Respect Fair Observation Report

On September 16, I was invited to volunteer at the Respect Fair. I was excited to assist the health promotion office since the last time I volunteered with everyone was in August. Therefore, I was more than willing to utilize my free time to assist Ku’ulei and Blane, especially since I was provided a free t-shirt!
Once I finished class at 11:15, I went to campus center courtyard. As I was walking down the grand staircase, I was completely unaware of where our table was located. Thus, I walked to the area in front of the gym where there were numerous people wearing the same black shirt. The area immediately caught my attention due to its business. As I walked along the side, I saw Women’s Center, LGBT, and several other familiar faces, yet no one from the health promotion office. I looked around the courtyard and eventually found Blane and Ku’ulei underneath the large white tent, behind the Marsy’s Law table.
I thought that the location was terrible, especially since I could not find
Therefore, I spent the majority of the fair running the table by myself. Even without supervision, the students were polite and they never approached the table as a group. Therefore, I never felt overwhelmed. As a student walked up to our table, I would have them spin the wheel of wellness. Once the wheel stopped and the arrow pointed to a category, I would read them one of the pre-made questions. These questions were incredibly interesting and generated conversation with the students. After the game, I would inform them about the services held at the health promotion office and encourage them to take any of the brochures that interest them. I was surprised that numerous students took a brochure, which made me elated since it displays the student’s desire to change a behavior or learn more about what they can