Volunteering in "Kaziukas" fair

On March 7th, me and my four classmates volunteered in the "Kaziukas" fair, or "Kaziuko mugė". This is a traditional Lithuanian fair lasting three days and taking place in the beginning of spring in Vilnius centre. I love this fair myself as it is very colourful, vibrant, and always full of action.  Therefore, this year I decided to join the action myself and see the event from the inside.

We volunteered on Saturday (7 March) from 11:00 to 15:00. Our responsibilities were to ensure order  in a large tent that stood in town hall square, also to help prepare the place (carrying stools, tables, stands etc.), take the rubbish, also provide people with information about the fair.

The activity required adaptive skills as we needed to adapt in a new situation quickly and give information about the fair (for example, I helped a lady find out about parking around the fair) also it was unexpected since at first we thought we would help in tastings of traditional food but it turned out that this activity was not going to happen so our expectations, responsibilities and plans changesd immediately and we did totally different things. In addition, there was a physical difficulty in this activity as it was cold and we spent about four hours outside. The volunteering in "Kaziukas" fair required a lot of collaboration and communication, as well as flexibility. It was an interesting and valuable activity.

P.S. 4 CAS hours

Below you can see our volunteering team and the fair: