50 Volunteering Projects in One Year – The Conclusion of Mission 50

I’m sorry. Not just for the title of this project which was…mmm…lacking… but because it’s taken me so long to summarize my volunteering experience. I kind of got back handed by life about a week after I cut my hair and I’m still trying to stand up. The good news is I have almost found my footing and expect to be my old snarky... [Read more]

My Volunteer Journal: Episode 50 – The Hair Cut

I think this volunteer episode is better told with bad photography (see below). Disjointed thoughts on my final volunteer mission: It’s fortunate that I was doing this haircut for charity and for this blog or, honestly, it would not have happened. The morning of the scheduled chop I was face down in bed with my hands stretched beside... [Read more]

My Volunteer Journal: Episode 49 – Thoughts of a Salvation Army Bell Ringer

“Have fun being the person everyone avoids eye contact with.” – My brother, Austin, upon hearing that I was going to collect donations in front of Macy’s as a Salvation Army Red Kettle Volunteer. What are those stalwart Salvation Army employees or volunteers thinking as they stand in the cold collecting your donations to feed the... [Read more]

My Volunteer Journal: Episode 48 – Promote The Wellness Community’s Cancer Fight

Having cancer gave me membership in an elite club I’d rather not belong to. –Gilda Radner Every non-profit organization needs volunteers to do promotion work. If you work in marketing or media, can write a decent press release, know how to solicit donations, or throw a fundraiser then there is no charity you can’t help. I avoided... [Read more]

My Volunteer Journal: Episode 47 – Lake Arrowhead Reps Work Day

Definition of “Work Day” from Raegan’s Definitions and Translations of Common Entertainment Industry Terms Part of speech – noun 1. A day, way too close to opening night, in which the cast and crew of a show descend upon the theatre or performance space to build the entire set, block the play, build the costumes, fix the wiring... [Read more]

My Volunteer Journal: Episode 46 – A Bake Sale. Finally.

The art of the American Bake Sale is almost dead - it’s on a respirator in critical care next to the beds occupied by the homemade lemonade stand, baseball cards, and the family road trip. Participating in a bake sale was on my list of volunteer activities from the beginning, but for the life of me I could not find one to help. No schools... [Read more]

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