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Activities / Societies: Aberystwyth Geography Society, Aberystwyth Physics & Astronomy Society, mascot

Developed roadmaps for team members to organise charity events. Attended courses in water testing, running hustings, and community outreach.

This role involved acting as the off Aberystwyth Student Union mascot Idris the Dragon and walking around different such as the Freshers and Refreshers fairs, Rugby 7’s, and the Superteams sporting event. I would have photos taken of me by the Student Union to post on to their website and social media accounts as well as those attending the events, I would meet and great people at the events, engage with crowds, and all-round be a positive, active, and friendly presence.

Being the treasurer of the Aberystwyth Geography Society primarily revolves around managing the society’s finances. This involves regulating how much is spent on events and socials, approving finance requests to use the society budget to refund those who have spent money on those events, and paying people hired by the society such as photographers, bar staff and bouncers. In the role of treasurer, I was also responsible for organising the financial side of the society’s Raising and Giving Week charity event, where we raised money for Mind UK, by setting up and operating the card readers, keeping track of every payment and whether they were done via cash, card or online, and tallying up how much was raised before handling the donation to the charity. Alongside the financial work, I was also expected to help with all other aspects of the society, mainly helping to ensure that the members were enjoying their time in the society and felt safe by dealing with any issues as soon as they came up. In this role I helped raise £400 for charity.