Volunteerism

How do you view volunteering?

Thirty years ago, I began volunteering one afternoon each week as a counselor at a crisis pregnancy center. When I offered my services, I thought I’d stuff envelopes once in a while, but they needed a counselor and provided training, so I agreed.

Volunteering, in my mind, was unskilled help, busy work, freeing up employees to do useful work. My thoughts…