{"id":8760,"date":"2025-01-02T11:56:13","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T11:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/?p=8760"},"modified":"2025-02-19T12:08:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T12:08:40","slug":"volunteer-story-shane-young","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/volunteer-story-shane-young\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer Story &#8211; Shane Young"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8760\" class=\"elementor elementor-8760\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b26bef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"5b26bef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71095bc\" data-id=\"71095bc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a7b316 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a7b316\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Volunteer Story \u2013 Shane Young (St. Paul's College 2024) <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61a50f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"61a50f0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-427d2f8\" data-id=\"427d2f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1542659 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1542659\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Throughout my time in Kamulu, Kenya it was an experience like no other. The way I was welcomed and treated by the locals and children was amazing. I could not ask for better, everybody was so kind and generous even though they were less fortunate than me. The days were planned perfectly thanks to VLM, we were kept busy everyday which I loved. Volunteering in Africa is something everybody must do I feel as you can give so little but what you get in return is amazing, I thank VLM for all of this and would most definitely recommend VLM to plan your volunteering trips.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-924c1a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"924c1a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9c8180\" data-id=\"c9c8180\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b961d2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b961d2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_4515-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8753\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_4515-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_4515-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_4515-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_4515-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_4515-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_4515-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Shane on placement in Kenya<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b52fbaa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"b52fbaa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f20492d\" data-id=\"f20492d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dcceb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5dcceb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Share this article<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-730553f elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-sharing-buttons\" data-id=\"730553f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-sharing-buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-sharing-buttons elementor-grid wpr-sharing-official wpr-sharing-label-off wpr-sharing-icon-tr wpr-sharing-label-tr\"><div class=\"elementor-grid-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/volunteer-story-shane-young\/\" class=\"wpr-sharing-icon wpr-sharing-facebook-f\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><div class=\"elementor-grid-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/volunteer-story-shane-young\/\" class=\"wpr-sharing-icon wpr-sharing-twitter\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><div class=\"elementor-grid-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/volunteer-story-shane-young\/&title=Volunteer Story &#8211; Shane Young&summary=Volunteer Story \u2013 Shane Young (St. Paul&#8217;s College 2024) Throughout my time in Kamulu, Kenya it was an experience like no other. 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