Name of the Organization: My first day of volunteering was on July 30, 2016 at Hansen Dam Aquatic Center also known as lake view terrace. I have been to this aquatic center the last two summers and I find it very convenient, fun, and very family oriented place. I decided to contact them and ask if I can volunteer. Our call time was at 10am for new volunteers. Carrie was the volunteer coordinator who showed us the facility, explain the rules, and provided us numbers to call in case of emergencies and for anything else we needed. She also assigned us assignments and our areas of where we can help out. I did a few areas such as the ticket booth and then a few hours after, I did the entrance before the ticket booth to check for alcohol and weapons.
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Near the entrance, there is an office for security guards, the volunteers, the program coordinator, the lifeguards where they can eat, take their breaks, and also they have their first aid kits available and other medical supplies in case of emergencies. Social issues in the lives of the population: There are too many people that come in to this swimming park that we do not know how healthy and sanitize they are, but there is a wide spread of people from ages to as young as a 1 year old to 85 years of age that can and possibly get sick. Even if the water is filtered, there is still a mass of ways that people can get sick and can spread any type of bacteria and viruses. How does the organization communicate internally and with the larger community: The volunteers carry walkie-talkie. Some of the higher up coordinators carry cellphones and walkie-talkie as well. The security guards have cellphones. The lifeguard have a medium size megaphone that can really scare the swimmers a
Near the entrance, there is an office for security guards, the volunteers, the program coordinator, the lifeguards where they can eat, take their breaks, and also they have their first aid kits available and other medical supplies in case of emergencies. Social issues in the lives of the population: There are too many people that come in to this swimming park that we do not know how healthy and sanitize they are, but there is a wide spread of people from ages to as young as a 1 year old to 85 years of age that can and possibly get sick. Even if the water is filtered, there is still a mass of ways that people can get sick and can spread any type of bacteria and viruses. How does the organization communicate internally and with the larger community: The volunteers carry walkie-talkie. Some of the higher up coordinators carry cellphones and walkie-talkie as well. The security guards have cellphones. The lifeguard have a medium size megaphone that can really scare the swimmers a