Goal: It is to help and aid local people who cannot go to the hospital and get medical service
Impact: It will help me to communicate with local people and to manage or lead many people
Time: 2011 April and 2012 April
Supervisor: Mrs. Mariano
* Grade 11 - April, 2011
I worked one special part which is to help people in registration part. I could enhance me to open mind to local people who has different background. Actually, i felt littel scared to communicate with philippinos because sometimes they counldn't understand my language and they just said in other languges. It made me to have hard time to communicate or help local people. However, Medical Dental Mission was nice chance to me to know the way how to understand and help people. Again, as i worried before the language problem made me to have hard time to get my goal. Almost people who is coming Medical Dental Mission is Philippines people who doesn't know how to speak english. To overcome this problem, i learned some simple and easy philippine languages to explain the direction for people. Therefore, i think local people became friendly with me. They also tried to communicate with me by little english and smile. Specially, there was one little girl who wanted to ask me how to fill up the registration form. She kept looking at me and i tole her "What can i help u" in english. Then she smiled and came to me to ask. After finish her health checking, she came to me to say "Bye". Even if it was just short communication, my hart moved on. Actually, it was so hot to stand on the sun and help people whole day but I was really happy becuase i was able to help many local people by Medical Dental Mission.
Next day, i also attend Medical Dental Mission. I worked in dental area. I had assist dentist by cleaning tools. One of dentist told me how to clean scissors and tweezers. She said it is important work because if there is some virus, it would expand to other sickness. I heard local people have lots of cavities because they cannot go to see dentist openly. Doctor said it could be little expensive to the poors. I think even if thier sickness could be treated by easy checking, it is going to be bigger pain or ill. It is global problem that poor people cannot get minimum mecial care. I think the Medical Dental Mission could help people to get at least some medical care.
*Grade 12 - April 19, 2012 (Friday)
I am attending this service program since 3 years ago. I really got impressed by joining Medical Dental Mission because i realized local people really need this help. I was suprised by number of local people who came to Brent school to get Medical Dental Mission. It is around 1,000 people every year. Before, i had to follow the schdule what past officers gave me to wokr. However, this year Medical Dental Mission became little bit spcial to me. 2012 Medical Dental Mission changed me to become active. As Vice-president of community service club, i decide to take over all the schedule for volunteers and community service club members. I though making a schedule is not hard but i was wrong. I got almost 35 volunteers and 25 community service club members. Then, volunteers told me that they can offer certain times on April 21 (Sat). I had to divide them into different area and different time. When there was no people to work on some time, i had to find them to ask if they can expend thier available time. Also, there were some people who just wanted to work in one area that they chose. Specially, Some students wanted to work with thier friends so it made me to make the schedule hardly. I needed to consider all above factors to divide people. To manage almost 60 people was not easy like what i thought. However, i finished the schedule for Medical Dental Mission. I hope this my effort will help all of the people who will join the Medical Dental Mission on Saturday.
