The Importance of Volunteering

I'm finding myself extremely busy as we wrap up the FIRST QUARTER of 2024.  Two major changes are happening in my life:

• After 40 years of being a computer trainer and consultant, I am wrapping up my "paid career" in this field.  I have loved almost every minute of this wonderful opportunity which landed in my lap in 1984, when the City of Eugene decided they needed someone to teach WordPerfect for staff.  They asked me, and the rest is history.  Thanks to ALL of the local government organizations with whom I was blessed to work over the past four decades.
  
  
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  In November 2023, I was elected new governor for the Oregon Society of Mayflower Descendants (OSMD), at a lovely Compact Day Meeting at The Edgefield in Troutdale, Oregon.  More than 85 Oregon Society members attended the luncheon.  We were especially blessed with the visiting of Governor General Lisa Pennington from Plymouth.  She spoke to our group on the importance of sharing our Mayflower history to keep the story alive, and she also inducted those of us who were new officers.
  

I have served on a variety of boards in the past, both arts, non-profits, and elected positions.  What I've discovered about this new position is that it's a full time job right now!  I'm loving working with the people on the board and those who are members of this organization. 

We will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of OSMD in 2028, so we're already thinking about that event.  Meanwhile, both May 2024 and November 2024 meetings and luncheons are on the schedule, with places reserved, and I've begun preparing our agenda for the Spring event.  

The title of this post is the importance of VOLUNTEERING, both in our communities and at further distances.  I hope every reader of this article is already volunteering, even if you are still employed. If you are not volunteering, please think about where you can contribute. There are so many tasks in our communities which would NOT get done if it were not for volunteers. If you ARE a volunteer already, 

 Thank You!