A Bit of a Change

Howdy folks!

I thought I’d give Anne a little break this week and return to the task of blogging. That’s right, Melissa is actually writing the blog this week! I wanted to take the opportunity to write a little bit about the Holiday Open House at the Center that we had this last Saturday.

I’m not going to go into details about how much hard work it was or the fact that our birds did AMAZINGLY well with such huge crowds. Nope, Anne was talking about writing about all that fun stuff. I want to talk about the people. More specifically, my volunteers.

I do my best to thank the folks that help me out as often as possible, but there will never be a way to thank them enough. These people are INCREDIBLE! Finding reliable volunteers for a program can be difficult, especially in a town of less than 10,000 residents. Granted, the offer of working with live animals helps draw volunteers in, but it is still one of the biggest challenges of running an organization that is made up of volunteers. I struck the jackpot, though.

While we typically have fewer than 15 volunteers, the majority are dedicated to putting in at least one day a week to help out with the birds. Several are so obsessed with the birds that I can’t get them to stay away! Every one of them makes a huge difference in the birds’ lives and in my life. Without them I wouldn’t have days off, I couldn’t visit my family in South Dakota for Christmas, attend a conference, or take a sick day.

So this week I’d like to feature them and all their awesomeness!

Thank you Sammi, Bud, Bill, Genevieve, Destin, Jessica, LaDaun, Lisa, Patrick, Jordan, Penny, Richard, Rosemarie, Sara, and Anne.