2005 International Cyberfair Project

ÿBuilding a Kids Heaven in Our Communityÿ

Happy Kids Weekend, a Celebration of Faith, Hope, and Love

Project Elements

1. What information tools & technologies did you used to complete your Cyberfair project?

      We used PC, Notebooks and on-line communications, further, we used a digital camera, DV, V8, flash disc with recording function, and a scanner to digitalize video and audio into computer.  We also used several kinds of software to make our web pages, like Microsoft FrontPage, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other media editing tools.

2. In what ways did you act as an "ambassadors" and spokespersons for your Cyberfair project both on-line and in person.

      We were involved in the Cyberfair project together, after deciding on the topic, we started to design our street surveys, interview, record keeping, data collection, and to participate in the activities.  After starting our research, we prepared a Research Plan for HKW to introduce them our work and to practice the skills of interviewing and to learn how to be polite and show a sincere attitude.  By creating a web page, we believe the community members will know more about the contribution and service of HKW.

      By joining regular and festival events, we became familiar with HKW.  During this period, we had chances to get in touch with other volunteers and parents.  From an in-depth understanding of volunteers, we started to learn how to become a volunteer.

3. What has been the impact of your project on your community?

A. Happy Kids Weekend teaches us the thinking I didn't listen to before:

      We found embedded during each of the Happy Kids Weekend event the truth of life.  Most of this truth we had heard before, but we didn't realize it at that time and rejected it.  During HKW, drama was used to illustrate life and teach us the correct way and thinking, impacting the heart.

B. Happy Kids Weekend abounds with faith, rejoicing, hope, and love:

      When we first attended Happy Kids Weekend, we felt it was a place children could have fun, but after continuous participation, we found it a place that community kids learned how to become people with "faith, rejoicing, hope, and love".  We also found this kind of character in the teachers and volunteers.  We believe, through this project, the spirit of HKW could spread and move in our community, and make the dream of "Build a Kids Heaven in All Communities" come true.

C. It changed our image of becoming a good volunteer:

      Before becoming involved, we thought that to become a good volunteer you had to assist in the activity, but after seeing the preparation work of HKW, we found out that to become a good volunteer one not only help had to help the activity, but needed to have love, be patient, and have the heart towards giving your time.

4. How did your project involve other members of your community as helpers and volunteers?

      We want to give our thanks to the people at Taipei East Christian Church, especially the brothers, sisters, parents, volunteers, teachers, and pastor Wang.  They provided us many documents and worked with us enthusiastically.  Because of their help, we were able to complete this project.

5. Discoveries, Lessons and Surprises (Optional)

      During the working of this Cyberfair project, we realized that we needed to be involved in the activity personally and sincerely, then we could start observing the service in-depth and get the true sense of loving kids. 

      We were so touched, because we could not image there was a group of people who would put such efforts into loving kids and youths.  Most of them spent their free time after work to contribute to preparing activities.  We realized, because of their patient and willingness to give not only the kids but the whole family in the community benefited.

      During Cyberfair project, we spent lots of time on solving problems, but we finally realized the meaning of unity.  We experienced happy and sad feelings during the year, but we gained precious experience.

Our Dean Song, Feng-Xiong and Cool Girls in Dean's Office

This Cyberfair project taught us the importance of group work!