This has nothing to do with President Obama’s call for volunteerism. I’ve volunteered consistently and spent many years of my life in service to others.
After fifteen years of volunteering, when I moved to TX I called a local organization and told them of my experience and desire to volunteer. They told me I could come in if I wanted to, but basically they believe that volunteers are useless. Point blank, true! The other day they sent me an email begging for money. I responded by stating that if they don’t want me, certainly they won’t want my money either.
Today I heard from Val the Vet with a cause I’m interested in. A farm down the road from Jim’s parents has an excess of non-papered Arabian horses that need homes. I worked the internet and phones and am working on a solution. Why? Because I can. I may not find one but I’ve created enough projects and volunteered and placed volunteers in enough places to lend a hand.
My worst volunteer job was serving dinner to the homeless on Thanksgiving. First they made us fold urine-soaked blankets in the shelter. I did get to wash my hands before serving dinner from a steam table line. The power went out three times and each time the staff held us so we wouldn’t be raped by the diners. Fun, Yeah!
Yesterday I fully read the email sent to husband Jim for his eight hours of interviews tomorrow. I printed out the Agile Manifesto for him to read for a group discussion. I’m a smart gal, available for the right volunteer job in whatever city we end up in. Treat me well and give me challenging work and I’m a volunteer, and donor, for life. Here’s to making the world a better place! Dee
Cooking with Dee 