Faces from WOMF 2011: Volunteers

Profile by
Enas Elhanafi, CEA Chair

 

Greetings!!

At the WOMF Festival, I had the pleasure of meeting a number of volunteers. I was so delighted to have the chance to talk with them about their volunteer experience at the festival.

       Maryland Vietnamese Mutual Association (MVMA)

 

Hien Tran

Originally from Vietnam, moved to Montgomery County 5 years ago. Hold MBA from Italy.  Works at Maryland Vietnamese Mutual Association (MVMA), a non-profit that supports Vietnamese community.

At the festival , Hein demonstrated to visitors how to make paper lanterns.

 
     
Click here for more info about the Maryland Vietnamese Mutual Association (MVMA) 

Montgomery County Volunteer Center

                                                                                                                                                          

Volunteers at the Community Service Projects Tent:
Kristine Belotindos, Levertt Tsang, Nivea Voltran and Priscylla Lor.

       

     



       And more.....

  Click here for more info about the Montgomery County Volunteer Center

 Montgomery College Students

 
Xiaoping Wang  (Left)Originally from China. She is majoring in Life Science at Montgomery College. About Xiaoping's  volunteer experience at the WOMF festival, she said: "I was so happy to be a volunteer at the festival. I enjoy the activity very much". 
 

Jing Gao (Right)Originally from China.  She has been studying at Montgomery College for two years.She is majoring in Communications.


About Jing's volunteer experience at the WOMF festival, she said:

“ Volunteering at Montgomery County Festival is good chance for me to contribute to this society, and it also provides me a wonderful chance to experience the profound culture of Montgomery County”.

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Gilchrist Center For Cultral Diversity

Marwa Suliman From Sudan. Her first Language is Arabic.  She volunteers at the Gilchrest Center.

Yui Itokawa  
From Japan. Teaching is her profession in Japan and her favorite hobby is hand crafting.

Ismail

From Benin.Education background: Economics and Chinese. Experiences: Chinese/French interpreter and Chinese teacher.

 

At the festival, Marwa, Ismail and Yui volunteered on the  “ Write Your Name in Another Language” table.

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Click here for Gilchrest Center Fall 2011 Programs