Trinity Hall is a fantastic place to be invested in
I’m reaching the end of the campaign now, and I’ll be sad to see it end. It will feel wrong to not spend my evenings and weekends speaking to fellow alumni about their time at the college and their careers since.
I’ve spoken to a whole range of people during the campaign. Some I speak to enough to play mastermind with their lives as my specialist subject and some have subverted all my expectations and offered to donate almost immediately. However, no matter what form the calls take, they are usually enjoyable and often make me consider either my future career or how best to use my time at Cambridge. Several alumni I spoke to have spoken very highly of the JCR, so it looks like I’ll try and run for something when I can!
The actual job itself has also exceeded all my expectations as the call room has such a chilled and fun atmosphere, most likely down to the work of James and Emma who make sure we are all pepped up and keep our focus. We also play games in the call room, generally winning more prizes when we've had great conversations – so if an enjoyable chat and the good work of the Trinity Hall Fund isn’t enough of a reason to donate, then please do it so that some college students can win some chocolate or wine! What’s more, taking part means that we get rent-free rooms, meals and access to the resources in college like the library. All of these have really made revision easier.
The Trinity Hall fund genuinely does seem to grab people’s interest and make them see that Trinity Hall is a fantastic place to be invested in. From my calls this far, alumni seem to be most interested in the Access & Outreach program which is encouraging as a large part of the student body feels the same, just going to show that Trinity Hall has and is a fantastically supportive environment. This is something that many alumni I’ve spoken to agree with and that I believe is created by things like alumni visiting the college and talking to current students through campaigns like this one.
I hope to do telethon again as it has been a fantastic experience, made so by the people I’ve worked with and the fantastic calls I’ve had. I look forward to speaking to as many people as I can before it’s over!
