunteer Day, the Poltava Regional Universal Scientific Library named after I.P. Kotliarevskyi hosted an online fair “Volunteering as a lifestyle” at the initiative and with the full assistance of the information center “Window to America”. During the meeting, partakers discussed the main cases of volunteering and charity, shared personal stories and promoted volunteering among modern students of the town and Poltava region.
Student youth of professional and higher education institutions, representatives of public organizations, activists, and all concerned Poltava residents willingly joined the active discussion of the important role of volunteering, organizing affordable moral, psychological, financial assistance to all who need it, the participation of public associations in the socio-economic life of the city. The online meeting was dedicated to the fruitful exchange of experience between representatives of volunteer organizations – information center “Window to America”, which operates at the Poltava Regional Universal Scientific Library named after I.P. Kotliarevskyi, “American Studio” of Vinnytsia Regional Universal Scientific Library, Poltava “Volunteer community”.
The National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic” as a leading higher education institution in the region, in which students’ self-government and enterprising youth pay much attention to volunteering and charitable activities, was represented by the head of the detachment “Polytechnic volunteers” , a student of group 201-NZ of Educational and Research Institute of Oil and Gas, Mariia Zaitseva. The speaker told about the successful experience of volunteering, participation of Polytechnic volunteers in national and local social initiatives and charity events, fruitful cooperation with other volunteers and public activists of Poltava.
It should be recalled that this year “Polytechnic volunteers” was awarded for its active citizenship, charity and support of youth initiatives, in the summer; “Polytechnic volunteers” presented a holiday to the pupils of the Sofiia Rusova Lyceum, and later became volunteers and participants in the annual large-scale half marathon of “Nova Poshta”.
According to Mariia Zaitseva, head of the detachment “Polytechnic volunteers” of the National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic”, online format of the meeting did not prevent the discussion of successful experiences, presentation of own achievements and adoption of best practices by participants from different parts of the country. Partakers considered examples of social and environmental volunteering, charity, and discussed a joint strategy for the next year – 2022.
“Presenting the activities of our team “Polytechnic volunteers” at the online fair, I was extremely anxious, as I wanted to talk about literally everything we do, what we plan, what we live for. A lot has already been done, but we are not going to stop there, because we must not forget even for a moment about those who really need our help, support, friendly warm words, some consolation. We are proud of our involvement in the noble cause of volunteering! We are ready to continue working for the benefit of the city’s residents! We wish you inspiration, vitality and inexhaustible energy!” – added volunteer student Mariia Zaitseva.
Recently, students of Poltava Polytechnic handed over gifts to patients of the pediatric hematology oncology department, and future translators exchanged experiences of volunteering with Erasmus+ program participants.
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