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Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Languages
Interests
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Elaina Bakker

Abingdon

Summary

Dynamic volunteer with a proven track record at Abingdon High School, excelling in community engagement and event organization. Organized and driven for success in every endeavor. Demonstrated leadership and problem-solving skills while boosting fundraising efforts and enhancing participant involvement. Adept at fostering teamwork and collaboration, ensuring successful outreach initiatives and impactful service delivery. Highly experienced in church and children's ministry and organization.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Volunteer

Abingdon High School
09.2023 - 05.2025

Organize an outreach that fosters community, build relationships for spiritual conversations to occur, and distribute Christian literature.

  • Assisted in organizing community outreach events, enhancing participant engagement and attendance.
  • Represented organization positively and professionally while providing community with much-needed services.

Volunteer

Abingdon Bible Church
08.2021 - 05.2025

Coordinate and organize VBS, leading Bible lessons and songs, and teaching K-2nd grade Sunday School

  • Assisted in organizing community outreach events, enhancing participant engagement and attendance.
  • Assisted with special events and programs.
  • Supported engaging, fun, and smooth-running events by helping with organization and planning.
  • Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others.
  • Communicated with staff members to stay informed about volunteer opportunities and events.
  • Supported administrative tasks, ensuring efficient operation of church activities and events.
  • Facilitated communication between volunteers and church staff, promoting teamwork and collaboration.
  • Coordinated logistics for special events, managing schedules and resources effectively.

Volunteer

Good News Camp of Franklin/Fulton Counties
06.2022 - 06.2024

Care for 7-12 children during day camp, ensuring their safety, helping them with daily tasks, and education in Bible stories, songs, and memory verses

Volunteer

Word of Life Germany English Camp
07.2023 - 08.2023

Engage in conversations in English with campers, encourage English usage and give points and rewards when English is spoken, games are won, or Bible verses are memorized, and clean bathrooms in dorms every morning

  • Strengthened community bonds, participating in interfaith dialogues and events.
  • Maintained clean, neat, and operational facilities to serve program needs.

Volunteer

Abingdon High School
09.2021 - 10.2021

Organize and lead a fundraiser supporting Haiti post-hurricane and tropical storm through Compassion International by collecting donated items to sell at a used clothing sale

  • Participated in fundraising efforts, contributing ideas that improved community involvement and support initiatives.
  • Boosted fundraising efforts, securing valuable donations through targeted campaigns.
  • Boosted donations to organization by strategizing and executing fundraising events.

Education

High School Diploma -

Abingdon High School
Abingdon, VA
05-2025

Certificate of General Studies - General Studies

Virginia Highlands Community College
Abingdon, VA
05-2025

Skills

  • Positive attitude
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Organized and efficient
  • Problem-solving
  • Leadership qualities
  • Community service
  • Time management
  • Adaptability and dependability

Accomplishments

Received Winston Churchill Award for memorizing 20-minute long, 72 poem, Horatius at the Bridge. Achieved several academic awards, including award for AP biology, dual enrollment pre-calculus, and English. Graduated from high school and Virginia Highlands Community College with status of summa cum laude.

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
French
Limited Working

Interests

  • Volunteer Work with children
  • Interacting and learning from those who come from different countries and cultures
  • Acting and Theater
  • Music
  • Creative Writing
  • Running
  • Kayaking
  • Hiking
  • Stand-up Paddleboarding (SUP)
  • Avid Reader

Timeline

Volunteer

Abingdon High School
09.2023 - 05.2025

Volunteer

Word of Life Germany English Camp
07.2023 - 08.2023

Volunteer

Good News Camp of Franklin/Fulton Counties
06.2022 - 06.2024

Volunteer

Abingdon High School
09.2021 - 10.2021

Volunteer

Abingdon Bible Church
08.2021 - 05.2025

High School Diploma -

Abingdon High School

Certificate of General Studies - General Studies

Virginia Highlands Community College
Elaina Bakker