Doing my part! - Rape Response Team
Back in March I had Jury Duty and it was a very eye opening experience for me. It was a rape case and it really showed me how desensitized I had become to violence. We watch so many crime shows and violet movies and rape, crime, violence becomes humdrum and normal. How sad. After sitting on this jury I couldn't for the life of me understand why someone would "Cry Rape" . I certainly wouldn't want to be that girl on the stand. It was awful. After it was all over, I felt like I needed to help in some way. One of the organizations that helped this girl was the Rape Response team in Gainesville, Georgia. This group is really doing something to help and educate people.
"Based on our vision of eliminating sexual violence, the mission of Rape Response is to serve as a system of support, advocacy, and education, while providing services to the community and to survivors of sexual assault while safeguarding the dignity of each person served."
Follow their link above to learn more.
So what am I going to be doing for them
"Volunteers are on call at night or on weekends and are free to maintain their own schedules while using a cell phone system to respond to any telephone or hospital emergency call. Calls to our hotline may be handled by volunteers from the privacy of their own home or other suitable location where privacy can be assured. Volunteers will respond to hospital calls at one of the three hospitals within our service area that is closest to their home. The hospitals we serve are Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Chestatee Regional Hospital in Dahlonega, and Habersham County Medical Center in Demorest. We ask only that volunteers be able to get to the hospital within 15 minutes during their scheduled on-call periods. Monthly schedules are maintained in which volunteers can sign up for the nights or weekends they choose."
Training starts for me on Saturday.
"Based on our vision of eliminating sexual violence, the mission of Rape Response is to serve as a system of support, advocacy, and education, while providing services to the community and to survivors of sexual assault while safeguarding the dignity of each person served."
Follow their link above to learn more.
So what am I going to be doing for them
"Volunteers are on call at night or on weekends and are free to maintain their own schedules while using a cell phone system to respond to any telephone or hospital emergency call. Calls to our hotline may be handled by volunteers from the privacy of their own home or other suitable location where privacy can be assured. Volunteers will respond to hospital calls at one of the three hospitals within our service area that is closest to their home. The hospitals we serve are Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Chestatee Regional Hospital in Dahlonega, and Habersham County Medical Center in Demorest. We ask only that volunteers be able to get to the hospital within 15 minutes during their scheduled on-call periods. Monthly schedules are maintained in which volunteers can sign up for the nights or weekends they choose."
Training starts for me on Saturday.