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  1. I spent hundreds of hours volunteering and organizing volunteers at our children”s elementary. The awareness I gained of the need for volunteers made me realize that as long as my health permitted, I need never feel bored with nothing meaningful to do! And that need is so much greater now than when I started about 40 years ago!

    • Great! Every school needs a few dedicated volunteers who are willing to go over and above in volunteering and coordinating volunteers. After the parties Wednesday, I was surprised to have several teachers share stories from other districts where there is no one to help with special events like a class party. Volunteers help teachers accomplish the very important work they have to do! Thanks for sharing Donna!

  2. Volunteering has been a big part of my life for a long time starting with being a homeroom mom for my kids and finding a need in the classrooms and helping out. Currently I work with the food pantry at church and that is so eye opening as I make phone calls to people who have called for help and then talk with them with others when they pick up their food. Curtsy a friend brings her 3&5 yr olds to help me stock the shelves of the pantry. They love doing this and are learning at a young age to help.

    My favorite thing I do right now is sew tiny shirts for the babies in the NICU at Boston Children’s Hospital. My contact person there is so appreciative of every shirt I bring in. I sew for babies as tiny as 1lb. Hopefully come spring I will be able to take the training to be a rocker for the babies despite the long drive it will be worth it. The training will also enable me to go in the unit to pass out the shirts to the individual families myself. Since I like babies this will be fun.

    Doing my volunteer work is a way of using the talents God has given me to do His work.

    • Excellent Linda! Helping with a food pantry definitely provides perspective for the communities we live in. I think it great that young kids are involved in the effort too!

      I bet those are some tiny shirts for a 1lb baby! We have a friend in the area who works with a team of volunteers to convert donated wedding gowns into angel dresses for families who lose their infant shortly after birth. This special dress and extraordinary effort by the hospital staff helps parents as they begin the process of grieving.

      I know you will truly enjoy rocking those NICU babies and I think it is incredible that you will be able to deliver the shirts yourself. Thanks for sharing!