VISTA of the Month
July 2010: Britney Sink/United Way of the Midlands (UWM)
1. Where are you from? High Point, NC.
2. What were you doing before becoming an AmeriCorps VISTA? Before I started AmeriCorps*VISTA, I graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in International Studies and Spanish. I had just finished an internship in Peru 
before beginning life as a VISTA.
3. Why did you join AmeriCorps VISTA? I joined AmeriCorps*VISTA because I studied international development in college and became passionate about making a difference. I decided before I aspired to change the world, I wanted to help “in my own backyard” and do service in America. I felt like AmeriCorps*VISTA was a perfect fit.
4. What are your duties as a VISTA? I work at the Volunteer Center of United Way of the Midlands. During my tenure I have helped to coordinate group projects within the community, develop feedback and other forms, and create a Policies and Procedures manual for the Volunteer Center, among various other tasks.
5. What are your goals from your two years of service? My goal is simply to know that I have made a difference, VISTA’s slogan is to “fight poverty with passion” and I want to be confident that I achieved that goal during my year of service.
6. What are your plans after your years of service? I am enrolling as the AmeriCorps*VISTA Leader here at United Way of the Midlands.
7. Any special accomplishments? In my time as a VISTA, I coordinated over 300 volunteers through customized volunteer projects and Day of Action, which turned into over 2,500 hours of community service performed through United Way of the Midlands.
Britney is currently serving as an AmeriCorps*VISTA at the United Way of the Midlands. Anyone interested in Britney's project or interested in volunteering should contact her @ (803)733-5400 x2065 or bsink@uway.org.
