What I Learned in October
This past October I learned that I need to calm the heck down and lower my expectations from people volunteering to do a job. I volunteer a lot and know what it means to give of your time with no … Continued
Volunteering at the Food Bank
We are very fortunate to live in a neighborhood with several of Addison’s friends. His best friend is across the street and another friend is just up the block. On any given weekend and throughout the summer these boys scooter … Continued
How to recruit younger women to your volunteer organization
This post could also be called “How in the world did you get all of those young moms to join a volunteer organization?!” (look how cute we are…learning at Assistance League National Conference) Two weeks ago I attended the Assistance … Continued
End of summer blues
So apparently while I wasn’t looking August happened. One day I was lounging around, reading my Kindle, thinking we had the whole summer to watch PBS Kids, memorize every line from The Iron Giant and the witty songs from Veggie … Continued
Assistance League – A Delicate Beauty
Another season of volunteering at Assistance League is coming to a close (for me, anyway). I’ll take the summer to recharge and come back in August ready to serve our community’s children at Operation School Bell. One of my last … Continued
Serving hands and hearts
Last spring I talked about Assistance League and why it’s important to me. This week we finished up another fall season of Operation School Bell (OSB), Assistance League’s major project that clothes kids in our community who might otherwise fall … Continued
Serving at the shelter
I don’t have any pictures from our volunteer day so I thought I would share the first day of school pic. So full of promise. As promised, I took Addison to serve lunch at our local shelter (Food for Friends). … Continued
What does homeless look like
For a town our size I’m always amazed at how many people get hit by a train. That may sound weird but it seems like I’m reading in the paper every other week about another person who was killed on … Continued
Assistance League…not just for ladies who lunch
I’m a member of my local chapter of Assistance League. If you’re not aware of what Assistance League is you might be saying Isn’t that for ladies who’s husbands are bankers and have nothing better to do with their time … Continued
What Meals On Wheels means to me
When I was a little girl my mom would take me on her Meals On Wheels route. The thing that I remember most was how happy those old people seemed to be to see me. They didn’t even know … Continued
