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| Wed, 05-14-2003 - 3:51am |
I don't think I mentioned before that I recently completed a three month training to become a peer telephone crisis line worker for the women's centet. The class was great and I met the most wonderful women there. I already volunteer for the center and I'm getting very involved in fundraising activities which I'm enjoying a lot.
The other thing I don't think I mentioned is that I recently resigned from my volunteer position with the library as a reading and writing tutor. I had been doing it for 4 years and was beginning to feel like I needed a change. The coordinator was sorry to see me go, but understood and told me that I had been tutoring longer than most of the other tutors. That kind of surprised me. He told me that if I ever wanted to come back and eith4r tutor or work in some other capacity at the library I would be welcome. Very kind of him. Then he invited me to the volunteer appreciation dinner later this month, but I decided not to go.
Hope everyone's having a good week.
JL

I admire your volunteer work, sounds like a good group of ladies. Can't imagine a better person than you for the job!
Love and hugs!!! Pam
The first few days of summer are so refreshing! You will enjoy having your patio all ready to go. My screened porch floor and furniture is still covered with pollen. I usually wait till most of that is gone before I tackle cleaning it and carrying all my plants outside. In another week it should be down some.
As to volunteer work......I'm sure they will miss you at the library, but it can be so easy to "burn out". The 4 years you have given them is a LOT of time!! I know you will be great with the crisis line. You are obviously such a caring and loving person to be willing to give so much of your time to these great causes. The world needs more people like you!!!
Many hugs!
Sooze
I used to do literacy tutoring too, for a second language (ESL)student. I really liked it alot. Learned so much about her culture, too. Very gratifying.
Have a good day...glad to see you feeling better.
--Red
You new job sounds great and I bet you will love it.
Take good care and have a good day today
Love ya
Mary
You put me to shame with your volunteer work. I really should be doing some of that. Still unwilling to make the commitment. {Bad Cappy!} But I feel if my heart's not in it I won't be happy and that will show. Guess I still feel I put in plenty "above & beyond" time with the families I worked with thru the agency. Well over the 40 paid hours a week. So I am still enjoying being able to do what I want when I want. I'll probably outgrow that, tho! LOL!
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Congrats on the course you finished.. I used to many many years ago volunteer for our crisis center, but when I moved away I gave it up! That is a stressful job at times.
I think that with you being so busy it was probably a good thing to give up the tutoring at least for a while... but it is also nice that they woudl take you back if you wanted.
Have a good day, and so sorry to hear about Lieben!
hugs, Lor
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