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Akilesh Rathinam

TeddyBear Hospital: Equipment Officer

Simran Kainth and I are running for this position together as the role is for two people.

Teddy Bear Hospital is an organisation which allows students to volunteer at schools and work with children to increase their health literacy. A large part of what makes Teddy Bear Hospital possible is the equipment ranging from Payal's suit to the pop-up emergency service vehicle tents. On multiple occasions I have felt relief that we have a spare ambulance or hospital tent. The Teddy Bear t-shirts also helps to foster a sense of community within the society from day one. I believe Simran and I are suitable for this role due to our commitment to showing up to every session we can. Throughout the year we have attended early, which is an essential part of being equipment officers. This is because without the equipment Teddy Bear Hospital would lose a lot of the magic that it has. No matter what happens, we look forward to every session as we know it will brighten my week. As we finish the stock of Teddy Bear shirts, we are rolling out new t-shirts for the volunteers. We are both excited to help with the designing of these as well as other merchandise in the coming year. I am skilled in digital art and would be especially helpful for this endeavour. We look forward with working with the future sponsorship officer, treasurer, and chairs to collaborate on the merchandise.