Stepping out of your comfort zone is not, well, comfortable. Finding yourself in a new place with new people, new responsibilities. Add all of that to an injury restricting your normal schedule, activities and even your ability to work and it is distinctly uncomfortable. A truck driver from Michigan found himself in this situation while […]
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Helping. Healing. Paying it Forward.
The American Red Cross, the Salvation Army, as well as food pantries, churches and neighbors — so many are answering the call for help during the recent devastating events across the nation. Many volunteers are on-site to offer relief, but just as many are in the background: answering phones, receiving and sorting donations, assembling care […]
Broken Arm Does Not Stop Truck Driver from Lending a Helping Hand
Misty Evans at the Habitat for Humanity Restore in Spruce Pines, NC is always looking for volunteers. She tells me, “We welcome volunteers at the ReStore and the job site, for any amount of time: long term, short term, all day, ½ day or even an hour.” As a nonprofit organization, the Habitat for Humanity […]
An Unlikely Pairing Makes a Fabulous Match!
A supervisor at Salvation Army was a little skeptical that a 68 year old truck driver could serve successfully as a customer service associate at the retail store. But how could she say no to a volunteer offering 40 hours per week of volunteer time? KKW Trucking offered to pay Mr. Smith* to volunteer temporarily […]