In Georgia, 13 FLEX alumni volunteered their time and took on leadership positions becoming City and University Representatives in 2019-2020. These CRs and URs implemented 107 projects across the country and adapted to new challenges that arose due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These outstanding alumni went above and beyond to generate a positive impact in their cities and universities. To highlight their amazing work, former Alumni Coordinator in Georgia, Tea Mikadze ’16 (Tbilisi, Georgia/Longview, WA) chose her three favorite activities from among the 107:
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United We Stand: The government restrictions put in place due to COVID-19 impacted everyone’s lifestyle in Georgia. To adapt to the restrictions, a special training was held to teach CRs and URs on how to plan and implement projects online. As a result of the training, the project “United We Stand” was organized by the community in collaboration with the Red Cross Society of Georgia. Fifteen volunteers from eight cities created over 1,000 informational bulletins that raised awareness about the virus in cities across Georgia.
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Thank you to all of the FLEX City and University Representatives in Georgia and throughout the FLEX world who spread the lessons, values, and spirit of FLEX to all corners of the planet.
Written by Tea Mikadze ’16 (Tbilisi, Georgia/Longview, WA)