Give a Helping Hand - Tommy & Rosy Episode 2

Discover a world of rewarding voluntary work

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introductionVolunteering is a great way to further a cause, support an organisation, and make a difference in your community. It is also an opportunity to meet new people and learn new skills. If you would like to help others by doing something other than giving money, consider lending your time and talents to organisations that need your help.

Consider how to volunteer. Do you want to help the world or your community? Do you want to build your own skills, make new friends, and learn? Do you love what you do? Do you want to share your talents with others or give something back to society? Examining these sort of questions can help you to choose the right direction for your voluntary work.

Choose an organisation that is meaningful to you. There are organisations doing all sorts of work; organisations exist for all sorts of

purposes, from the theater to sports, a hospital or an animal shelter. Volunteering could entail helping the elderly or supporting refugees. With voluntary work it is especially important that you choose something that you value.

Look for an organisation or activity in your area or community. One should probably start on a small scale especially if you already have commitments at home or are still young.

Find an organisation which carries out tasks that suit your skills and interests. Of course you can develop new skills and learn many things by volunteering, but your voluntary work can still be compatible with your interests and your personality. Do you like to work with people? With animals? With children? With numbers? Do you like to speak or write? If you’re an outgoing person you might not

have much fun behind a desk stuffing envelopes or filing papers. Others, by contrast, might find it uncomfortable to solicit funds door-to-door. Organisations need all sorts of skills. If you’re not sure what sort of work you like or dislike, a voluntary organisation may be a great opportunity to try different things.

The Malta Council for the Voluntary Sector may help you in finding the voluntary organisation for you. They have a whole list of enrolled organisations which may meet the interests of everyone, coming from various areas. The list of voluntary organisations will be published as a Voluntary Organisations Directory and can be accessed on their website www.maltacvs.com

Have fun! You will accomplish more if you love what you do, and chances are that your enthusiasm will infect others.

European Year of Volunteering 2011

Be quiet Tommy! I am watching that bird in the tree and you are going to

frighten it away!

What are you so fascinated with? Are you spying

on the neighbours again?

2011 is the European Year for Volunteering. Tommy and Rosy discover a world of rewarding voluntary work as part

and parcel of their daily lives.

Learn to Give a helpinG hand by observing and imitating the experiences that Tommy and Rosy share with you.

Time has flown by… Tommy & Rosy

are now older… they are taller and

trendier.

So, after lunch, who is going to wash and who is going to dry?

Alright then, no volunteers, then no ice cream!

After lunch, Tommy and Rosy walk

towards the village church hall, where

there is a charity sale going on.

Children, your mother tells me you will be helping us! Thank you, that is very good of you.

Looks like Mum has done it again,

volunteering us into some crazy

scheme!

No volunteers to clean the board? Tommy get this

board cleaned up!

Mum, what have you told Father Michael

we will be doing for him?

Just a bit of tidying up of the village playground. You will have fun and it won’t take long… an hour or two maybe… that’s all!

We don’t have time Mum! After all , what’s in it for us? Nothing! Just a waste of time.

You just have to give Father Michael

some help.

Rosy and Tommy complain that they cannot help Father

Michael because they already made plans with their friends.

The class teacher introduces and

welcomes Hilary to the class. She encourages

the students to help him settle in.

That’s the plan for my Saturday - picking up papers. Mum says it’s fun! Can you believe

that?!

The next morning, Rosy wakes up in a bad mood. Tommy is still in bed trying to extend his sleep.

Tommy and Rosy set off in opposite directions. Tommy is going to his

Grandpa’s house and Rosy has to run some errands for her mother.

Up, you lazy lot! Tommy, you have to

go help Nannu. Rosy, I want you to buy

me some vegetables. Let’s get going!

Grandpa explains to Tommy the harshness and ill-effects of the war. He continues to elaborate on the

violent and fearful experiences witnessed by the victims. However, he also describes the relief in the victims’ eyes when they were helped by the volunteers, who tried to

heal their wounded bodies and subdue their pain.

Tommy thought Grandpa was paid a lot of money. To the contrary, Grandpa explained that the Red Cross is

about caring and helping voluntarily.

Now who is going to get these boxes

moved?

Well… I think that would be

me!

Voluntary work gives you energy like you never knew you had! I miss that feeling.

Nannu! Is this you in this photo?

Where is this?

I was working as a Red Cross volunteer in

Africa!

I tell you Tommy, it is an experience I will

never, ever forget!

On the other side of the village Rosy is approaching Violet, the vegetable

vendor to place her order.

After helping his Grandpa, Tommy

heads off to football training.

The vegetable vendor makes

plans with Rosy so she attends one of her performances.

The Coach continues to explain that the love for the football game is shown through self-discipline and

respect for the team.

Mum has arranged with Father Michael

that we will…

Why the long face?

Sorry I am so late. I

had to help my Nannu move some

stuff.

Lack of punctuality is lack of responsibility.When I volunteered to

coach this team I made space for it in my life. I juggle between family, business and the team.

What a crazy day it was today. I had no idea about all those things Nannu did when he was younger. And the

Coach sent me home for being late - I did not even touch a ball today!

That’s got to be a first!

The hospital?

Tommy and Rosy start getting ready for bed. Surprisingly without

hesitation they both collaborate and clear their rooms.

Violet enters the hospital day room and the eager audience applaud her arrival. She starts singing and playing the music, whilst her audience clap

and laugh at her jokes.

The next day, Mum and Rosy together with Violet, walk to the

performance theatre since it is only a few meters away from the house. The hospital is

my theatre! This is where I perform.

The next day, Tommy and Rosy are heading back home. They are surprised by all the commotion in their home stretch. A fire has turned their childhood tree into

a beacon of flames. Tommy and Rosy are mesmerised at the courage of fireman Joe and the fire fighters.

Fireman Joe explains to Tommy that when he was

about seven, they had a bad fire break out in a bakery that was right next door to their house. Joe and his brother

were trapped by flames, but they were rescued just in

time. That day Fireman Joe decided that he wanted to be able to return the favour to others. He decided he

wanted to protect others as he had been protected. The day Fireman Joe turned 18,

he signed up as a fire fighting volunteer.

You have such an exciting job. I have always wanted to be a fireman. I

know this is the job for me!

This is not exactly my job. I am a fire fighting volunteer. My job is driving a breakdown truck.

The next morning Tommy and Rosy are out on the fringe of their village. They come across a woman who is trying to lead a very frightened

pony up the horse box loading ramp.

The horsewoman explains to Tommy

and Rosy that they are always on the lookout for

abandoned or abused animals. They capture dogs off the streets or negotiate with horse owners to allow them to adopt their animals so as to avoid them having

to be put to sleep. The horsewoman tells the children that even

though the pony is frail and nervous, in a few months

time she will be back to her good old self and eager to work with the children that

visit the stables.

A pleasure. Where are you

taking the pony?

This pony is headed to my holiday home for dogs and horses. I run an animal

rescue centre for dogs and horses.

Wow kids! You were a great help. Thanks for stepping up and giving

me a hand.

Hilary turns to his classmates and relates how a group of young physio volunteers, took it in turns to work with him in the gym and in the pool. He praises their help and dedication, as without their encouragement he would not be as strong as he is now.

Tommy and Rosy are in the playground talking energetically

with friends and relating the episode of the horse. The horse just settled

down. Our help worked. Such a good feeling! The horsewoman did not even ask us to help, we kind of… just did it!

Look guys, that lady does all of what she does as a volunteer. Nobody is paying her. Animals are expensive to look after, especially horses.

I think we should go and help her out once in a while.

What do you say guys?

If you are talking about the kind of volunteers that

helped me when I first started recovering, you will

be great at it!

Sounds like you are all in agreement for a

change!

On his laptop, Hilary shows his school mates some video clips of voluntary work performed by adults and children alike.

All of us can volunteer. We all can make a big difference

with a little extra effort.

So… that’s how volunteering

works!

It’s now your turn… Give a helping hand!Do something for somebody you don’t even

know and do it for free!

Key in “The Volunteer” and get started!

OUT TO VOLUNTEER!

Wash and dry the plates after dinner.

out to volunteer out to volunteer

Volunteering tip

Visit orphans in children’s homes, along with your

brothers, sisters and friends.

Volunteering tipAsk your guardians to help you cut out your

own door hanger — tell everyone that you’re

out to volunteer!

MAZEHelp the

volunteer find his/her person in need by finding

the samecolour star.

Help usget across

Help Rosy get across the large maze to reach Violet to go with her to cheer up the patients in hospital.

Rosy and Hilary are out to play basketball... but they can’t find the ball! Will you help them out by taking them across the maze?

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7.

LudoWho will reach home first?

PLAYER1

PLAYER2

Each player participating requires 1. having 4 same–coloured beads (alternatively, one can use old buttons). The maximum number of players is 6.

At the start of the game, each 2. player must place 2 (out of the 4) beads on each of the two start circles representing him/her.

Players take it in turns to throw 3. a dice. Each player starts the path to home, upon throwing a 6. The bead is then placed onto the starting square.

In each subsequent turn, the player 4. moves a bead forward as indicated by the dice. When a player throws a 6 s/he may introduce another bead or s/he may choose to move a bead already in play.

If a player gets a number on a 5. dice three times in a row it is counted as a foul and s/he loses his/her turn.

Once a bead has completed the 6. path to home, it is counted as a volunteer award.

The player must throw the exact 7. number to advance to the home circle.

The winner is the first player 8. to get all four beads onto the home circle.

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PLAYER5

PLAYER6

PLAYER2

PLAYER3

PLAYER4

PLAYER4

PLAYER5

PLAYER5

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PLAYER1

BulgariaSofia

Belgium

Brussels

Greece

Athens

LithuaniaVilniu

s

Spain

Madrid

Port

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Lisbo

n

Czech

RepublicPra

gue

Slove

nia

Ljub

ljana

SlovakiaBratislava

Netherlands

Amsterdam

Malta

Valletta

Cyprus

Nicosia

Ireland

Dublin

EuropeTommy and Rosy help you match the EU Member States to their respective capital cities and flags.

LuxembourgLuxembourg

With the help of an adult, bake some cookies and sell

them to friends – donate the money to the refugees.

Volunteering tip

Austria

Vienna

DenmarkCopenhagen

Esto

nia

Tallin

n

FinlandHelsinki

Germany

Berlin

Hunga

ryBuda

pest

Latvia

Riga

Poland

Warsaw

SwedenStockholm

Italy

Rome

France

Paris

United Kingdom

London

EuropeTommy and Rosy help you match the EU Member States to their respective capital cities and flags.

Help a neighbour or a relative to plant flowers or pick up debris in their backyard or garden.

RomaniaBucharest

Volunteering tip

Volunteers…Give a helping hand

R H K O M Z U C B T O L E S D

M Y U U O T T C D B V Y X U Q

Z G M P U E J D E G E F X T H

B O O T S C J K A B I U C C E

F B O F T L W B R C B R Q A R

W S M F A C T O T O E T R C V

H D Z O C B W R G F L H A Z W

G M S T H S R O E B T W E D Y

P V A Y E D D G K S O F U N H

L I T Q O L L L V D E N W U V

L U Y O B W O C A J S D E G E

I J E O A X Z H K Z V D E C J

B H M J S I S P N F O B T Z N

O K D S U N P E L V L T I A M

W Q M Y B T I E S O N X R R H

TAIL

BELT

BONE

BOOTSCACTUS

COWBOY

DESERT

DOGEYEBROWS

GUN

HAT

MOUSTACHE

NOSE

SUN

Be like us…

Join the dotted lines to discover who is hiding in the garden. When you’re done, colour it.

Be a volunteer...Join an organisation that helps endangered species.

Share your lunch with a school friend.

Volunteering tip

volunteers’ timetableTIME MONDAYS TUESDAYS WEDNESDAYS THURSDAYS FRIDAYS SATURDAYS SUNDAYS

TIME MONDAYS TUESDAYS WEDNESDAYS THURSDAYS FRIDAYS SATURDAYS SUNDAYS

SCHOOL HOURS

AFTER SCHOOL HOURS

Cut out your timetable.

Tommy u Rosy xtraw qoffa tadam minghand Violet. X’kulur hu t¯tadam? Tista’ taghtih il¯kulur?

HIN IT–TNEJN IT–TLIETA L–ERBGHA IL–HAMIS IL–GIMGHA

08:00

09:00

10:00

11:00

12:00

13:00

14:00

15:00

skeda tal¯iskola

Aqta’ din l¯iskeda.

Volunteering tips

Throughout the year, fill a jar with small

change. Right before Christmas, use the money to buy toys and donate them to an orphanage.

If a school mate does not have friends,

start including him/her during your chats with friends and play with them during recess.

Why not be a kind and lovable person to your community, to your friends and to people who need your help? A person who manifests goodness and selflessness is a guiding influence to society. Why not choose a day every week and perform one small act of service for someone…. You could be a blessing in someone’s life… your smile as well as your kind gesture might change the other person’s life. The ME FOR YOU DAY is put in action by selecting a good deed to do for someone, completing the task when they are not around, and leaving behind a handwritten note saying “Today is YOUR day – I am giving you my help and my friendship… I will protect you and guide you”.

me for you day

Testimonial Volunteering tip

This year I became a member of the Kids’ Club, with the intention of

becoming a volunteer in the initiative organised by the Żejtun Local Council,

in collaboration with Żejtun Home. This initiative was launched at Skola Sajf to

adopt an elderly and start helping him during my free time in the daily needs.

In summer I used to spend more than one hour a week with Anthony.

I learnt a lot from Anthony. At 99 he is still very active. He is involved in the

village feast committee and contributes to the Żejtun Home Magazine. During

our time together he enjoys himself relating stories of his memories during

the Second World War and what he used to do to earn a living. Despite the

age gap we found we have many hobbies in common. My experience with

Anthony is serving me to understand better how much the older generations

can continue to contribute to our society and that there should be more

communication between the older and younger generations because we do

learn quite a lot from their experiences.

I realised that young people like me can help in consolidating the

intergenerational solidarity so that old people like Anthony can have the

opportunity to contribute to our society. Everyone should volunteer! If I had to

volunteer again I would like to help again the elderly, sick people, and people

with disabilities.

Name: André Mifsud

Age: 11 years

School: Kulleġġ Missjunarju

ta’ San Pawl, ir-Rabat

Hobbies: reading; playing

billiards; cycling

Elderly: Anthony Bilocca

Organise a garage sale of all those old toys and things that Mum and Dad do not use

anymore - donate the proceedings to charity.

Volunteers make a world of difference! Can you match these qualities with someone you know?

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B C V K I Z V W P O U G B W U

D C Y I J V H K Z R I G B M O

O G L N Y T I R A H C E Z V X

D N E D W S A G G T C T O X K

H I G N I R E E T N U L O V B

J R L E E I Y R E A I X M S M

K A B S Z R Z L V L H P F Z O

Z C F S G O O D W I L L L F S

M G W K J V V S S H N K B E Z

S P H Y E C A B I P U G Q V H

B A G N I R A H S T S J D A L

O W E C K Y Z F Y G Y P D E R

K B T O H O S T S J A O E Q P

BENEVOLENCE

CHARITY

GOODWILL

PHILANTHROPY

VOLUNTEER

COMPASSION

VOLUNTEERING

SERVING

HELPING

GENEROSITY

CARING

GIVING

KINDNESS

SHARING

Word Search

Visit elderly citizens who live alone in nursing homes.

Volunteering tip

Esperjenza tal volontarjat

Sirt membru fil-Kids’ Club bil-ħsieb li nkun waħda mill-volontiera taħt l-inizjattiva li qiegħda

tiġi offruta mill-Kunsill Lokali taż-Żejtun flimkien maż-Żejtun Home, u li kienet imnedija din is-

sena waqt Skola Sajf. L-għan ewlieni ta’ din l-inizjattiva hija biex kull wieħed u waħda minna

t-tfal nadottaw anzjan jew anzjana u matul il-ħin li nqattgħu magħhom inkunu nistgħu noffru

l-għajnuna siewja tagħna.

Matul il-ġranet tas-sajf kont inqatta’ madwar sagħtejn kuljum ħdejn Helen. Matul il-ħin fil-

kumpanija ta’ Helen kont nisma’ rakkonti dwar xi ġrajjiet tagħha fil-passat, xi stejjer li ġraw

lill-familja tagħha, kif ukoll niddiskutu suġġetti li għandi fl-iskola. Il-volontarjat ma’ Helen

qiegħed iservini biex nifhem aktar kemm l-anzjani dejjem għandhom bżonna u l-għajnuna li

aħna noffrulhom isservi għal aktar inklużjoni tas-soċjetà.

Ninkoraġġixxi biex tfal u adolexxenti oħra jagħmlu l-istess bħali u jużaw ftit mill-ħin liberu

tagħhom għal xi tip ta’ volontarjat. Nixtieq li ’l quddiem inkun nista’ ngħin, bħala volontiera,

lil anzjani oħra bhal Helen, kif ukoll lit-tfal b’diżabilità. Nirrakkomanda biex din l-inizjattiva ma

tiqafx biss mas-sena Ewropea tal-Volontarjat imma għandha tibqa’ għaddejja wkoll matul is-

snin li ġejjin biex kulħadd ikollu ċans jagħti sehmu!

Isem: Sharone Micallef

Età: 11-il sena

Skola: Margaret Mortimer

Girls’ Junior Lyceum,

Sta Luċija

Passatempi: il-kant u ż-żfin, l-għawm,

u t-tpinġija

Anzjana: Helen Tonna

Crossword

Volunteering tip

Across2. Provision of help or relief to the poor.6. A gift given out of generosity.8. Some volunteers serve on an as-needed basis, such as in

response to a ___________.10. Voluntary services for Mater Dei Hospital.11. Tobeconsciousofthedifficultiesandhardshipsofsociety.12. Heritage Organisation.13. Volunteers are trained in different areas, such as education,

emergency rescue and ______________.14. Volunteering is an ____________ activity, intended to improve

human quality of life.16. According to the Eurobarometer (issued June 2011) survey,

in which areas do Europeans undertaken mostly voluntary work?

17. The practice of people working for a particular cause without payment for their time and services.

18. Deep awareness of the suffering of another coupled with the wish to relieve it.

Down1. An activity or institution, intended to promote human welfare.3. A non-governmental organisation where one can conduct

voluntary work related to drug and alcohol abuse.4. A person who performs or offers to perform work without

pay.5. The European Parliament has declared 2011 as the

________________ for Volunteering.7. They help young people participate in various forms of

voluntary activities, both within and outside the European Union.

9. This council acts as National Coordinating Body for the European Year of Volunteering 2011.

15. A non-governmental organisation where one can conduct voluntary work with animals.

Across: 2. CHARITY 6. BENEVOLENCE 8. NATURAL DISASTER 10. VOLSERV 11. SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS 12. DIN L-ART HELWA 13. MEDICINE 14. ALTRUISTIC 16. SPORTS CLUBS 17. VOLUNTEERING 18. COMPASSION.

Down: 1. PHILANTHROPY 3. INSPIRE 4. VOLUNTEER 5. YEAR FOR VOLUNTEERING 7. EUROPEAN VOLUNTARY SERVICE 9. MCVS 15. ISLAND SANCTUARY.

CROSSWORD ANSWERS

Hand-knit or buy caps, bibs, sleepers, pacifiers and

other baby items, which can be donated to low

income families and infants going out for adoption.

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