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MOLLY
PALMER
For this Caring
Student Helping Victims is PAR for the Course
by Laura Ross
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MOLLY PALMER |
Molly
Palmer is a senior at the College of Charleston, majoring in Media
Communications. In her Human Sexuality class this
semester, Molly became interested in Charleston 's People Against Rape
(PAR), which
is a trained volunteer group. In the class,
students are required to participate in a volunteer activity from a
list given by their professor. Molly decided on PAR
because it is “more hands on and involved than any of the other
options.” To become a volunteer for PAR, volunteers
are required to take a 22 hour, two week training class before helping
rape victims. As a volunteer, Molly helps counsel
rape victims while they are in the hospital and she helps them
understand the procedures and the other doctors' and officials'
involvement during the initial visit. After working
with PAR for a year and graduating, she hopes to go into “TV production
and broadcasting with a focus on human interest stories to help educate
the public about social issues." |
Hometown: Washington,
D.C. Degree Objective: Media Communication Expected Graduation: Spring 2005 |
Current Volunteer
Activities: People Against
Rape (PAR) |
What do you enjoy about community service? Being able to give back and contribute to programs that are there for everyone. |
What is your most memorable volunteer experience? Gaining a connection with a victim and having breakthroughs from past experiences that help to start to deal with past issues. |
What have you learned about yourself through volunteering? I think that I am a good listener and that I am emotionally capable of hearing tough things and being a strong source of support for people. |
How do you think that your friends or co-workers would describe you? That I am trustworthy and have a sense of humor and can be a good friend. |
What would you tell someone who is thinking of volunteering? That volunteering is extremely rewarding and you get just as much out of it as the people that you are helping and that you can be there for someone when they really need you. |
What is the contact information for
your volunteer organization? People Against Rape (PAR). The
phone number is (843) 745-0144 and the website is coming in January, 2005. |
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