Anywho, here is a non-redesign, but good for the environment, post. If nothing else for good laughs, I say that because I was grinning like the Cheshire Cat and looking like a goober. In this particular photo, I was volunteering for the "North Carolina Senior Games" .
I went to a Health and Wellness fair with a friend, and he called me over to a booth by saying, "Hey look, here is your picture on the cover of this newsletter", I thought, huh? I walked over and sure enough it was me... I was shocked because, I didn't remember a camera crew snapping photos.
The booth representative said, "Oh it's on the front page of our website too". I went to the website and sure enough my picture was on the front page! I called events office and said hey, I don't remember a camera crew being there, and the young lady said, "Oh they weren't, the gentleman in the picture sent the photo in himself (he had his son taking pictures). The editors liked it decided to put it in a publication"... how cool!
The story: I was one of the three young ladies, giving out the medals in aquatics, and after every race he came out (we were in the lobby)to get his medal, he would only allow ME to give it to him. He said I inspired him to win....I am thinking back on it now, Could it be because i kissed him on the cheek vs, a hug? (he was always soaking wet when he came out)...as you can see he won 6 races! Yowza, that was a lot of my suga' to be giving away...he he he he
For the picture, he came out and insisted I display the medals, he was fun.
Here are some more photos from that newsletter.
Again, this volunteer gig, was a result of seeing some TV commercial and me being a
Just in case you are interested and would like to know where to start...Here is a site you can visit to find volunteer opportunities near you. Simply enter your zip code and choose one. And here is a site in which, Disney will give you a free ticket to volunteer...not that it is a motivator or anything...GO Disney!
You know where I will be going for summer vaca!.
I understand that volunteering is not for everyone, but if you find yourself with some free time, give it a try! Do you volunteer?
3 comments/questions:
That's awesome!! I would love to volunteer. Right now I don't have the time :o( Any free time I am driving a few hours to Memphis to help my mom, she has athritis & lupus.
As soon as my son is old enough he will be volunteering at the animal shelters. He loves animals and it kills him to hear how they can be mistreated.
And this Thanksgiving & Christmas we will be working at shelters to serve food to the homeless. It's a def. holiday priority.
Wow mama! That is awesome! Girl you sound like me when my kids were younger...And honey spend plenty of time with your mom...you only get one.
hilarious! cute photo. :)
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