When told of my plan to volunteer one weekend in March, most people who know me expressed a mix of surprise and disbelief given how eternally busy I am. But it was one of those times the greater good outweighed the sacrifice.
So I was off on a road trip on a prematurely warm day to the Cape to lend a hand at Geek Girl Camp 2011. Once I drove past the cranberry bogs and over the canal, there I was. There is something I enjoy about being in beach towns in the off season. The pace is much less frantic.
The first order of business was meeting the other volunteers, getting a tour of the campus and getting the 500 gift bags all stuffed. We formed an assembly line that made quick work of the task. Once we were done and I had my nametag and tshirt in hand it was time for dinner.
The next day it was controlled chaos. I got to my spot on the helpdesk and ran to the registration area to grab a campus map. When I got outside, the line of people waiting to register was already long an hour before the conference started. It was great to see. I popped in to the keynote address and then was back at my post.
I was handling social media (Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook) and iPhone questions with my partner. We talked to so many people from event planners, personal assistants, recruiters, artists, writers, small business owners and many more. I was amazed at how many LinkedIn questions I got and was glad I had brushed up before I went to the conference.
It was such a great event to be involved in and it was wonderful to meet and help so many people. I was exhausted at the end of the day but it was well worth it!
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