International Table Tennis Camp

Name: International Table Tennis Camp
Start: 2022-07-09
End: 2022-07-30
Location: Aabybro, Denmark

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About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

B75 is a value-based table tennis club with professional trainers and players. Our trainers work as volunteers. The Work Camp will be a part of our annual International Summer Camp. 200 trainers and players from all over the world will gather for three weeks of learning, fun, making new friends and much more. In 2019, the participants came from 43 countries. The International Summer Camp has existed for 17 years. This is the fourth year we are hosting a Work Camp. The first three times have been a success and we are looking forward to this year. "For me, it has been a great experience that will help me developing in my way of thinking and seeing the world with other eyes because being with people from other countries that are so different as mine has been one of the best experiences in my life." - Fer Sanchez Mexico, a former participant

💼 What the programme involves

As a volunteer, you will be working 5 days a week, with 2 days off. The Work Camp volunteers work together with local volunteers typical 7 hours or less to help with different tasks during the Summer Camp and help out the camp participants. Work starts in the morning, in the afternoon and some tasks, like being a part of the video crew, means you must work at different times during the day. There will be a rotation between the tasks to make the days vary for the volunteers. The different tasks can include assisting in the kitchen, where you will help prepare both vegetarian and meat dishes and serve the food to the other camp participants. Similar tasks can include helping with cleaning assistance or drive shuttle buses to and from the airport, train station, ferry terminals and practice halls. Other tasks can include overseeing activities with the camp participants and the smallest children, helping in the administration with check inn, check out and room preparations and make video-reports for international live streaming, write articles and take photos for social media. It will also be possible to be a sparring partner in the Table Tennis Camp and interact with the camp participants. The camp is good for you, if you like to be in an international environment and can adapt to changes.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Sleeping facilities: The volunteers will be sleeping in classrooms. There will be mattresses, pillows, sleeping bags and bedding (but you can also bring your own). Kitchen and bathroom facilities: The bathrooms are next to the classrooms where you will be sleeping. We have washing machines available. All Work Camp participants eat in the restaurant with all the other participants. In the evening, coaches, Work Camp volunteers and adult players socialize in the restaurant.

📍 About the location

During your three weeks stay in Northern Jutland you will have time to explore some unique nature and attractions in Denmark. You can, for example, arrange a day trip to Skagen, the most Northern tip of Denmark where two oceans meet. Skagen is famous for the special light which has attracted many painters, cosy yellow and red houses and much more. You can also visit Hjørring, a city less than 15 km from the sea and beautiful sandy beaches. You can also take a day trip to Aalborg, the third biggest city in Denmark. One of the neighbouring towns called Hirtshals is the biggest Aquarium in Northern Europe. And in another neighbouring town is the biggest summer amusement park in Denmark called “Fårup Sommerland”.

⚠️ Requirements

In regards to COVID-19, it is our ambition to complete our Work Camps this summer, but it is essential for us, that our volunteers feel safe during the time they spend at our camps. This is why we constantly keep ourselves updated on the situation and we follow the Danish government's instructions. Furthermore, we are ready to answer any questions that you might have, and we will keep all our volunteers updated right up until the start of the Work Camp. Your Work Camp host will have guidelines on how to handle COVID-19 during your stay, including how to handle isolation and enforcement of government guidelines. People with an impaired ability to hear or see are more than welcome. Unfortunately, we cannot accept volunteers in wheelchairs. English will be the only language spoken. All participants must be willing to speak English, even though being from the same country or having troubles with the English language. Try your best!

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