There’s a story about a group of reporters that were touring
NASA before the first lunar launch. One
of them walked up to a janitor pushing a broom and asked, “What are you
doing?” The janitor smiled and replied,
“I’m putting a man on the moon.”
Volunteer engagement means many different things to many
different people. For some, it’s how
many hours a person might volunteer for his or her chosen agency. For others, it’s what KIND of volunteer
activities a person does. Still for
others, it’s how much they enjoyed the volunteering. I rather believe that at the very core of engagement is one
important question: Do you feel like you can brag about the impact you made?
No matter what you do as a volunteer—answer phones, make
disaster calls, teach a CPR class, collate a stack of papers, hand out
information at a health fair—you are part of the Red Cross mission in
alleviating human suffering. You are part of something bigger than just a
single person. You are more than putting a man on the moon; you are saving
lives.
The American Red Cross can only deliver its mission
activities if it has robust, active and ENGAGED volunteers: YOU. Every first Thursday at 6:30 p.m. will now be
our All-Volunteer Meeting, which will include networking, education, and fellowship,
before breaking into updates by lines of services. Please join us!
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