A 10-year-old volunteer who attended The Indian Sun’s media training on 19 July at Officer Gurudwaa was inspired to write her own story. As part of our initiative to give young community members a space to share their experiences and ideas, we’re proud to publish Jazlyn’s piece below—a heartfelt account of how she turned compassion into action.
I really care about helping others, so I organised a School Holiday Program and a Fundraiser to support World Vision and help make a difference for people in need.
One day, I was just sitting and thinking about how lucky my family and I are. We have money to buy things like food, clothes, and other things we like. Then I started thinking about people who can’t afford those things, and it made my heart feel heavy.
So I thought, what can I do to help World Vision? That’s when I got the idea to run a School Holiday Program at Siri Guru Nanak Darbar Gurudwara in Officer on the 18th of July. I created a group with two of my friends: Arayna, who is 12 years old and in Grade 7, and Saachi, who is 10 years old and in Grade 5. I called them and asked if they would like to help volunteer—they all said YES!
My mum and dad helped me get started and supported us in hosting the event and fundraiser.
We made many art and craft items and sold them on the 20th of July at Siri Guru Nanak Darbar Gurudwara in Officer. It was hard because we only had one day between the School Holiday Program and the Fundraiser to make all our items. Although the time frame was short, our group was able to push through and complete everything in time.
The outcome of the School Holiday Program was brilliant! All the kids and parents were so happy, and many parents even asked us to run another event like this again.
The Fundraiser was also a great success. Everyone who bought our handmade items was super happy about our cause, creativity, and effort.
My mum (Rinks), my dad (Harpreet), Arayna, Saachi, and I (Jazlyn) worked day and night to make this event and fundraiser a success—and we did it together!
Jazlyn is 10 years old and a Year 4 student of Lakeside College Pakenham
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