Hi everyone, I’m Dede Roberts. I recently joined Friends of the Library in order to play a small role in helping our community.
“One of the marvelous things about community is that it enables us to welcome and help people in a way we couldn’t as individuals. When we pool our strength and share the work and responsibility, we can welcome many people, even those in deep distress, and perhaps help them find self-confidence and inner healing.” – Jean Vanier.
I’ve always been one to raise my hand to join in any event in order to accomplish a common goal. Volunteering in our community not only helps those around us, but it also helps us personally. Volunteering creates self-awareness & improvement, accountability, and strength of character. At the end of a project that helps uplift our community or an individual within our community, the sense of success and achievement obtained increases our own happiness. During this month of June, while we’re thinking of the warm weather and getting outside, remember your community and the boundless ways to help. Volunteer and watch the happiness within you bloom! Think about checking out V is for Volunteer by Michael Shoulders from our amazing library for your young community service helpers.